Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-12

THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
l. VIRGINIA ADV ERT1SER will soon cell
brare its centennial year. More than three
quarters of century ago it grew into life Gre
section of Virginia.
During all this period its prominent object mas
been TO advance the interests Of the people OF
whose life it is the daily chronicle. It's fortunes
have been their fortunes; 1t hiss shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. Its
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
bes. interests of the community In which 1t ID
located, and its own prosperity is as it has been
purposely made, inseparable from that OF the
community 1t aims TO represent. When they
grow rich it hopes toi reward commensurate
with its labors. While they are poor It expects
TO work with them and for them, expecting TO
make their success the measure OF Its own.
The past of the Gazette is offered as an index
Of its future. It has never failed to avail itself
promptly of sill the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended e.,
perienee of journalism Every year NEW
FEATURES will be added.
THE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF Virginia. 1t will fur
nish daily a complete account, with superauities
only Topped away, Of all the current news OF the
world.
AS the interests of the people mainly centre at
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city AID neigh oorhood,
carefully excluding unseemly eXpl esslons or
gross narrative as unfit for q journal that is
treasured st many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia.
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing as we'll from original sources OF information
as from its exchanges, the news of Virginia, es-
pecaly such rs relate to the development of the
resources of the State.
lis contiguity to Washington gives the Ga
zette an esrly precedence over all the jourlisls
of the State in intelligence OF the operations OF
the General Government now OF such vita! I'M
portsnce TO the people of the South. The pro-
ceedings OF Congress, seldom so Interesting ss
now, will be regularly reported IN succlnct form
for its columns, but a matters of especial inter-
esl in Virgins will be given in detail and the
full text Of all bills OF local interest will be given
From the State Capital it will receive early
and accurate accounts of the proceedings OF the
General Assembly and Of all the operations of
the State government likely to interest the peo-
pie.
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be plomptness and accuracy. The
farmers, drovers and commercial people OF tie
State know they NAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette
Early and reliable reports of the Grain, Cattle,
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and the prices and position Of the stocks, which
are the subjects Of business transactions in this
ection of the country, carefully quoted.
The continual tavors OF those who have once
used the Gazette as an advertising medium is
warrant for saying that pays to advertise IN its
columns. Never before did it pay so well to tell
tn. public what is for sale
DAILY.
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