Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-13
From the Onondaga Standard.
SOCIAL RE.ORGANIZ ALTON.


perfect re- generation of the race, by bring
ing man into harmony with the Physical,
Moral, and Intellectual laws oil his being,
was he'd in the Unitarian Chapel in Syr-
acuse, on Thursday evening. August l7ih,
for the purpose of hearing the report oil
John A. Collins and his friends, who had
undertaken the duty OF selecting loca.
lion for community, and 10 take such
other or further measures TO forward the
enterprise, as might be deemed proper or
expedlenl.
A large meeting assembled at an early
hour. Mr. Collins made verbal report
of their investigations, and gave an eIo-
lquent description of the location they had
selected, and then presented and read the
following written :..... !.
REPORT: =.=.."
"'Fhe undersigned, citizens of Syracuse
and Waterloo, having at your request,
visited Oaks Corners, UnionviIle and VI.
emma, in Ontario Co, and Skaneatees, ia
Oaondaga Co., with view 10 the selec-
lion Of spot FOR the location of Com
munity, are unanimously of the opinion
that the last named place, taking all things
into consideration, is by far the most de-
srable. -. .....=: =. -. .~...~ ~.
About two thousand acres of soil, Stu
a!ed on the Skanea!eles outlet, can be pur-
chased for from forty TO fifty dollars the
acre. Ii uniteS the useful and the beauti-
ful in admirable proportions. The farms
are under high state of cultivation.
The soil is mostly of gaVetly, sandy loan,
with clay sub soil, and is well adapted
TO sustain both heavy rains and drough.s.
1t rests upon stratum of grey lime stone,
which reposes upon another stratum Of
water lime. The land is warm and light,
and admirably adapted to the growing of
Wheat, Oats, Barley, Peas, Beans, Poia-.
toes, and almost every kind of grain and
vegetables. Apples, Pears. Peaches,
| Plumbs, Aprico,s, Currants, Cherries,
Grapes, together with almost every varie-
" of berries, can be cultivated 10 great
perfection. MIR. Cole, proprietor of
three huadred acre farm, assured us that
Melons could be cultivated to nearly as
great perfection as upon Long Island.
The soil is exceedingly strong and fertile
/
also assured US lha! be raised heavy crop
of Wheat upon field which has had no
dressing upon it for the last twelve years,
though annually cultivated Mr.. Benja-
min Green, now Of Port Byron, informed
US that upon one Of The farms, he raised,
one year, two hundred acres Of wheat,
which averaged better than forty five bush
els to the acre. This however was many
! years since, when the soil was new.
The tract is Well wooded. Maple,
Beech, White and Rrd Ash, Whine and
Red Elm, Bass and HemIock, constitute
the principal variety Of timber. Sugar
Nipple, Beech and. Bass are ia great
abundance. Nipple Sugar could be man
ufactured in large quantities. With the
exception of Pine, there is no lack of i'm
Der for building, and this deficit could par
tally be supplied from the abundance Of
white Blss upon the premises The To-
cation, however, being in the immediate
vicinity OF the great Erie Canal, pine can
b. procured on reasonable terms and ia
any quantity. ". -. "......
There are extensive qnarries of grey
lime stone. for building, Ia layers, from
fifteen to thirty inches in thickness. From
the abundance of wood and lime stone on
The premises, lime can be procured in al
most any quantity; and as lime in the soil
is essential to the growth of wheat, when
exhausted Of this substance, it could be
replenlshed at pleasure. .s.-.".~.# ...
What adds not little to the value of the
location, is a copious and never failing
spring Of soft water, located upon the brow
OF a hill about two hundred feet a ove the
level of the outlet This could be led, BY
pipes, to every room throughout the build
ing. -:
The stream which runs through this To-
cation, being bat about three miles from
the Lake of which it Is the outlet, is but liz
tie affected by heavy rains and drought.
lis current is rapid, with a descent of a
hundred feet, in the distance of hundred
aud fifty rods. Consequently, compare
lively no expense would be required for
the erection OF dams or making Of mil
races. The stream is capable of being
used SO as 10 sustain very great amount
of machinery at all seasons Of the year
and len times as much as any Commun-
ty OF three hundred flmlies would be
likely TO require. Independent of the by
drauilc advantages, this stream adds very
much 10 the beauty of the place. The
stream with is falls, It's rapids, It's mirror
like surface, its perpendicular bank, Of
more Than twenty feet in height, on one
side, and gently sloping down to the wa
ter's edge on the olher overshadowed by
the branches Of the Maple and the EN-,
) rendering the place truly enchanting
The River takes meandering course
l through beautiful forest OF from one 10
: three hundred acres. which with liue
: expenditure of labor could BIZ converted m
. 10 one of The most delightful parks or play
i grounds that ever adorned the face OF the