Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-21
EsrI;,tc gciiOo!s--ai. J. 5eWett tor Ercs-
iGcrs-Irca Interests.

idcns -Irom Interests.
10 The editor of the Alexandria Ga=sHe:
| h2ga read with great interest your cor.
respondent p's article on public schools and l
lote With sorrow that a.few Virginians like him
appsar Inclined to oppose,our free school sys-
tenn. 1t is true the system can be improved
vet it is doing noble work as i! is. In all
equities some must live distance from schools
while far he larger number live within reach.
The school st this place has on lis rolls over
fifty scholars and among them are SO called 1.
i. va raised 10 luxury like your corresponds
ent p. Hho is [ine gentleman, and, who"
il not for free schools would be forced to raise
their children 10 Ignorance. Texas has school
funJ CT 5000 900 end hes devoted 2O.OCO,O wv
ceres ci la1d to this purpose end she Is
booming 10 prosperity. The greatest drawback
Vireisis has to improvement and imml grafton
Is too nuch discussion Ct her debt question aod
threats against her Tree school System. Inc
DEBT is actually small in comparison With other
STATES: immigration could be brought IN TO cul-
.iYaic her waste lands and Develop her resources.
PENNSYLVANIA has = population ct 3,3OU. OUO;
Virginia only about 100000 and yet the re-
sources o! Virginia equal Psnrsyl VaDla. In
prove our echoo! system, pay the debt AID stop
its discussion in our papers and then our re
SOURCES can be developed La conversation the
PAS: weak With lady Immigrant from MInne'
s0:a sho remarked if the free schools should DC
abolished she would have to return to Minnesota
for o;icrG::o she could not educate her chldreD.
I sec number OF Ohio papers have noml
pa!ed II. j. Jcwe,t, President Of The Eric Rail
road llr tie democratic candidate for President
in 1889. have known Mr. j., personally Tor
years and 10 saurche: democrat lives. lie
carried the democratic banner az candidate
for governor OF Ohio in 1861 in the darkest
hours Of democracy and did not little 10 keep
e!i2c tho spirit Ct liberty and opposition to VIC
| la!ions Of the habeas corpus ard other personal
| rights OF rGao ia those aays; while at the same
tine be 1as urqaes.ionab!y Union msn. lie
! is probably tic strongest man in Ohio and New
Ici.; ;nc democracy could run AID bis great
| dignity nOtes him as p@er Of princes. Ills
administrative ability as receiver OF the Central
Ohio Railroad acd now CT the Erie Railroad
prove him fitted to administer this great gov
crnment with honor to The nation. Ito has the
silent dignity Of Pe!icles and the volubltY OF
! . Cicero Is occasion requires. Lilo is man OF
! courage such as tho democracy need to lead Il
| 10 tho c0uiog struggle upon which probably do
pcGu5 tEc pfts-ifa!iou vi ouf uEuoeiaIio CIV
| crEucat.
As 10 Virginia iron interests I have tho pleas
! ugc Of reporting tie following analysis OF ores
from Henry Shippers laud received the past
week from juison & Rattle, chemists, Clevs.
laaI Rolling dill Company: Metallic iron
| 5!.2lG; n!a2ga2cGG 2SS; phosphorus 0. lQ9.
This same orc aaalyZed by McCreath, Harris
burg, rs., showed 529 iron. Your citizens
| now SEQ daily demonstrated what Alexandria
| might become ty the ores carried through your
city irora PittsyiVanis county. 22I miles from
Alexandria to Harrisburg, Pa If your City
Ccu2cl you'd appropriate say $500 to employ
az eEeGt 10 carVass for tic sale OF stock and to
| adTcris9 By pamphlet and othcrElsc IN behalf
| Ct organizing iron works at Alexandria such q
desirable result might be accomplished. know
Of ru;nbar Of first class Dew furnaces Of no
value 10 their present location because iron ccs!S
too much to make, enc OF which l am
satisfied coul3 be Induced to move 10 Aiexan-
dfie If had The meaus 10 work it up. L see
'; tcrc q furnace is nov erecting 10 Plttsburg
moved seven hunGrcd miles from GlichiCan.
Properly sustained | could secure $500. 900 10
start works 10 Alexandria in furnaces ard roll
ins mills to bo removed to Alexandra, 10 iron
orc I3ascs and from tho farmers CT the neigh.
boring COUNTIES and the merchants OF Alcxao
9ria sud Washington, aud with cue furnace
started Alexandra in the next decade might
add $4,000 to her population. 1t your citIzons
would cnly make oGe business like move. not
sp5suGdc ctfJ-t but q bull dog determined ct.
io.t, It risht be accomplished. Is cot worth
Q tTial--soa what Stanton is doing? should
Alexandria be behind her sister city. d.
rATLETT's, FAUoUGER, Co., Va, Feb. 81.