The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-19
ALEXANDRIA.
The Old Town Waking Up-Keepins Ia
Ilne WIN the state.

Line With the state.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. lS.-. Special
Alexandria has alWays been known Tor hei
conservative policy, rather than ior Wnat
sOme term goaheadatiyeness. Many gay she
II slow. and even dead. Washington IS 10
Alexandria very much what Richmond IL 10
Manchester, while in this instance Man
chester has an advantage over Alexandra
bv being. not six miles. but only one mile
distant. Such Alexandrians as JOhn /.
Agnew a Co.. Frank Hume, Colonel u. a.
Windsor Harry Stgndeiord, Alfred -.
Ihler. 4. A. Reed a Co.. Francis Hufity
Glenn Brown and Wash DanenhOuse com
prise some OF " ashlnstOn's principal bdsi-
ness firms, and The several thou-
sand others who are engaged at the
nayv-yar1, in the manufacturing con-
Germs. general and government OIL
ces. banks and WO.k in various trades,
tinsmiths and iron workers, painters ana
printers etc, etc. must make themselves
felt there instead OF here, and they must
spend something there as well as here,
their people prOhting now while they would
not If Alexandria were distant. Alersn-
dria. however, holds her own. Her people
may seek their fortunes elsewhere ana ma
them. and records have it that an sometime
or other drift back No gigantic enter
prises have struck Alexandria lately
Recent industries completed here arc the
large tannery of NeSsrs. &. Z. SmO0i &
sons. which gave employment 10 upwards
of 100 men, was DESTROYED by ire year OF
80 ago, and owing 10 their having branch
tanncry AZ SperryYllle, Rappalann0ck
county, was not rebuilt, but has been I'M
proved considerably lately. all the watts be-
/ ing now in use. and new machinery Is be-
/ Ing put up A. fast as their needs demand 10.
Their annual output 10 several hundred
thousand hides OF oak slaughtered leather
of superior quality, per annum.
sixty odd men are now employed by tins
concern, which IL composed entirely Oi
Atexandfans. {. {. SmOOt grandfather OF
the present owners starting the place in
ls20.-fhe Capital Brick concern with
works ON Hunting Creek 'D1oomlaw was
/ burned A couple Years ago, ana owing 70
financial complications. tue owners, North
ern men headed by Senator Sawyer, OF
Michigan. ceased work. hessrs. Iark
Agnew and NJ. B. HarlOS purchased 10
week or 50 ago, and have about lity men az
work 40 this writing, and four machines
/ going This is % be inCreased.--lh
works Al the outlet locks OF the old canal
have recently started up again, Messrs.
/ n iller A kOatc having purchased the plant.
They bad thrty-nNo men and boys at work
Yesterday. These works have machines.
| think ~ 900 is the number = machine turns
/
Gel. Windsor. nj Fort kunyan being im-
proved. about $4,000 is being expended IN
/ this work. IL is understood that General
! William Malone is interested ia ikis.--
/ The National Compress Brick Company
aud Columbia Company. jgst below, are
working steadily, giving employment 20
hundreds principally negroes, who live
around Arlington tOwnship.--Messrs
cofbett a Yoke, who haye brick-yard
out near the Catholic buryiug, ground near
Hunting Creek have recently put IN ana
chinery OF improved pattern, and are
working good many hands. Building in
Alexandria and the suburbs since last Fall
has been steady, and during the year there
have been more tenement houses erected
for speculative purposes than in any other
Ike period since the war. Rents here
are cheaper than in Washington and
the cost Of living is said 10 be less.
Communicative rates between Alexandra
and Washington by train are ten
cents each way With reductions for