Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29
Letter from LOudOun Co.

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LEEsBURa, Va, DEC. 26, 1874. THE fes-
tiyi,ies (beastiali,es ! would rather cill them)
are happily terminated by down pour OF rain
that prevents the hideous noises made by the
Young men aud boys for three nights past. The
bright moon light seemed not TO deter them,
and they laughed at the unaVang efforts OF our
single policeman. Fire crackers were sold and
exploded in uumberless quantity and without
let or hiudrance, as the fleet footed scamps
could outrun our lame captain. | hUpe never
to see the like again.
The only pond that is ready 10 be frozen has
about Two inches of ice on it from the cold snap
about the middle OF the month, bur 1t Is toat-
ing about in an acre Of water, and | suppose
to- uight will disappear altogether.
Fires have been rather unpleasant towards
the middle of the day for several days this
week. Think of that we Michiganicrs, who
are now closed up 10 your winter palaces, or
slowly hauling your sleds through the SO luch
SHOWS, and come down here You won't be
compelled to pay more than s. Oh 500 VI III
YOUR parlancc ten mill tar for State, county,
school, road and all other local taxes. \ our
sheep will live out all winter on the blue grass,
and your cattle will not be the better TOR hcus-
icy, though temporary shelter will do them
of May the voice of the turtle" will be heard
in the land, and everything will be green aud
blooming with perfume pcrvadlug the air, aud
making YOU Inhabitants OF tho Serul-pnlar re-
gions think you are in E!ysum. Come IN COW
into the country between Leesburg and Wash
ington city and Alexandria, aud Tx yourselves
while the people are in u humOr Tor selling, tor
indeed the prices are not half as high as they
were four years ago, and they have probably
touched bottom aud remember two trains
daily connect you with markets for every pro.
duction OF the farm, from corn to wh0rttle-
berry, and for as many more things as your
| thrift and enterprise can make Or create. But
in connection with Immigration why cannot
the Agricultural Societies offer to take charge
of all lands committed to them aud show them
| TO new commers, and sell them at moderate
prices approximating their assessed value, or
their true value as may be the case. 1t seems
to me that the Loudoun Agricultural Society,
and the Piedmont (Culpcper) Society could 10.
augurate al immigration scheme that would
bring thousand settlers into this Piedmont
region in three years, aud give them fair value
for their money. | throw out the suggestion;
any one, legislator or otherwise, may have 1t
without paying for the patent right. dedicate
it to the public.
matter was suggested 10 me IN connection
With Communication tickets which [ also dedi-
cate to the W. & O. Il. R. 1t is this: We
have above Leesburg, Clarke's Gap, l3,) Ham
ilton, (6 PurcelIvie, TO- Round Hill, (l3,)
Soickersvi!Ie, (l6,) just about three miles
apart. Now let the company issue commuta-
ton tickets at the rate of three cents per mle
for l7x30, (the latter being the uumber of
cents multiplied by two,) this would be $40
miles at 3 cents, say SIS per annum. Now
punch one hole for Clarke's Gap, two for Ham
iltou, three for Purcellville, four for Round
Hill and FIVE for Snickersvc, and one for
each station for the local travel from Clarke's
Gap to SnickersviIle. The Communication tick
cts now sold are, | believe, for twenty-five full
trips from Lecsburg to Alexandria, or nearly
1000 miles They comeioto play very well for
persons from Lcesburg, but they do not suit
the local trade. | would DOT be surprised if the
company could sell 100 to $50, perhaps 200,
Of these tickets, at least, as soon as the double
train runs westward in the Spring, and in he
mean time it might be tried now betwcen Gull
ford and Leesburg on small scale, and with.
out much loss il a failure; there would probab-
ly be one punch from Guiford to Farmwell
and two from Farmwell TO Leesburg; this, 10
connection with a passenger coach On the
freight train would give three hours for the
transaction of business 10 Lcesburg, and one
and three quarters as 1t Is.
Good night, may the New Year be pleasant
and profitable to you and yours.