Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-20
TIME ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
/ VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cell

V1HE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
L VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cell
brate its centennial year. More than three
quarters of century ago 1t grew into lie Gre
alton of wants and needs OF the people OF tnls
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 Its fortunes
have been their fortunes; 1t has shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. LIS
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests OF the community in which 1t Is
located, and its own prosperity is, as it has been
purposely made inseparable from that OF the
community it aims to represent. Wnen tney
grow rich it hopes tor reward commensurate
With its labors While they are poor itexpects
to work with them and for them, expecting to
make their success tho measure OF its own.
The past of the Gazette is offered as an index
Of its future. 1t hiss never failed to avail itself
promptly of all the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended e *,
perience of journalism. Every year NEW
FEATURES will be added.
THE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
nish daily complete account, with superdultles
only Topped away, Of all the current news OF the
world.
As the interests of the people mainly ceDtre at
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city ald nelghborhood,
carefully excluding unseemly expressions or
gross narrative as unit for journal that Is
treasured at many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia.
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing, rs vel! from original sources OF information
as from its exchanges, the news OF Virginia, es-
pecially such IS relate to the Development OF the
resources of the State
Its contiguty to Washington gives the Ga
zette an early precedence over all the journals
of the State in intelligence OF the operations OF
the General Government now OF such Vital I'M
portance to the people of the South. The pro-
ceedings OF Congress, seldom so interesting as
now, will be regularly reported IN succlnct form
for its columns but all matters of especial inter-
EST in Virginia will be given in detail, and the
full text OF all bills OF local interest will 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.
Ia its Commercial columns the especial fes-
ture will be p1omptness and accuracy. The
farmers, drove1s and commercial people OF tie
State know they MAY 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
wsrrsut for saying that pays to advertise lnits
columns Never before did it pay so we'll to tell
to, public what is for sale.
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