The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-26

crease, and most every one gained largely.
The following are some Of the statistics that show
the distribution OF property in Norfolk according to
the official returns made toward the close Of 1850 =
Dwelling houses, ii ,6l2 barns 6,O9s other build
ings Of the value of $40 and upwards exclusive Of
manufacturing establishments, mills, &c, l,si7 /;
ounces Of plate exceeding s2o in value, 5S.5ssl (;
| amount of public securities, $S0,756 OF money at
interest, So $40 1913; Of money on hand, $l39 7
VI bank and insurance stock, So 500 40 shares In
railroads, bridges, canals and turnpikes 5S3
in other Incorporated companies, 81 ss6,36l num-
Der Of shops of all kinds, 1880 superficial feet Of
| salt works, 356,526.
The agriculture of Norfolk is of high repute In
ferior to the soil OF some other counties in particular
points, that of Norfolk has been made very fertile
through scientific culture This remark applies espe-
cially to land near Boston, the proximity to such
markets as Boston and Roxbury making farmers put
forth their best exerons to procure abundant crops
just as is the case case with the lower towns OF Mid
dlesex. Such towns are sometimes, and not naptly,
called {" Boston Gardens for it is mainly from
them that the city draws its supplies of all kinds Of
vegetables, and similar matters, for immediate con-
sumption. There is an air Of finish, and even
elegance, about these Norfolk FARMS and especially
about the orchards and gardens that is most agree
able to the eye and the MUD of the observer Then
| the rich country seats. standing in the midst Of
elabOratey cultivated grounds, complete the charm,
and make one regret that the region should resemble
Eden in no other respect than in its physical
beauty-its magnificent trees Of fruit or forest its
verdant meadows and murmuring streams
In 1850 the agricultural productions Of Norfolk
were:-Of Indian corn, l09,523 bushels; of barley,
6s40 oats, is ,040; rye, Is ,260 wheat, 444; tons
Of hay, As 200; potatoes, (about) 100000 bushels;
fruit, (abouD 500 600 bushels. The tillage land
amounted to some $4,000 acres; meadow lard,
$4,000; pasturage, 66 $685. woodland, 81 209a land
/ covered with water, 1888; unimproved land
1891 /; unmprovable, 6,59ls used for roads 1914
OF horses, there were $3.50; Of oxen 2,4l2; cows,
lO,769; steers and heifers 100; swine, six months
old and upwards, $40; and 53S sheep. OF mules
/ and tbsra D. hoin law ln.
! owned in any county. Some folAs think the humble !
/ has been put down too low
! Beside the agricultural articles named, there are
grown or made in this county, wool, butter, cheese
/ milk, wood, timber, honey beeswax, beef pork
straw, cider, met, and all kinds Of fruits, vegeta
bles, and flowers, known to Massachusetts, The
| quantities of butter and milk are very great.
| In manufactures Norfolk is very rich. The nu n
Der OF cotton factories, at the last returns was A.
with AZ ,321 spindles, and valued at 1871 $50. Can
ton had seven factories and 1922 spindles, of the
value of $1,000; Dorchester, one factory, 5000
spindles and capital 100000 Dedham, Franklin,
Midway, and Walpole come next in order in the
number and value Of their cotton factories. The
other towns engaged in the business are, Belling
ham Wrentham, Sharon, Braintree Peterborough
and Stoughton.
OF woollen factories there we're twelve, in
Guiding carpet factory at Roxbury, with capital
Of 100000, and all valued at 1898 900. Dedham
comes next to Roxbury, having sS4 900 invested in
the business, and then, at long interval, Belling
ham, Wapole, Braintree, Wrentham, Stoughton,
Sharon, and Canton.
OF rolling mills there were three, with capitals
OF $240 900; OF copper brass and iron foundries
six, value $73 900; FORCES, three value $lS5 800;
machine shops, twenty three, value $l05 900; one
Britannia ware mandatory, value $4,000; four
ropewalks, value SAL 300; one distil house, five
breweries, twenty-three tanning establishments,
fortyve gist mills, two fulling mills forty six
mills, forysix Sitting mills and rail machines, and
thirty eight card machines with their buildings, one
print works, seven bleacheres, five card factories,
thirty four iron works and furnaces, and forty mills
for miscellaneous purposes.
The miscellaneous articles manufacturedin Norfolk
county are brushes, railroad cars glue, gums boots
Shoes straw braid, b0nnets, hats lumber, agrcultu
raj implements Of all kinds building stone, slate all
sorts OF vehicles, chocolates cotton gins leather tin
ware, saddles, chairs, hosiery, anc1Or,, bar iron,
thermometers Britannia ware, palm leaf hats, bob
bins, marble monuments, grave stones w0Ollen ware,
wching, thread sewing silk, salt, silk machinery
harnesses, sheet iron ware, trunks boxes of various
kinds, segars, turner's ware, pocket books, rules,
fancy colOred papers and cards starch earthen ware
caps ccrdage, playing cards, confectionery, chemi-
cal preparations soap, taow candles, bricks, nails
whips, baskets, hoops, pelisse wadding, organs,
clocks BELLS cabinet ware, bonnet pressing machines
nail making machines wool and f1ocks from wool
and rags. backing bleached wax blocks and pumps,
mechanics tools, upholstery ware, chain cables,
brass ware, stained and stamped paper, wOrsted
yarn steam engines and boilers, fire engines, butts
upholstery ware, fire arms, sheet lead and pipe,
white lead, other paints, bread turpentne, rOsin,
hogsheads. barrels, rum, looking glass frames,
sashes, blinds, beer, corsets, oakum, India rubber
goods, sizing, meats foot oil, bone manure jerked
beet duck, axes list Competing, twine iron axetrees,
doors, walking canes, bonnet blocks, &C.
There are seventeen paper mills IN Norfolk
county, with capital TO the amonnt OF $4,000
The largest number of mills is at Needham, but
Dorchester has the most capital invested in the
business. Milton comes next to Needham, and then
Wapole, Braintree, and Deoham.
Every body has heard of MIR. Prestons famous
saying, that the only productions of Massachusetts,
ale ice and granite. The assertion must be taken
with some grains Of allo vance, though it conveys An
important truth in rather exalted language. What
Mddesex is in the ice business, that is Norfolk in
the gT ante business. The famous Quincy granite"
is grown and manufactured here, and enjoys q world
wide reputation. Like our ice, it is exported to
foreign countries, and is a mine OF wealth TO the
workers in it. Several hundred thousand dollars
worth Of it annually got out, and there is no pur
pose for which granite can be used TO which 1t IS not
applied all over the country. The supply II mex
haustibe and the business Of preparing 1t il carried
on in the mot methodi,a al manner. Considerable
quantities Of slate are annually quarred.
The maritime interest Of Norfolk i, respectable.
Her tonnage was officially reported at 1857, in
1850 and She ranks in thus respect as the seventh
county Of Massac husetts. She has considerable
interest directly in the fishing business The fishing
towns are Cohasset, Dorchester, and Quincy. Some
vessels and boats are built. The superficial feet OF
wharf is 2,l0S,42l
The principal rivers of Norfolk are the Charles
and Neponset. The former rises near Hopkinton
and Milford, and flows through Belngham Frank
lin, Midway, Medfed Sherburne, Dover, Dedham
Needhsm Natick, Waltham, and WATERFOWL. 1t is
stream of some consequence in our history and
poetry; but it is called the Charles without any
authority. Captain John Smith, that most cheva-
leresque Of the early settlers of North America, has
left it on record that he mistook the tarest reach
in this (Massachusetts) bay for river whereupon
he called it Charles River, after the Prince, who
subsequently became Charles |. From Smiths
later relations as Mr. Drake tells US, II is evident
that he had no Information about the stream since
called Charles river. He undoubtedly supposed
what is now Boston harbor was the mouth Of great
river, such as appears on his map. Writing in 1929,
he speaks Of the Bay Of Massachusetts,, otherwise
called Charles river" And it Is evident that Capt.
Squeb supposed he was in Charles river when he
turned our fathers ashore at Nantasket. MI. Drake
discusses the point with his usual accuracy aud
acLteness But the river il beautiful one. whether
rightly called the Charles not The Indians called
it Quinobequin. The Neponset is also fine stream,
md Of u.a tnr rnills al n