The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-31

good support for q largo family can % haq
tston Of mailing iorsane out ut Of tim IN eoSps Of
The business Out ana out saS q Oacs they s1 cling
TO the ideas OF '"49" ana are seldom II ever, con-
tent with what your Eastern farmers would call "a
good years work" THIS 10 why such farms are
cheap aud nearly all for SALE II q family will be
content 70 make a good living and have something
on such . farm, ana wealth win surely come in
time; but our old population will not wait and un-
wealth they 40 not consider Il worth owning at any
price. new class OF farmers ana new and less
extravagant ideas must come In place OF all this
neiore the country can be truly prosperous. A
friend, who used 10 belong 70 the San Francisco po
lice went up to the mouth OF the San Joa-
at five dollars per acre. Yesterday saw him selling
Il, 0o0 sacks OF wheat from this farm. lie was Of
Tered 81 Ssn per ioopounds TOR It, as 1t was very
wheat crop alone this year. He has already 1000
acres summer fallowed ready for the seed, and,
handsome profit It H. but says that II he dared to
work for half the money and quite as well. This Is
all very well, but the trouble Is that the example
,e af a.S aG i, ON 'ne sna rers they can
crop they are dissatisfied, and complain OF "hard
nmes, ultimately selling out and going or to White
Pine or some other distant mining camp In search
OF sudden and enormous wealth. This Is q bad state
OF affairs but 1t Will emu some tlme and then Cali
f0rnia will become what nature designed her to be-
the garden OF the world. In al fairness must say
ther think the time to buy small farms In CalIfor.
mia is now, and tnat money invested In such prop.
erty this year or next viii be wisely invested and
repaying the purchaser many fold In comparatively
brief period OF time.
park, called the "Huguenot Park" comprising
tract OF 800 acres OF and delightfully."- situated mid
way between New Rochelle and Pehamville. 1t has
been laid out with great taste by Major W. II. Berg
holz, CIVIL engineer. Its drives sixLy-six feet
wide and lts walks sixteen ana half feet wide. IL
has o forest Of 100 acres and numerous lakes 1t
lately mad an opening festival al which were many
distinguished persons inc officers are:-Colonel
a,chard Lathers President; Ward Wheeler Wee
President; J. +. HARRISON secretary and treasurer;
Q. A. Burgess. q. j. penued, D. D. LeFeyre and vii.
son q. Hunt, Executive Committee.
Western Journal furnishes the following In re.
gard TO the Chicago Lake front diIiculty:-A new
phase In the Chicago Lake front controversy Is said
OF the United States to restrain all persons concerned
nom taking any steps under the act OF the last Leys
lature In regard to the lake front. It win be
bered that some time since Cyrus H. Mccormack
and Matthew Latin. property owners on Washing
ton avenue filed bills for injunctions to restrain the
city from giving possession Of tue lands
In question; though In neither Of those
was made an the an
cross oil In the Latin case, asking leave to deposit
In court deed OF property to the railroad COMPANY,
together With $500, 600 received aS part payment
therefor subject to the order OF the court ami pray
ing for an Injunction to restrain the railroad compa
neS from eecC1ng the forfeiture, provided for In the
act, during the pending OF the litigation. the mo.
ton for an injunction was made, but lt was denied
By Judge Williams, There the matter rested until
last Thursday evening, when notice was served on
the Common Council that this application for an
Injunction on behalf Of the United States would be
made. the parties made defendants In the bill are
the Illinois Central Railroad Company the Micnlgan
Central Railroad Company and the city Of Chicago.
The matter Is one OF much interest.
The Chicago Post Of Saturday evening gives the
following report OF the condition Of the real estate
market In that city,
There s little to note for the past week In re.
spect to the volume character OF the real estate
transactions. slightly better feeling s manifested
fdence OF holders is continually increasing, and In
side that prices will exhibit marked STRENGTHENING
when the crops arc fairly moving and business
generally becomes more active. The largest sale re.
Corded yesterday was That OF the lot the north
west corner or South Water and Clark streets front
ing eighty feet SOUTH bur only filty-lve feet deem
which brought $4,000, or 81, 900 per foot.