Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-31
The City's Business of the Year.

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ers may see what changes sre going gu IN
our ,nisist aod what adVancemenis rave
been mad. a. heretofore s'assc accurate
s.atis.ics a,e being saoursd OF the business
OF the city lie all ifs vsricus bTsuchts, which,
in due tine, the Bcsrti OF Trade, second only
to the GAzGITE ~ advancing the iaterssls
Of Alexandria, viii present TO ins city and to
tie world through tins report Gifts president.
which will show how much larger the bus!-
ness iuteres Of The city are iaan many OF
it's citizen. suppose This report, however,
l.. In measure, anticipated by the GAZETTE,
whose duty snd pleasure ii ia to give TO its
readers es soon as learned. eli encouraging
Information concerning the growth snd
prosperity Of the city. Bat the report IN
question will be none The lesa welcome
when in detail i presents Eil these facts.
The general business OF the city, it is
learned, advanced more during 1890 than In
any year in TIE PISS. decade. Not only has
trade Increased bus the general prosperity
Of the city has improved. Tho city has ex-
tended large numbers OF houss5 have been
crested old properly has been repaired !;
streets have been paved property values
hsys Increased and evidences OF thrift and
energy are TO DO seen 10 all directions.
The city Is now one of the best lighted In
the country, electric lamps Of great iliumin.
Ing power beicg suspended, not only on the
principal streets, but throughout the suburbf;
the MATHS which supply the best end puresL
water TO bs found any where ere constantly
being exceeded ; the schools OF the city,
than which nc better ere to be found, are In
a most Gou,sting condition +; the building
associations, GEich hegs Increased in num-
bar. sEe all prosperous and ara aiding many
psrsons TO become the oWdets Of their
homes al this. with the increasing business
of the banks, rehects the growing trade OF
the city.
Several months since mo GAZEITE put
lisned ls5 OF the various manufacturing
enterprises in lhe city aud The rumbar Of
hands employed in esch. These nave all
prospersd during tbs year and many Of
them are gradually increasing their capacity
and their force OF employees. These manu-
factoriee, together with the various build!pgs
that heve been erected and the work done
upon she streets have given constant en-
IL ynent 10 large numbers OF mechanics and
srt;zins. numbers Of WHOM have become
properly owners.
Tae Potomac Shoe Factory is one OF the
biggest manufacturing enterprises to start
during the gear. This seems to have bsen a
sucoees lroI the start, and owing TO the eZ-
celleat quality Of the goods turOed out the
demand fer tho came Is always ia e1ce5s OF
the supply.
The manufacture OF fsrlizsES Is now being
conducted hers CT mere extensive scale
than eser b. fofe sod ana Of The largest ee-
Establishments OF th;s kind IN the country Is
now iocatsG liz this City. ahe manufacture
of candy Oh au ex entiVe scale has also been
inauguiR:ed here du;iDg The year and now
an establishment With capacity of six tons
of pI,e caudy week is Ia full operation.
This With tbs large iEcreege in the capacity
Of the cracker aad cake manufacture has
given o decided sD,cetus to this line of
trade.
The Increasing business OF the brewery
here has bsors beea alluded 20 end its caDs-
city Wt:l sonn be further inereased. Hno
Alexandria beer hes C national reputation,
is purify ana cxcs!lsnce securing market
wacrs7sf i. ;iss bsen ir.rn:uced.
The capacity OF taa f0aadties hes slso
been Increased and tbs employees have bsen
kept busy du.iJg !e ontirs yesr.
me taDpegv, ,co. Is heing run 10 ta full
capscitg, sid the !est5er msde hsre finds
ready sale 10 Che DigRes; shoe manufacturing
cities ia the c1uutry.
Tbs ALEX an6sia CIGAR II Ann'ao;nfers have
extended their bushes cad the excellence
of thei. goods ia Acknowledged wherever
they ero so!d.
The ms,caotl!s knsiness OF The city has
nade Tcn,ieriul sd2sncey during the year,
and there are but few merchants !7ho will
not ssy that their sales hnVe increased. IN
this branch Of trade the pracery SID provis-
ion business ahows tho greatest and most
steady gvcw'h, this year amounting to uE-
wsrds OF So 900 In addition to this wes
the handling by the Alexandria merchants
OF nearly 1000 barrels Of q our. Aiexar-
d7ia now supplies greater territory with
groceries end provisions heG foT long time
past, and is unonthIg ex ending it's trade.
Soma Of rhe merchants sell largely In Wash
ngton aud supply manp OF the country
stores within few miles OF 3 lltimore Saoh
grocery and provsicn market has Alexsn-
dria grown to be thst nsny dfummers for
such bcuses in Baltimore have been driven
out Of the field 10 all this section Of country
by tire enterprisins merchants of this city,
who have almds: manopn'iz d this business.
The lumber. sash aud biind trade contin-
ues to increase, Alexaudria nov being the
centre Of supply for such articles for large
and growing territory
The oil trade has so Increased that one Of
the large oil companies has erected tanks
and storrge house and established depot
here.
Tie wholesale trade in bricks, building
material. dry goods china, alass, coal. Ice,
l;quor. tobacco, hardware, drugs, &C., has
materially increased ani Alexsndria is re-
garded as supply market for ell these sr.
ticles.
TIE great need Of moro manufactures is
felt here az elsewhere end the success of
thoss already established 10 tho city gives
hope that others 5000 may Dc Started. The
advantages of Aexsndria as manufacture
ing centre are beginning to be appreciated
and people froD other States are looking
this way, but A'exandriars must take the
lead in these matters if they would build up
the city. The Board of Trade has recently
mapped cut plan which if carried ont will