The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29
yfsItto IIIinoix-E5rc OF, the FrairIcs

DEAR FREKMA Mrs. Forbes. n resident Of I0r-
ett0. having Just returned from that garden of the
weeks ssao 10 cnIov the hopftaIitv Of friends who
residents of said State She has kindly furnish
cd an outline sketch Of what she saw during her So
lourn in occidental regions.
Taking the hack for Crcsson. she was soon gliding
gone ont through all the carth. and arrived safely
in pittsburgh at 10.30 p. III. Thence she took the
arrived safely in the wide and busy streets OF the
last named city about o'clock in the morning
took the train for Pontiac city which, ven
turc TO guess, was named after that redoubtable
Indian chief who tried to raise little war Of his
own She arrived At Pontiac At 2 r n, OF ne same
day. where. changing cars. she ran into Strawn,
the town Of her destination. in Livingston county
She was now at home for the time being, her sis
ter. who Is resident of StravTn. receiving Ec- with
warm hospitality after her fatiguinS journey. She
describes the State of Illinois vast garden
precision OF Ihc streets OF = cltyS Totls Belts
raised hove the general level of the adjacent fields
with as much facility as II looking ior the number
Of a house certain street in city for the sec
tjOns all numbered. and you cannot 20 wrong.
over the roads carriage runs a7 smo9tbIy ana
nOiSclcSsly Vcioci1cdc ever Brussels carpet.
me ueIds are an stp.lFgtel .! tHorh Ieuiss, alu
over the wdc prospect rs lar as the eye can resich
nothing but corn-a wide ocean of corn
waving the broad prairie-land-and it is giant
corn. beside which eastern cor is 4 ElhE Broom
corn. sugar-cauc fax and tobacco may also be seen
intersrcrsing the other crops here ana there. Inc
fax Is raised mostly for the seed, but In some local
ities it Is sent to the rOpcmaker and also TO the pa
per-mill. OF every one knows that lis from
hlX--eed nat IinSeel on Il eNl1Tessed-
The soil in Illinois is very deep. dark and pro
ductivc. and when once broken mp + worked with
ease. Groves planted by the settlers have sprung
up all the country. and they often serve good
purpose in warling of the furious storms which
frequently sweep the unbrokey, participants
These groves consist mostly Of poplar and maple
trees and enhance the beauty Of the landscape very
appreciahly. Some very handsome mansions can
be found in Illinois. surrounded by grounds as fine
as can be seen in the suburbs ofPhiladelphia.
Mr.. Peter Summers, formerly resident Of sum
mcrhil township. this county. has grown quite
wealthy amid these fertile TrairiCs. lie has one
n hne farIa lying contiguous. This gentleman was
glad to hear from Pennsylv1nta that ne came
six miles to have chat with Mrs Forbes lie
9nd lady came over IN a carriage; aad ny thg '.iy,
one goes anywhere on foot in Illinois He en-
qUircd, too who your correspondent from l-oT-
etto. Which Is leather In our cai'--he ID hcs the
"SkctcheS'' very much. From this the reader may
gather that ne takes the FREEUAs =, which I've pa
per he would not he without for a dozen times the
There arc several new railroads in process Of con
struction I'm Illinois. which fact speaks well for the
system OF Illinois cannot be beaten, as every one
knows who keeps posted on educational affairs,
and It also speaks well for the Judgment and en-
tcrprise of that prosperous state.
Mr.. Thos II. Aaron. brotherIn-aw 70 Mrs.
Forbes. and her host while soIourning there. lives
about onehalt mile ont Of >'GFyn on quarter sec
tiOu of land. When he went out there he took up
Wild prairie farm. but he has now fine buildings,
with orchards, both peach and apple besides ma
pie groves, to bcautify and protect the homestead.
The Aarons are neghb0rs Of the.Summers family,
and both read the news from Cambria county from
the FREEMAN. Mrs. Forbes rel 'rn trip was a very
speedy one. she having started from StrAWn at l
o'clock. p. n, Monday and arrived at Chicago at ;
2. N the same day, where she changed cars and
reached Pittsburgh about 80 A. N. Tuesday.
Here she again changed ears for Crcsson whe she
got of at y o'clock. noon. She Is well pleased with
both the country and the people OF Illinois, ana
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LorBrTo. Aug. %, 1879.