The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-26

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which used to b very abundant, but eighteen were
returned The preceding facts are from rcturns made
in 1880 since which time there has been handsome
increase made in most Of the articles named but II
10 impossible to get at the exact amount.
During the last ten twelve years there has been
much improvement in the farming here, particularly
in the cultivation Of fruit of which large quantities
are raised for SALE Dnring the year ending June l,
PIES OF superior quality, by railway. Probably half
as many more were sent away by other modes OF
conveyance OF cider, 700 barrels were sent to
Boston by the railway, in the same period Cherries
are quite abundant and good. The strawberries
here raised are admirable and numerous. They have
attracted much attention at the Horticultural So
ciety's exhibitions in Boston, this year, and have
sold rapidly at 80 cents per box. Peaches do not
flourish here, though the neighbOring town Of Lin
coin might be ptted against New Jersey orchard Of
the first class Some ounces are grown, and also
pears plums and other fruits of the kind but not in
large quantities The lapse Of few years, however,
must place Concord second to 40 fruit growing town
in Middlesex. The Farmers' Club an excellent in
stituton, lately established here and Of which Mr..
Brown, editor of the New England Farmer news
paper is President, has exerted good influence.
OF the common kinds Of vegetables. great guam
titles are produced much of which is consumed at
home, the rest being sent to Boston and Lowell.
Last year. 800 bushels OF potatoes were sent to the
former city BY railway alone. and 800 bushels Of
rutabaga turnips Garden seeds are extensively
cultivated.
In the article of wood Concord need fear COM
paris0n with other town in this part of the coun-
try trees growing rapidly that there is fear of
the supply becoming exhausted The oak, the
maple and pine, are most common, and there are
also chestnut, white birch, and walnut. During the
last twelvemonth 1900 cords of wood were sold to
either the Fitchburg Railroad Company, or to the
brick manufacturers at Cambridge. The peat that
is obtained here is as good a. it il abundant OF
ship timber 100 tons have been sent to Boston within
twelvemonth, and during the same time 100000
pump and board logs were sent to Waltham and
Somerville.
The principal articles exported are milk and ice.
Mr. Joseph Brown, who runs daily car over the
Fitchburg road, for the purpose Of supplying large
number OF dealers in Boston, carries down, in year
about 900 gallons OF milk, and that which Is
sent in other ways must swell the amount to $50 900
gallons. He also carries large quantities from other
towns, his connections extending as far as Harvard,
in Worcester county. He pays about l0t cents per
gallon and sells it TO the Boston dealers At Ia cents
who retail it at FIVE and six cents per quart. His
entire sales, including what he takes from Harvard,
Groton, Litsleton, aud Lincoln, cannet be much
short of $4,000 gallons. worth some $4,000,
of which amount $4,000 goes to Concord.
The milk Is taken to Boston every forenoon
in car specially provided for its convey
ance. 1t is delivered at the station in that must
average eight quarts each, and in good condition
There used formerly to be Sunday train for this
business, but it was discontinued some years since
There is not any great amount of butter and cheese
sold from this town, farmers finding it more profta
bic to sell their milk at once, and without submitting
it to any process of manufacture.
For the ice business Concord Is well situated. Her
railroad facilites--the road striking some capital
points for the gathering of the artcleaIe good and
few places have more water, or nea er and ntenser
powers of congelati0n Last winter Mr. Wyethe, of
Cambridge, and Messrs. Russell and Harrington,
of Charlest0wn, housed rather more than so 900
tons from pond near to Lorings Mills, directly on
the line Of the railroad beside taking down conside
rable quantities as fast as it was cut. Not less
than 900 tons cut for local use so that our
entire crop may be put down at 10000 tons, worth
not less than quarter Of million OF dollars. The
quantity might be almost indefinitely extended as
the number of ponds is large, and most OF them pro
duce ice not inferior to that Of Cambridge or Wen
ham. Mr.. Tudor has monopoly Of Walden Pond ;
he neither cuts from it himself nor allows others to
do This pond is right on the line Of the railroad
SO that you can all but drop stone into it from a
train. Its ice is excellent in every respect, save
durability, and that must be admitted to be i'm
portant exception. The whole amount of land that
is here covered by water is upwards Of four hundred
acres. In the milk business several hundred tons Of
ice are used.
Teasels were once grown here very largely, but
they longer form OF agricultural products
Onion seed used to be raised very extensively, but
that has ceased to enter to any extent into the list of
articles produced. Hay and straw are sent to Boston
and Lowell, principally the former city, for sale, in
great quantities
In 1906 cotton mill was erected here, said to be
the oldest in the State. The establishment has ever
since been carried on though occasionally changing
purposes and owners. For some years past it has
been owned by Mr.. G. G. Damon. one OF the wealth..
est men Of the town, and very sue cessfu manuiac
turer The mill is situated il the western part of the
town, and the whole place is known the Factory
Village, or Damon's Mills. Mr. Damon manufactures
fiannels, employing fifty hands, who produce 1000
yards per day, about s7 900 yards per year. The
quantity OF stock consumed yearly Is l25 900 pounds
The manufacture Of lead pipe and sheetlead used to be
pursued here by Mr.. Loring. but the business has
ceased and the establishment has been purchased by
Mr.. Howe, of Ashburnham. for the manufacture Of
pals baskets, &c. Many shoes are made for both
local use and expectation. In 1872, Mr.. William
Monroe commenced here the manufacture of lead
as he for long time monopozed peculiar mode of
producing the article. There are five pencil manu-
factories in town, which make not far from Is 900
gross, or some 81 0000 900 of pencils. There used to
closed years ago. Barrels and hoops are made, 500
beef barrels, and 100 900 hoops Of various sizes, be-
ing sent over the railroad during the last twelve
month. There is book bindery, where o good
newspaper otherwise than nomnally, though the
time was, when two papers, the county organs OF
their respective parties, hourished here. There is
something done in the carragemakng line, but it Is
not what it used to be. 1t may be set down as a
general fact, that the manufacturing business has
declined in the variety of its character while that Of
agriculture has increased in every way.
The number Of tickets sod annually, at the rail-
Ioau stdlioi Here, S upWarus VI lo,VUU, producing
$4,000. seventythree (7D season tickets are sold
at s64 EACH producing s4,,G72. The receipts from
freight express train, and the conveyance OF milk to
Boston, amounts to about ST 900 year. The num-
Der Of season tickets has increased from twenty
TO seventythree in seven years, and would have
probably reached to considerably over hundred,
were houses to be had; but the people here are
Slow in the way of building. The railroad ar
engagements, too, are not good. Seven trains leave
here daily, for Boston, and six from Boston
stop here: but the convenience Of the public
is but little consulted by the company OF the seven
trains that leave, but two start regularly from Con-
cord one at seven o'clock A. M, which Is rather too
early for Christian of established reputation to be
cup and dressed, shaved and breakasted for day g
work among the Shylocks, and Overreaches, and
Greedys of Boston; and the other at 1920 P M, when
none but lawyers, fresh from human hunt, are
bound for their dens in the cities and lower towns.
The increase Of Concord's population has been
rather slow, being but 406 from 1910 to 1850, the
latter years census showing the people to amount to
2206. II is now supposed the inhabitants are not
much short of $500 Between 1910 and 1850 the
value of property increased from $60s $40 20 to 81
262S03 20, considerably more than doubling. The
amount of money on interest in 1870 was kI66 lOd.