Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-14
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WEATHER paoBAr tT!rs Msy II. 1872
| Foo the n iddle Atlantic States Increasing south
| ess. winds, wsImer partly cloudy weather, &C
casoa. local rains stationary 1'Iloe ed by fall
| ing barometer.
MEETING OF TIE ALEXANDRIA COMMERCIAL
EXCHANGE "A meeting OF tie Comm; rcla
Exchange was held this uorLioe
% motion CT Thomas !'elrG W. IS. Her
bert was called to the chair, eud e. 3. Tay!9r
)r., appoiottd Secretary.
The President, Thomas Perry. submltted The
following report:
May a. 1879.
Gentlome1--As required bY the constitution
| and by laws OF your association, tho Pres
and Board Of Managers beg leave 10 submit the
twelfth annual report OF the operations of The
Commercial HXch snge for the year commencing
N az Ist, 1878. and ending April 80. 1879.
There have been received aud sod on Change
5rG $40 busheIs Of whest EOS 3:G bushals o. corn.
I.SC9 bushels of.ye, ;20f0a bushels OF oats; ~
bushels of corn meal, II tons OF mill feed. -
barrels Of esr corn, and gu bushels OF buckWhest.
| Total l,0U9 Ola bushels
The Inspector, Mr. Tay Tor, reports 81, S25 bar
res Of flour and as barrels rSe lour, snd we
| think we can safely put tho receipts outside at
| fully as nuch ss last yesr, making grand total
Of $40 52i bushels. which is an excess over last
| year Of over l1G EOS bushels I'm addition to the
above 100 tons of mill feed were received) which
| is very encouraging, considering the great de-
| preston a trade and business sHd we hope and
believe We can make still better showing reyt
| year.
But there is one thing wanted 10 enable us 10
handle grain with greater facility, and that is 81
elevator and We hope soma enterprlslng ciiiZ ia
ard capitalist will take the matter in hahd snd
examine into it. We believe il would DO good
iavestment and would certainly increase our
40. nj fba in trnr n.
Giste back country, bu. from the rich country
bordering en- the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
that now gots to other markets, would como here.
Ard there ia another thing IN favor OF sn ele-
vgtor, that is The use Of bags could. in d great
measure, bs Gispaused with, which would ba o
crest saving 10 both merchants and fariuors and
sava great deal of trouble snd annoy saco TO
Sotf
VS. msko those suggestions hoping thera may
some good come ofthem. We believe ana hopelh, II
the cres: depression in business and trade 10 now
st an end, and we look for better times Already
.ome ten OF DEAN new houses are in course Ct
erection, SID no doubt before the end OF the
yesr many mere will be put up.
a $50 rom, of the Whsrves are being oialred
aud wo horo. through Coos assistance. to SEQ
manufactures started cur WhsrVes ard river
front bull: up, and Steamers End shlrs limo our
hsrhCr ss OF Old.
We all ramor.b Der with pfida the grand sue.
c:ss ot cur Agricultural Fair last fall, sId we
$50 no reason why other enterprises should not
DO fully a. 81, &C, s,lul. We have every natural ad.
vaLta2ufor q misunderstanding as welt as o COM
murrisl city, with extensive railroad connections
to cOa hsds I'D 10 iron and other rich mineral
beds, tbu Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal running
nl.o t. the cosl fields md through lhs richest
1r,in growing CouAtius Of Vlrg, mia and Mary
Land, aud outlet To- enc OF The rivers, the
Ussu,i:ul Potomac with fine steamers aud YES
Soils plying Il. low rate3 OF freight and passage;
wu say eveIything l0oks eucoura aging for better
times.
We notice with pleasure the mention IN the
g. ,lla If prospect OF biAsL furnace and roll
i1s mills being butt here, and VIZ hope our citi.
. ,.s will max every euJftto have them Csta0-
ii-hed
Taking everything into consideration, the
Great dc pres sion in al kinds OF business and
IT .Ge We ravo no right to complain. but d good
deal 10 o. ih.ukiu! tori We eTe not Tue only onss
Hho have seen and felt these h4rd times.
Tur Treasurer Mr.. W. A NJ Jore, reports 3
contributing members. eld hiss now in the tres5.
url 5 81 lG
Thv thanks OF the ExchsDgo are due 10 Ar.
WsIing for his tsi,hiu secv!ce:
Cutpr the protecting care rt Divine fioVl'
dcnco Tbs ro!! OF meub er,hip hoe TO: bscI ihu.
rcd by lho rude hand Of death eircp our ,st su-
iiuai meeting, but We nave been palued tL.l Oho
81 cur mo.t hUno-rd and b-loved nemb:rs hes
been strlcked with lba. terrible dlsesss, psrsl'
ysi:; bu, thanks to tho Supreme Being, he has
ch ngo rOu'us. ard we TO 70 he will sccn be abs
10 take his piece froGi which he has been mls-
sed. Iu retiring from the potiIion with which
you have hono:ed me, l beg ea7e TO return my
thanks fer the uii'orm kirdntss md courtesy
extended II me 10y tao !usrn bsrs OF the asstcIs-
ti9;I.
Respectfully sabmi Tod for The Bosrd Of Mar
ayers IH.MAS FERRY.
President.
Upon mutioa Of w. ". Herbert the report
wa accepted and erected 10 be published 10
he Goz,,te.
TIE following cfEosrs weru elected Tor he
ensuing year: A. Q. Harmon, President; 6.
W. Fisher, Vic, President; ". A. Moore.
Treasurer; Chas S. Taylor, DR., Secretary.
u. s. Watkins, p. 3. Hooe, Thomas Perry,
e. i. Suite aud G. L. Kelly w,rs appointed
Board o! Manaeers.
On uo,i5u OF j. j. Jameson the following
committee wss appointed to take into consider
a,;on, aud roport uniform tariff OF chargts
on bags. commissions, g., 10: John j.
Jamiesnu. w. A. Moore, Gee. WASHINGTON,
Geo. w. Fisher and Jas. Carr, after which tho
meeting adjourned.
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