Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02
ALEXANDRIA.
THE FLOW OF POPULATION.

ALEXANDRIA.
THE FLOW OF POPULATION.
The interchange of population between Alex
andria and Washington has been a constant
factor in the relations between the two cities
ever since the capital of the republic was
founded For seventy years the population OF
uniting stream. People would come from
the country, or from abroad, and
after remaining awhile in Alexandria remove
to its growing neighbor. SO that in many
cases the signboards originally put on King
and on Fairfax streets were afterward dis
played on Pennsylvania avenue. The house
on Fairfax street now being remodeied
for the Mount Vernon street railway
gives an illustration of this movement.
Several of its occupants had moved to WASH
lngton before 1880. 1t was then occupied by
Silas Reed Bros, cigar manufacturers. who
moved to Washington. Afterward Matthias
Snyder, broker, lived there and moved to Wash
1ngton; David Givins, who followed him,
moved to Washington; VIM. Morgan, who kept
shoe store there in the 'forties," moved to
Washington and has long been an efficient Off
Ger at the District building; Isaac kell lived
there and a portion of his family moved to
Washington, his son being connected for some
time with the Ebbitt House drug store; James
H. Simpson, who kept bakery there, moved
to Washington and was long an officer OF the
metropolitan police. OF course the occu-
pants OF the house during the war
went to Washington. for nine-tenths of
the transient dwellers here during the military
occupation removed to Washington at the
close of the war. Since then Mr.. James Crump
and other occupants have tried Washington az
a place of business. The history of this
house is the history of scores of
other houses, and it is estimated that
Alexandria has sent population to Washington
to the extent Of twice the number Of inhabit-
ants now here. OF late, years there has been
some change in the tide and the movement Of
people doing business in Washington and seek
ing homes in Alexandria has been constant-at
first small, but OF late largely increasing, and
some Washingtonians have come here to do
business. Alexandria is now building rows Of
houses to accommodate this influx.
THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE CITY.
The Alexandria board of trade has proven q
valuable aid to the progress of Alexandria 1t
has a character of permanence and is unfettered
in its work for the public interest, serving in
this respect as sort of supreme city
council with advisory powers. The city
council represents the dominant politi-
cal sentiment and it's members
selected at the democratic primaries, and
the boards are subject to a constant change of
membership, which is fatal to the requirement
OF thorough knowledge Of city affairs. and I'M
likely to secure uniform municipal policy.
The board of trade will meet next Monday
night at its rooms in Paff's Hall and elect its
officers for the year. The enterprising and
Woodworking president, Mr.. F. A. Reed, will
submit report of the work of the board, and
the meeting will be very interesting one.
FUNERAL OF J. EDWARD sHUMAN.
The Young Mems Catholic Sodality Lyceum
attended this morning the funeral of the late
j. Edward Shuman from his home at the cor
ner of King and Pitt streets. The funeral line
moved to st. Marys Church, where a requiem
mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Cutler.
The interment was made at the Catholic ceme-
terry on Washington and Church streets.
NEW ALEXANDRIA.
Recently number Of capitalists from Phila-
delphia and New York purchased large tract
of land bordering the Potomac river and ex-
tending south from Alexandria. Associated
with these gentlemen are a number of we'll
known business men Of Alexandria and WASH
lngtOn. This land lies just south of Hunting
creek and comprises some !, 900 acres. They
propose to establish there a new Alexandria,
but their plans for accomplishing this show
quite as much originality and enterprise as
that Of the purchase of this body of land. When
their plans are carried out town will spring
up there-a new municipality. This town is
not to be built on paper, but is to be the direct
outgrowth of the establishment of manu.ac-
tories. This is the idea that the founders had
In view when they made their investment in the
land. They saw the natural advantages Of
tered by this location, it is at the
extreme inland point in the river for deep
water navigation and is within easy reach of
coal and timber. The great stores of raw ma
terial can be brought to the wharves of this
new town cheaply and rapidly and the manu-
fecturea products can with equal ease and
cheapness be placed in such chief markets as
New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore and points
south. This enterprise is under the control of
the Land and River Improvement Company.
They have in starting organized the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
Halfway Company and propose to build an
electric road from Alexandria through their
property to Mount Vernon. They have made
negotiations with several large business con-
Germs to establish their plants. there. On the
beautiful bluffs overlooking the river will be
the sites for residences. 1t Is proposed, how
ever, to supply II substantial basis for popula-
ton in the manufactures and tine building sites
will then be III demand. They have, 1t is said,
the money to spend i'll carrying out their plans.
The capital OF the Improvement company alone
is ,0UO, 900.
The county court, Judge Chichester will
open its April term here next Thursday.
The color ed republicans of the third ward have
Endorsed Hon. Park Agnew district delegate
to the national republican convention.
5. A. Mankin has been chosen chairman and
II. 7. Vincent secretary of the executive board.
The MACALEsTER, Sunday, IL and 2:3O for
Marshall Halls plank shad and clam chow der
Adct.
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