Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-22

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The Growine - Er.m sks New Yosk earn~t
| nnd Mechanic 81 Novcasber III 1850. and ~ss
rriiteniy Mr.. stan. the editor, who visited de
iands. The wheat. p"tatoes. And ctcis .vStu~d
10 ia the articles wer. at Lakeland. mar ljsuuAnn-
VILE stntiun! n
"Hav,ns fes hcars' iy.ure do. Ing IN tsss
week. we we're conveyed over the Lang lshnd
kailtoad, To large tract Of the couruy .hsot III.
\ ~ mills from Nek York, which we 6nd 4, Ia
capable Of very sucoessibll AMI crohtaLIe colsiss
,ion. Althoug late in the season. and viewed On
| der soac disadvantage. we wcs surpiscd st the
quality and abundance VI the crops wb,ch had
been gathered frVm portion Of the land, as ~
30 the winter crops. which appeared unusually
promising. Wheat which had been sUwn but
two or three weeks, presented beautiful thrifty
appearance; while turnips, bets, and otl,~r vses
tables not vet gathered Tor winter ue, woshd
compare agcousl, with the best in the Nc~
York M uket. Potatoes already ia the cellar,
wore y-r, fine. t-fhom '~'Iivs cf diseasv, ard
corn standi Ia the field was not surpasscd by
much that We saw On lands valued at more than
one hundred dollars pit atrc. Indeed the vege-
tables which received tht premium at the SuHoM
County Fair, were raised from portion u this
ground hheh had mol been under cultivation aS
months. Altogether We we're very !svorxby I'm.
pressed with our visit to these lands, now 50 e
vor'bly offered to the public, at prices which
cannot fail 10 double in a few years. and We would
invite the attention III those who desire a cheap
and eligible farm 10 this location. Z"
Hermannvi ille Station is located on the bosdess
Of the Long Ishnd Railroad. whence cars rvs
several times a day a. Brooklyn aud New York.
The surface of the land is smooth and level, aad
the surrounding country is perfectly healthy. aud
within few miles of this place. highly cultivated
and valuable, having been settled for more than q
hundred and fifty Year,, and where similar lands
u at from $50 To 600 per acre.
The distribution will take place in h short
time, by COMMITTEE to he selected b, the Sur
scril ers from among their number. Thr petson
having the first choice will he entitled o q 20
acre farm, worth $1,000; the second TO an 10
acre farm worth 5000; the third. l6 ace fam
worth $500; the 9TH, q Ia acre iarm, worth
500; the fifth, IL acre farm, worth 600 the
9th, 40 acre farm, worth $500; the 7h and
Sth, earh AN s acre farm. worth S400 the 9Th.
10th and llth, each, q acre farm worth $500:
the 18th, 18th, 18th, and fifteenth, each, a s
acre fam, worth $3.50; the 18th, l7th, 18th, 10Th
and 2Oth, each 4 acre farm, worth $500; and
all the others viii be entitled to 8 Village Lots.
each 25 10y 100 feet, lying together. There are
no blanks. This IL not lottery; every person
gets for S25 handsome lot Of ground, equal to
s city lots. Tho distribution will take p,a-s
s0on.
MASsKh OF DuTRIIUTios or raE NEs.
nAsyILLk Lots AND FAkhs.
On the Long Island Railroad at HERNIA nnv lille
Station. 50 miles from the city of New York. .
Car and Engine House 10 now being built, n~se
this village. and the last train leaving Brookl,n
late each afternoon, stops near this Station, and
returns sarly In the morning. The distribvtioa
will be AS followsi All persons subscribing viii
receive receipt which will be numbered. AZ
the drawing all the numbers on the mmp, Gon
No. sol to 1000 inclusive, will be placed in the
heel The first number drawn will entitle the
holder 90 a farm Of 20 acres, and the following
l9 numbers drawn will entte the holders of the
numbers 50 drawn TO the farms in the order laid
down on the map. after which each subscrib%s
will receive each 8 village lots. rs by 100 feet,
lying together, which may be drawn 10 his num-
her, until all the numbers In the wheel ar-
drawn, but two--the FIRST Of which will eriitls
the holder To a firm of 8 acres, and the last one
to fai IN II 10 acres, ~ laid down the map;
il the fra, number drawn from the wheel should
be No. 1928, the holder Of the number - draws
will receive 20 acre farm, and the succeeding
numbers in the same manner as described.
The lands are good repre- ssntcd, and %
good AZ any new Land an the Island, and whea
cultivated, will produce in the highest degree.
The land WAS once heavily tinibcred r,s,t
portions are now covered with thrifty growth
of young wood, oak and pine. Wood is plenty.
and generally cheap in that part Of the Island
| Flre-wood il cheap that whIch is suitable to t,s
cut into cord wood, for the New York market, 10
! Of uniform price, and has for great many yeuis
been always considered cash article ON the
Island.
There is m ,erial on the land for csmmoa
f-ncing-good chestnut rails can I've had within
few miles Of thcse lands in abundance. All bu;Id-
ing materials can be had at the depo,s Of .rouk.
l,n and GeeDport, aud at many intermediate
places, at the usual market prices. There are
nu.neron. streams Of ", ter rising in these new
lands and running into the Great South Bay.
wh'cn arc tcniarkaD'e 'or their purify anh never
iai'-''ndecd, dry "ra'her makcs very ht'ie
Change IN them, ey are un'ail'ns' ard wells are
~ various drIhns-probby. over these new
lands, IN the middle region oi the Island, the av.
efsse d"pth wih be aoou' 70 feeti nj Herman
v'ie. as tn ground ' higher, they are deeper.
Subscribers are not compelled to build.
incre are now churches and schools ~ith'a
two three miles of the village; and " within fear
miles, mills, f,ctorics, stores and viiiaprs An
I'll. privilege. Of an old settled county are to ie
had here; and the people of Suffolk County p.ise
Themselves on being highly moral, ORDERLY.
and religious people. All vi my subscribers arc
persons are sprcabiiry.
The land can he very easily cleared, aud the
cost Of settlement will depend entirely ~ on the
settler; he can hay out as much htle as be
chooses. do not kno" ofany objections. to tbs
placeor to the land for settlement; and the
same labor and industry which make sccesshi
aud prosperous settlements in other parts of the
county, bestowed upon these lands, cannvt fail
to produce favorable results.
The climate is ia every particular healthy and
peasant--thc roads are good, and always pass
able at all seasons OF tire 'eu--,he winters are
short aud mild. compared to the winters on the
main 70 the north Of the hshlsnds--thsre 10 sci.
dom sleiyhing more than tSo or three weeks On
the Island.