Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-06-18
occasionally honoring their cold friends," "
with visit, via New York.
The Williamsport g. Elmira Railroad

Will VISlI, UtU INeW i oTh.
The Williamsport g. Elmira Railroad
may somewhat change this state of things
l SO unnatural both geographically and po
litically, (for, with proper facilities, trade
and travel would 60 Southerly.) The
J Trojans seem to care but little whether the
Road goes through their Borough; and it
is thought by many its best course would
be from the Lycoming down the Towanda
creek, (Which head near together, thence
up the Susquehanna, Is miles to Athens
or Tioga Point" striking the Erie Road
on the State Line, at Waverly or "Fac-
toryville," Is miles nearer New York than
at Elmira, and by road but 8 miles fur
ther than through Troy to Elmira Mr..
Gonder has been at Towanda and Athens,
examining the route, and 1 understand
grant was obtained from the last Legisla-
ture, permitting the change. Elmira of
course would object to any new terminus,
but can not prevent it if the Company
deem it advisable.
Our cares are all today; our joys are all to-day;
And in a word, our LIrE, what is it but ToDArio
There is some philosophy in the above
couplet, which l found in the handwriting
Of youth, written after hearing dis.
course on the reality of our being-the
suffciency of the day for its evils-and the
folly of borrowing trouble of the morrow.
"Time is the warp of life-O tell
Ihe young the wise, to it welI!'
That is an admirable taste which has
led to change in the colors used for pre-
serving and beautifying buildings in the s
country, and in the change of forms in :
dwellings,. One storey residences are more '
and not more costly than two '
nd three storey buildings, where land is v
lot worth its surface in gold Glaring E
7hite and tawdry red give place to gentler r
ues, which are more pleasing to the eye, "
nd better harmonic with the livery of I, L
ature, whether in its richest bloom or Gin A
'ber russet clad" There is also much o. o.
lere convenience and elegance in the con- A
ruction and furnishing of dwellings, "
md room for more, of both improvements
nd dwellings) in the weary " overland
'urney" from Williamsport to Athens. tt
Farming lands, even 10 and Is miles
.ck from the Erie Road, find themsel- E!
nee the construction OF tnau Improvement. 80
he best farms are worth not more than VI
30 or s35 per acre, now; yet there Nor J,
lern counties may, not many years hence, a.
val the Southern counties, just as some q "
the chill towns" here, which 40 or SO IL
ears since were held as worthless, are "
ow equal to those so much valued for q .
,eir river fats Grass grows here, spon- IL =,
.neously aud luxuriantly, furnishing ma -
rial for cheese and butter in abundance :,
uit can be raised easily; and the COM II
letion of the Canal will furnish more Of IL !,
our lime, to aid the various means for a. a.
ugmenting wheat ard other crops II
Indeed, the capacity of our whole coun- "
y for improvement in agriculture, is un- u
nown. Horace Greeley writes that in q e.
,ngland, farming lands sell from $500 to u :.
500 per acre, even when one-tenth the At
,come is forfeited to a forced priesthood, u
nd under other taxes which an American "
'ould think absolutely insupportable.- II Il
here is as good if not better land in Amer !, :,
"a, than in England; and under as close u
nd wise culture, and with the markets y
re may make for ourselves, who can cal VI
ulate the advance Of our country in agri- u
ultural improvement? INcoa. y
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