Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-11-18
PLEASANTVILLE, N j., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER18 Is,

ion is merely made to keep you from
losing your farm, or whatever you may
have paid on it.
The wood on the land. principally
OAK and pine, is generally small, al
though in some parts it will saw into
good timber. AS rule, however, it
is only good for fire wood and fencing.
Cut and delivered at one OF the rail- road
stations it viii bring 1925 per cord.
Farms can be cleared for from $40 to
$25 per acre, according to the density
OF the wood, but the denser the wood
the more it is worth.
Upon arriving at Estelle you are like
ly to be surprised, but the nature o:
the surprise will depend on what you
anticipate. To paraphrase one OF Abb
raham Lincoln g sayings, if you see what
you expected you will be sgreeably dis
appointed, or vice versa. 1t all depends
on what sort OF spectac!es you wear.
One thing, however, which you do not
see is low, swampy land. AS a matter
OF fact, in some quarters OF the colony
there are small sized hills, though as
rule, the country is level. At Risley
station there is pronounced rise in
the land OF several degrees until the road
reaches Cane May avenue. At this cor.
ner the church stands and when tire
intervening space has been cleared OF
trees. the little steen le ct the crest oj
the hill will De s-em tor mites nd.
Further on up the maiL road the land
rises and falls several times until the
Tuckahoe river is reached, where Mrs.
Bolter lives. This main road-Cumber.
land ayenue-iS an cid thorougnfare.
The Lenape Indians doubtless travers-
ed it on their pirgrinages to the sea-
shore which they made every sumMer
to fish, fowl and bathe. When the warm
days OF May came and the birds began
to mate, the sauaws hurried to plant
the Indian corn, and with the advent
OF June the tribes were ready for the
march, Indian file, along the shady paths.
They were just as happy in their way
as pa assengers in a modern palace car.
Milnay station, with its hotel, mills
and dwellings in sight, makes better
first impression on visitor than either
Dorothy or Risley, though the latter
is more populated away from the station.
Dorothy, which has Just been establish
ed as a station, is destined to be the
nucleus of the forthcoming EsteIIe town.
Being the centre OF the colony it will
be the seat OF operations in the future
and around it will cluster the improve
ments. Proiiting 0V experience, Founder
Risley has made stipulations regarding
farm lots in this locality, and no land
is sold here unless the buyer agrees to
spend not less than 5000 in 80 days
in improvements.
The colonization OF all these farms
is grand conceptionl Just think OF
it Over 5000 families brought together
within the radius OF a few miles, only
an hours ride from Philadelphia, eacn
family living nitsownhousew with enough
ground for support from the soil. How
strong each individual will be with as
much strength as his neighborl No land
lord but sell What a power in the coun-
ty such colony would be politically;
as the colony voted so would go the
county. D. L. Risley could get any OF
flee in the gift OF his people by taking
up residence there. Who can say that
he may not one day be an assemblyman
or even a Congressman Through him
they secured a home. Probably they
would be glad to express their graft
tuGe by electing him to office. though
L have never heard that he has any such
aspirations. Still, ''gratiam, gratia,
parit."