Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-22
fredericksburg. Va.

burg seems sound!y asleep, if not dead, Ne
Nv eyes fell upon these words in the GIzette
of July H. Had they emanatcd from AIexan'
dra should have thought strange OF them IN
deed for this would have been kettle calling pot
black" The words quoted above are all OF the
first sentence bearing on Fredericksburg. We
are sorry that Mr.. H. had such tedious sail
IN the river. and regret that he saw how much
we have declined since the war. How different
people see; If he will follow me carefully, and
notice soule thugs which seem to have escaped
his attention when here. [ doubt not, that he
will find us in the ascendency However dark
Things appcar to him, Mr. H. has discovered Il
Tght in tie future. He gaz IS upon the faint
dawn of day when capitalists will stretch forth
the hand OF plenty aud unlock the resources
powlyiog doruaut AROUND us. He gives quite
correct picture of something's, and has color
! ed il well, while in the most Important features
Of the painting, he has failed in the perspcc-
tive. 1t is tue, we have been dull this sea-
son, more 50 than most of us can rccoIlect; but
from what quarter do you have different re-
ports. Docs not the fertile West cry out dull
| times? Does not the great National Emporium
complain Of business Siagualou? Aud trcder-
| icksburg Is expected TO DC crowded with com:
mcrcr! Mr.. H.Says there Is an iron ioundery
here Our factories arc numerous, not AN
iron foundcry," but two. managed respectively
| by A. Is. Bowling and Hunter 4 Frost. The
former has made since the LIST of january, -,
numerous steam sumac mills, saw mIls, port
able aud stationary eng ines, threshcrs, and al
most any kind Of machinery can be made.
| Hunter and Frost are new meu among Us, cml-
grating from NV England since the war. They
| k,,.I-
and are now largely before the people. Their
perfection ploughs and cooking stoves have no
SUPERIOR aud are being daily shipped to all por-
lions Of the State
The capacity Of our water power is seldom
met, aud only requires capital to develupe It
more fully. The best goods made In his cOun-
try have been shipped from the Wooden Mills
here; Tackett. Ford 4 Kelly we're the former
proprietorS, but 1t has recently changed hands,
and is now in active operation at the cost OF
about $4,000 per week.
Nowhere can you find family -four superior
to t'lrkln, Bridycwutcr, Slaughter, + tgc and
Myers Germanla' These mills run day and
night, u order to supply the foreign aud do
mcslc demand for tnelr popular brands
}. e. Harkamp and X. /. Knox have cx-
tcnSlve sumac mills which employ many la
borcrs and throw much currency among our
citizens and country friends. II. &. Thorburu's
steam Shuck factory Is OF no little importance,
and last, tut by no means least. Rowland pa
per and cane fiber mill must be noticed as a
place of industry and value.
Our market far all III amer Of produce is be-
hind none in the State. Wheat brought high
or prices here last season THAI in Richmond or
Baltimore. and has opened this summer at high
fpures: the first sales were from 2OOa$2. UG per
u 1,.,l ybn NJ
some places at least | wonder if Mr.. Fl. knows
that fredericksburg is one of the few towns
south of the Potomac that has not sent bank
rupt notice to Northern merchants. This i'm
purtant fact seems to have passed unnotlccd by
him. Suppose that he stumbled over the church
yard at this Junction of affairs and changed the
current OF his euquriug mind. | cannot see
how IA man could we'll stumble into Que Of our
church yards unless he was very high, as they
arc all enclosed Mr.. Ii. seems to have been Il
gentleman from the country in pursuit OF know
ledge under difficulties, and must have asked
muny questions to have gained as much In
formation as he seems to have done. l have
been here fIr sometime, and have yet to see
the Historic Tree, or even the place where 1t Is
said to have stood.
We have the protestant world represented
here suppose he concluded this had been
place religiously inclined, since the Father of our
Country made his parents weep by telling them
the truth As a healthy location none eau boast
of better nothing malarious; and free from the
infectious diseases so prevalent in other cities.
We have rs few poor people and assmal ratio
of lean ones, with some fat jollles, as any
place to be found.
We hope when H. comes up again he will not
spend so much time Stumbling over the tombs
of the forgotten dead, but instruct himself In
matters of more importance by throwing MIN
self in contact with men of business who will
not duude him with tales Of the Washngtons.
wish him prosperity and happy liie.
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