Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-28
GORDONSVILLE.

Gordonsville is growing with rapidity which
promises to make it in few years an import
ant inland town. There are already some thir-
ty stores, large and small, in the village; near
" as many houses of various kinds are going
up, and applications to rent buildings and bu-
siness stands are received daily. la addition
to number of handsome residences, a Meth
odist Church will soon be erected. Besides
an extensive establishment for the manufactur-
ing Of agricultural implements, Gordonsville
can boast steam. mill for grinding bones, plas-
ter and corn, and a saw mill attached, tannery
and a hat factory, all doing fine business.
Being the eatrepot of partsot Page, Rocking
ham, Afbemarle. Louisa, Orange and Greene,
Is transacted in Gordonsville. In the morning
the place is enlivened by the arrival of four
passenger trains; bat after their departure it
does not, as is generally supposed, subside into
monotonous silence, for the streets are encum-
bered with mountain wagons, and the freight
and material trains keep up the hustle, often
times until long after midnight. Gordons-
Vile is destined to become another Mugby
Junction, but with better retreshment rooms,
for there are now very good eating houses,
where those who do not fancy the contents OF
the innumerable walters which the colored
gentry hand around, can obtain as good din
ner as traveller could desire. Both the rail-
roads which unite at this point are now doing
heavy business. The Central Railroad
has train which is fully occupied with the
freight between Gordonsville and Richmond
and one or two more which do the work
on the rest of the line. In fact, We are told
that the Central has hardly rolling stock
enough to keep up with its increasing trattlc
On the other hand, the Orange road is crowd
ed to more than it's capacity with the South
western trade and travel, and is only enabled
to answer the demands for transportation by
the friendly assistance of the Baltimore and
Ohio road AS it is, the freight engines are
frequently so burthened with cars that they
pant and struggle as if their great iron hearts
would burst. In spite of the disasters that
have befallen our country and diminished its
productions, We can still form an idea Of the
immense business which these two great roads
will have to perform in after yearS-a business
which will not only build up our great cities,
but extend its vivifying influence to Gordons-
vile, Charlottesville, Orange, Louisa, Culpep-
er,and every station along their lines. = orange
Erpos,tor. 988iE:
ALEX., LOUDOUN s. HAMPSHIRE r, r.
We call the attention Of the President
Of the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad TO the Inconvenience to which the
travelling public from this section, who wish
to pass over his road via Alexandria 10 Baltl-
more, or farther North, are subjected, by the
uncertainty Of arriving in Alexandria 10 time
10 take the4 o clock train (or the train that
leaves Washington about that hour) for Baltl-
more. With the present arrangement, pas
sengers are compelled to remain in Alexandra
OF Washington until late 10 the evening, and
arrive in Baltimore about O'Clock at night
Then they should be there by 81 or 6 CLOCK.
4, number of Eorsons go by the Baltimore and
Onlo Railroad in consequence of this jineonve
hsence. Would it be serious arrangement O
Alexandria an hour or half an hour sooner
II not, it would pay we'll to make the altera
aon.--Lees5urg Waslingtonian