Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-17
Meeting cf Wageworkers

aid iu the Board oil irsoe rooms iase nign'
me purpose Of taking into consideration
,-scticability fsubscribiog TO the stock
:: company to be known as the manu-
.'.,o,ior and Loan Company of Alexandria,
y, oWhich is TO be operated similar to q
.;d,ng association-to either engage di'
.,r in manufacturing or lean money to
r. Ubo may desire TO do So
TIC essembiage was called to order by
,t- Reed, President of the Board oil
- after which Dir. d E. Stansbury
l. .,o'il4d 10 the chair, and Mr.. II. K. Field
looted secretary.
VIZ 4. Y Risheil, who has devoted much
tSts afreution to the movement, then made
.,.o;oct statement OF the aims and hopes
80 orjcinators, calling attention to the
,,bst nageworKers could prove valua Bile
-,Taries vita the business men of The
IN esini0g for Alexandria a commercial
wv He believed that it was in tn 9
naupr Of the working mea to raise money
ts,Iisepc to build and operate fac .orles
~, ~ the fusion ofempltyee end em ployer
- could be aVerted, both parties be
20 understand each other better and
MOE cordial feeling produced. He pre-
.e5z,oq proposed would materisliZs ard in
.,-e wears our population could be In
c,qs-ed ,tree-foid.
.obsedaenlly he cH:rai resolution,
rscs WIS adopted providing that when
ana fuodrsl signatures stall have been OBJ
.s,ooa .7ccg be iseued at the rate of 500 per
.,s,e-pstahie IN monthly instalimen:s
Vr +. q Red said that the present
to ~ a hos
~ rb.r,tv augured well; it was an arousal
oflgient energy in the direction of carrying
ont scheme m every way practical, aud
the business meu OF the place would not be
sou in secondlug the endeaVors Of the
working Glasses by st0rd;Dg sny reasonable
e.a financial or otherwise. But the asso-
c,slion. nc thought. should be composed In
s,gs part Of wsgeworkers. with only
enough buscess men to aid the movement
bv their advice and more natural business
ex1eripnce. the association should re
managed by the class only which had been
ia.rumeotal 10 formulating the movement.
NJ N B. Harlow spoke in the same en-
coprsgiug tenor, volunteering to become
sockbo.der and to aid the movement in
any way 10 bis power. He read letter
from tbs proprietor of knitting factory In
Bedford City, Va, WHO is seeking informa-
ton in regard to cur city's facilities as
manufacturing centre. The factory employs
200 hands. lie also stated that during the
dsY the agent OF an opulent citizen Of Wash
ncton was In Alexandria negotiating for a
considerable amount Of property here. 1t
wss 'sct that the Washington Board of
Trade had 10 committee on manufactures !;
they we're not desired IN Washington, and
be had teen assured that when parties went
to Washington for the purpose OF starting
manufactures they were generally sent to
Alexandria, which is under the shadow of
the CapitOl,and being within few minutes
ride OF tue great metropolis "a in every way
desirable to manufacturers who wish TO be
near Washington.
Mayer Downham voiced the opinions OF
the pFeVious speakers, and go fully con-
vncet was ae Of the ultimate success OF the
Undertaking that he purposed subscribing
fr stock. Ee referred to the fact that the
building associations Of the city had for
years proven decidedly successful, and he
could see no good reason why the scheme
nov proposed should not prove equally 3d.
The community seemed TO be awakening to
tee fact that the shoulder must be put to
the wheel. and Council had taken steps to-
wsfd meeting the public demands.
Mr. Harlow, in farther explaining the
utility OF building associations referred to
By Mr.. Downhs my said nearly half million
dolsrs bad been loaned In this city by these
societies on real estate. Nearly everybody
VINO wanted home had gotten one through
them. Why, by subscribing 81 per share
eruonth for stock in an association like
the Que uoa devised cannot an equally large
$ sun he communicated ?
P s-masler Park Aguew next spoke In
commetd4,ory terms of the enterprise of
the parties engaged In the movement, and
slgn.h.d his determination to subscribe to
the stock,
Mr.. Reed again took the floor, and said
may not oe Generosity known, but 1t wss q
lac, nevertheless, that there were now four
dilsfeu, schemes on foot to extend our
faroscs o tue coal fields. Two companies
had been orpsuiz9d for the purpose, and
ton knowledge Of some of tbs parties or
corporal oas who are seriously considering
lnv matter, he had every reason to believe
nee was strong probability Of the extern
son OeIng made. While lie was not proph-
aud had no desire to paint any utopia
S1en might prove 3 mirage, he was at the
sane line convinced that ere five years
sh1 hage rolled around we would see Alex
sadris what she was in the pa!my days Of
30 3. Washington, as was wall known,
01ut want manufactories, but 1t was i'm
po9sioe Tor city OF such dimensions and
Ile eapits Of great nation. not to attract
'aca, a I'd It naturally followed that II they
couIQ not be planted there they would be in
CONTIGUOUS places. Hence, manufacturers
YOU'D inevitably cluster around Alexan-
uIls. VI courte, If we failed to use proper
tn1 Il to hri0g such desjderatum to our
G'o', De region Of the Great Falls or other
.Oea'ltie near Washington would reap the
c,ath;s o! our !ehsrsy,
A'. Rshei! saw NO reason why 5000
Ius'es OF stock could not be subscribed In
alexandria, and he believed numbers OF par.
US 10 Washington would take stock.
4f 3 NJ. Fol.z WAS the next speaker.
pan bsfore he hsd heard the one cub
1''ed By Mr. Risheill. was to open books
W stock which cauld be paid for at the gate
~ per Week, $4,000 persons would take
' .ue share each, in Is Reeks SIG coo could be
,a.'ea' aud business men would doubtless