Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-09
THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cell

N1HE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
Il VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cell
brate its centennial year. More than three
quarters of 3 century ago it grew into lite ere
ation of wants and needs OF Inc people OF TINS
section of Virginia
During al 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 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 it has been
purposely made, nseparable from that of the
community it aims to represent. When they
grow rich it hopes for reward commensurate
with its abors. 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 rs an index
of its future. 1t has never failed to avail itself
promptly Of all the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended ex-
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 superduities
only Topped away, OF all the currentnews OF the
world.
AS the interests of the people mainly centre al
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle al
matters occurring in the city snd nelghborhood,
carefully excluding unseemy exp1 esslons or
treasured at 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-
pecially such as relate to the development OF the
resources of the State.
Its contiguity to Washington gives the Ca
zette al early precedence over sll the Journals
of the State in intelligence of the operstlons 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 rs
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 ali bills Of local interest Will begiyen.
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 fes-
ture will be plomptness and accuracy. The
farmers, drovers 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
ecton of the country, carefully quoted.
The continual tavors OF tt ose who have once
used the Gazette rs an advertising medium is
warrant tor saying that it pays to advertise its
columns. Never before did it pay SO we'll TO tell
the public what is for sale.
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