Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-20
PROPOSED GRANGE FAI2.

TO the editor Of he IfIcrundIin Gazette:
When the District Grange Of Northern
Virginia las. year asked the merchants aud
manufacturers Of your city 10 Unite with us
in helping to build up Northern Virginia,
by aiding us in establishing grand nation
al exhibition near the Capital of the coun.
Try and only short distance from Alex
autra-a city in which the writer takes
the deepest interest, and for which he has
the strongest attachments, owing TO his long
residence thercin--we had hoped That at
least fair pnrtian Of your citizens would
appreciate the fact that we were working
for the entire section, and for all the people,
and not for class, but the result proved
that we were wrong, and had we waited for
Alexandria we would have failed. We did
not wait, and we had very great success,
and we lrlst that Alexandra may share i'll
that SUCCESS. The name Grange" doubt
less deferred your citizens from assisting ns;
like certain man of the o.den time, they
asked, Can anything good come out OF
Nazareth ?" and We answered, Come and
Sec" ] an confident that all who came
and saw our last years exhibition, were
satisfied that there was something good in
it for Tie merchant ard manufacturer, the
farmer and mechanic. We inaugurated
what We believe will prove Of great benefit
to Norl hern Virginia, National Industrial
exhibition" which, if successful, should
pour each year thousands Of dollars into Tie
pockets Of your citlZeDE-bnt will they
reach out their hands totake the chance Of
fercd, or, az was the case last year. shall We
be compelled 10 seek exhibitors elsewhere?
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compelled to do more FOR outside cities than
for the largest city in their district? 1t Is
4 curious fact, but none the less true, that
Fredericksburg last year did more for the ex.
bibition than Alexandria. trust that having
proved our ability to succeed on our own hook
that the citizens of Alexandria will unite in
a strong effort to show The country folks and
people from all sections that are coming to
our exhibition, that the city is alive to her
interest and that she takes deep interest
;n, and concerns herself with all that Will
benefit the farmers Of her surrounding coun-
try; fer any city that shows lack OF aipre.
citation CT he people FROM whom che draws
her SUPPORT, eau hardly blame those people
If they took their support TO others.
do not believo that the Alexandria busl.
ness man il afraid to be brough. into direct
connection with the merchants Uf olAcr
exits. Nor can believe That because the
merchants Of Alexandria did not conceive
the scheme we have in hand that they pro
pose TO sulk and neither eat the nay them
selves or permit others 10 eat it.
trust | may not have gone foo far with
any fault finding but the skiliful surgeon
uses sharp lancet 10 heal the wound and
really, ! ala anxioua that the city OF Aiexan-
dra, the largest in the northern part OF fir-
pinia should have g proper part in the work
we have in hand which must add 10 hrr
prosperity. I would like 10 see every mer-
chant represented at the exhibition. would
be delighted to have every manufacturing
enterprise in the city we'll brought before
The people. | wish that every body in tho
city would contribute 10 the ladies' depart
rnent some piece IF their skill. as
In conclusion. allow INC say wish the msr-
chants manufacturers and citizens geuerally
would determine to do their share in the work,
and if they will, they will find that the Grange
will not be backward in doing all 1t can to make
their week in tho woods beth pleasant and profit
able to them.
must add that our new camp grounds Will b"
ready by tho time Of the opening September D to
10 We will have farmers hom every county III
Virginia, rs the Virgins State Grange holds its
session at the camp, beginning on SepteIubcr:a.
Joint session Of tho District tirangcot Northern
Virginia and the Frederick County Pomona
Grange will also be held during the week. Among
those who have becn invited and who Will attend
if possible arc Governor Ice; U. S. Commissioner
of Agriculture N J. ColInan: Hon. George H..
LoIing, of NJ ssacbusetts; Col. Randolph Harri-
son, Commissioner OF Agriculture OF Virginia
Hon Robert Beverly, President OF the National
Agricultural Congress: Hon. James H. Eclll, OF
New York. President of the American Litter AS
sociatiou: Hon Mortimer Whitehead, Of New
Jersey, Lecturer of the National Grange; Nj
VIM Saunders, First Master OF the National
Grange; Dr. John Trinkle Secretary of tho Ma
tional Grange; John r. Thompson, of Washing
ton city One day will he devoted to the la9or
interest and many prominent mem bers :of the.
Knights Of Labor will be present. :. : rtttti
Hoping your people will take hold OF this mat
ter Lam yours truly. .e
A. J. WEDDERBuR,, Secretary.
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