Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-21
A FARMER STATESMAN.
Garaeld at Home.

Special Correspondence to the Leader.
II isa pleasant walk Of forty minutes
from the lands surrounding the lake
Shore & Michigan Southern Railway sta
ton at this place to the farm home Of Gen
eral Garfield. I fully appreciated it this
morning as took my time to it and stroll.
ed slowly up the gentle rise to the Ridge
road passing through the village, as 1t IS
called. This Ridge road is renowned all
over the Reserve as one Of the most mag
ni6ceut of drives. Excepting a short
stretch of low and somewhat sWampy
ground living between Willoughby and
Euehd Creek, the soil is loamy sand, very
fertile. and the ridge itself undoubtedly
once formed the shore of the lake. Inc
water. however, has long since receded, and
is now more than three miles distant. 1he
land winch was once submerged, according
to This theory, is, as a natural consequence
Of almost inexhaustlble tertlhty. Inc
Ridge road is but the continuance OF Eue-
IA avenue, and on the north side OF the
road. about mile west from where the
station road strikes it, is located the pleas
ant farm Of General Garfield.
The residence is an unpretentions story
and-a-hsH weoden cottage, standing SIDE
wise to the road, and well furnished With
porches. Everything about the place, Win ~
tha execution Of the front fence, bears the
snnssFsnee of having been recently paint
q and 4 rood deal Of general renoyatlng
has evidently taken place SINCE the new
owner came into possession OF the farm.
In response to my inquiry at the tront
door in regard to whether General Garfield
was st home, the reply was obtained thai
he was probably in his Office, q little sasE
and a little back Of the house. This build
ing is a new structure, built especially Tor
me use to which it is devoted. The door
being slightly aiar, I opened it and entered
and found the object ofmy search engaged
In writing letters. After cordially extend
inc IA greeting the General excused nlu-
seR Vtile he finished the letter upon Wnleh
be was engsged, and meanwhile l had oe-
.Ss;on h Glance around the apartment;
TsL-ee sidss laf il were completely covered
7;tb hooks In cases extending Iron tue
a. a., as high as q man can Feacn. some
II tr;t;ng nictuTes are arranged over Soese
oases 5rominent among Fnlen are me
,,;St,rsSs Of the Electoral Commission, ana
he Republican and Democratic lsFIers
Who argued the great question before % ~
bigh tribunal. The hoor IS unearpeteq
Int beneath the desk and extending OUT ~
every direction from it IS a rich mat tnA1s
from huge elk's skin, which q friend sent
fsom the Territories,
Fbs letter being at last finished, the Gen
eral askad: "Woald you like to look around
a little2" ,.,-,-,,.
ssGertsniy,H I answered, and throwing
his cloak over his SHOULDERS, We peSs.eu O',S
to observe some Of the characteristics -
/ his model farm. "a n. Can
-, ~ n,' ,ro : sT1roaehed tau square enll1-
;pS t5S somewhat a1 resembling TarPad FsCer, ,Se5
ing ;ms tank tS "When we came here. IL i0Sa9 una
ns srSo a tract Of nine fGEIs % S.9s E9'R i5a Sna
never been reclaimed from Is Is nS5ty' spS disco4
P5OceeuSS aS,n3snee Of spring water. That
sFSH e SaSon5 ~ 5 the brow Of the hill yondesr.
Tbsrs n I placed ram aud laid pipes % the
t.nt anIt In this way the house and barn are
sapplied constantly with the best Of spring
water. We found that the pipes here were
not put down deep enough, fog they froEe'