New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-28
Potatoes Destruction OF the Crop in Hesbn
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Coruspondence Of The N Y Tribune
BLOOMFIELD, Wednesday Aug 10 l3i
In most of this section of the Stat, F
cluding all the Western Counties, the potato cfo. 8
ruined There Was never u better season iof 3
most indispensable article Of food. more prom
ine yield was never anticipated nor has the bH'
ever been more universal and total nor does p'r
ent appearance relieve Tie cultyaior Of doubt a. >
the evil itself II IS there and tina. IS al we sa'
of II. Is lt the work OF an insect Then Why q
he not begin before Is II the sun Too much he's
or too much vet The same answer re'-nfs ="
same phenOmeni has always existed. "ofeoYe'
attributable 10 any Of these causes ~hy should -
calamity be- -spread-oscr all Europe A.
America, and the same on all conceivable grade :
soil The cause must be sought elsewhere. W.
SAYS the meieoroi0gst' Has not the aim0spa"
received some new and subtle influence Ia ths p
ocular decade Of planetary progress. uniIendii
the lIfe Oi ths species of vegetation we ~
that many species OF the earth products have D..
orto become extinct, and know not why other y
not be reserved 10 the same end.
The fact nov tefOre us would seem % feyof
HYPOTHESIS The blight was sudden and slmuHI-
Gus. as lar a. our knowledge OF u extends "
drcGs Of a-rcs lost their vigor Of top 10 day /.
looked as II burned over, while the bulb Dt''
pup as .liLtii}l ti4u = OTthftFt tO lH' n"'N.
The exterior Was 10 the eye The Prince
powers Of The AiT' mD1f have something To 90 .
80 melancholy calamity.
But WORD on a more pleasant TOPIC "
Workers Con Dut rejC.ce 10 learn tna. another q,
Ink in their chain Of communication WITH tnf
siders Is ABOUT completed Some of your c.sD
may BE- r, ac lng tls " hlle on The cars, WnscA a.,
convey them ir0In Jersey City Greet ~ ne DeS.'
village ~ Cauantags within week tn'
guage road from Jeiicrson, AT tge neab Oi -
Lake. 10 taIanCuguG, viii be done The Ne" r
and Er.c Company. u IS understood, @il nin /"
cars over this new branch at present, and 10 on :
coubt Of its advantages both 20 tne company 40
ruDuc Meantime. the uitImaium Is not Iosi ~.
Of bat viewed WIih renewed confidence a. iafH =
developed. The contemplated extension tO va. =,
Falls Will BE- pushed st once with vigor az =
but be- when completed, the most valuable an
pOrtaBt enterprise ever undertaken ln lh" ott] =
will BE- the la,f Ink 10 the grand cnnn o. -
direct from ClIc 80 tO Ncw-l orr. By . Nt
cars may almost span tie continent u siI r
nearest route possible and 30 straight, % Hs'-
clustered all round with such ~eaatn, mat y u,
the road Of roads. Othcr roads vii De DDi41, - - -
tow ard the same poIGt-some on the n1no" -
and some on tb- vide guage. al uftn"uH
aae!e worn. ard some seemingly smYI.o.S -
cIIInb iraccesslble nh sides and disturb oli Do'
that have been visited by the ieaihefen biDt' 90
since Adam len he plains OF Eden -.
A very beauuiui map Of the route upon NJ
Canansalsua and Niagara Fails COHp@io
iocof,d ihemsc yes, has just been puDisAfs' =
pamphlet giving tie result Of the survey W,
aethfr serve 70 ciss!pate al DOUBT as 70 ue -
ty ard yast importance OF the eniefpfl -, - =, .
cOurages the Directors 70 renewed errfiDh,' 4
esrlv curuplsuOn. patN~