Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.

A1ExANDRIA.-A correspondent of the
Rockingham Register, writing from this city
saws: 81 write in cheerful mood, created by
the returning liveliness consequent upon 8
business seasons approach. Alexandra, dur
ing the past year, has not only increased her
business, but her population, and indications
now are that tb is fall and winter will be highly
hattering to our commercial and industrial in
terests. The crops and produce of the interior
are rapidly coming 10, drawn by the good prices
offered by our buyers as market for -four and
grain. Dear old Alexandria stands this fall
uurivaled; Ia fact, extras and superfne
fours can be purchased in New ork or Bati-
more and shipped to this market and sold at
handsome profit. Concerning grain, mer
chant here lately purchased Virginia wheat 10
Baltimore at $l.40, which would readily sell
here at $l63 Your farmers are apparently
oblivious of the fact that the high quotations
OF the Baltimore market for wheat are simply
tor fancy articles and grades of grain, while
ordinary wheat, In tact, even from prime 10
good sells 10 this market ut five to eight cents
higher per bushel, without even regarding the
figures OF several cents per bushcl difference in
the expense OF selling.
alexandria has had everything to contend
with in her growth and prosperity. Her peo-
pie we're impoverished by war. She is to day
more heavily taxed for internal improvements,
or, 10 other words, Der great aud liberal desire
to foster trade, and advancing the interests of
Ii er rural aud agricultural friends, by furnish
IN: facilities to travel and communication,
than any other city 10 or out OF the State
Y It she has had less favor and consideration
than ally city North. The people of Aexau-
dria are taxed to day upon a subscription Of
one out of every six dollars OF property they
own 10 the world that they subscribed to rail.
road aud canals Her subscription to your
Manassas Gap Railroad was $3.50 900, with ten
Ur Twelve years acctulog Interest. All has been
most genei ousiy abandoned for the purpose of
securing ready and regular intercourse with
YOUR people. She also sent forth representa-
i've FROM each household TO the late War to
bat, lie for your rights, while in her failhtuness
to your Interests her people, steadfast and true
to your principle, suffered endless iniamies and
brutal outrages for their flclity to all that
accorded with your rights and prerogatives. -
With YOU, yOnr peHpe and cause, Alexandria
was almost ruined. AM now: in your recupera
ton, sh. looks for the extension OF the right
hand of fellowship in order 70 again be enabled,
through her prosperity, 10 essen your taxes
aud advance your interests AM. as Vlrglnlans,
true to ,hc State of our birth, We lot only hope,
but feel authorized to demand more liberal
patronage. Your people, feel ASSURED, how
ever, arc with US.
'IhiS year we shall probably have the coun.
try between here and Fredericksburg opened to
us ny rail from here there. aud, besides, the
Alexandra, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
will give US a Virginia competing road with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the Winches.
krnI 10 md fIn linn
making the distance from the Atlantic to the
West shorter than by any other established or
contemplated line. Then We shall have cen
treiug here five Railroads, Canal to Cumber-
land, besides Steamships to New York, Philadel-
phia, Norfolk and Baltimore, with good pros
poets Of one to Boston. Then who can say that
alexandria has not the facilities, and who,
then, that are Firglnians, will deny cur town
their trade?"