New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

This city possesses many enhancing nearby sea
shore resorts The summer playground district Of
the great metropolitan is practically divided
into four sections namely. the New Jersey coast.
the Long Island. the Hudson River Valley and the
Sound
Two Of the most popular summer resort zones are
the New Jersey and the Long Island. According to
real estate brokers the rental in those sec
.ions IS already under way, and the outlook ind-
that the summer population Of those sections
is likely this year be considerably greater Than
in the previous year The t,lnnel and other rapid
transit projects have brought many New Jersey
towns. including Ashury Park. Long Branch and
Ocean Grove and also many charming towns OF Long
Island much nearer regards the running time of
trains this city Staten Island toe. with its
broad stretches sandy heac hes and its hilly
lands shaded with a sturdy growth Of trees. is now
twice as popular many toilers Of this city seek
ing nearby home In the summer months. This
Increased popularity is principally due to the i'm
prorerent tho ferry service between South Ferry
and Staten Island and the efforts made by many
real estate men. which have resulted in bigger
supply OF houses fer rent in the summer months
TO those who prefer ocean bathing the New Jersey
coast resorts within fifty miles of this city espe-
cially appeal The sou1heasterly end Of Long Isl
and fronts directly the Atlantic Ocean. and in
that region VIII he found many charming summer
places They are more attractive TO persons who
can remain away from the city during more
OF the hot months than "a sumner colonists who
must travel daily TO this city.
IN NEW JERSEY DISTRICTS.
Some Of the popular New Jersey resorts fronting
on or near the ocean together with their distances
from this city Asbury Park 81 miles: Allen
hurst Deal Beach. 40. Atlantic City. lsh. Auanl'
Highlands y by steamer and 20 hy rail; ANon-by-
-be-saa s2- Fav Head 60. Beach Haven Jos: Belle
ford "a Relrnar -. Rrieile $: Bradley Reach, ~
Cape May I72: Cape Mag Point. ~ Deal Beach -
Flberon. -. ForBed River, So. Gaiilea. -. HlSA-
lands y by steamer and ~ by rail: keansh'Fsn 90
ATaT7a Sg1r2D
avian q. Monmouth Beach. p: Normandle- 10y -'he-
Sea o; ocean City. 1s7: Oceanic 2S: Ocean Grove
81. Oceanport "a. Pleasure Bay, 81; Point fieSi'''
fn. Red Bank 90: Scobeyvile. 20: Sea bTlSh1 %
Sea Cirr 81: Sea Island City, 1856 Seaside PARK -
sewaren 70: South Amhoy. "A; Spring Lake %:
-r,,ckerton. 100: Villa Park IS; Waretown. s., and
wildwood. l6S.
The resident population in the winter fnohLlS %
Ash,,rv Park is about seven thousand and et i"AE
Branch about fifteen thousand. In the summer
months however. its population numbers many
thousand summer colonists.
AT THRIVING AsBURY PARK
Asbury Park is famous for lis many realty
charms II has long stretches Of beach front
miles and miles OF winding and well shaded drives
scres Of finely kept grounds. on which are Inodei
houses costing from S5aG1 to Sl@t"b each' wen
laid and well kept boardwa1ks, splendid ocean
fs,ulevards and in fact al the conveniences OF a
city and moreover a good train service 1t Is
resort which is particularly popular among per
sons who like 10 pass their recreation days amid
rural and ocean charms and where the roWcE
element is unknown. The place is also famous
for its many modern hotels and boarding houses,
which could comfortably provide accommodations
for over thirty thousand persons The residents
of the place have been slow to preserve the
valuable natural beauty of the districts and they
have also done many things TO add 10 the pct-
uresqueness of the place and to make II more at
trective as home section both in the summer
and the winter months Within the last ten years
much construction work has been carried out
there in order TO provide summer homes which
can be rented at prices satisfactory TO large num-
hers Of business men Of this city. For years the
only thing which kept that thriving town from
being perfect summer resort was the water bar
r1er which had to be overcome in making the
tourney between Manhattan Island and that town
WATER BARRIER REMOVED
Often in the warm days Of the summer the ferry
service between Jersey City and this city
hampered by fog and by stormy weather On such
occasions persons Fastening TO this city, 10
be at their places Of business at the proper time,
were many minutes late arriving at their des-