Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-03
A TRIP TO vINELAND.

people Vi OfleanS county nave asked me
about the place and its attractions
will, with your permission, give them
all an answer at one time First, how
to get there: find the pleasantest
route via Passumpsic. Central and New
London Northern R. R. to New London
Conn.,, and from thence to New York
by steamer, which enables one to get
good nights rest and to make close con-
nections with Jersey trains; then. too,
the ride on the sound is very restful af- !
ter a day in heated, crowded cars, and
various points of interest are passed in
the morning as the city is neared. Pass
ing through Hurl Improperly called
HelD Gate with Blackwell's Island on
the left. good view Is obtained of the
buildings used to reform some of the
hard cases of New York; the hospitals,
etc; Wards Island, Governors Island
and Castle Garden are also in full view,
and as the steamer goes on past the lat
ter, one is apt to feel that it is pleas
anter to be an American landing at
home, thar one of the thousands of poor
wretches who are every week landed at
Castle Garden, unable to speak English
and subjected to the overhauling process
by score of greedy officials, then turn
ed loose to find work or starve. The
boat will leave you at Pier 40, and from
theEce to Vineland are two routes one
via Trenton and Camden, N. J. is all
rail and you get your ticket and start
from Pier SO, Desbrosses ST., one door
below Pier 40 where you land. The
train leaves at 8 80 reaching Vineland
in the afternoon. The other and | think
the pleasanter route is to take the steam
er at hurry st. Pier %, and go to Sandy
Hook. and from thence by rail. The
expense is about the same either way,
viz: $3.50. Passing over the fats of
New Jersey reminds one of the western
prairles, and we almost expect to see
the prairie dogs sitting there barking at
the train. Villages are so near together
that 1T seems like one continuous city
with suburbs in the middle for change.
but mosquitoes every where assure US
that it is New Jersey. Arrived at Vine
land | commend you to Mr.. Brick, the
mail carrier for consideration he will
take you and your Luggage to any part
of the township, and if you are good
listener you will learn much of Vineland
and her inhabitants, for his desire to
impart information is wonderful You
will at once be impressed with the idea
that Vineland is different from any place
you have-ever seen. When Mr.. Lands
founded the place he laid out the entire
township in streets, or roads, running
nearly straight and crossing each other
at right angles; then he arranged tc
have ali buildings III the village 40
and all in the township outside 200 feet
from the road, which insured uniform
ity in this which is very agreeable. and
as all the farms are small-from - tt
20 acres-and there are no fences but
hedges. it looks like village where
every one is able to have large pleasure
grounds about the buildings. Of course
in building each man selects the style
of architecture adapted to his taste ant
pocket. some of the buildings being very
plain, while others are very elegant
But one forgets to look at the house.
when attention is once attracted to The
fruit of which there is the creates
abundance. Pears. peaches and grape
were drug in their season; for as tn,
commission merchants pocket nearly al
the profits. many are fed to stock or al
lowed to decay in the orchard. If al
men were honest, man could soon accu
mulate wealth there, for the expense @
cultivating fruit is so small; but on
man informed me that ne shipped bar
rel of extra fine pippins when they wer
quoted at S., and they Melted him eigh
cents; the same man sent grapes to Nev
York and got fifteen cents for tire
pound boxes, and his father bought
box of the same grapes there and pai
sixty five cents for them--a profit of I'll
ty cents lost somewhere. These fact
prove what Vinelanders allege. viz: tina
E a man needs some other income than hi
farm to live, but if he has additional in
E come he can certainly live nicely, for Sc
ciety is good. educational advantage
very fair. newspapers plenty-Vinelan
q has three-Churches of every denomins
: | ton are there the climate is healthful
] and the fruit affords most delicious food
D while Philadelphia is only thirty mile
q away and New York, Baltimore an
Washington within less than day
ride. Vineland is haven for m,n VIII
have been slaves of intemperance an
who desire to break from the yoke. fl
no spirits are either manufactured {
sold there, and public opinion pronoul
ces emphatically against its use so tn;
4 one who is weak is free from temptatio
k and is strengthened and encouraged
r the moral tone of society. Vineland Wi
}. never be great city, but it will alwa,