The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
what the Old Town Hopes from the Pro-
posed New Railroad scheme.

posed Ncw Railroad scheme.
ALEXANDRIA. january H. special.
Considerable talk is being INDUCED in here
over the new railroad project Of the week.
Persons who seem we'll qualified % know,
say the old town will soon have boom,
and 10 will bc a permanent affair. The
Chesapeake and Ohio scheme would help
Alexandria. The Midland road leases its
tracks 90 Washington from the Penn-yl
yania. and has been long talking of building
"a line of its.Own from here 90 Long bridge. 10
is stated that the &. and q. can't get the
schedule it would like yW the Midland,
and running "a road from Charlottesville 10
the riyer-eithor here or QuanticO-w would
open up several interior counties, and draw
from others, which would make their re-
CENTS larger as well. The completion OF
the double track of the r.. i. and i. TO GUAM
ticO would require the Pennsylvania 10 come
20 terms. This road is paving better now
than at any time before. The Norfolk and
Western wants 90 get 10 Washington by "a
direct route and is moving quietly but
surely thereWards. 4 surveying corps of
the shenandoah Valley has reached Fairfax
Courthouse. They have run line from the
junction at Front Royal. and 10 is said VIII
use the Old road bed from GOydOnsyille,
which cost 10000.
There is mo- talk about the proposed min
eral road that WAS 20 open the Morehed coal
fields. but the Midland people think Their
road will Doe pushed on beyond Round I'LL
within the course OF year at the iarihcsi.
Ihe PENNSYLVANIA road OWNS the old canal
bed. and the Georgetown people want a
road without having considered the matter.
Should the Baltimore and Ohio come down
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. they would
surely continue 20 Alexandria. which.would
give them Southern connections That thet
now have not. These matters business
men here are looking into.
Should Washington get the Norld's FAR
there will Toe work ahead and considerable
property between here and W a7hinston VIII
be required for something at least.
The Mount Vernon projects are ON boom
also. and there have been several good real
estate deals out i'm the county this week. 10
is for spcculating purposes. south AIRING
ION and Nanck are 90 be Incorporated as
towns.
Persons who come 90 Washington want To
90 tO Mount Vernon and back M single
afternoon or morning. Now 70 is from I'D lo
3.9D O'Clock. a new boat is beng built Tor
this line now. During the Iempiar Con-
clsve nine boats were required. some max
ina, two trips each. These roads would do
an immense business ii the WORLDS fals l7
held at Washington, and there is room loi
all That may apply.
II is said that these roads will not harm
the proposed boulevard. which viii be Tor
me rich principally, and will hc helpful in
many respects both to the city and county
The druggists are enjoying good tfade
now. They are getting orders rom ali
around through the region roundabout ana
from Washington for special grippe rene
dies. SO store In town has put up less thah
25 prccriptions any day this week. These
cost from poe. 20 soc. each, and generally
The call is for grippe articles.
Abnor Lee died with the grippe fes'gi-
dav. He was thirty-seycn years ola. lie
long worked around the local depot.
Mr.. Seymour b. SirOutenbcrg, the blllueI'
lies ut the point Of death this afternoon
with the same maladY.