Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-16
PoRK.-2Fresh pork from the country is te-

Pork Fresh pork from the country is te-
gioning toarrive in small lots, andwe notice con-
sgnmenls this morning, at the s,ores OF several
/. of our commission merchants agdl2soga
CONWAY, from his Oyster House, in the
/ Old Star building, on st. Asaph street, has
sent us a sample toflthe1 oysters he. keeps tor
sale--and finer We. have seldom seen. ,9ig as.,
E@ ALEXANDER A,-PreYiousz 10 the retrocesslon
ofFAlexandra to the State of Virginia, there
was general depression pervadlng the town,
which greatly retarded and interfered with its
general prosperity but Immediately after its
retrocession there was marked revival OF bus
mss, and an Immediate and rapid increase of
incubation, which tended greatly to encourage
the citizens with the hope that their city was
to successfully compete with: Baltimore for the
Immense business comparatively that the lat
| ter city is now enjoying, - 5sa =
| The State ofYirginia tostered aud encour-
aged Alexandria, as an important point
|, for trade and manufactures, and made very
liberal appropriations for all objects designed
for the benefits Of that city. The town itself
entered with speed on the race Of Improvement
and subscribed most literally to the railroads
which were chattered4by the Legislature, With
the understanding that their te1uatns were TO be
at that-a Virginia city S 'E<&)A - ss
Alexandria was looked to and wished torsas
the point to be reached and the. place to be
built up, and at that time the interests out OF
the State and beyond the State were not re-
garded or thought of, as the citizens, at that
time enjoyed the feeling Of State pride, and
felt more disposed to build up their own towns
than fora few paltry cents leave their friends
AMI fellow citizens to patronize those of foreign
States, who felt only an interest IN them so
long as they could get their means wherewlth
to enrich themselves. 5....r.-
The railroads being completed TO Alexandria,
it was thought there would be he reat terminus
and there the. seat of t'atle; for had it been
supposed that the trade or business of the COM
munity would have flowed through and over to
Baltimore, and that officials of railroad corpo-
rations held prosperity and destiny of Al
exandria, Washington and Georgetown in their
hands, the town.vf Alexandria would most as
suredly not have involved itself in subscrip-
tons to these works, nor have been taxed 10
insure their completion.
Alexandria has water facilities in comparison
with which the harbor of Baltimore sinks into
insignifcance; and railroad faclilteswhch, III pro
| pery and honestly managed 10 the end tor which
| they were originally intended, would also leave
| Baltimore and many other cities far behind on
the road If prosperity The eXhaustless and
extended variety OF the resources along the
lines of the Orange and Alexandria railroad,
the Manassas Gap railroad, the Loudoun and
Hampshire railroad, and the Alexandria and
fredericksburg railroad, leading into the city,
are sufficient to make Alexandria one OF the
most fonrishng and prosperous manufacturing
and commercial cities On the continent
The reason that this is not accomplished is
that these railroads and other channels Of
trade and commerce are diverted to subserve
the interests of foreign States, cities. aud citi
zens. We most earnestly commend this matter
TO the press Of Virginia, and especially to the
Alexandria Gazette, whose veteran editor Is
well acquainted with ali the facts and entirely
able TO enlarge upon the matter uutll there IS
some evident and material change. We also
desire the attention of the City Councils Of
Alexandria to be earnestly given to the subject
of appointing such proxies to represent the
Corporation at the meeting OF the Manassas
Gap and Orange and Alexandra RAILROADS,
that they see TO it hatnether the presidents
nor the directors Of either have Unlimited au-
thority TO dispose of the franchise OF either
road to CORPORATIONS or individuals whose in
terests are inimical to those Of the community
which they represent in the old and time
honored city Of Alexandria. Nat Int.