Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-07


BOARD OF TgADg-A moUthly in,o.'as
cfiha cIreotOEs OF The Board OF trade @.d
hen! last night with the president. MT T.
H sc. 10 the chair.
M Reed, IRON the spsaial committee aa-
pointed nt the last meeting to request 'ns
p-nusoIyspis railroad authorities TO e!ec-
1,Ii.asie deDot buildings, 81, in this CITY.
r.oasied tha. OF acccun! % the Illness ana
suas,caent resignation Of Mr. Garter, tn9
s5.,s,,,,fer0apt OF tho road, tire matter had
~ az 6afarred. but that Mr.. Rutoiison, the
w., znnsrintenGeni, would soon ooGeiaes
~ W. Reed stated that be haG bad snrse
cn--aauondenCs and interviews wEn Gldef-
ems persons in regard 30 locating menc!ae-
,nge, in this civ. Ona letter wss rsGd IN
v7airh the writer proposed !ocat!ES manu-
f.c.crv here provided the c!ey VII eXamp'
h.,a ron :Azatiop fer 10 gears s2G give him
. 5ooUs Of $40. coo nnd the necesaaFy build
ifes aad grounds. These matters were ap-
plcpriaeiy referred
N Reed stated that hs bad formulated &
I.,,4, wbich he thouzGs could be used rs an
answer to the various irqairies beire mace
CONCERNING the advantages OF Alexandra.
Ia read me letter, which Was adopted es
ins eonefsl plan 90 govern the Board of
Trade Ia treating wi h persons who cop'enl-
piate ocstiog bere-
a petition FROM : number OF ss'!iug Uas-
tors rcquts;ipg ho Government light mouse
hoard 10 erect o light house on Maryland
P5jnt. instead o; on he Virginia sids OF the
river onp3ei g. rs iocsted by b. aiG'neeFs,
vas referred to ths committee Oh the foio-
mac river and It's improvements.
Dir. R ed slated that hg authority nf !te
+, collect stats ics of tae business o! Tie
citv. Capt. K. had faithfully performed his
.1nIy esd he etatissios and valuable lufor ma
{ion gathered will be used in the annual :e-
v,ott Of the PIE ident OF the board. He hen
read a syDopsis Of the report made By Ceps.
K which was most gratifying exhibit Ct
me bug.ness done 10 Alexandria, and ssid
hs rnped tbs merchants would use tbs 10
FORMATION FOR the ci;p's advantage. TIE
eubstaDce OK the report was published IN the
GAZETTE If the 31st ult, but Capt. Kuox's
ata,istics mako even o better showing FOR
.a- city than tae GAZETTE s and are more IL
detail III. Reed then complimented the
GAZgr.rg fer the excellent articles published
on ire 3lst uit regarding the city'5 husi-
ness prosperity eud the enterprise OF TIE
paper In pTesentin2sso many valuable sts'
tistics end making such an excellent show
lug for the city.
Mr.. n. B. Harlow aald be had al7g1ys sp.
precia;sd the advantages ofcities ghich rad
coed newspapers and The services such pa-
pers rendered the community in which they
wsro published. He considered the GA
ZRTrE tee bast paper in the State aCd
thought il the duty Of every merchant TO
advertise il its columns 40 that sl who aaw
ths paper could see the various branches &
business carried On 10 the city. Such a pa
per, be said, should be encouraged and as
sisted By every citizen. De said it was well
enough for people to talk abouc papers
",Yritipg up towns" &c, but If such people
would AID 10 the supnort Of newspapers the
latter could better afford to rs enterptisiDg
ant the community would be benefited
thereby.
Three rev sgpliGsnt5 were hen elected &c
membership
Msss.s. Harla7, Issdbeatee ega PET
were appoi9teG c1Inalittee 10 lock iato the
MISTER of the proposed cers'Yac ion Of TIE
Weshiagton AID Arlington electric reirosd
and direc'sG, ,ifuch road would advance the
4 Interests Of Ask 4ndria, TO request the VIZ
gina SenStors aud Representatives, to ace
Z the pss age OF the bill by Congress granting
o charter 10 the roed.
Mir Reed stated that he and Nsvor DlT; :
ham nsd recently called on Msi Rsrdclps.
4 General Superintendent of the h. II d Il. r.
I in reference TO ne tuiltjng Of e rond TO co.,
psct tee r 81 D. linee wi b ha Yves F,yoinis
coal fields. lie said Mi r. wa greatly IN
favor Of such plan, bus .s.ed thst the 4.
s & ID Company could not embark in eny
n ew enterprise at presnt. Mr. Reed said he
& nopeG q exsndria would soon hgain be a
q G. al csptre.
q general convert sdonnl debate followed
drriue wh!ch Il was suvees ID by Msssis.
Red D5wnbem and 3 csham ihst the
ooatd sho1Id egree upoo some plOn CT street
paving sra Improvement, seve-ags a0d The
erection 81 pubic hydraots, aad submit IA
same to the City Council.