Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-08
LAND SALES IN LOUDOUN.

MaJor IS. L. Noland recently sold to Mr..
Henry Grant of Scotland, portion of his
Hill Farm" near Mddleburg acres of
land with the buldings-for $4,000. Mr..
Grant, We understand. is accom- panied by his
wife, whom he lately married iu Dublin, aud is
said to be gentleman Of extensive means, and
tiue culture, aud will 20 doubt prove a worthy
and valuable citizen. He has certainly dis
played good judgment and excellent taste 10
the selection OF home 10 the beautiful and
attractive region Of Southwest Loudouu. We
welcome him to citiz .uship 10 our midst, and
assure him, that the people of Loudoun will
extend 10 hun and all others who may follow
his good example, the rIght-hand oftellowship
We hope that this is but the beginning of that
tide OF immigration, SO long looked for by
the people Of this county, and which is destined
to add largely to the wealth and prosperity OF
our county.
Either that or some other cause, has lately
given 40 impetus to the land market, and we
hear OF several sales in the same neighborhood
as follows:
Mi n NoIand sold to G. w. Adams, so
acres at $45 per acre. S. w. McCarty sold
the old McCarty farm, to James w. Dodd, at
$50 per acre. Geo B McCarty, Trustee, sold
the Beatty tract to George F. D,dd at s23
per acre The devisees OF Robert Z. Bowman
sold one farm to Harrison Lewis at $29 25 per
acre, and another to Fentou Furr at $25 per
acre, and Juo w. Middleton has sold bis farm
TO Robt. Turner at $35 per acre.
These sales Indicate an activity 10 the land
market that has not been witnessed for several
years. and the figures given, while greatly be-
low what the same quality Of land would have
sold tor few years ago, nevertheless inspire
hope that the rich lands of Loudoun are in.
creasing 10 their market value. And why
shouldn't they? Taken all 10 all, we have the
finest country 10 the world. The richest SOIL
the finest clImate-the purest water-the best
roads, and the most generous and hospitable
people; while our easy access to the best mar
kets ln the country, and our contiguity to the
Capital of the nation, combine to render Lou
dOun county one of the most desirable points
that the man of large means or small can
possibly find, either in Virginia or else
where, to invest bis funds or locate his
family. These inviting fields of ours were
clearly unknown to Horace Greeley when
he volunteered his famous advice to the
young man, 90 West" For one. half the
toli aud priva,ion endured in the far West
the honest tilIer of Luudoun soil will eujoy
te0-told the comforts, and realize more than
double the reward for his labor, and as al
evidence of the beauty and attractivepess of
our county. the last few years have witness.
ed the settling in our midst of several gentel
men OF large fortunes, whose expenditures in
the Improvement of their possessions since
their purchases, can be reckoued by the hun.
dreds of thousands Of dollars. They are gen
temen of iDtelligence-oi keen business per
ceplion, accustomed to placing their money
where it will do the most good" They have
been charmed by the beauty of our natural
surrounding and so would others, it, like them,
they could only be induced to come and see for
themselves.
Thousands of acres of as fue land as plough
ever ran through are, to day, lying idle, wait
ing purchaser. They can be bought cheaper
than at any time since the war, and much low
er, We honestly believe than they will be year
hence-and why they are not taken up is one Of
those lDcomprehensible things that 40 fellow
can find out. - Lou1oun lNi1ror.