New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-28
HOMES IN THE WOODS.

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HOMES IN TIE WOODS.
Iyow 70 Settle n New Conntry-The Hystcni
upon which Large Tracts Of New Lnsd
In West Jersey have bten brought into
Usc-Hammondt and VincIand-Cen.
dition OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
tho foil and Its Preducts-C Combined
Efforts ond tho Result.
| In the Autumn of 1861, think about the LIST
Of September Ils Ncw.York upon exploring tour.
| was going TO new country You need not imagine that
was bound to Nebraska nor Utah. There are wilder
nesses nearer to this great city You may plunge into
very deep in twelve honrs travel northwest or In
half the time south. Upon the present occasion
went southwark. I was boand to tho wilderness OF
West Jersey Perhaps you arc rot not aware a. you ny
through tho rich agricultural county OF Burlington mat
YOU are skirtng tho Wilderness that only few miles
further to your le you could purchase 10000 acres Of
wood Land In one unbrokcn tract 1t was such tract
that was going 10 look s had heard OF the success
ftl settlement Of 500 acres Of new land at place
called Hanmondton derived from HAmmond1 mill
which was about tho only sign Of life on the tract and
that In its dapdated condition had decaying death.
Ike looi).
Now. everything around there locks Ke-lke and
rrosperous All aronnd are neat. comfortable farm.
houses gardens orchards vineyards. flowers, fields OF
grn!n-plenty comfort and happiness 1t Is no longer
wilderness. Seven years ago the wcod.chopper aud
coalburner held undsputed possession. and any one
inquired why the land was not cultivated. hswss told
tina. IL was barren. Look at now. ind tell mo you
think it barren.
The leading spirit In working ont that change, from
scrub oaks 10 orchards from pitch pines to fruitful
viGei was Charles K. Lnndia native OF Lancaster
Pa, who. having accomplished his mission at Ham,
ondtop looked about for wider field In correspond
snee with him. learned his Intentions and went to $50
what he proposed TO do at his new location. found
that be had purchased twenty thousand acres In Cum
bcrland County, q few miles north Of Millvils. and
some thirty or thirty nve miles southsry from Phila
dcphiA This tract had been held encc tho first settle
eIt OF tho State by the proprecrs Of iron and glass
manufactures to furnish thoin wood and coal ana Only
here ard there little opening ksd been made for cuti
walton, until two or three years previous TO my Siht
some very successful efforts had been made at farming
Although at tIst sight the col appeared 70 % sso
closer examination showed fair percentage OF
clay. and that the land hsd been ON ocean bed
and vas filled with cAlcareous matter which
no;wihs'snding ito forbddng appearance 70 one who
had guilty .tcd the Prairie sell o! Indiana and was IA
mil.sr with the bottom lands OF the Mississippi wm
nced by the fact that the lard bad borne
crOrs OF WOOD that II vts not barren, and stated my
convictions In nm article Published In lin RiBtkH
that mis- good rev county Tor those desirous OF
milder climate than that Of northern NtwYorh and
New. Englsrd Ny motive then. as now. wa TO giye
Trustworthy Information about an interes; which TIVE
TRpuNs .res 10 Iromoie-the interest Of floee who
desire TO own land and for want OF abundant means.
may have 70 make new honrs IN the wood" wahed
TO tell them how nnd where. did lot know Mr.. Ian
IL VI m feH
tho interests Of the people vho might with Information
sbut HE land. viii say that wss plcaaed with tho
for .s n Ia. sT' % G%
meTchandsc to sell and IL wss object With him. 81
coarse 10 eel at profit ard he appeared 10 exercise ouch
tact In making his arrangements that while he would
ultimately secure hs object he would also AFFORD TO
great number OF people comfortable homes. at low
prices fo the SOIL and by sort 81 coabiraton OF In
iaconv cniences Il new settlement than Usually attach
10 those WHO make homes in the woods be evidently
ulderstood how to Bsttlc country and this 10 n
point 70 which i would draw particular attention. !
have Lad much experience IN making row homes IL tho
voods--Once fifteen ncs from neighbors. have al
ways found great tiGcuIty in tho lax Of combined
effort In the want Of syttem-such system cannot
be practi ed where each individual acts independently
IN opening roads for new setemcnis. and forming CEN
ieIs ~ bGAnsts for tr,de travel mechanical and manu-
featuring works The inconvenience OF spending a
assS trip H. mil can be appreciated by lew pom
eers and only few In tho settlement Of the wider.
o. Jerscy very fsy Of Iho ineon'snenecs Of
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In ny fret visit 10 the tract under consideration,
found Mr.. Lands engaged win corps OF Surveyor
ard amen opening roads and plotting lilo tract into
sr all farrs ard site for village In the confer, and
railway station the rosG from Philadelphia to Mil
vile buI 81 land hal been soh though two or
three new farms previously located on the tract. were
lust beginning u dononsrate the prodncveross Of tho
soil ard gave mo fu ASSURANCE that the new settlement
% 'V.nelaEd" would te equally sBccessfu as Ham,
oneon bad already proved and .he tract was four
t.mes az large, would afford than four times rs
IaIn L,F Al ma
larger commercial center. ~ looked al tie enter
prise IN uitsran point 81 view and rot rs q mere
"iand speculation" said what hoped would induce
Others ~ and see oI Themselves aud perhaps secure
homes for their iailea which the could call their own.
Ny second visit was made IN Oc.obsr 1850, and II
gave me abundnnt reason to be satisfied with all that
ad two years previous Let rue tell what change these
two wears Lad wrought In tho wilderness. or TIE salts
faction which individuals expressed FOR my advice 10
them Will only mention one ca,e though god many
others we're equally satisfactory. Edgar Norehouse
sfler reading tie article In 1ng TNBusEn 1901, wrote
nom Wisconsin that LIE deaf and dumb; that he
had but LITTLE capital that hs desired to have homo OF
his own. but thai Ls was not Satisfied with the climate
O. Wisconsin. and wished 10 know " thought him 3
snitabe settler for tie new. cheap lands that lad de-
scribed In Jersey had forgotten tho circumstance
but be had not az no met mo with asmlo a. Ireland
ard said with bis peneiD II am very mach obliged 10
you for all you said Of this place and particularly for
What you said to lie IN Iepy 10 my letter. think You
were right on tho whole. You thought had not quite
means enough " come hero. and tdat wss true but
came, ard have got some employment besides upon my
lend and have managed 10 pull throGgh, aud now you
see hsve got snug little home for my family and We
are well pleased. And that is not all, have planted
Tug TRIBUNE berries to-day and hope 70 live to
eat the fruit and thanh oil the proPretors o! that paper
for H. as well as my homo hors"
Why should these people be satisfied with their new
honest Let Instead Of the wild scenes Of two
years previous found village at the railway station
with two commodous hotel buildings always full sew.
eral azores and mechanic shops and steam ul nssr
" completed, and busy post Office but not single
frog sfop uu0n the whole tract found three church