Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-05
Arexan6ria Ma1etfe.

THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cee-
brate its centennial year. More than three
quarters of century ago it grew into life cre-
alton of wants and needs of the people of this
section of Virginia.
During sll 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; it has shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. It's
| inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community in which it is
located, and its own prosperity is as it has been
purposely made insepsrsbe from that OF the
community it aims to represent. When they
grow rich it hopes for reward commensurate
with its labors. While they are poor it expects
to work with them and for them, expecting 10
| make their success the measure of its own.
| The past of the Gazette is offered rs an index
of its future. Il 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. It will fur
nish daily a complete account with superauites
only Topped away, of sll the current news Of the
world.
AS the interests Of the people mainly centre al
home no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city and neighborhood,
carefully excluding unseemly expressions or
gross narrative as unfit for journsl that is
treasured at many thousand hearthstones of
Virginia.
Especial attention will be devoted to present
ing, as we'll from original sources of information
IS from its exchanges, the news OF Virginia, es-
pecially such as relate to the development of the
resources Of the State.
It's contiguity TO Washington gives the Ca
zctte an carly precedence over ali 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 rs
now, vii! be regularly reported IN succincttorm
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 given.
From the State Capital it will receive early
and accurate accounts of the proceedings OF the
W.
the State government likely to interest the pco-
Pile.
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be promptness 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
section of the country. carefully quoted.
The continual tavors of those VINO have once
used the Gazette rs Al advertising medium is II
warrant for saying that II pays to advertise Ill ITS
columns. Never before did it pay So well to tell
the public what is for sale.
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