Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-21
WEST WASHINGTON, Ex-GE0RGE-
TOWN.
Its Enterprises and It's Needs.

HI MANY RESPECTS west W washington taxes the
lead in business enterprise over any other part
OF the city. This is. of course, in the main due
to the water facilities. The milling and grain
business everybody knows are not as extensive
as they We're in previous years, because the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal cannot compete
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
THE GRAIN TRADE.
The Metropolitan branch takes the grain to
Baltimore which formerly came here; but as our
market is invariably better than that of Balti-
more, some grain does come here, small part
by rail. but mostly by the canal. II is estimated
by the grain merchants here that 900 900 BUSH
els of wheat and 300, 900 bushels of corn come
annuallyto this market, most of which is ground
here, small portion only being shipped else
where. There are here eight mills-Herr & Cis-
sell two, and VIM H.sTenney & Sons, ID. +.
Robinson, w. III. Gaskins, f'van Lyons, Beall &
Shoemaker and Austin Herr one each; the two
last being exclusively corn mills. The Touring
mills have together capacity OF about thou
sand barrels per day They run to their full ca
pacity. or not. according to the amount of their
stock on hand. Herr & Cissell from their two
mills columbia Il Ray 50 turn out on an average
100 barrels per day. The two corn mills have a
capacity of about 2.0G0 bushels per day. More
than half of all the grain ground here is sold in
the District; large quantity, however. goes to
New York.
TIE COAL. TRADE.
Another important industry is the coal trade.
421 .602 tons of coal were shipped by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal last year. all but COM
paratiyely small portion of which came to George
town. 2.1i2.6st tons of coal were shipped from
Cumberland last year. So that the bulk of it goes
by the railroads 3,t5 i5i tons were shipped
by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad last year SO
here again the railroads interfere. Some people
maintain that a good cotton mill in the town
would be worth more than all the coal trade
done here. 1t is said that but little trading is
done with the canal men, as they receive their
pay in Cumberland and spend If there Still. it
cannot be denied that large number of labor
Inc people depend for their living on the coal
trade
THE FERTILIZER BUSINESS
has grown to be large branch of the towns
industry. Mcssrs. f. l.. Moore. Geo. L. Dunlop
and NJ. j. Adler being engaged in the business,
which has grown in 10 years from about 900
tons per year to over 1000. 1t is sent to the adj
jacent counties of Maryland and Virginia, and
Its reputation is extending to more distant parts
and each year brings additional orders from the
south. 1t employs i'm its manu- facture some so
men, and over So. 600 per year is paid to labor
erS and employees 1t is only manipulated here.
The facilities tor the manufacture OF the inGredi-
eDts at the great centeTs of its production in
duces our merchants to have it manufactured
there and brought here for manipulation. They
thus avoid. too. the necessary unpleasantnesS
OF such manufacture. limo place in the United
States is so large n business of this kind done
with as little Inconvenience to those living in
the vicinity. There are nine warehouses in the
town for it's storing. &c. At the mill of Mr..
Moore. just above Georgetown, only dry bones
are ground.
BARREL MAKING
is another large business here, Messrs. JarbOe.
Ridgway. Pasco and Kuhn being engaged in the
manufacture. About so men are employed and
about 1000 new barrels are made per year and
about the same number OF old ones handled
THE POTOMAC PAPER MILL,
corner Water and Potomac streets, is also
much larger enterprise than most persons are
aware. Major George Hill is the proprietor. and
his son. Mr.. VIM. G. Hill. is superintendent
They employ 80 or 40 men, and turn out large
quantity of paper daily.
THE ICE FACTORY.
the new enterprise, must not be forgotten. 1t is
situated on the canal in the rear of Metz mill.
which was purchased by the ice company solely
for the water power. They have machine in
successful operation of ten tons per day capacity.
They expect to duplicate this machine this year.
having built their house with this view The
company is composed of Massachusetts men;
Mr. Rufus Smith being president and Mr.. David
general manager.
Another new enterprise. and one which gives
employment to large number OF persons. prin-
cipally females, is Numsen d Sons
CANNING FACTORY,
on the corner of Water and Congress streets
The business was successfully prosecuted last
summer, and will be continued on a still larger
scale the coming season. From 100 to $50 per-
sons are thus given employment.
THE CAR BUILDINGS,
also. give work to large force of men, not in
Guiding conductors and drivers. The shops of
the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com
pany where the cars are male repaired aud
painted: the feed department where the cutting
and baling. &c. takes place: the blacksmith
shop. the stables and the offices present evil
deaces of activity, which to be realized must be
seen.
FOUNDRY BUSINESS.
Mr. George E. Noyes the well known foundry
man, having purchased the old foundry property
on the canal is reifting the same. SO that in all
its appointments il shall he frst-class shop
This. with the foundry on Water street formerly
owned by Robinson Bros. now By Beckham and
Middleton, will make another prominent indus
try.
FRITcH'S BROOM FACTORY
on the corner Of SD and Market streets, must
not be forgotten
Georgetown delights in and always welcomes
manufactures. Still it cannot be denied that
the business of the place is far from being what
it once was. Water cannot compete with steam,
and for three months in the year business is vir-
tually suspended on Water street and the canal
The canal company expect to better their
condition by frightening the locks. 16 in ALL q
or so of which will be finished this season. But
what is needed is railroad and free bridge:
the latter is looked for shortly, the former none
but the young people expect to see. Some of
the old folks blame the street car companies,
too, for taking the bulk OF the trade. in every
line of business. from here to Washington.
They would hardly like to go back to the omni-
bus for all that In addition to railroads and a
free bridge across the Potomac, West Washing
ton wants To become in reality a part Of Wash
ington by the arching of Rock creek. A good
many, too. hold that Oak Hill Cemetery beauti-
full as it is. is really drawback to the pros
perity of the place they would like 20 see it re-
moved They hold that it has destroyed the beau
tiful heights as place of residence, deprecated
all the surrounding property. and spoiled the
most delightful and healthful place in the Dis
trict for suburban residences.
Another thing that worries people who live
on the south side of Road street (thc few who