Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-07-27
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
CAPE ISLAND, July %, 1857.

The last few days of warm weather
brought large addition of visitors to this
popular and fashionable watering place.
The change in the visoges Of the hotel
keepers, which had been considerably
heightened by the cold and backward sea-
son, was everywhere apparent. People are
at last beginning to practice little econo-
my, and paying four dollars per day for the
ordinary comforts and accommodations af-
forded by the hotels at these watering places,
has kept back q goodly number of the more
calculating frequenters of these fashionable
places of resort.
The facilities afforded by the railroad to
Cape May visitors, since its completion, is
of great importance There are three or four
trains daily, and the fast line runs through
from Philadelphia in about three hours
The road traverses a part Of New Jersey,
which, until few years since, was deemed
barren waste But the railway has already
induced great changes. Six years ago,
vineland, thirty six miles from Philadelphia,
through which the railroad passes, was not
in existence. Now it numbers about ten
thousand inhabitants.
On returning from Cape May l stopped
over night and remained most of the next
day at Vineland. Mr.. Landis, the enter
prising proprietor of the town, kindly Of
forded me an opportunity of visiting the
improvements in the town and the adjoin-
ing country, in company with an intelligent
agent. The town proper occupies square
mile, in lots of 80 feet front, by $50 deep.
The adjoining lots are mostly about acres
each. One popularity is, that few or nc
fences are to be seen, and as the law of the
township, since adopted by the whole coun
ty, prevents all kinds of cattle and stock
from running at large, no fences are requir
ed. The principal product of .hese small
farms are small fruits. There are hundreds
of acres of raspberries, blackberries ant
strawberries. Two hundred and'sixty thou
sand quarts of strawberries were produced
this season. Dwarf and other pears do well
The peach orchards, which are not yet bear
ing, look well. The trees, when planted, ar
cut of within a foot of the ground, and arr
grown low and bushy. Grape vines flourish
well. The Concord is generally preferred
One man has set out over 1000 cuttings
Mr.. Lands, who is gentleman of taste ant
intelligence, seems to have the confidence o
the community. He has lately donated
large lot of ground for a Seminary of learn
ng, which is to cost about 100000. On
creditable feature of the town is the fac
that no liquor is allowed to be sold in an,
shape, including malt and ell intoxicating
drinks
A National Camp Meeting commences
here on the 7th, to contiue until the 29tf
The whole of New Jersey and mum Der Q
other States are represented, as far west q
Indiana. There are tents and buildings put u
that will accommodate, with board and lode
ing, several thousands. On Sunday, over te
thousand persons were on the ground. I
this respect tits said New Jersey goes ahea
Of all other States.
1t is generally supposed that Jersey is tn
great peach State. This is not 30. Delawar
takes the lead. The Jersey crop is estimate
at two hundred thousand baskets, whil
little Delaware will produce over million
baskets, or six times as many as her Jerse
rival.