Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-29
LETTER FROM oCCoQUAN.
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette

LETTER FROM OCCOQUAN.
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette
OccoQUAN, July 2S-At this time
when every thing depends upon, and
| therefore everyone is naturally most
interested 10, the war issues, our peo.
pie can scarcely take the time or pa
ieuce to read anything else. The pre-
gress of business the natural develop
ments, suicides, murders and ever as.
saul; cases are TO be found on the bick
pages Of the news wspapers in small type.
| What does not directly or indirectly
affect the war is of little value to make
me yellow Journal sell. However, we
.re glad to say this is not the case with
the Alexandra Gszette. While it has
always been and is interested in our
uaiiou's welfare, and that 1t is true
patriotic paper, yet it is alive to local
lnd State interests, and they are never
put in the background. In this short
uoiice from Oceoqusn it is not our oh
set to write that Mr.. Jones has been
visiting for short while Miss Smith,
and that Miss Brown expects to leave
for the ssashore; but we do desire to
tell you of the new energy Occcquan
mas put on and the enterprises that
ave lately begun here.
Not since the days when Gen. Morgan,
# Revolutionary fame, was teamster
f,r The old stone foundry at the mill
race, or when the cotton factory was
running day and night with large
f .r,e has this old town of lethargy put
50 much life. At no time 10 her his
tory have things seemed as bright.
John S usrt Mill, in his mcst admira-
ol'- treatlse ON LoIitical economy, says:
"rhe requisites of production are two
- ,bor and appropriate natural ob
jecis."
By the natural objects is meant the
Ipply Of materials, and also the sup
ply of power with which to work this
lateral Occoqusn has not only the
power (water power but she possesses
he material.
We have now in operation two large
two large stone quarries both of which
are owned bG incorporated stock com
papies with large stock capital and
lence are on sure and spf4 footing
One operated under the operation Of the
Occoquan Company was bought from
Mrs Z. J4nney and is situated above
he old Touring IN II. This company
mas q capital sock of two hun.
rtd Thousand dollars, owned by
northern stock holders, and the bust
ness is run by such men as Chas. F.
Wood, of the Compressed Air Com.
pany, which is now outing in ma
chinery to heat the new Library build
ing in Washington. The machinery
owned by this company is of the latest
| improved and the crushers Can crush
stone TO the amount five cubic yards
per miunte. We learn that they will
soon put in compressed air machinery
with which to run the quarry. The
Potomac RIVER Iron and Land Com
pany's quarry is located across the
river from the town and is being op-
Grated on as an extensive sale as the
Georgetown qusrries we're The first
load of stone from these works left
here yesterday in tow by the steamer
Alton. Colonel Anderson, of civil war
fame, is at the head of this company.
The stone gotten out here, says su ex-
pert, is of very rare value, and there is
, none prec 'ly like it found elsewhere
Macy new families have moved in the
town TO such q number that two and
three are occupying the same house.
Among the new families moved in orr
midst especially do we welcome those
OF Mr.. Philips and Mr.. Wood. Mrs.
Wood is great church worker and is
full of good idess and excel
lent suggestions. Mr.. Wood is
public spirited man and desires very
greatly to see our town improve.
Last summer the steamer Alton laid
at the wharf idle, but this season, under
uuder the management of the efficient
Captain ]. T. Selecman she has not
been idle day, but, on the contrary,
has had more than she could do. Last
night she left loaded with lumber for
Johnson & Wimsatt, of Washington,
and had in tow two large scows of
stone.
MIR. L. Ledman is building large
dwelling house on his farm not far from
here.
T. G. Davis has in course of erection
of store building near the bridge.
We have many summer boarders.
Occoquan with its exquisite natural
scenery, its fne bathing and its excel
lent bass fishing furnishes inducements
to boarders not surpassed by any other
section of our country. What we need
are men who will open up such houses
to accommodate boarders and a large
number of the most refined class is
guaranteed.
Mr.. E. L Cockrell is remodellipg
apd painting his large and beautifu
mansion recently purchased from the
w. r Selecman estate, and we under
stand it will be for rent soon. Such a
place would offer many inducements
for summer bosrders.
A Clever Trick
1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody eau
trv il who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean he can cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bitters. This
medicine tones up the whole system,
acts as stimulant to Liver and Kid
news, is blood purifier and nerve tonic.
It cures Constipation Headache, Faint
-. Snalis S}aonIassnass and Melan-