The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-08
Our New England Correspondence.

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Our New England Correspondence.
GRoToN JUNCTION, (Mass.,) April A. 1852.
iroton Junction-Hs Origin, and Groucth-Great
Raa'cay Centre-Facilit,es for Intercommnnica
ton Establishment Of b. Martin g. Co., for the
Manufacture of Agricultural LmplenentS-Iat
Eagle, Plough, Cutivator, Hay Gutter, &c.
Eaion's Golden Reaper, a California huentiorl
The Erection of Dsoelling Houses-Great In.
crease in the price of Land-A New Baptist
Church-A Neto Name Nonacauieus-Grot
Proper Governor BoutWeN.
About thrty-ve miles from Boston, and directly on
lhe line of the Boston and Fitchburg Railway, is
situated the thriving village of Groton Junction, as,
for convenience sake, it is called. Five years ago
The place had no existence. The ground which it
now occupies was either held for farming purposes,
OF covered by pine forests, more dreary to the eye
|even, than those of North Carolina, because not
suggestiyely eloquent of "nava stores" But
Improvement, or change, came with the extension
|of railway facilities. At this point, it was found
various lines of which the Fitchburg Railroad has
been the fruitful mother. Here the Nashua and
Worcester trains, those of the Stonybrook and Low
|ell, and the Boston and Fkchburg companies, in
tersect three times every day. and twice on each
day the Peterborough and Shirley trains also leave
here No less than eight trains are to be seen here
every morning and evening, Sundays excepted
and six at midday. Hence the name of the station
Groton Junction-as it lies within the limits of
Groton 1t is point of departure for all quarters
of the country; and if our statesmen know no
north or south, no east or west, Groton
Junction is not in so happy condition of
ignorance It knows them much better than do
some travellers who, in the sort of embroglo that
is created by many trains meeting, occasionally
get whisked off to the south when they would go
north, and are hurried in the direction Of the rising
sun when their deliberate intention was to have fol-
lowed that respectable and useful luminary in his
westerning coursc Strangers had better look sharp
when at the Junction" or the most awkward re-
suits may follow. have there known husbands to
be torn from their wives, and children to be left in
condition of temporary orphanage, just because a
knowledge of the points of the compass does not
come by nature.
A place so admirably situated for the purposes Of
intersommuneaton soon attracted the attention Of
of Blackstone, in Worcester county, have just
erected here brick building, 200 feet by 20,
having attached to several smaller edfces, in which
their intention to on great business as
ton Agricultural Works." and they manufacture
the celebrated eagle ploughs, which took
the $50 premium at the worcester fair, 'for doing
the best work with the least draft" in trial
open TO the whole Union. / examined q large
number of these ploughs, and if l had any
land, most certainly l should have carried off
couple Of them at least They are the only instru-
ments that should be employed in turning up the
bosom of our kind mother earth, she probably feel
ing under their operation, as comfortable as one Of
her SONS when drawing good razor over his face.
Che has been ploughed often and ever has made
kind return each occasion of such cutting treat
ment that we may suppose she likes 1T.
Besides the Eagle, other poughs are manufactured
at the junction Works" q ought to mention that
in 1861 the Eagle took the prize at the New York
State fair, at Rochester) The haycutters made
l-,,;ra r,o
ingenious continuance and made me- who am rather
nervous almost shudder. Three different kinds Of
cultvators are here made and very many other arti
ces used farms, it being the intention of the pro.
needed by intelligent agrcultursts in all parts of the
Union. A new kind of churn was shown to me,
which was patented year or two back, by Mr.. =.
Clements, Of Barnet, VT, and which really would
ter out of water, powerful is it, Messrs. Martin
Company have purchased the right to supply this
article to nine counties in Massachusetts,.
! was particularly struck with an account that
received of new reaping machine, known as
Klliotts Golden Reaper, the construction of several
Of which has just been commenced by Messrs. Mar
tin Co., for the inventor. This reaper is double
machine twelve Q2) feet hinged in the centre, and
Is operated (cart- observation-disclosures stye) by being
pushed before rather than drawn by, the team.
-Four horses will be required to prope it at the speed
necessary to cut Twelve feet wide) from twenty to
twenty-five acres per day of ten hours The greatest
Improvement dUOTuc0 by LDiS TtdpcE ID, Luhb ditT
cutting it rakes the grain, and prepares it in such
manner for binding that two men will be able to do
the vork of eight in the usual mode OF binding in
the field. The binders will ride on the reaper, and
the IT ain will be delivered bound as through
the field. This important addition to our stock Of
agricultural machines Of the highest class Is the in
ventiop Of Augustus Elliott Esq, native OF New
Hampshire, but more recently OF California. 1t was
invented for and is particularly adapted to the cond
ton things in California where it planned and
where Sworked admirably during the last season.; bat
il is equally well adapted to the prairies and level
regions the older Western States. Cutting twelve
feet wide, the machine works on hinge in the CEN
tre tho better to inequalities of surfase,
rising even perpendcularly, III necessarily while the
rear part shall be working horizontally. Mr.. Elliott
(who has made five trips to California; deserves
great credit for his ingenuity, and has laid the coun-
try under obligations to him, which, it is hoped will
be redeemed in solidly satisfactory manner. Com
petent judges assure me that Elotts Golden Reaper
is as great an improvement on Mr.. Mccormick 8
machine as that was on previous modes OF operating
The " Junction Works. have been but a few weeks
open, and they now employ some forty men, which
number will be increased to about two hundred as
soon as the buildings shall have been completed. A
planning establishment is in course of erection, and
also foundry where the company will do their own
castings II liz, indeed, their intention to be as per-
feet within their own establishment and as little de-
pendent upon outsiders, as men well can be. When
completed the concern will be one of the best in
New England, and from its facilities OF comnunica-
ton with markets in all directions cannot fail to do
n great and profitable business. Freight cars load
and unload at the very doors OF the main building,
and every possible convenience is provided for sure
and rapid transport.
The company are erecting several large houses
for the accommodation OF their employees. There
are already many dwellings at the Junction.
where four years since there were but two three
buildings including the station house of the Fitch.
burg company, then the only railway that passed
through most dreary tract of country. Upwards
Of forty dwelling houses in course Of building, or
contracted for and will be erected this
That New England community must be poor indeed
which does not provide for religious instruction very
soon after it has commenced its existence Accord
ingly, the Junction" people are about to erect a
meeting house" q would call it q church" only
that Pope Brownson would excommunicate me for
80 dong) in which religious services will be regu-
larly performed. II will be in the hands of the Bap-
fists whose liberalty in various ways is a well known
matter of history, and whose ministers, like Crom-
wells soldiers, are not in the habit of doing their
work negligcntly In the old times, the pillory
the whipping.post, the prison, and perhaps
the framework of the. galows,. were among