New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
ENHANCING OCEAN TOWN
Transformation Of LcHQ Beach
in Six Years.
Aims cf Ex-senator Reynolds,
Its Foplde~, Sound TO
Be Realized.

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''N '''i' '-' ''''7 ''-''7
"as sandy waste. The OLD Ions beach
Hotel, a wooden structure. which faced
,i,l ,c..r b,d o. littIe ,vrila b.ro-e hoe,
1.,,,.,ed dov,r and some reminders that
.,,o ,.l... had s.,,.a.+,5 s-lo.r number
80 ,oorl. saal,i,a tb. of,rtuess and cooi-
,..e ~ The ae,g5 i7 simmer were the
.t.r,.5 ,f,,,l..,. and ,t,o c.d fau,Gstion nj
+t. ,,...r..,..7 l.J.,I...,.. Ilor., mud ,bere
-. s,,,. ala .,....,..
.ro-da,. ~ ono. paacb ;s opo or rne most
c,,.rancirc rlace. for summer vacation
~ d.,,, outir, olorq the AfIarff..
,oost and ono of the most g,jrerb places
~ an ol-,.a.,, homo q, the netro,ol,fsn
si.,,,,,
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ror since 1857 large numbers Of little and
lsro. irvo:tors have NOT beep nutting
,,orev into tbe nov. realty ventures as
.t,.,. did n, Tho ,-csrsro,,s DAYS in the
..,,f,,. oa,s ! ono pe.cb is one of the few
,.xce,tiops to that general state Of affairs
,rro oro,,.,b or This Mace along it's prcs-
ont wagnihcent lines is just i'm the ini-
f4r
,rout three miles. and as the isle Is
about nine and a half miles long and
about a mile wide the vastness Of the ter
,itor,. VET to be improved will be quickly
aaured
c,- Reach has long passed out of the
,,.raripcrtal stage. and the loftiest aims
,f i+s founder ex-senator William H.
-. orc hound IN no realized Tho
is,a,d in tho NOT distant future. will be
ono Of the most vigorous and delightful
eoaboard cities. especially inviting 20 peo-
,lc on Measure bent and for those in
search of the beneficial effects Of salt air
Millions have already been spent on
improvements in which every property
owner has received liberal benefits and
which have added to the general charm
Of the place TO holiday seekers ana resi-
dents.
To manage properly the varied interests
nj the prouerty owners Of this great sea-
shore community. the village Of Long
Beach was incorporated about eight days
.aoo and John c. Gerhard was unanl-
'r,ousIv elected president OF the Board Of
Village Trustees.
LnAOGDletlA lulS II Nil' i'N.''"' ''''.'
Ia realty possessions ever incorporated III
this country. Many large cities are not
so fortunate in this respect
Under the laws Of the state 1t was not
possible for the ncoipoiatO4S ~
IN, the village proper an area OF more
than a mile square. The village limits
extend from the bulkhead line to the high
water mark. from 100 feet west Of Laurel
1op Boulevard 20 100 feet east OF Monroe
Bculeyard. In other words. the village
comprises the very heart Of the hotel sec
ton and contiguous residential areas
. Eventually the outlying sections viii
lee added TO the village ana whenever
-tbo necessity arises. this stalwart isle OF
,ho eea with its miles of sandy beaches
and it's millions invested in real estate
viii really be a city.
II was predicted when the first lot was
sold by the Estates of Long Beach' the
developers Of this great pleasure resort
that the enterprise offered untold oppor-
tunities for safe real estate speculation
II was then hard 20 convince many per-