Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-03
THE RAMBLER:s NOTEBOOK.

iI1E hAGiDILiIll - NIL iI-DOOiA-
The cholera scare is spreadingas well
a. the cholera, and right here I want to
say that there are number of people
who are fooling themselves with the
idea that this city is clean and about
/ free from anything that woui;l he Ike
| " TO cause such IN epidemic TO paGse
| here. This is lovely weather FOR eXer-
else and if you think the city is in such
excellent sanitary condition, because
YOUR premises are kept clean and the
streets are free from weeds and fit in
the center Of the city, just stroll iowa. is
! til suburbs and examine the cutters
and alleys and think you will admit
that though the city is cleaner than it
I has been for a long while, it is not as
clean rs It should be in view of the fact
that we are threatened with an epi-
demic that only careful dieting and
cleanliness will save Us from. 4 little
less Convict labor and few more
/ honest workmen on the streets and
am quite sure the city will save money
and at the same time present & better
appearance.
The Alexandrian who SCOTS at the
idea of this city ever being anything
more than whatit has been for the last
twenty or thirty years ought to be e:-
corted to the eastern corporation limit
ofthe city and made TO leave in thai di-
rection on foot. Such people make me
tired" It is your naive city, you
were born here and the place Was good
enough for you rs a boy. so why cry it
down now simply because you have
been to one or two places that are a
little larger and 4 little more prosper
Gus. We are bound to see a thrifty, en-
terprisng lot OF people here before long,
we are rapidly nearing The day whcp
Alexandria shall again be a big ship
ping port and important railroad cen
ter and shall stand out prominent
among the manufacturing cities of the
country. Would it not be infinitely bet
ter to elbow the horn" for the place OF
your nativity than try to impede its
progress by your absurd predictions
and in the end be pointed out as one OF
the disappointed and 4 false prophet
BY accident | overheard q CONVERSE
ten between two northern business
men one day this week that pleased me
greatly. One Of them asked the ether
where he would advise him to invest
about five thousand dollars without the
risk of losing it in one Of these hooms
that turn out 10 be bubbles. Right
here in Alexandria, was the answer:
81 have invested two thousand her,
aud in few days l expect TO place
about four thousand more i'll real
estate here and l would advise you to
DO likewise" After discussing the adj
vantages OF the place and the future in
store for it, the other decided TO invest
his five thousand here ar I'D his
friend to look out for so,- g good
for him to invest III. | felt like wa
ding in and extolling the city and its
brilliant prospects, but was afraid my
enthusiasm might scare them off.
There are some very bright young
fellows here who are looking out for
opportunities to profit by the steadily
increasing population here and the in
dustries that are springing UP. ] won
der that some Of them 90 net draw
their capital out OF the banks or build
Ing associations and start a first class
dairy here. Such thing is badly
needed and at an outlay Of less than
$500 one could be put in excellent run
ming order and am sure it would be
patronized by the people. Pure coun-
try milk, fresh butter and eggs as cast
ly gotten and there is no reason why
such person should not control the
entire trade of the city before long. l
do not think that dairy lunch room
would pay here yet, but the articles
that have mentioned would sell readi-
ly if kept up to the proper standard
and | would advise some one TO try it.
Certainly you could lose but little as
the stock on hand would not entail a
loss even if it failed to command sufli-
cicnt proft,and a good.horse aud wagon
can be disposed of at most any time.
THE RAMBLER.