New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-03
PHILADELPHIA TO ABSECUM
OPENING OF TIE CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC
RAILROAD.


Freu Our Own Reporter.
At length NewJersey possesses railroad beyond the
power and control of the Camden and Amboy monopoly
The Camden and Atlantic Railroad opened Saturday
las. is said to be entirely independent of the monopoly
not single member Of that great Jersey incubus owning
a share of its stock.
bright day was Saturday, as the Hag-bedzened little
ferryboats left the foot of Vne-st Philadelphia, for
Coopers Point on the opposite bank of the river, laden
down almost to swapping with the multitude of guests in
vted to participate in the opening Of the railroad 10
the Atlantic shore And bright day it continued to be-
and night no less beautiful, when the same guests
turned
The new cars and engines about the depot showed that
no nggard hand held the rcins Of management. All OF
the appointments appeared to be upon an equally liberal
scale.
At a few minutes past o'clock, new iron horse,
bedccked with gay flags and strcamers after few pufs,
as if trying his lungs, steamed out of the hqlfnshed
depot, with quarter of mile of at his heels and
soon the long train with its COO 700 occupants seemed
but little toy in his grasp, he swept off with them
through fields of grain and meadows green dcvouring
space in his gigantic might.
Amer run of six miles through brilliant landscape Of
fields of fine growing oats and rye, and drying
clover with here and there field of winter wheat falling
in yellow rpeness before the reapers or lying in sheaves
ready for the anary and in the distance numerous peach
apple OrcDdrQs thriving sehdi sou
abundant crops, we reached Haddonheld.
About 1000 inhabitants reside here, mostly men OF
wealth. conservative and of the Quaker sect The resi-
dence 80 far could be from the snug
little nests powered in roses and climbing plants, with no
particular pretensions 10 architectural display Around
each plots of ground set out with vegetaoes ru's
and flowers and around nearly every garden hourshed
high white fence. In proof OF the conservatism OF me
people il is said they opposed the construction OF ths
railroad alleging that it would bring the ungody into
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of the Sabbath. Philadelphia company, with capital
of 000 erecting here large hydropa'hic sii-
tue for the treatment OF lnvahds IL Will DC opeheu III
the spring of next year. $500, :.
waited country, and at the next stopping place
White Horse. This formerly but hating pace LOT
stage coaches now it is inhabited by thriving farmers and
market gardeners. In this place are vast beds o. mari
One has is said contracted 10 supply 2ooV Guns 0i
il 10 the farmers along the road delivering 10 the ka
way Company in cars at thrty-hve cents per tun, the
purchaser pay the freghtage Here also hne rout
stream where ii may believe my informant ian ola GEN
teman in Ouaker-cut garments. who Is every now ana
then greeted as Doctor by his numerous friends as
many as ninety and hundred OF the finest trout
have been hooked in one day.
the ,ol of which il sandy loam with fine topping OF
black vegetable mold The surface az far As the eve can
reach, covered with dense growth OF hemooE pine
scrub-eak and chestnut timber, with thick underwood
g. dogrose widvine and huckleberry. g As w sweep
through this verdant wilderness occasionally farm is
covered with luxur any growing crops or clear
ING which has but recently been begun upon which sub
stanal frame houses temporary shanes OF pine scani
ling of erection 10 serve for shelter TO the
After five miles of this kind of land
scape, strike through another hne farming country,
with fruitful fields and crops, abonndnc with evidences OF
prosperity and we are a, Long Coming.
This little village has population OF about I'VE hundred
who raise vegetables for the Philadelphia market.
10 miles distant. After BRET soppage, we are of
again and after passing the Walton Station, plunge
into wide expanse of piney prairie. FOR miles, nothing
can be but dense forest Of pines growing closely
together 40 obscure the sunlight The air permeated
with their sweet aroma the wind blows deciousy cool
and the rusiling pines make dreamy lullaby. rs l
looked through the long and murky ases OF dark brown
trunks bare of branches for many upward wtn waves
of elit.erng white sand washed W against Their base
could almost fancy was behoding the famous tngal
Cave al Staffa with It's basaltc pillars washed by the
white breakers and its dark recesss ecbonc Win the
murmurs OF ocean. ,
Pres ntly we reach clearing and at some mile ana
half from the road are the Jackson Glass Works OF Ken
ards 4 Brother. Here about one hundred men are en-
nioxsd in the manufacture of hollow and window glass
for which the fine white sand OF this region i au"oS
adapted. ...A.- ,;,a barron
and We are AZ the village Of Waterford. where are the
waterford Glass Works owned by Mr.. Porter these
works employ over sixty men. TN our a., We 'ou
banner nailed against the &c 49, 20 Va
flowers and eyergreens and inscribed welcome 10 wa
terford" On little knoll 10 the right the peoPle were
drawn up in martial array, armed with guns
volvers and every species OF hre-arn Aniue III ue
from tan pine stalk with the bark still on waved the
flag of the nation and still further of was anolner VI vac
same stripe flying from telegraph pole "na' NesS
terrible preparaons-a welcome on the one haii. au
gunpowder the other-meant we were nor long ie 70
surmise The weapons elevated and al the worn VI
command irregular discharge took place linen eaui.
Three cheers for the Camden and Atlantic ksiiroan
and Three more for President aud Directors OF the