OUT-OF-TOWN PLACES 



ous level of Jersey. This much, however, is 

 to be said practically — the nearer a man can 

 establish himself to one of those great avenues 

 of travel— that is, toward Philadelphia, Bos- 

 ton, or Albany — the more sure he will be of 

 finding sale in the event of failure, and the 

 more sure of ready and constant market for 

 whatever produce he may have on hand. 



I am perfectly well aware that my friend 

 Mr. Urban (and others of like humor) will 

 insist that he has no intention of selling out 

 or of marketing extensively. It is pleasant, 

 however, to feel that we can do such things 

 if we choose. From my own observation I 

 am persuaded that the man who has no chance 

 of selling his country place or his farm is al- 

 ways a great deal more eager to sell than the 

 one who has opportunities flowing upon him 

 weekly. Above all things, it is imperative 

 that a proprietor who would enjoy to the full 

 a delightful country place, or a well-managed 

 farm, should allow others to enjoy it with 

 him. By which I mean, that his improve- 

 ments and successes should be in the sight of 

 people, and not in some utterly inaccessible 

 locality, out of view and out of mind. 



To plant charming shrubberies and lay 

 down captivating walks in quarters that no 



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