Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-17
TlNHE ALEXANDRA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADV ERTlSEk will soon cell

TIVE ALEXANDRA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADV ERTlSEk will soon cell
brate its centennial year. More than three
quarters OF y century ago 1t grew into lie cree
allcn of wants and needs OF the people OF this
section of Virginia.
During ell TINS period its prominent object ma.
been TO advaIce 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. Its
inspiratlun has been the desire to forward the
best interests vi the community in WHICH it Is
located, and It's own prosperity Is, IS 1t has been
purposely made, lnseparable from that of the
community 1t AIMS 10 represent. W hen they
grow rich 1t hopes io4' reward commensurate
with it, labors. w lille they are poor 1t expects
to wo. with them ard tor Them, expecting TO
make their success the measure OF its own.
The past vi the Gazette is offered an index
81 its future. 1t has never failed to avail itself
promptly of ali the improver ents which come
with the greater growth and more extended OK.
perience OF Journalism. Every year n + w
FhAi REQ WIZ be added.
TEE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPERS OF NIkGINIA. 1t will fur
nsh daily . complete account, with superhuities
on,y topped away, OF ill 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 III the city Id nelgh borhOud,
carefully excluding unseeinly expressions or
gross narrative us unit tor u journal that Is
treAs urcd at many thousand nearthstones OF
Virginia.
Is. uclal attention will DO devoted to present.
ing rs we'll from original sources OF Information
as from its exchanges, the news OF Virginia. es
peclaliy such as reiate to the development OF The
resources Ut The State.
It's con,igulty to Washington gives the GA
zette an early precedence over all the Journals
of the State IN Intelligence OF the operations ct
the General Government now OF such vital I'M
portance to the people OF the South. The pro-
ceeuings OF Congress, seldom 50 interesting Ms
now, will be regularly reported IN succinct form
for It's columns, but all matters OF especial inter-
est III Virginia will DO given III detail, and The
full text OF a bills OF local interest will b. given
From the State Capital ii 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 it's Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be p1omptness and accuracy. The
tai mers drovets and commercial people of tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
GaZetle.
Early and reliable reports of the Grain, Cattle,
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and the prices and position OF the stocks, which
srs The subjects of business transactions in this
ecllon of the country, carefully quoted.
The continual tavors OF tt ose VINO have once
used the Gazette rs an advertising medium ls y
warrant for saying that pays to advertise IN it's
columns Never before did it pay SO well to tell
tn, public what is for sale.
DAILY.
One year. .....So w
Ihree months ...... w
One mon n..... 10
TRI- w kkKLY.
Oae year. w
SIX months ... 81
1nree nontns...... 20