Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-03
Cord Wood.

10 tie tutDr Of the -1terdnlFa0 Gazette:
l am occ ofthe fraternity Of cord wood cut
teis. and have bee, accustomed 10 send wood
to the AL xaneria market. | learned from
late number OF the Gszatte. with much sur.
prise to mention just nation-that by
40 act otthe City Ccuucil it requires 1855 cubic
feet to make cord of wood in that market.
From my youth up, now may years gone
By. have been taug ht that % cubic feet made
c,1d OF wood, and staDd prepared to furnish to
the WIS, Coubcil of the city Of Alexandria any
uuu Der Of respectable arithemeics, if necessary,
to prove the same. Bless m,l What set OF
iguorgsut fathers must control the des iuies OF
the dear old tow; small wonder, inS eed thst
she is behind the times. Where oh where !
vas he school master WHOM This indigoity, was
| rus upon our beloved arithmetic. and why did
he not ounn forward aud save the good name
OF the city ? Parhsps igporat C, 10 this case,
| is not to be- imputed a crime, but it Certainly
works great iruslcs to those who freight wood
to that malk.t. | will venture that eca!c ~
ons who seucs wood to Alexandra is posted in
tina. lu!e it a5ithnetic a. fought by the sapient
wisdom of your city, Though wo have Of CO
wondered aud wondered why our mnasureme ut
could acvsr he made to hold cur. make it ever
81 liberal. We suf- r cot Gully 10 furnishing an
extra quantity OF wood fer cur money, but have
70 pay the freight on tits excess a!so. l1 the
country, where We IRE SO unsophlsticsted as to
| Icgsrd l2S clb!c fset as O cord, W. are cam.
PEELED to pay CUT cutters accordingly. and should
VIC attempt tho advantageous wisdom possessed
! by the sages of Alexandra, our ignorant chop
pare woa!d deem US either knaves or fools
Perhaps legally Alexandria may have per-
fsc. ii<ht to arbi;ra'c 1851 cutie feet, or for
| that matter 500 cubic feet t1r cord, but viewed
from neral stand point one may doubt tic
proTriel3 Of such &C arbitrary ao:.
IL is 10 DO hoped that the Cou CT! il their Wis
dom viii repeal this Law, hut if it s,ems good
10 their slPh', y all means ,X.end the bentfi 8,
make IS lbs bushel CT wheat, 345 lbs basoel
OF oats and 80 on; establish weight Of grain
and c)mIel every one, Who scb5s grain to your
market, to accept these arbitrary weights for a
Cu>hel; or better yet. oh w;so men Of Gotham
u.ake,-Say Is or 20 6utc:s a pcurd for all
proGrcl sept to your market and IS sbllsh your
Cwo Weigher to enforce tho law. No doubt but
i; will iedtuod to the great benefit Of your trade
10 the Gao; TO be sure it may Sork little ed
VIis:lY in the b.2iunlng, Tut fifty or one kuod'
red yrs hetc!, When The generations of lro-
duc=rs. then dealing with your merchants shall
w X iaut vi tue raw, IL LuuSt euTcly U6 vi HI
vantsgs 10 The ride, for does not the cord wood
law Ut the present day give eotire satisfaction.
Ose member of the Counoi is reported to
have said that tho wood dealers alooe rec ived
the benefit Of the law; Il at is. they buy wood
at 1881 cable feet To the 9 RI, but sold it to
the consumer st l23 cub feet. If this state
mcnt IS c., II is c rt.uly most equitable
lava me st beautiful arrangementol coDuuc iog
business. it would seem, Ike Our friend Mr..
Jonas Chuzz eWlt, On tho s!rc,cs: p:ocipes OF
the main chsnc'.
For the s,ko Of tho general GOOD Ct yGur
tCwn as well as in jlsile to us poor ignorant
cold Wuod cItttrs. let tho law ha repealed tDi
ta!ah!lsh tho gentraral standard.
| Innao William cJun!y. &. w. CUTTER.
DELEGATES TO RICHMOND. Alta cousclvs.
tive convention held 10 Wurrcntou on Saturday,
i. M. Fletcher in the chair, and tho editors OF
the Solid South and Iudtx secretaries, tic
following delegates to tho Rictmoud convention
we're chosen:
| D.!eeatcs-hl4i IT I. r. Smith. Isham Koih,
A. Nj. Gurus. General W. II. p4ynr, AID Col.
Thomas Smith.
Ateraatcs-C. u. Il. Payne, Captain II.
Shepherd, Thomrs h. Dggs. w. h. ilur1thall,
AID j. II. Psyna.
Colonel W. W. williamson, Of Know Moth.
ing fame, addressed tho meeting 90 the issues
ct The day. Recommended rrudocca 10 tho "a.
iional convention and expressed belief that
Seymour ia the best man to carly off tho palm
OF victory.