Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-10-25
Wahi4gton T0ntiae.
GgsaoR Town, 6s5 oas5<y, 1900.

# OEoRGE~2 OWN Os1 OEgUSSD AoVT~
a NUMBER OF PROPRIE TORS in the
city os Waihiagtosi, with views TO convert then
.yoper,,ainso immediate money, have formed the
following PLAN ar a TONTINE; and have
appoiated the fabfcriber their agent TOT carrying
the fame iato execution.
a ia Of the lot. embarked in tAis enterprde
,n,rerdes the rlan OF the inaisunon. Plats of the
r;fvs IN which shele lots will be defgnated, will
+. loavsd at the fevcral tayerns in Warrington
ard George Town, for public INFECTION; AMI
hooks will be opened IN the city tor receiving iao-
ff,o,;ans Of ihares, on the 6rt day of December:
.ofuiar. Should books be opened elfewhere, dne
ro,;s. w;ll he ,gsyen thereof. Payment mutt be
made for the Eares az the time OF iuoicFio.ng' out
;Acoo,rary 20 reafonaole expectation, a t~htlclens
number Of mares lhould not be iuoicr'oed tor the
err.ution OF the fcheme, the money ihali DC taith,
fu)Ey returned 10 the ipelcrIbers, and without any
unneceGsry delay.
nv. conai,urloo of the Tontine is too plain to
ned explanatory remarks. The BATS OF the lntti-
.ation being a rifing property, rated on a very
Iow f,ale. tue advantages mutt be greater than
could refuf from a mere monied lniti'ution. Ii
feems indeed more than probable, that each ROCK
a,la.r rho f~uryiyes the diIolution of the csmpa-
~. viii find che value of his flock augmented
ts ensy fold, or more. 1fany think that this Ia
yors of exsrasagance, let them ADVERT TO the in-
created yalur Of unimproyed property IN any OF ccS
laroe towns during the Taft 20 years. Let them
compare with the prices of the Tonsine lors, floie
oef ne mott Indifferent Property IN any OF thoie
so,.n. no. II will not be contended that any
Town in III. United States had, 20 years ago.
fair.r profpsAs of rapid i%ncseale, than waning
stta has az this day. The fact will nor be ali
nnf.d. thai the Tohtine lots are generally anongft
the mott valuable in Walhingson-
The fea, OF government tor tuch a coon'ry as
IL Jhi,ed States, cannot long remain an ineonA-
aefab.e city. But Warrington has an savan'age
,,,rs ;nportant than even this. Il Is tie neareit
teas oo,t 70 that country which may De Jutiy dc.
nominated the granary of America
a olan OF this kind formed 20 years ago on the
bats ef uplaptoved properly IN B7lti'. ore or even
i'm George FowG, would have yielded 10 inc 'uI-
vi, ;nr. a6Sentuters Of thia day, . Proht OF forty II
not an huudred iold. )
In.Msy, 1909, Warrington eonsa'neS 5'zoo
;nhsbjSaDta-sa May, 1903, 1850, The numcc
Der now exceeuS 5000 IA " te"N
progfef,ve iacresfs, he population in 1907, WI
Be $500; in 1910, $500; in 1913, ~Iasoo'
IA 1915, 1890; 10 1919, $1,000; In lo1s'
$4,000; and in Is2sr 5000. Men OF isnie'
vha examine the ftuation of the Tonlne lots,
will perceive tha, the whole OF them mutt De m
demand fer improvement before the population
r;f.s 20 %. 200. From the time, hAPpenSs when II
will. thar our lhall principally depend
moon our own predictions, and our own con.
ganp,iou. the ~increaie Of the city will be infinite.
~ more rapid. The ~refources OF the country at
tachca 20 il BY natu,e, are now equal to the
maintenance of S $4,000 fouls IL the city. Theie
refourccs. diverted at this time into many differ
emf channels, will be confined almot exciuiisely
TO Wsfhingtor, when Europe ihall De at peace,
.na each maritime nation can carry Sos 'telf.
The ufaal. mode Of filling lots in ous large
town. is by the front foot; in Warrington the
mode is by ,he fpsare foot. At the h'gheH price
in shi. plan, a lot of 4 feet by TO Will be 24o
dollars; the loweA price 60 dollars IN iquaTes
where there are alleys, a triGe more.
The whole property leafed out at g, per front
foot, would pay nore .han s per cent. inseTeft on
the capital. -
Tx fo.75s0;;;ng los IL m city If W4@mg'oH gre
fbsfe engaged in tie Hs@5ng'or 1orti"s.