The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-25

passes, having tuDs then been completed. Inc
Town had broad avenues and so feet by $50 fees
BUILDING lots The suburbs ne divided into villa
and homestead plots, and made farms OF rom IL
tiers for the new town OF Vnelend and required
sSe Inc SAFE Of ar 10
the town. Mr.. Lands explains as follows his
reasons ior founding nne tSwn ON strS so
pisning what everybody al that time deemed
II was not q temperance man nor teetotaller5
my friends were no: temperance people. and
Rad never mixed with tnss class az az ont mao
were almost invariably drinking men, ana.
iurther, that those men VINO were rue mt, mos' sue
called 10 mind that had never known sober
man IN the city OF Phnadephia to come ana a ask
that when employed worSmen lha
men who performed their work most ss salts salts.
factorily and most success lly were the sober
men. Then, again, IL was very important mat III
my new colony families should be happy. H the
the husband would not have the heart To go on.
wel had observed that the happy families ~
noticed that the discontinued and unhappy fam
lilies were those into which liquor had oeon intro
duced, and where the husband was not q sober
man. Hence saw that the great panacea would
be the exclusion OF the sale OF Intoxicating drinks
drinks to be sold In this place, and 10 have no
saloons Ia the ssc9nd place aors 10 9ny se
&c, so that when man improved MS own lahu
his neiRnoor would be penented, ana wnea nus
and they would soon have numerous houses.
churches ana stores at the same Time. lnSteAu
or his money going TO the taverns, and instead OF
his rising In the morning with headache, n
bad spirits, and disheartened from the reaction OF
over-stimuus. his resources would be applied TO
the attainment OF tnar Independence at which no
noSye TO- Clear his iand and the spirit to Keep
marching on In his work instead OF falling lntOt
the byways OF ideness and despair. knew very
well, however. tnar II talked about temperance
principles u general thing should meet WIN
no encouragemen % s .He ,nat Un
less the population increased beyond 1000 the en-.
,erprse would in'o.e me Ia nad w maH
ITS miles or road and incur other heavy expenses
%as az to se ans but II alter the
ilrst tive years the settlers dlo not succeed my
sales Of and would cease and probably r, %h sov
hau sod only II, 900 acres, aud then would nave
MAKING rae DESERT 10 BLOSSOM.
Four families we're bold enough 10 take up their
residence in this bleak wilderness fourteen years
ago. and now the desert mas oeen M m nsrr
ness Is thriving, Industrious model town %.
about 1000 inhaoilan:s; ana PERHAPS lne ,r nesa
clple applied to townsand cities Is the TACT thaI
the police appropratl3ns, o ana e%penSes o. uaesa
ment which may seem scarcely credible TO New
this peaeen samet ns Word in
! q new aspect, IL the first and only AFFAIR OF Wo-
tbs In,s9by an unfortunate nsppenng-the founder
OF Vineiaud, the man to whom IL certainty owes
t ms 9st 90 SarSsn this record hs
most exciting events known IN the history OF WIS
peaceful place have Deen the quiet escortln9 ~
TIE depot OF a runiseller and the running overoi
man on the raiiroad about year ago. Vhs
pubic ana private circles OF TINS place. Win NJ moss
question more Inomentous taan the iinportani
uud exl lung problem as To whether there shouIo
30 . new fence around the graveyard.
KING ALCOHOL rXIIED.
Mr.. Lands, IRON the founding OF vineland TO the
present time, has given his personal attention "a
all the details O! the management and develop"
ment Of yneand and no Wen deserves the ss
Jersey, bv his efforts was induced 10 pass an ace
granting TO tho voters OF Vineland the privilege OF
special local option on the subject OF prohibiting
she sale OF liquor. all general state laws TO tho
contrary notNisnstanding; Az the annual cleo
! For several years there was not single vote
recorded IN favor OF liquor licenses. Last year.
out OF about go votes cast only IL were Tor hquoE
selling, and this Is the largest number ever re-
corded In It's fsvor: IS certain thas IN srls
! except from the drug stores upol pnysicldn's
prescription. and so great u the feeling againss
! ueaing in It That some OF the druggists even re-
fuse to dispense It. Early In the history pr Vines
land a liquor dealer avowed his intention TO tesn
tie local option scheme, and he act up
public house IN the town. A mass meeting
was called. az which the the, ladies a.., OF sna
MADE. the whole assembly quietly marched to tns
house OF the liquor dealer, no was requested q
the value OF his holding was given BACK W him.
Everything was conducted IN tue most ORDERLY
manner. and the liquor seller unoosrustVely len
INSTITUTIONS OF rHs VILLAGE
Many other refOrmS In social and sanitary
science are carried out In Vineiand, relating q
labor, education, sewage, the econo ol,i2 q
ment OF the country, SC The streets are very wide
the houses are Obliged to be SET back twenty Ieet
IN the town and seventy five feet In the suburpAi
The settlement mas about I:s miles or improved
primary to the hign SCHOOL which was dedicated
BY Presidents Grant last summer; sixteen enapels
menis. . bank. pubic halls. newspapers, DC the
sou IL liQht and sandy. adapted to the culture Of
are raised every year. this being tae principal IN
In ISL the Jury Of the Paris Exposition AWARDED
to Mr.. Lands one OF the five grand prizes Of thS
United States, which carried VIA 1t q 500 francs
having ESTABLISHED an institution which, in tns
way or social science, was UNIQUE example te
by q German man ufacturng company, VINO oo'
tained the prize after reconsideration, but MT.
Lands received tue honorable mention. v Mr..
Lands has offered several prizes to the Vine
landers for improvements III agriculture and
mote science, art and literature in the village
which he has established. He Is fluent ana IN
land upon ms IavortGe schemes OF colonization
$1,000 acres Of land has been settled upon, and
Nj. Lands recently punchased 2a,Soo acres mora
Mr.. rANDrs AND Hts TROUBLES.
Personally. Mr. Lands IS tall and slender, VIE
and WhisSers tinred with gray, and 4 gentle
manly manner. he 10 All energeJlc, earnest man
dreamer, be mas shown by the great work ne mas
accomplished that he IL man OF practical genius
ana remarkable perseverance and eXecntvo
ability. He rs greatly respected among sne
cOOnists; but for five or six years past there mas
been q gradually ncreaslhg party OF m2lcontents
In Vlneland, called the independents. whose mem
bers are jealous vi the lnnuence which MI. Lands
stil claims exercise. Their policy Is that.
while thoy were perfectly willing TO submit 10 Ms
lead when the colony was IN Its INFANCY, they nave
now grown strOnE enough Tor selFgovernment.
some few Of them accuse Mr.. Lands Of reserve
and haughtine and are evidently ms bitter
enemies. Among THIS more violent class-wfich
No also represented on the Lands side
shere Is the Rreatess antagonlsnl and per-
sonal abuse OF the most violent character IL Freely
| exchanged. IL WAS this independents party land
| Scssply the most vindIcttve section OF IT. that
! MIR. CArruth AND his newspaper, the Independent,