The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-16

ford was not quite 1000; Pswtuoket. l,75e; Taun-
ton GIL. The increase in some of the other towns
was but small, and in Dartmouth. Freetown, Reno
both and Swapsey, the population decreased
In the matter OF property Bristol makes a better
show than in that OF population. The valuat on Of
1850 it amounted TO SIS, 243 56O-rs,her more than
doubling. Fall River took the lead Ia property in
population, increasing from ~ 552 l2l in lsiO, TO
IS 09l $50 in 1850 New Bediord's rate OF gain
S6 ,l49 $50 in 1910, which in ten years had in-
creased to sl4 4s9 ,266. Taunton had risen from
,2C0 40l so TO $3.70l ,472. Freetown, which had
experienced the largest decline OF It's population,
losing about oneeghth OF its people, added consid
crafty to its property, rising from 1887 1888 so to
1865 096. Fairhaven increased from 81 SAITH 80
to 24ss $780, though its increase in population was
small. Dartmouth, which lost in people, gained SO
largely in money that in 1850 she had $2,279, 942,
being increase Of some 81 236 900. A'lthe other
towns that declined in people game in property. As
the poet says:
wealth accumuAtes and men decay"
Westport rose from $685. $3.50 40 to 81 ,45l $50;
Pawtucket from $3.50 ,6s9 TO 1915 $751; Attleborough
from $s00,6s4 TO 81 ,03s, coo. No other town had
much over seven hundred thousand dollars and most
OF them were under that amount
The distribution OF property in Bristol, in 1851,
In some important items, was as follows:-Number
OF dwelling houses ,453; Of barns 5,273 of other
buildings Of the value OF $40 and up wards, ,092;
OF superficial feet Of wharf, ,l0S,42 Of which New
Bedford had almost three ifths, Fall River almost
one-tfih, and Fairhaven almost One-twelfth, the
re mair der being mostly divided between Taunton,
Freetown Dartmouth Westport, Somerset and Digh-
ton superficial feet of salt works. 366 $685. than
fourfftbs Of which belong to Dartmouth; shops OF
all kinds, ,375; and tonnage, ,59l. The amount
OF bank and Insurance stock was 81 ,23l 800; Of
money at interest, s3,el5, 1855; Of money on hand
81 0l6435 OF United States and other public secu
rites, $ll1 ESQ; OF every persons whole stock in
trace Sc 626 COL; OF railroad stocks. and stock in
lie flrtr Eac 81 pf Shn in fbar
corporations, $3i2,577; OF ounces OF plate, 1865
Fail River beating New Bedford handsomely in this
material OF elegant lie, and the two, with Taunton
almost monoIolizing what there is OF 1t in the
county
or agricultural property the following are from
the official retI rns-Acres OF salt marsh, 1881;
OF English and upland moving, 80 ,092 of fresh
meadow, 1898; OF tage land, Is 055; of pasturage
10 03; Of woodland 400 593; of unimproved land
49, &c., of land covered with water 0s9; and used
for roads, 7l77 There were 500 horses, 32ll
oxen, 1886 cows, 1907 steers and hefers, Co.'s
sheep, and ,343 swine.
The principal agricultural articles there produced
were Indian l69 70S bushels oats, 500 44; rye,
rs 445; barley, 6027 wheat, 10; hay, 33,765 tons;
potatoes about COS 900 bushels. The other agrcul
tural productions are wool, wood, timber, met, but
ter cheese, honey wax, esculent vegetables Of all
kinds known to the climate, milk, flax, various des-
criptions OF fruit, beef, pork, &c.
Bristol stands high among our manufacturing
COUNTIES. She has 81 cotton factories, with 203 G6S
capital thus invested, Fall river has more than half
and also the same proportion OF spindles New
Bedford ranks next after which comes Taunton, and
then Pawtucket Attleborough has the fifth place
the list, and Dighton and Seekonk are sixth and
and seventh. Tie other establishments are on a
comparatively small scale.
The woollen factories are few in number, and
the amount OF caIita invested in them is but small
There are two ropewalks at New Bedford and Fair
haven two rolling mills nine copper, brass and
iron foundres six machine shops, with capital to
the amount of quarter OF million three silk and
calico printing establishments; three paper mills
l6 tanneries rs grist mills 81 saw mills "a oil
factories other mills, SO.
OF miscellaneous articles there are made hollow
ware and castings, brassware, metal buttons,
clocks Watches jewelry, trunks, railroad cars tin
ware, leather, boots and shoes straw bonnets and
hats, straw braid, bricks, Britannia ware snuff and
segars, lumber, blocks and pumps, hooks and eyes,
shutiles and shuttle mountings, paper boxes threa
spoos, spectaces glass buttons, spectacle glasses,
buckles medals, weavers' reeds sashes and blinds,
hoops of ell kinds, articles OF sculpture stone cut
tiDgs shingles, salt, linseed OIL sperm oil menhaden
OIL, carding machines, axes and other edge tools,
cutlery lacks and brads agricultural implements OF
all kinds, scientific instruments, sperm candles, tai
low candles, soap, candle boxes oil casks, har-
poems, lances, nails, boilers, harness, saddles,
chairs, cabinet ware, mechanics tools. wearing APP
parel, blank books, vessels sails, marble, black
smits's articles, mlwright articles, building stone,
anchors Florence BRAID hoesheads, casks, barrels,
kegs, baskets grave stones bar iron, whips, wooden
ware, globes, cotton twine, names blacklead cruel
bles, stone and earthenware, machinery lead kegs,
wooden knobs, clay stove Innings, black lead pots,
&c, &c.
Bristol is the whaling port of Massachusetts,, and
New Bedford is the whaling port OF Bristol. have
given the tonnage Of New Bedford find it in the
last State official returns, but think it is much be-
low the reality, for if correct then that ourishing
place lost largely in shipping in the five years pre-
ceding the summer Of le5l, as find that the returns
of 1915, make the Whaling tonnage of that year
great deal than the returns OF 1850, make the
entire tonnage Of the port That the place has not
declined is evident from its increase In population,
and from facts recently made known. 1t has been
publicly stated that in the eight years Immediately
preceding January l, 1862, the value Of the
cargoes brought into New Bedford by the whaling
feet was upwards of s24 600 000 or more than three
was stated that the amount expended for bibles and
testameDts for sailors in the same time. amounted TO
less than $50 per year, which shows that the zone
thing needful Is pretty much dispensed with in the
wishing business. II the half OF what is said be
true tie manner in which the crews OF whaling ships
cheated and plundered, all around and by every
no comes i'll business conta: with them, it is
disgrace to civilization. Compared with their ex
stence, that OF galley slaves must be rather agree
able pastime. Yeas ago, and before Rhode Island
blessed with that solid evidence of enlightened
progress, State prison, her Legislature in the
practice Of committing sentences to impr s0nment
for life into golng on whaling voyage" which was
found TO be any thing but commutation OF punish
ment, before the voyage over. In any other bu-
siness a man generally coDtrves to keep his skin,
but not in thus. Things have considerably improved
in it of late years. the modes OF the business having
partaken of the general ad rance of the age IN hui
name sentiment and practice; and the time Is not
lar distant, let us at least hope when terocious
brutality will be much abhorred in whaling off,
Ger as il used to be admired
The whaling business gives employment to thou
sands OF persons employed in ship building, and in
the manufacture Of the various articles tnat enter
into the pursuit. The manufacture Of sperm oil and
candles Is also source of much labor. There are
vessels employed in the cod and mackerel fisheries
Immense numbers of sbad and alewiyes are taken.
Boat building is extensively carried The amount
OF salt made cannot be less than 80 900 bushels per
year.
The chief Characteristic of Bristol industry is its
variety. Fall river and Taunton are perfect hives,
in which every thing is made TO which ingenious aud
industrious turn their hands, with iair pros
pect Of profit. In 1e43, Fall River suffered terri
bly, from fire, ard there were people ready to pre-
dict her utter extinction, yet she has managed not
only to falsify their predictions, but to do so in