Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-24
Letter from SlaHnfOn.

Correspondence Of tn. Alexandria Gazette.
STAuNroN. Va, May 90 This is the gar
den spot of Virginia, AMI is destined IT, he the
leading COMMERCIAL aud manufacturing town oil
the State. Al present there ale several large
inu:dric>. sash aud door factories, -four mills,
and lertlizrg mills. \ large porcelaln-ware
manuiacory has been started near here by 4
company Of gentlemen from England, OF which
Mr. Eastman is president. Mr. h. left a few
days ago for England to bring over seventy hive
men TO work at this business. Several large
iron Furnaces arc III operation near hear. Iron
orc is found in great abundance. The Lara
iron mine alone, near Baskerville, yielded 900
tons Of ore in three months The Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company are building large
work shops, a round house and coal depot on
The ground given the company by the town Tor
that purpose, and it is proposed, IN short
tine, to erect Il rolling mill. The amount ne
ccSS;lty to build the Valley Railroad has been
subscribed, and the contract Tor building 1t has
been put out 4 large force will be put to
work at once, and the road will be completed
and trains running to llarrSnnbllrg by the md
ale Of September. This road will benefit Alex
an lria very much il our merchants will have
the energy and enterprise 10 Try and get the
.Staunlon and Valley trade. The &. 4 y. il. K.
make :; grra discrimination IN favor ol itch
Iltnd, although Alexandria Is twelve "r fifteen
miles nearer in the rates Of freight. The pcO-
pic complain OF the cUulpanys action III this
matter. Since the close of the war there has
been bc,wcnn four and five hundred houses
bull, here and the population has been doub-
led. Immigrants are coming in daily. a great
scarcity Of houses exists Lots within the corpo-
ration limits that cnuId have been bought six
months ago for $500 arc held at $ 900 now.
The situation Of the town cannot be surpassed.
1t Is healthy, and everything that is desired
for comfort and health is found right here.
The citizens are class Of the get-up-and go
ahead kind The Catholics have fine church
and school building on Augusta street. The
E.iscopalians have Il female institute and a
church, and arc having a building erected OPP
posiGc the institute, to he used Tor the musical
department of the institute The houses that
are now being built would do credit to Wash
ington or any large city. There arc three wee k
Is papers published here A daily vii! be
started III a lew days by Mrssrs. Shccry and
Campbell. Large quantities Of stock arc pass
Ing on the &. 4 q. t. K. daily from Ohio to
Richmond Martin Maddox formerly of Alex
ahNT. HIS IllllClElScu Il ltlTtu VI tWb llllluSu
acres near this place, and will live on it. The
fire department consists OF Miller patent
Hook and l.atidcr Truck, steam engine and
one hand engine Everything is alive here.
The only Alcxandrians here are Mr.. Charles
F. lambert who has made a host of friends,
and Is one OF the most popular men III the
,own We nre indebted to him for courteslcS
extended to Us during our stay III Staunton.
Capt. George Patterson is conductor Of Il freight
tram between Staunton aud Gordnnsville. His
headquarters are here | sec by the hotcl reg
lister that y. II. Mott, Of the firm Of Mott &
Bro, has been here. Also Mr.. Geo. * Wit
1ncr general agent of the Carolina Insurance
Company Mr.. +. s. White, his assistant, is
in town and has ISSUED number Of policies.
The company through the energy OF Mr.. Wit
mcr has gained Il strong ioothold in this town.
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of Cen r. j..
Lee, passed through here on her way to Eau
quicr county. The rain which commenced last
Sunday has not thought proper to cease for
any length Of time yet. Before | leave here
think can tell the readers CT the Gazette
something more about the energy and enter
prise displayed by the Suunton people and
By which hope they will profit. The hotel
proprictors in this section are all rehgiously in.
elined, in one respect, and go according to
scripture viz II you meet Il stranger, take
him in. This part of holy writ they carry out
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