Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, June 10.

lOCSISbpONuonC9 OF LUG 0Id4hAuAin 0uSosso'i
Washington, June 10.
James Barrett, of Augusta, vice pres
ident of the Georgia State Agricultural
Society, was examined by the Indus.
trial Commission this morning. He
said the condition of agriculture in the
section of Georgia in which ne lived
was decidedly worse than he had ever
known it. The number of people en-
gagged in the pursuit had largely in-
creased, not by immigration but by
births in that section. He thought the
cheapness of labor in the South was re-
sponsible for foreigners not settling
there. He meant negro labor. This
labor was becoming more transient.
Men were less inclined to hire out per-
manently but seemed to prefer to shift
from plantation to plantation as they
saw fit. The white labor of the South
was constantly drifting to the cities.
Farmers in his section were almost en-
tirely dependent upon black labor. The
disposition was to acknowledgements from
the trades and mechanical work gen.
orally. He found this also to be the
case in Ohio during q visit there a
month ago, and he took particular
pains to make study ofthe situation.
Although wages were low in the Souh
the negroes paid nothing for rent of
houses, rations or the patches of land
they were permitted to cultivate for
garden truck.
With the exception of q few retail
compartment stores here, the business
of the city, according to men familiar
with it, was never duller than it is at
present, nor has the value OF real estate
disposed OF at forced sales been larger
than it is for many years, and there are
many lower business people here who
are anxious to sell their property so
as to relieve themselves of obligations,
but find 1t impossible to do 80 except at
a great sacrifice.
People now here who have inst re-
uroed from Havnna say they see by
ne pewspspers that among the rein
iorcements 10 Do seat TO the Philippines
are some of tn troops now in Cuba,
put that il he government be wise ii
will send nc ore soldiers to Cuba, rath or
than withdraw any from that island. as
the number now there is nothing like
enough TO enforce lew and preserve or.
| der, and that brieandsge is carried on te
i. greater extent there now than ever
before.
The Washington and Falls Church
electric railroad company have not ye
determined what they will do in re-
spect of the recent action OF the com
| mon council of Falls Church, requiring
them to improve their track. running
through the streets of that town, by {
certain date, on pain of having it tori
I'D by the town authorities for failing
TO comply with that requirement.
Some officials of the War Department
and others from this city, among thu
latter Mr.. Frank Hume. will go tt
Fredericksburg tomorrow, to inspec
the battlefelds near that town, of which
il is proposed to make national park
Capt. Coghlan U. S. N, who recent:
distinguished himself by being publicl.
disrespectful TO the German Emperor
will not be punished therefor. but will
be favored by being stationed at tn
fashionable summer resort, Newport.
! Senators White and Perkins of Cali
| fornia. both of whom were opposed II
the Philippine war, telegraphed to tn
President today thai Southern Califor
MIA stands ready to supply the govern
ment with one full regiment, full.
armed and equipped and ready to star
| for Manila at once to assist in the pros
ecution of that war.
Hundreds of people Of this city wen
from here yesterday to Warwick Springs
near St. Assph. and drank tn
waters there, which are said to be yer.
wholesome, one being strongly impregnate
with sulphur ard the other with iron.
| y. n. Wise, ir.. of LeeHburg, Virginia,
member of the q. S. marine corps, who wa
opersted or here last Saturday for append
it's. had greatly improved this morning and
his surgeons say, is rspidiy recovering.