Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-12
a'I' tho whole Cour:i!! (I..usa.cr.)
h't,T sCla' routine business tie Bard ID
annual Meeting of the AIexnudrfu
commercial Eychanue

"ebtlhg OF the AlexanI RI q
commercial Exchange.
Lie aonua meeting of the Alexandra Com
nerc'al Exchange was held this ucruipe at The
Exchange Building
va no'ion Ct Mr. }. T. Bcckhan, Mr.. Geo
H. hoolnson was called to tho chair, en-;
email $ ). Tny!or, ir, appointed Secretary
lhe fresldeut, A. g. Harmon, e!u, Their
submitted the following report:
Gen.lemeo Of the Corn EXCHANGE Aroiha,
yea! his been added to the history OF this IS &c.
cation, which trpgs US to the 3 h aopiyersaty
CT our orgapizaliou.
iuur President and Board Of Managers here
with respectfully present their annual eybibi
Tor the year cimmencirg May |. 1879, and
cl' sng with April 80. 1850, which we thiuk
comparIs farorablY with former years.
lie rscMn's OF erlin, &c have been as fol
lows: '''
w., Bushels
Corn. %oi IsI
Ryo. efS1
OIts, 17C1-
Back wheat, 63f
Making an aglrnpate OF OOH oOl
The sotc or Mr.. Ia, lor, reports &C $40 Bar
riS 81 II iur and sos barrels of rye -four Pllciop
no average price oil wheat at | 81 AID corn at
3''c. per huShcl wlull make iha aer,cat,
amount Ter these two cereals ($S97 935 9O)
olEht hundred end ninety ssveu thousand
Elae bundrcd and thirty five dollars ninety
csn's. Adding fl ur and other grain out
side ct those neincd, would exc .ed onc milliof,
tree hundied Thousand doiIsrs Isl, 500 .OOO).
10 Wow OF the above exhibit We would pgaia
ncnIon The m1oltaGo, c! Grain Elevator and
'hu' aifcrd noi oliy greater facilities Tor haud-
lf& Sfalo. bn5 Wo thlsk would largely Increase
our receipts. from The Ich growing grain couo.
ny :Iould Vi taat n.w iinds this cJnvebieuc. 10
oae7 iuarkot2, and tic lGng hoped for peri d Of
q PROSPEROUS a2i successful Commercial business
wcud s01a b. realized.
y" congratulate YOU a.s1 and cur c:.Z.gs
Z F~i y, ucon Tic great succasl OF our Salp
}a'] Under Is :reSeGt efficient r.auagcme1t
II has o,c1ale 0De OF tGe best enterprises Of the
ciy. cnr!Gyia.: FGmc loo hands. 10 view
q iha rF:at 'ay.!i,s irr obt.inlng timber
!! r'>'y q1aIny and qlautiry DTS rahI,
'oG an'r uuiGl9g PURPOSES. anG tuc X;cilso
water rnV'i"pc', wc rope 20 sec It bIcuaIH che
IN 'st coed !" Ihc Uoua!Iy.
!! - tS,"c.aly gratifying ID LUtic, &! i!ia
n2!G" nc" a::i iyng desired IDdusry which, has
tG'" tsv'd r" altlD tho ras: faw Tnoaths
by Yur 'ntf<c!.c ctnz;Ls. }. T. AcDcW IL Co.
NC sn!tr u She Alex .ndtIs b!oomary," now
10 u OPERATION. rmpInyirg about fifty hands,
'uc"ihp cut eom0 SKY 0. mere tors Of IRON DIT
"r,k. lGi0 D'uGnS, r,ua!rIuv eight huudrcd
ba-h"i7 1T chfrJJaI pr wax, burned and
i.an''d itOm tho nri ~ c1un,y Ct FairisI,
aus g!v!uE cmp!1ymcut and circulating q coo
II I'rah'c amount Of mOnCy through that county.
We itns4 his n.y p:0ve q tuocu3 aroucd
ni,ch m1y sr:lGg sIli larger and more cztcn-
,V, iouunil,s a6d rolling mills, hclting 10 de-
rtl'p The rich mineral wealth of the State.
Nr. Wtrtiog, the jauItcr, W. think cnttled
to the !hsLks Of the association fer the salts
factory maGaCr in which he Eas DISCHARGED tho
duties Of his ttGc,.
Mr. Nllim A. Moore. Treasurer reports q
hi'atc' Of three hnldrcd aud ten dollars and
c'sary five cents (#3lO.Sjl 10 his hands. All CT
when 10 respt c'!uy submitted on the puri OF
the Boaid Of Managers.
ALLEN 9. HARMON, President.
Ol moi,n OF Captain L. b. iIooo tho re-
port was accepted e,d directed TO be- published
~ thrGGzattr, add en- molten OF Mr.. w. A.
Nlcr," VOC |! thanks vas cx;Cadcd to Il @
P'c:licnt t)r the iaithtul panner in which no
has pc'truiod hiI duties durioc tho year
the foi;0R:rg Gtiicrrl wero then oItcol TO
Mr7a fT rrc enruing yrar:
nsi!rlt. jain j. Jlmrilm; We, Pccsi.
dru', Jo''n +. h'5lt.t; Treasurer, w. A
Moore; 5, crerary, Charles 5 Taylor, if.
On mo',n Of Captain =. B llooe n vote Ct
'hshk5 was * cnd,d TO Treasurer WIN. 4.
More, for the tblc ma1ner in which he bGs
managed tic fnsrc9 OF tho association Gurrg
ia" past ar.
The f,ilowrg ccllitmcp were elected a
board of u,snav: rs:
Mc5sr". =. Is. Hoe, Thomas Percy, G. i.
Kelley, ID. q. Watkins and Fn;oa L. R,ss
4 vote Of the thsJk' was tx oGdld 10 Mr..
George II. E>hinsou fer tho sbs manner in
whlrh he had I'll ed tho duties of the caair anI
tic meetlng scj 'urnrd.
EMrERANCE.-rho Reform Club is evident
~ still pushIog vigorous Temperance Cause 10
this city. Auoih'r large Red Ribbon meeting
wss held ct Sarrpta Hail last eight. Mr. l.. ID.
Harrison RESIDED and various ofli3rls Of the
c.ua v, 70 seated Gu the platform. Mc. L. Ii.
pesrc, delivered short address ut the opening
Of the mce'iag. encouraging tho boys to /.
f.ilhial to the pledge Gud nobly devoted TO the
~jik Of tic r.toIll all SUBMIT lcog. Mr.
Charity ME- was then iotroduc d aud spoke fer
an hour 10 the great delight IF the sudcooo.
ba l.