New-York tribune., 1908-07-05

for safe realty deals in these seashore districts and
a eoodly number Of homeseekers have also followed
the leaders into these charming regions. So brisk
has been the demand for seashore properties that
of shrewd realty operators of the opinion
that the day is when almost the entire avail
able vacant land fronting the ocean or on the
waters near by will be either controlled by spec
ulators or residential owners Owing to this out
look it is not likely that lower prices will prevail
In the various seashore districts during the present
generation Of realty operators
Throughout the great shore front suburban zones
are many signs of widespread activity, and millions
being spent in making the places more accessi-
BILE and attractive summer colonies and
also places fer all-year homes 1t has been re-
peatedy said of late that the future of Long
Branch Asbury Park and many other popular
nearby Jersey places is unusually bright. and that
assertion is well founded. Long Branch is now, as
regards the running time of trains, much nearer
this city. So is Ashury Park, and the same is also
true Of the beautiful town Of Ocean Grove and all
the summer colonies, villages and settlements front
ing the Atlantic Ocean, which are numbered
among the prosperous and popular places in the
great suburban of New Jersey. The strongest
feature of the New Jersey suburban region TO the
homeseeker is that it is difficult matter to become
identified there with unpro1itable realty deal.
for even the highest asking prices for properties.
according to the ablest real estate experts, will
look comparatively small 10 market values there in
the future, Most of the places. too, have not
only all city improvements but fourishng
ocean towns.
Some OF the popular New Jersey places fronting
the ocean, together with their distance
from this city, Asbury Park 81 miles; Allen
hurst Deal Beach, 49 miles; Atlantic Highlands,
p by and 30 by rail; Avon-by- -the-Sea, 5S;
Beeford. pa Belmar, "a; Bradley Beach, 80; Deal
Beach, ~; Elberon, A.; Highlands % by steamer
and "a by rail: Keansburg. So; Keyport. so; Long
Branch, 45 MatawaE, %; Monmouth Beach, %;
Normande-b by he-Sea, %; Oceanic. 2S ocean
Grove, 81; Ooeanport, "a; Pleasure Bay, S4; Red
Bank 90: Scobeyville, 80; Seabright, 49, Sea Girt.
81; Sewaren 19: South Amboy, "A; Spring Lake, Sc.
winter months Of Asbury Park is about 1000. and
of Long Branch about 1900. In the warm months
of the year the population of those two places is
many times larger.
The realty charms of Long Branch are many 1t
is located, il is said the highest point Of land
along the Atlantic Coast, from Florida 10 Maine.
1t is bordered the east by the ocean, on the
north by the Shrewsbury River, the west by
fertile farming region. and between the easterly
and westerly borders chain of lakes of great
attractiveness. has well laid streets OF great
width shaded by magnificent trees. which IL joined
form great avenue would extend over one
hundred miles. 1t has many miles of verdant. sym
metrical hedges. 1t has many thousands of of
green lawns with luXuriant shrubbery and flowers.
1t has two-nile bluff walk. twenty feet wide, and
extending alongside of il is driveway sixty feet
wide. 1t has a complete system of bulkheads and
tettes for the protection of the beach and bluff.
1t has many pavilions the bluff which overlook