Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-15
,nv,xrAGEs OF Coon MARKEr-Many

,,Ln hove left Nirninil ar Maryland 10 seek
i'an,os in The far West, thcir reason Tor - DO,
inc that the lands were cheaper and yiG'!cu
moro Many have rroSpcred and are du'hS
we'll whilst others have regretted the step th'E
fool, and returned poorer than when ih'E
Thr secret was that though LAID vas cheap
,r and would produce more yet wien the pro
duction was ready Tor sale there was no markcl
tor il We remember one case IN particular
where =, Young man LETT Maryland Il short time
oro and with his vile went to the west where
he purchased farm OF rich land, upon when
he raised large crop ot corn and pc
t,tocs the first season lie gathered his crop
and nut i; upon the market, and received th't-
~ cents bu,hcl for hi coEn and seventeen
cents busheI Tor his potatoes. rms OF course
dishcar,cncd him and he il now back III Mary
land.
Iii Of course right aud proper for persons
70 change their places when they do better, but
farmers especially should locate a. near a good
market as possible. Although they may have
to nay more Tor land, yet 1t VAL pay them IN
the end.
Here We would state that Alexandra and
the District cities afford the best markets IN
the United States.
All kinds of grain, has, vegetables fruits,
butter, eggs, milk, beef, pork, yea mutton,
&C., demand the highest prices Al all seasons OF
the year. And there arc none oi these thai
cannot be produced on our land IN the greatest
abundance by proper cultivation. Thousands
Of acres in sight OF the National Capital are at
this lime lying unculivated which may be pur-
chased at from five to twenty live dollars per
acre, any Of which may be made to yield thirty
to forty bushels Of wheat or fifty to seventy
fige bushels Of corn to the acre.
We venture to say, taking into consldcrotioh
the Growth and increase OF population at thr
Capitol that in ten years iroH tbs da't there
will not be a farm between Nauassas hnd
Washington that can be purchased Tor less
than from one hundred to five hundred dol
lars per acre.
We know OF persons who purchased a few
from Washington AMI in a lew years have
made fortunes from the growing OF garden
truck.
At the present time two thirds OF the fruit,
bnttcr, eggs and vegetables that are sold IN
Washington by Euckstcrs,is brought there at a
distance of hundreds Of mita. All this may
be produced within range OF twenty miles
around the city and put into mara'et III a few
hours perfectly fresh aM1 sound, and at very
small cost for transformation
The c0unii Of Pr;Lca William, Fairfax aud
I,ouionn will in short time be t;aversed in
every direction hv raiIrral- Independent Of the
nrcscnt facilities which have assumed already
inheritance in regard TO facilities afforded for
trausport.tiop. and with tic now low priced
lands, this section offers Unprecedented In.
ducnmcnt. 70 those wishing 20 purchase land
in the South
II would l,c cheaper fer lnan who desires
TO attend market to reside thirty miles further
than within tn mic, # the market, provided
he ha, r3iloa! facilities from the simple
reason that he could get his produce into mar
traverse the distance who employ team and
hyes within ten mites 81 the market mar inc man .a
WI" IS ~; u, bnwo hnf .ISo eorcs his
own labor time and trouble. Manassas Ga..
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po1rr,c,1 D,s,ptt1trRs AVN Evrcrrry-r
n1a. r,,r r..',,'. - Iv:saL...o.
IAHD"N'- J. Iaii'''ctoy,eSq'' Vi W incncS,cf'
Va, recently addressed letter to ten. Candy,
stating that in 1853 he had received 4 full par
don from ,hn prosid.ut inr his nort;c;ra,;on IN
a., ..,I'.i,o,.,, d.. l., ,,.,. ,t,,, f,,I, .o1'.h
i;to,oJ 80 r;,;yo,' oi ,,o II mDdir tho
,',a .,;t,,;,n hn~onf ,Lot Io5 ans, III;
AZ '''.L , ~" 70
onr i@ct tbm t tho 'nE h." ond
l '';..on onJ h. bn No. ."u ~.
au;,''vS " " ,t ''i h Nv - no' "'w % q
;s'i''avI to,C,, "t .h nt' 'VruSou III,
l i' anu VI '"1ite' .''J i'GnI ~ sp't. nc
mGft ana tiie rceoh>Ifutloh actS were passed
thew do NOT affect his nolitica status and " h.
appeals TO Gen. Candy Tor decision that will
enable him to register and vote in the coming
election. The reply OF Cen Candy Is that in
his lGen. C.S) opinion the Executive par
don docs not remove political disabilities.
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WASHINGTON IrENs.-A case Of SANDER
wa. vos,cr1or ;os,;,,,cJ bv Allan onl C,,ro
w. w., 's' Ci..,0s ~ - W:n:'
1t is charged that the defendants in the case
apphed TO paintlhS inc appreciation OF on
arc hGthlhg more DOT less than low liVed
bury girls. For the indulgence OF this Ian
guasc suit involving 9io'ooo damages has
been commenced
We regret to chronicle ihC illness OF one Of
the oldest and most pstimaLln citiynns nf