The representative., 1896-09-16
OUR FINANCES.
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the history of our country. The mono
metalists rely principally upon falsehood
and abuse. Gold is fetish Of numerous
worshippers. They have appealed to
this worship with powerful effort for
many years. This success has given them
confidence, but the country has long suf-
fered. If the people cannot think they
can at least feel. They have come at
length TO realize thefalsehood which Las
been imposed upon them. 1t is danger
GUS to reckon too much upon the ignor-
ance and patience of a people. In many
sections, as with the Texan their condi-
tion is simply intolerable. 1t is the
duty of every man upon this occasion to
do his own thinking, and to judge by
things Of his own experience, and to pray
God to enlighten his judgment for the
good of his country.
WHO IS CHARLES X. Lands?
Mr.. Charles K. Landis, who by request
has favored us with his view upon the
financial question, has filled the role of
making many blades of grass grow
where none grew before. Not only grass
but fruit trees by the million the factory
as well, thus exercising largely the Gre
ative faculty. Mr.. Lands is the founder
of Hammonton, Vineland, Nuova, Italia
and Sea Isle City, in New Jersey, all
prosperous places built up by actual i'm
provement, and not speculation. To
instance one of them, Vineland, New
Jersey, he purchased in this place some
years ago 35 1000 acres, or nearly so
square miles of land. 1t was an un-
broken wilderness. He opened through
it 250 miles of roads and dug 20 miles Of
bitches to drain the wet places, had the
roads planted with shade trees, both for
their utility and ornament. In the CEN
ter he laid out a town.
All the roads and streets were wide
and spacious, planted with shade trees,
and each lot was sold upon the stipula-
tion of setting the house back to afford
room for flowers and shrubbery. The
place is now one of the most beautiful,
not only in New Jersey, but in the
United States. The town in the center
has a population of 5000 and over; the
whole tract, which extends into three
counties, fully $1,000 of prosperous peo-
plen with miles of orchards, vinyards
and farms. Factories, schools churches,
railroads and every convenience of civ
ization cover the land. When Mr.. Lam
dis went into that country the ignorance
of the people was such that wages were
only so cents a day, payable out of the
store in groceries, tobacco, whisky and
merchandise. Feeling the injustice Of it
he raised these wages to $1.25 per day,
payable every week in cash. Vineland
is probably the largest individual enter
prise in the United States, as he accom-
plished it without partner or company.
Nuova Italia covers 5000 acres of i'm
provement, settled up by Italians, who
have literally covered it with farms,
orchards, vineyards and beautiful
homes, and who are among the best
farmers and gardeners and the most
peaceful and prosperous of people.
Sea Isle City is place of some 300
houses, hotels and cottages, upon the
New Jersey Coast, between Cape May
and Atlantic City, and is laid out SO
beautifully that many consider it the
Queen City by the Sea.
Mr.. Landis in his time has given full
ly $4,000 deeds, and no one has ever
been known or found to have flaw in
it's title. He has also been fortunate
enough never to have had note or
check go to protest. Such is the ex-
perience and character of the man who
has written the above article.
Mr.. Lands has never been in politics
other than as a quiet voter, which vote
really decides every election, and that
vote will, no doubt, lead to some sur
prises in the one that is coming.-Phil-
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