Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-01

INHE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
Il VIRGINIA ADVERTISERS will soon cell
brate its centennial year More than three
quarters of century ago it grew into lie . ere
alton Of wants and needs OF the people OF Lnls
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 has shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. Its
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community in which 1t is
located, and its own prosperity IS, as 1t has been
purposely made, insepsrable from that OF the
community it aims to represent. when they
grow rich it hopes tor reward commensurate
with its labors. While they are poor it expects
to work with them and Tor them, expecting to
make their success the measure OF its own.
Tho past of tine Gazette is offered as M index
IF its future. 1t has never failed to avail itself
promptly Of 81 the improvements which come
with the greater growth and moro extended ex-
perence of journalism. Every year NE
FEATURES will be added.
THE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
nish daily q complete account, with super1ulties
only Topped away. OF all the current news OF the
world.
as the interests of tie people mainly centre at
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city aid nelghbornood,
carefully excluding unseeInly expressions OF
gross narrative as unit 10" Journal that Is
treasured ut many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia.
tsueclsl attention will be devoted to present.
ing rs well from original sources OF Information
as from its exchanges, the news OF Virginia, es-
pecaly such AS relate to the development OF the
resources OF The State.
It's contiguity to Washington gives the Ca
zette al early precedence over all the Journals
of the Stste in intelligence OF the operations OF
the General Government now Ut such vtal I'M
portance TO the people Of the South. The pro-
ceedings of Congress, seldom so interesting as
now, will be regularly reported III succlnctlo form
for its columns, but all matters of especial inter-
esl in Virginia will be given in detail, and the
full text Of al bills Of local interest will be givcn.
From the State Capital 1t will receive early
and accurate accounts of the proceedings OF the
General Assembly snd Of ali the operstions OF
the State government likely To interest the PEG.
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 MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and the prices and position of the stocks, which
ars the subjects Of business TRANSACTIONS in this
ec.ion OF the country, carefully quoted.
The continual 1avors OF ttose VINO have once
useI the Gazette as al advertising medium is
warrant for saying that itpsys to advertise III its
columns. Never before did it pay SO well to tell
to public what Is for sale.
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