Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-31
Io,tar frn,n Atlanta Ga.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 2S.-J. Marion hart'l
is here, aud you well know when one Alexan-
dr;an meets another away from home they al
WAYS have pleasant time
regret exceedingly to have to announce INC
fact that Mr.. Ira Thomas, whom you all Know
50 we'll, has been, and is now: extremely Ill.
few days ago his life was dcsparcd of. learn
to-day that he is somewhat better.
Jim Thomas, who resides here, and who
only weighs 27l pounds, is in good health.
Las, Sunday friend Hart and myself took
stroll over the beautiful city, and must say
for magnificent residences it Is hard to beat.
The houses are nearly all surrounded Dy beau
tilul flower gardens. One fault with the bIlck
buildings is that the bricks are dull ugly drab
color: It seems that the clay is not suitable
for making clear red brick. As tor press
brick. | dou't think have seen one III the
Mace. Many of the houses here are one story
ouly, and very few old houses can be SEEN
Before the war the population was $4,000, now
il exceeds $4,000. The capitol building and
Governors mansion, although very hne, ale
not in keeping with the other buildings, many
Of the private residences surprising them 10
every respect. The garden Surrounding the
mansion is not as large as 1t should be. lherc
arc no grounds surrounding the capitol build
Ing: the lower portion (ground foors) is used
for stores and the pOslot6ce. Washington
street is the one on which most or the hand
some residences are built. One OF the most
| MAGNIFICENT churches | have ever saw Is the
| Catholic church here. 1t Is also the largest.
| All of the church buildings are new, and pre-
sent fine appearance. :.
Rev. Dr. Lcftwch formerly OF Alexandra,
lives here, aud is 10 charge OF large ana pros =
nerous congregation. At present he is out OF
the city, visiting some OF the summer resorts
| to rccuperate his health.
| Mr.. Hart is here (storplng at the National
Hotel, kept by one who does know how to keep
hotel, Col. j. K. Owens, formerly OF the
Piedmont House, Lyuchhurg, Va, in the IN
tercst of that valuable pntent, Janneys car
| couplcr. The Atlanta aud West Point Railroad
| CouuaDy have it 10 use on trial, as has the
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company, 80
! far the officers OF these companies express them
selves as being we'll pleased with its workings.
In ~ year or so Januey's car coupler will be as
necessary to the comfort and safety OF the
travelling public as the W Westinghouse air brake.
The famous H. l. Kimball House is mag
| uifcent building five stories high, and sur
mounted with a mausard roof 1t nearly GOV
ers an entire square, aud cost $50. 900, and Is
! furnish in the most modern style.
The National HOTEL although not so magul
hcent 10 outside appearances, is equally as COM
Portable, and the fare unsurpassed.
| | notice that several OF the hotels in this
State advertise to meet their patrons with an
old Virginia welcome. Now it makes fellow
feel good to know that his people are held III
such high estimation throughout the country,
but then | don't think any one but real old
Virginia gentleman or lady is capable OF carry
ing out this honor in its true meaning.
The people of this State are kind, sociable
and husptablc, and one great and good feature
among them is that there is no shoddy arlstocra-
cy, and you won't ind any 'ten cent millioners
| [ mean young men with more head than brains,
and more pride than good common seuce, Hoat-
ing around. There is no room for that class of
people in this section.
Nearly every one you meet commences 10
talk crops, aud not being granger, and
hardly knowing an ouiou patch from lettuce
bed, am perfectly at loss. 10 give you an
idea; Friday evening last was going to Mar
rietta, Ga on the train in company with Maj.
~, and 10 passing along | saw good large
| field of what thought was cotton, and re-
| marked that cotton was looking we'll and no
doubt the owner would gather fine crop.
Uu eau UCtlcI HOW Itll "hCu
| Major said yes, no doubt he would have had
| iinc crop of cotton there if he had not planted
tomatoc vines in his field. have not talked
crop since, but FROM what [ can learn the
chances are fair for IA large cotton crop. Most
Of the planters complain of too much rain.
Business here is good, and you do not hear
that crouic complaint, I'VE amt doing any
thing" These people do not wait for business
TO come to Them they make it. Look at the
advertisements in the daily papers as an evil
dencc of the prosperity of the place.
Now reader you ever intend to move to
any city to engage in business make these in
quiries before determining on the place, viz:
| Is there daily paper 10 the town? Yes Is 1t
we'll filled with local advertisements? No! Our
neopIe don't like to pay money tor advertising.
Don't 20 there; select place where the peo-
! pie appreciate the use Of printers ink and ad
vertise in accordance with their means, and
then if you attend to your business strictly sue
cess is yours. | heard merchant Of this place
say to-day if his rent was $4,000 year he
would spend $4,000 year With the printer.
That man has one of the largest stores in At
| anta
| Your correspondent expects to leave for Texas
in a few days, when be will let you hear from
him at Houston Until then | must lay away
my Gazette pencil. j. w. w.