The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-27

This place IA located in pine forest
bordering DC beautiful lake, In
Ocean County. N. j.. about ffftv miles
from Ph.iadeiphta. and nearly tbe
same distance from the city Of New
York, and has been eubiected to q
number OF changes within the past
half century. A connpanv Of capital,
isfs was formed who purchased some
23, 900 acres Of land and established
what was known as the Bergen Iron
Works. This led to the employment
OF q large number of mon and the
erection OF houses for their accommo
dation. The enterprise proved un'
remunerative, however, and not 4
trace Of the establishment can now bt
seen.
Of the com pariy passed into the hands
Of a gentleman named Brick. and
through his efforts a saw mill and {
silk mill were put in operation. bu
these, like the iron works, fiourished
only short time, and now not trace
OF the mills OF cottages occupied by
the workmen can be seen. The pro,
perty again changed hands, and the
owners determined to establish q
health resort for winter visitors. They
laid out q portion of the grounds In
squares OF $50 BY 500 feet. iptorsected
by broad avenues, nicely grnyeled,
shade trees were planted. water was
provided by the erection OF a pump at
the lake and stand pipe on q suitable
elevation. .7T
A large hotel, occupying a square Of
ground, and called the Lanrel house.
was then built, and it filling up with
boarders from New York. the Palmer
house was Next Erected: soon after
followed the Lakewood house, a man :
moth structure, 466 feet front by 40S
feet deem. and seyen atorles in height.
surrounded by trees and ornamentai
grounds, affordinr accomm odatlon for
some 700 persons. 'arhe Laurel In
the Pines. y another mammoth house,
was next erected. and il too was soon
filled with winter boarders. The bust
ness portion Of the place In confined
to two or three blocks. on one OF which
lie the printing Office Of the Times and
journal, owned by Colonel Bradshaw.
This Ia a yerv com plete and we'll ar
ranged building and in n il located
the post ONCE and n number Of nice
rooms for professional man. Colonel
Bradshaw with the aid OF competert
assistants does a large iobbinr busi.
ness, as we'll as publishes a neWsy
weekly journal which has quite a large
Circulation. In the place are -four
churchea. Mothodist. Presbvterian.
Baptist and Cathoiie. AIso a larpe
public school and a nrivate school for
bows. There ara no manufactoriea In
the place. and Commemorative but few
cottaoes for work men or the noorei
classes Of neople. II anneara to have
been the object OF the nssociafion To
encourage the erection Of only cot,
tages or summer residences OF which
there are some sixty or seventy al
most.
A majority of tbese. ma we'll as the
hotels. are closed for The sum mer. the
owners having gone to some fashionn.
ble resort or 10 Enrone' When fher
return in the fall tho hoteis will he
filled. and the place will be at its beet
Some half dozen Cottages are now
being erected. and the owners of the
23. 900 acres are looking forward to a
sale of other lots In Increase their
diyidends. or make other necessary
improyen,anis
AMONG the older residents ara Uncle
Joe Davidson. who went there some ~
years ago. to superintend the running
of a eaw. mill. hut altar some fan years,