Connecticut western news., 1872-10-18
More That \ Know About Vineland,

FRIEND PEAsE Your correspondent Bradshaw says he thinks 1 have not told all know about this wonderful place Wine land). We'll, for his beneti! l will say that was ID ViIeland in 1864 and looked the place over quite thoroughly. Then it was all excitement Buildings were going up by the score, and business lively. every one expecting that the place would soon become famous city and property would advance with rapid strides. was advised to purchase immediately, as two or three days delay might make quite a difference in the price of lots that were desirable. Then the hotel which Bradshaw speaks of was crowded with strangers and fair faced, oily tongued gentleman was always ready to take strangers in his carriage and show them the beauties of the place, free of charge. Well, in 1872 I was there again. The hotel has become private dwelling, and 8 smaller building answers for the hotel, which is not crowded as in '64, neither is the oily tongued gentlemanlto be found and the churches which Brad shaw boasts of look rather dilapidated. The front door of one oi them was board ed ul with rough boards, and the windows were in bad condition. In '64 everything was at fever heat but in '72 the fires had subsided, reaction had taken place and lhe chill came on. Woe to the man whose teeth were not firm in his head Brad shaw says, Who ever knew men to eat hay or grass Well, have known men and ladies to eat beef, butter, cheese, and milk, which is produced upon grass or hay, and as for grass in Vineland streets, there is about the same as there is in Broadway, New York and it is not because it IS trod- den into the earth, but because it will not grow unless extra pains are taken 10 culti- vate and enrich the soil. As for cows, saw one shut up in pen, and stranger driving two through the village. AS for corn, they have tall kind, say or 10 feet high, just about what your Salisbury boys would call fish pole; generally one small ear on each stalk. But the boys could not play hide and seek in these corn
 
 could see all over and through the lot as well as you could through lot set with bean poles before the beans come up. Vineland has 8 fair depot. That $75 one which referred to was at Landisville, 6 miles east of Vineland, where another city is mapped out but not yet built. Only the week before was there in '72 the people held meeting to express their indignation in regard to the course taken to induce them to invest their money in a small plot of ground and small shelter for their families, and now as the excitement has passed away and business is dull, the great major ity of them having nothing but their labor to rely upon, found it very difficult to get what itheir families need to make them comfortable.
 The sash and blind factory which Brad shaw speaks about in '64 did not see in '72. Probably it was removed into some back street to make room for larger huild- ings, aohich are not get erected. had place offered me for $500 which the own CT said he could have sold years before for $l. 200.
 The paper which is published in Vine land had in August about three and one- half columns, or about three hundred in number, of short notices of auction sales of real estate, for non payment of taxes which, looks rather sad for such fourishing place. And instead of the enterprise and animation which was seen in GA we now see spirit of despondency and desire in many to dispose of what they own in the place. BENTLEY.
 Conn. Oct 15 I272