Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-04-30
To The Stockholders of The Aleraadria Canal

'OHOS'''O''''"
| redeem my promise regarding the loss
of time in our Canal work. and loss of our
money by improper expenditure at -Four Mile
Greek. In August, 1890, We made subscrip
ton under the Act which formed our COMPANY
The 18th August we elected President and D-
rectors. The advanced season left us no ex-
pectation of more in that year than examina-
ton and correction of prior SURVEYS for loca-
ton Of the Canal You know we generally
thought that the Directors would. during the
following winter, form some plan for vigorous
prosecution of the work the next year. 1881.
We were all pleased when the Gazette aDnOunc'
ed, in June 1881, the commencement ofthe Ca.
nal on the next 4th july all hoping for active
measures to complete it with all possible speed
to prevent manifest injury to the trade OF this
town, and undue advantages to Georgetown
by failing to have our Canal ready 10 meet The
opening Of the main Canal 10 Harper'S Ferry
and thereby to lose the important Flour trace
OF Shenandoah Valley, much of which now j.
by that very cause, lost to u.s. For our genera
encouragement MIR. SnoWden did me the Ia'o
to publish, the 29th June, l83l,-to which IT,
fer you,-a sort of plan to raise means 10 rH'-
bic our Council so to extend its subscription d>
to cover, with other additional private SuDsciIp
TONS the whole amount of the highest eSInaU
for the entire work Of the Canal, $lOO0Vo' lp''
private subscriptions additional would nave ~,
companied such measure of the Council nav
no doubt; | would then have doubled NINE, d"'
heard of several others so disposed. Inc LouU
Gil might have deemed that plan difficult o. tN
cution. believed it easily to be accomplish c
if seriously attempted, and thought the Dr rL,
ton of that time ought to have requested u ~,
Council that or some other ettectual iile"S IT,.
to give active energy to the undertaking:
9TH July 1881, the Direction made 4 Shs"
proceeding in the work by the public ccitn .,n
of beginning cut, in presence OF HE.
authorities and many respectable sudno %
yet so little was done during that summer d :,
cause general surprise and dissatisfaction ri
tentive TO all that passed regarding IT,
not any reason given for the strange ue'";' the
was truly sorry to find it explained, Ia'e u enc.
year. by seeing at Mr.. GreenWoods Shop SS, nqs
cmen Of Railway which then lea II rrock
the intended means to fill the -Four Mic ,iooy
with earth from the bank north OF H. .onj
years since saw common railway VI Iof
from coal pits to shipping port; had n niaore
the Liverpool and Manchester, tie D" I I'll IN.
and Ohio, and various other railways, ronch
tended for perpetual use except one u tIorks
wood at Monocacy for conveying nea'y ,b D,r
Of stone to which purpose it appIietaI o so rail
than any other means known:)-ali 'ho ;3,,tspd
roads were formed by stock companies, ~" nf the
ed to give, after providing tor fePan by d.
property, full interest TO the stockholuet3r the
vIdends in perpetuity; besides prom ronio'T} But ,
trade OF all places connected WIN l'iei" I'm nlae:
railway Of dressed wood and costly ITO" ;mpe-
with the heavy cost of carts and ONE. ie ,e l
ments necessary to work it merely to h reI bank
or 100000 cubic yards ofearth ron ' one or
to the creek; a temporary work OF -.