Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-13
TIE ALEXANDRIA MINING Msrrr,o
ING AND WAREHOUSE CnNp.WS,AsCIV

by IN act which passed the las, t;nr.,
Assembly of Virginia l.. W. llci,l II C."
ton Dulany, W. II. Marbury Gs,,, n'1,'
French, Peyton Randolph. Cour,,nI =, T.
smith, W. NJ. S. Dunn, Robert rorn
John W. Burke, John s. Barhour ,.n
Herbert, f. L. Daingertcld. james II p' ''''
John Il. smoot and Linden Kent and Nv:
associates and successors. were cous,,m' 'i
and made body corporate and po,i,;aT
the name and style of the Alexan,ir;, NJ
ing, Manufacturing and Warehous, w.,
pany, with capital stock ofnol l,<s 49,.
twenty-five thousand nor more than =.
million of dollars divided into shares 49,, -"
hundred dollars each and for the nur,,
OF obtaining subscriptions to the said r,;
tai stock, authority was given to any ,,..
OF the persons named as corporators to o,m
books of subscription 1T such times ,nI
places as they might appoint.
In pursuance Of the authority conlryr,I,.
above mentioned, notice is hereby givcn,b,,
books of subscription will be Opened on ,,,,r
after the 18th day of May 1882 al III, oJ;,.
OF Burke x Herbert in the city Of l!cy,r.
drla, Virginia, for the purpose of rc;rivir,
subscriptions to the said capital stock ,f,h,
Alexandria Mining, Manufacturing ,rI
Warehouse Company:
In opening their books of subscrin;ou a.
above, the undersigned, who have h ..D
designated by the corporators us commits.
sioners to open books of subscription to III.
capital stock ofthe company, would rcspc,,.
fully call attention to the Importance of III.
enterprise to the public, rs well Is 10 H..
exceptional and most valuable privileges
which the charter conters upon this Conn.
pany.
The fourth section of the act Owes +, H.,
Company the privilege to mine manuaues.
iron or other ores, transport and sell III.
same to purchase, establish or lease f,m,.
ces or mills for manufacturing the same iu,o
pig, bar iron and steel, or otherwise: 10
build or purchase, Or lease and operate E,c.
tories for the manufacture ofcotton, WOODEN
brother goods: tobuild, purchase or lcas.
docks, wharves and yards for the buIin.
or repairing of vessels to build or rcnair
railroad cars, or any other manufacturing
purposes, in any of the cities, or counties Of
the State of Virginia, and to purchase, lease
or erect and construct. at or near the city Of
Alexandria, Virginia wharvcs, piers: dock,
basins, warehouses, elevators, cotton Dresses
suitable for theaccomodaton of steamships
vessels and boats, and for the c0nvenicp,
loading, unloading, shipping, receiving and
storing of all kinds of merchandise and her.
sonai property, for safe keeping, and may
conduct the business usually transacted BY
warchousemen, whartingers and lehlcrmcn
and may charge and collect compensation
for the storage, dockagc, Wharfage and
lighterage, and for all labor incident thereto
including the expense Of weighing, nsuring
keepingand delivering such merchandise or
personal property at such rates and on such
terms as may be agreed upon between i, and
its customers, and for any advances made BY
it on merchandise or property stored or de-
posted with it for shipment, and for all il
charges and expenses incident thereto. the
said company shall havea preferred lieu on
said merchandise and property, which shall
be paid before the said company shall he
required to deliver the same
The company is authorized TO acquire
and hold real estate, not exceeding at any
one time ten thousand acres in any one
county. Also to construct, equip and opc
rate any rail or tramways, with necessary
sidings and branches, not exceeding fifteen
miles in length, from any of the mines, fur,
naces, mills orstructures to connect with
line of railway in Virginia and has author.
ity also to subscribe to the capital slockOi
and railroad company chartered by the
State Of Virginia, or acquire by purchasec .!
otherwise stocks or bonds Of any such rail
road company, and to receive subscriptions
to its capital stock from any corporation
chartered under the laws of the State ii
| Virginia.
| The organization of this company offers
10 the people or Alexandria and trlblltar!
territory and opportunity for the provilabr
investment of capital and the employment
ofits working class which ought not loM
neglected.
The Importance Of manufactures in build
ing up the towns and cities of the country
is everywhere conceded and recognized
Even i'll the most prosperous commercial
&c ntres manufactures are encouraged
The City Of Alexandria possesses all the
necessary clements to constitute Il favorable
location for manufactures enjoys cxlraor
binary advantages of access to supply and
of distribution; is connected with The coal
fields ofthe Cumberland region by the Chrs'
eapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad with the West Virginia
coal fields through the Virginia Midland
and the Cheseakeake and Ohio railways,
and is the nearest point upon deep water
for the utilization OF the iron ores. mangan-
csc, copper and other minerals lying upoa
and adjacent to the Virginia Midland Rail
way and its branches, some of the most val
liable of which are to be found withinacom-
paratively short distance and CONVENIENT
proximity to the city of Alexandria, ire;
spective Of the productions of the fields and
forests which are quite as valuable as eau