Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-16
EtoNG THE-ocEAN SHORE
SEASON OF 1900 OPENS ON NEW
JERSEY COAST
Revival of Fight Over Sunday Trains
Between Asbury Park and
Ocean Grove.
Special correspondenc.ro t The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Nof The Evening Star.
ASBURY PARK. N. J., June IA. 1900.
The season OF 1900 on the north New Jer-
sey coast was practically inaugurated to-
day by the opening Of the majority OF the
leading hotels. especially at Asbury Park
and Long Branch. Since the 1st of June the
majority Of the smaller hotels have been
opening one by one and hundreds OF cot
tagers have been pouring in from the cities
to take possession of their summer homes.
Nearly all of these colonies are established,
and when the several large hotels open
next week the season will be well under
way.
The opening at Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove has been accompanied by more agi-
tation than usual. A controversy has arisen
between the two towns, which use one
railroad station In common, over the stop
ping of trains Sunday. This was the out
come OF the organization OF the Hotel
Mems Association, which occurred early in
the spring. Since the time Asbury Park
and Ocean Grove were started no trains
have ever stopped at this station on
Sunday. This was by the request OF mem
bers of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting
Association, who were the first to settle
here.
During the early history of Asbury Park
Mr.. James A. Bradley. the founder OF the
resort, was thoroughly in harmony with
the Ocean Grove Association on the Sunday
train question. OF late years. however, AS
bury Park has greatly outstripped It's
neighbor resort across the lake and mas
become a great cosmopolitan resort. For
several years the hotel proprietors ana
business men have felt that their interests
were greatly retarded by the belief that
prevails generally throughout the country
that Asbury Park cannot be reached Sun
day. Belated visitors or travellers VINO
called here that day were compelled to
alight from the train at the Interlaken sta
which forms the northern boundary of As
bury Park. From this point 1t was neces-
sary for them to take the electric cars or
stages into the town.
Demand for Sunday Service.
When the hotel men organized they de-
clared at their first meeting that they
would move toward the establishment OF
a Sunday train service and the committee
they appointed has been working hard
ever since on that line.
Mr. Bradley had little or nothing to say
on the subject until week ago, when ne
arose in meeting of the city council, OF
which he is a member and offered reSo-
luton to the effect that the mayor appoint
a committee to wait upon the railroad com.
panieS with a view to the establishment OF
a Sunday train schedule for the North As
bury Park station, which is situated one
half mile north of the main station. Mr.
BradleyS unexpected action caused great
pie. and a bitter controversy has been the
result. Several of the ministers who oppose
the Sunday trains were exceedingly strong
in their denunciation Of what they termed
a departure from the principles upon which
Ocean Grove and Asbury Park were es-
tabished.
In defending his resolution Mr. Bradley
said:
1.-The Sunday you and 1 knew twenty-five
years go is not the Sunday we know today.
l remember when they started to run street
cars in the city OF Brooklyn Sunday there
was great opposition. and the ministers OPP
posed it with great vigor. Many would not
ride on the cars, but it has got so now that
even Methodist bishop does not feel he is
doing wrong in seeking that method of
Sunday transportation.
Il have been accused of back-sliding, and
if this is back-sliding l must plead guilty,
for they say a case Is lighter for person
who pleads guilty. AS citizen OF Asbury
Park and a well wiSher of Ocean Grove, and
a man who expects to get to heaven. I re-
bel when Ocean Grove says we cannot come
by train LOCO feet nearer our own town"
The Resolution Adopted.
The resolution was passed and Mayor
Ten Brock has appointed committee, of
which Mr.. Bradley is chairman, to wait
upon the railroad companies. The move
ment is popular one in Asbury Park, and
the general belief is that the committee will
be successful in securing Sunday trains.
elated over the success that has SO far
crowned their efforts. They will not de-
pend however, entirely on the council, but
will have their railroad committee continue
it's work. The success of the association is
now assured, and the members are salts
fled with the results that have been at
tanned that it is probable that the associa-
ton will soon Join the national organiza-
ton.
1t is claimed there is not another seashore
resort in the United States that is richer
in natural attractions than is Asbury Park
with Its long boardwalk, the unobStructed
ocean front, the magnificent drives and
good roads, the series of picturesque fresh
water lakes that almost touch the ocean
beach, and the abundance of shade that is
to be found throughout the entire town.
The opportunities for amusement are in
Vulnerable, and now that the hotel men
have combined their forces. there is no
doubt in the mind Of any one familiar with
the situation that Asbury Park will event
ually become an all-year resort.
Those who have become members of the
association comprise the towns representa-
tive hotel proprietors, and from their in
dividual statements concerning their book
ing, the success of the approaching season
is practically an assured fact.
Hotels Already Open.
Among the leading hotels now open are
the following: The West End, Frank l..
Ten Brock, proprietor, located on the
beach block Coleman House. Frank B.
Conover. proprietor. located on the beach
book at the foot Of Asbury avenue; Hotel
Brunswick, Morgan & Parsons, proprietors,
located on the beach block at the foot of
4th avenue; Sunset Hall. ]. W. Rockefeller,
proprietor, 4th avenue one block from the
beach; Hotel Columbia, w. Harvey Jones,
proprietor located on the beach block at
the foot of 9th avenue; Ocean Hotel, Geo
L. Atkins &, Sons. propretors., Asbury ave-
nue. half block from the beach; the Gram
ercy, Harry ]. Rockefeller, proprietor, 1st
avenue two blocks from the beach; the
Westminster, Samuel A. Oliver, proprietor,
4th avenue one block from the beach; Hotel
Monmouth William Apologize. proprietor,
located on the beach at the foot of Sun
set avenue; the Metropolitan, Theo. Owes
proprietor, located on Asbury avenue one
block from the beach; the Fenimore, Thos.
Noble, proprietor. I'd avenue one block from
the beach; the Clarendon. George W.Water-
bury, proprietor, located on 5th avenue
one block from the beach; the Madison, ].
X. Dodman, proprietor, Sunset avenue half
block from the beach; the Surf House,
E. A. Martin, proprietor. 1st avenue on the
beach block; the Bristol, located on ocean
front at the foot Of 4th avenue 8. Banta.
proprietor; the Berwin, on 4th avenue, s.
Baker Brooks, manager; Norwood Hall,
4th avenue, Travers & Trumpbaur. proprie-
tors; Edgmere Inn. 4th avenue, c. W. Van
Wickle, proprietor; the Victoria, I'd avenue
and beach block s. Kempe. proprietor; De-
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