New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-03


On Thursday morning .sst, she -sta alt. sws.l-
appointed tram ieit TIE Brooklyn Dep. - clock
e-h the President ana Directors o. ,his Company. AID
invited guests. 20 make Trip O. davenport and 70 view
a-i examine tie Road AMI he 5.lerent stations along
the line from BrlaSyn ,o is eastern Termination a
Greeupor;-
TIE day wss extremely favorable foE tie occasion,
the weather 5sus not box and .u,ry daring the
past week and lev MINUTES ty tle rapid speed 0i
;he engine We were carried hey ana ,hc limits oi the
city AID 70 the open srd highly cultivated ae.ds east o.
Bedford and extending nearly through Queens County.
Nothing probably, can be found in the limits 1 ,ae
Empire state that car exceed tie beauty and isrr-
iry OF this part OF Long leland, The smiling meadows
and The fields of golden grain spread each OF
the road for the frs; ~ miles beautiful and luNas-
ant IN the extreme.
The tram ade several stops 81 the tep6ts along the
road, and everywhere appeared signs Of improvement
the borders Of this road viii become, al distant day
highly cultivated and thickly settled AZ Thompson
station, 80 miles from Brooklyn ,ae party halted and
examined the Lands recently clnisd from ihe WI
derucss and 5srrens" by Mr T. ". q Wicss. whose
fields OF wheat rye cora grass and clover are most
lndsPutal.e evidence Ct tae productive power Of the
SOL Of these portions Of fhe leland so long sn3 50
strangely neglect
From Thompson We proceeded to Lake Road sta
ton-ihe halfway hou.e"-the point on the road
for the meeting o.; the trains from the East and from
the West, from Greenport and from Brooklyn This
place Is destined 20 be lnPoran, place on the Long
Island Railroad being near the geographical center OF
the Road sad OF the Island The Company have hxed
on this point % erect buildings lor iaer use f0 Jay
down extensive and cOmmodous side trac SIS and tufn
outs and 20 make the CREST central depot OF the
Il. Ia ia faf.. rfr.
have been influenced and guided oy what iu he.r ludg
medt Wi contribute f0 The prosperity and best inter
90 the Rosd-thc local advantages Of this place
being such possessed by nc other point the Road
or no other near The place required for the meeting Of
the trains the rate ~ the road being such 10 per
nit the necessary -iferacks and turnoufs 10 De- laid
down without great coss and labor m grading snd
moving the earth from the borders OF the Road.
Thence W proceeded along 90 Wsverly Mediord aud
isphank-a; All these places improvements have been
made m the cultivation ~ the llud. and there
beautiful fields Of wheat, rye and corr and gardens,
where tl short lue since all Wild and dcsOiatr-
The next place examined was " arupnll-sic. Here is
large and extensive depot for wood aad building
sufficiently large 70 contain zoo cords OF wood, ana
great economy results q the company IN the OF fuel
Oh Kept under cover Ia this vicinity, and ttle 60
the north OF the road the estate of James H. WotNs
Esq President OF the Company, Is very hne and high
y cultivated farm, and land OF superior quality and
soil Wampmissic and laphank are Indian names OF.
streams that rise in these places and dow o the great
south Bay Thence proceeding on, the party reached
Grecnport AZ o. clock a. and went o the Pcconic
House where bOunutul dinner was prepared BY Mr.
Terry. the attentive and ohhgug host a style that
would have done honor the oest hotel In the City of
New.lork.
President Weeks presided ~ the entertainments and
the subject OF the Long island Railroad being discussed
proposed the health a Or Peck OF jamaica for hs in
tercst and cXertlons In the cultivation and improve
ment of the waste or wild lands of the Island The
DR. responded ia neat and appropriate manner aud n
the course Of his stated many interesting facts
10 relation 90 the histsry OF these and similar lands
having been rendered productive by cultivation -
Hon. William sidney smith expressed his opinion rs
TO tie manner Ia which this lhe middle part OF the
Island, could be cleared and settled and % the great
importance such result would be 70 tlo interests Of
tue Long Island Rer Dad and also Of the great improve
lnens made IN the eastern pant ot suffolk County IA
agriculture, within his recollection. Dr. II G. IhOmp
OF lslp, made some very Interesting observations
ON the subject OF manures and their application upon
the Island silas Carrie Esq OF Queens advocated the
settlement and cultivation ot the great extent oi Tie
unoccuped lands along the borders of the Railroad ss
being highly advantageous 10 the road and 10 the is
and
Mr. Carrie has had great experience In cuitivetng
similar land, or land the Island. that few years
since considered 90 be worth little Or nothing.
being part OF Hampstead Plains but which, under hs
management has become highly productive and fertile.
The party visited some Oi Mr. Carries fields "a ttr %
the north Of " earle Place IN Queens County, and
found them in a very fine condition
The next day the party made an excursion around
shelter Island with Captsn Nash OF the steamer states
man. who very politely and generously rendered his
boat for the occasion.
OF Greenport We shall speak more fully on another
occasion, As we have not time and space to-day.
The chief object of this visit tor the Directors 20
examine the condition Of the road, and We ieol conf
dent saying thatt good order a. 10 possible
10 have H. We think that DAVID :. Ives, Esq the Su
perintendent deserves CREST credit for the constant
care and attention that he oestows upon the Road