Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-04

WEDNESDAY EvENlSe, DECEMBER


of the directors OF The Board of Trace Vas
held las, night. Mfr A Reed In the chair and
Mr.. w. NJ. Raardon. secretary. the Gail
of the committees for reports It Was stated
that the comp!siut against the w. 81 y. rail-
road for Discrimination in freight charges,
preferred by Mr.. w. a. Moore, had not
baen acted upon. The president, Mr. Reed,
then stated that the principal object OF the
meeting was to ascertain if some of the man
ufaciurers who had been burned out by the
receu; fire at Lynn, Mass, could not be per-
:uaded 10 locate 10 this city and to see what
iuducem,nts could oe If red them TO do go.
He slaed that over eighty shoe nahufac-
turere, had been burned out in Lynn, be-
sides % many others collateral 10 the shoe
trade.
Mr. julius Psltun described tie maruiac'
turing Interests oil Lynn, which H. said wee
enormous. He said that most OF the niaII-
fac,urer- 6 no had been bur0sd out were
abe TO rebuild aod that the people OF Lynn
would oppose any OF than removing from
that city, me might Oe induced, bowev-
er. to COME here ii lne railroad. water and
other facilities of the city could be showa
them. He suggested that the Board send a
committee 10 Lynu to present Alexandrias
advantages aud try TO induce some OF tne
manufacturers 10 come here He said Nch-
mona dBU NOTlOih udu uO du'ou'oSco
as Alexandria Here bui dings aud LABOR
wers cheap the banking facilities were not
80 great, hut other things oVerwe!gGtd that
matter Free rent and exemption tro N tax
alou might be iored. All the manufec-
tories 10 Lynn, he said, wsrs run by steam
mot by water power.
Capt. Hooe said be hal heard hst the
shoe factories and heir collateral hiarches
kept together apd that Only one or Two shoe
flcloriss aloue could not be coDducted sue
ce jsflily.
Mr.. Pciton replied that he did not know
about thai, tut be did know that TIE cap
nsss OF property nere was al lnduce nleut
shat mignt bring manufacturers 10 'hss city.
II answer 10 question Mr.. J. L.
Burks stated tbst he had balance in tie
Treasury of S320.36
M. Reed enumerated what be thoug! t
wAr.. tue advantages as we'll as the obstacles
To The LguU manufactures coming here. he
described thu policy of the Massachusetts
banks in hel,ing the manufacturers, giving
the manufacturing he preference over the
mercantile business He said we HouId
have to show these people that they could
make more money here than ID LJ before
We could expect them to come here. ne
thought that IN few instances rent free
could be fl red as an ioduce meDt he
also thought that Mr.. q. h Moody, OF Bos'
4on. who Chi. hy owned the Pioneer Mills,
might aid 10 tue fort TO bring manu!actor'
les here.
Mr. Harlow moved that committee, con-
stating of Messrs. +. A Reed, Henry Smoot
and ] Pzltop, be appointed TO visit Boston
and LYNN aud invite manufacturers to come
mere aud locate and also that they stop at
Baltimore ana Try to iuduce certain manu-
fscturers of overais, shirts, &C., who, 1t ls
said. contemplate moving from that city TO
New York, where they could secure more
hands to come re.
Mayor Downhsm eugpested that before
the committee left they should try to raise
twenty five thousand or fifty thousand dol
lars capital for investment IN the business
with such gentlemen as might be iDonceu TO
come here TO start manufactures. Hs also
esid there was no skilled labor here and
that would have to be brought by those who
might start manufactures here. He thought
Alexandria capital might Do Invested with
the northern skilled labor.
Mr. Harlow said he would be one o! tity
TO contribute $500 to invest in manufsc-
iories. He thought, however, hat the cheap
buildings and great facilities offered by AL
exandra were sufficient iDducemi nts for
manufacturers to come here.
MIR. Strauss said be also would be one of
Ifty to give $500 10 Start manufactures here.
Mr.. Harry Smoot said that anybody
woud come here If he city would give them
a building, and rent, and taxes free, and
furnish them with capital 10 run their
business Such people were not benefit to
any community. WHAT We want are men
with sufficient mems TO ooDG0ct their own
business; we could iufn,ao them slie rehI
free.
After q long debate Mr. Hsrow'S motion
to send com mittee 10 Lynn was adopted,
she name of MIR. g. l.. S mpson being SUI
s.iluted for that of Mr.. F. A. Reed, who
stated that it would be impossible for him
10 90 The committee will start on their
mission in few days.
Messrs F. A. Reed, F. Paif, H. Strauss
aud Frank Hume were appointed to look
after the Lynn manufacturers who are said
TO he now in Vlrgini', looking for site TO
locate in this State.
Mr. c. Smoot offered site free OF rent
for ten YEARS to any shoe manuactory that
might he started here and it was stated that
other sites would be so offered.
During the evening it was said that an
Aiexaudrian contemplated investing $4,000
in manufacturing enterprise here and that
other manufactures were spoken OF; also
that several northern manufacturers known
bg Alexandrians might be induced to come
here.
POLICE REPoRT.-Lsst night was ouly
and raw with rain about l o'clock There
we're two dodgers and one prisoner at the
station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed of the
following cases
Hannah Beal, colored, for interfering with
au officer in the discharge of his duty, was
fined 81 so
Chas. p Gallager. tramp, arrested by
officers Grady and Howison for being drunk
aud dsorderly, was sent out OF the city
Complaint was lodged against seversi
boys for brewing stones near the west END
IL TIM, acla r,d 10 lAl