Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-30
TELLS OF MS NEW EASTERN HOME
Mr.. A. B. Saxton Writes to the Censor
and Old Neishbors.

EDITOR CENSOR: You will remem-
Der that had a talk with you Just be-
fore leaving Wisconsin for the state of
New York; | promised some time to
write you a little account of the new
home to which we were then going.
We are now located in the village of
Wayland. 1t is small place. situated
in Steuben county, eighty-four miles
east of Buffalo Our county joins the
state of Pennsylvania. Wayland has
about / 800 inba bitants We have four
churches Adventist, Methodist, Evan
gelical and Catholic. Catholics are by
far the largest in number, about as
many as the other three. Right under
the shadow of these four renSious de-
nominations we have thirteen saloons,
and seven of those permits are granted
in the names of women Could you beat
that in the wild and wooley west?
We have two chair factories; the lar
gest when in full operation employs
about 100 persons. A short time ago
they sent out an order for dry lumber
of just one million feet. Last spring
| they received an order for $40, 900 worth
of goods from one firm. They ship by
| the carload TO the Pacific coast They
| certainly make as fine line of goods
As you ever set your eyes on We have
a silk MILL the largest of its kind in the
United States, if not in the world They
| have $50 looms and employ about fifty
or sixty hands Some of the girls can
attend two and even three of the looms
| at the same time. We also have large
canning factory. They commence op-
eratlons about the middle of June on
early peas, and continue work until the
tg ~ Fkf
beans, corn and apples One of the
best days this summer they put out
SO 600 cans of peas from Z O'Clock in
The morning to o'clock in the night.
They have five large threshers run by
steam, and it takes but few minutes
to run large load through Our farm
| ers raised abou 500 acres of peas alone,
many of them getting as high as $100
an acre for them. This is the greatest
county for potatoes | ever struck, In
the busy time they ship as high as
| fifteen to thirty cars day. The pota-
toes are very nice, but you would not
think there could be such difference
IN the yield, as there is from so to 240
bushels to the acre. One man had a
seven-acre piece which yielded just 240
| bushels to the acre, and the same man
| had ten acres in another patch which
yielded just 2 900 bushels. and he hauled
them right from the field to market,
making two trips a day, He received
from Doc to 5Sc per bushel, so you see
they brought him snug little sum 1t
| depends much upon the man and how
he land is fitted up and taken care Of.
| We have a large cement factory which
runs night and day the year around.
| Their help is mostly Italians, employing
about seventy Eve hands. 1t would
take many more, but they have a ma
chine to dig the mari instead of by
hand
There are other things might speak
Of but will forebear, lest | might try
your patience. Just few words as to
the country. 1t is much like the coun-
try around Sparta, only instead Of sand,
t is rocks all around you. in the gar
den, il the dooryard. and they are so
plentiful If you pick up one three more
will take its place. Yet, in spite of it
all, we raise splendid strawberries and
the best of vegetables and apples, pears
and plums to beat the band
Now | must close for this time. Next
time | will tell you about tie many
beautiful lakes and of our high school,
etc. Our best respects 10 you and
yours A Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year. p. b. SAxToN.
Wayland, N y, Dec. %, 1905.