New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-03
INCLUSION TO GREEYPORT.

In corfrmiiy with their annual custom, the Long
Iserd Railroad Company, on Wednesday, gave the
Common Council OF Brooklyn, the judiciary of Long
Island und other friends Of the Road opportunity
to visit GreeDport At eight A. Nj. three large cars
laden with gentlemen left the Brooklyn depot, and
tier number was au mented by the addition of au-
other at Jamaica, which also soon filed. The
patty was in the best Of sprits-as most parties OF
pleasure are when somebody else focts the bil-and
throughout the day nothing occurred to damp their
erioyment The main object If the excursion was to
afford an opportunity 10 the gentlemen composing 1t
to become acquainted with the vast extent OF the
upcutyated land on Long Island, and TO direct
public attention TO Tho importance Of developing the
great agricultural resources Of the interior OF the siand'
Dr. Peek was in the company and his remarks on the
advantages which NewYork City would derive ia The
cl eapeniug Of produce from the alton of the md
die lands of Long leland, and his able demonstration
Of he absurdiiy of the commonly accepted opinion
that tLev are rrerievaby barren though not publicly
uadcl we've rec, ived vi much attention 10y all VINO
Leerd them In proof OF the soundness OF hls argument
this point the train stopped at Deer ParH or ,e"
rniIut, 5 to inspect the Improvements mide Oy VII.
Cbas Whom within the past two years. lie paid -
an acre for 80 acres of pine barren two years ago,
end every body said he was fool. But Mr. wilson
letded them NOT, and now, by the and oil proper
fertilizers lis lands have increased in value
hundred fold, and he now points with PRIZE ana
satisfaction to his broad OF fine clover and Hour
isLirg conn., The argumeIt OF the Doctor was that
soi from which suL-dred brick can be made, and ont
of which will grow a dense crop OF brush-wood
tour feet high in a year, will produce corn, po-
fatoes and garden vegetables with the requi.
site cultivation. Al Lakeland another halt was
MADE, lld the company paid visit 10 Lake Ron.
kOpkOu Is. For more than century the land around
the lake had been cultivated, but lawsuit between
the lessees md The patene some fifty years ago ended
BY throwing the tenants out OF their farms and it be-
csme once moro a wilderness. OF late several houses
have been erected on tie akesbore aud the farms are
on &c more bei0g brought into state OF cultivation.
The land il sandy, containing little clay and veseta-
bic mold and with pro en- care may become very pro-
duciye AZ present the corn u stuuted' but we were
informed that potatoes thnved well aud yielded good
crop The lake itself IA fine sheet OF clear sSeeS
wafer fed by several syringe Some OF the party III
sisted that II was fed by subteuanean stream from
the ConDectcut River, and empred itself through an
other suhierrantan char nI INTO South Oys'er Bay.
On returning to Lakeland Station lighI lunch was
fond waiting. and before taking the cars we took
some refreshnent While there II was reported that
the fireman OF our train up stairs dyi rom choi-
era. Some medical gentlemen present promptly pre-
sIbed for him, and before they left his danger was
past. 49,
port and were provided with quarters at the Pecomc
House In due course an excellent and truly 9ccePta-
bic dinner served up and discussed, ana tue CONF
parry took a recess until o'clock. m
there are now about 900 visitors az t'eenport Inc
vllege looks lively and is comfortably cool biack
fish blue fish weak fish, and POI gies are plenty anu
fishing = excellent The time Is wiled away there be-
tween riding fishing, boating and the billiard ana
bowling saloons. There are 10 bars openly Kept Tor
Tie sale of liquor but may b. obtained without diti'
Guilty IN the cellars If might judge nom the NUMBER
OF thirsty people who visit them.
In tie evening steamboat took ~ around Sneier
Island and the time passed away night pleasantly
During the Trip meeting was organized oy tne APP
continent of mir. Nathaniel L. NarDg, C0unsel 10 ne
Corpo alton of Brooklyn 10 the chair aud slr Alaen
j. Slooner Secretary. Speeches were made Dy MT
Waiing Judge Dykomen and AID Barnard OF Brook
lyD The tenor OF their remarks wa taat inc Long
Island Rail- Dad Company had conferred great Tn
cit upon the public b. opening up the interior ~ me
Island TO market and inducing agriculturallsis 70
cultivate the hitherto waste lands. -
Resolutions Of thanks 10 the Pfs slen anu Dle,Ot
Of the Road for their generous treatment o. l.eI
oufsis during the dsy we're unanimously passed ana
lie meeting further resolved that the COMPANY -
WORTHY OF the confidence and support OF Brooklyn ana
the peorle OF Long Island generally. -,
Mr. WIN. L Morris, President OF the Road, ana ms
Assistant Mr. G. 7. Bergen, accompanied tlolf guests
out tie day and lahore successfully 10 make
the excursion ar pleasant as could be desired
About = o clock The company disemoer4eo' ana
afer taking supper al the Poconc House i3iI 10 me
trsia for Brooklyn where they arrived Of p;J0' ana
aftsr tlree cLeeis !or Mr.. Monis wendell -ielF way
he AoWGId.