The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-11-09
Correspondence Of the Telegraph.

e. Syracuse, n. Y, Oct 30, 1865.
Dear Telegraph Perhaps some Of f"ur
readers, who from inclination or necessity, be-
long to The stay -at-homs club, will be interested
in knowing come things that are going on out
side OF the quiet city and county of Kenoshs
Leaving Kenosha just at dark, a few hours ride
in very crowded cars with more stopping placer
than upon almost any other road, we arrived
in Chicago, where the convenience of the Bns,
is equal il not supericrsto any city in the cOuu-
try. One has only TO say where he wants to GO,
md he will be carried there in I" double quick"
two days ramble in Chicago, will convince,
any one that it is destined to be the city OF tn,
great Northwest. Leaving Chicago at ab-u
10 p. NJ, VS. found ourselves esrly the mex.
morning at Toledo, place which is fast geftin
q better name than it used to have, when duck
could walk across the river dry on the fever
and sgue scum. The public school building
and the school itself are among the principal
attractions of the place The grounds are en-
closed with a beautiful hedge of Usage Orange,
kept neatly trimmed. There are four Iargs rooms
in the basement for play rooms in foul weather.
A large gymnasium, well supplied with the sp~
paratus used in such institutions ,s in the school
building. They have about three thousand chill
dren enrolled, with corps OF forty teachers, all
under the supervision of Prof d. f. DeWoH,
formerly principal of Keuosha school. Leaving
Toledo we stopped at Grafton. twenty five mile,
west Of Cleveland, and went eigh .esn mles
south and spent the sabbath at Harrisville,
where the people have evidently learned the
fourth comm andment. The country is quite
level but the clay soil is much too light colored
to suit western man.
The road from Cleveland TO Ere is the best
we found, being the continuous rail. We made
thirty miles an hour. Passing through Buffalo
and Rochester in the night, we can say nothing
OF them.
We spent short time at Union Springs, in
Cayuga county ak miles sonth of Cayugs
Bridge on the old Central road. Union Springs
is on the east side of Cayuga Lake. aud among
the best farming lands in the State
Passing through Auburn. the road LAYS close
to the walls of the state Prison, whose massive
Rtone walla and grated windows are enough to
strike terror 20 evil doors.
A few hours looking around this city, will
is not a failure but Tint the Canal with the ex-
tensive Salt worke. and IFS abundant railroad
facilities in the hands of an enterprising people,
have made Syracuse one of the fnest cities in
Central or Western New York. Prom many
inquiries made among farmers in the country
and on the road, find thar horses and sheep are
shout the came as in Wisconsin, bur neat stock
il very much higher. Cows are worth from city
to seventy-ive dollars, and younger stock in
proportion. There is not one farmer in ten that
has stock to sell, while majority of the other
nine wish to buy. Western farmers will DO well
to consider the question that with butchers kill
ing two year Odds at home and such scarcity
elsewhere, when viii the market be supplied or
prices fall So that stock raising will not be The
best business in which farmers can engage
Yours Respectfully,