The times., 1897-10-31
ALEXANDRIA WINS A PRIZ5
In the Future the Collectors OF
flee Will be There.
The Internal Revenue Commissioners
Decides TO Remove the Collectors
IIeadqua rters 10 Alexandria.

Commissioner Of Internal Revenue II
man ruled yesterday that the headquarters
orCollerior A Agnew should be removed from,
Lyncnbure 10 Alexandra. Delegations in
favor OF each place were before the CON-
alilssioner. and The Alexandrians, on the
declaration in their favor, broke out into
applause.
TIE Lymchburg people Were represented
by Representative Otey, j. x. " NliiaIns,
Wnlis.a N boyle ana .. b. Barker.
The Alexandra delegation was headed
by REPRESENTATIVE RfNey, Collector \ enew
RoherV P0rtuer and n. b. Harlow, president
OF tie BaSiness Mems League. The other
members Of the delegation were J. B 81.
Norton, George L. Simpson, Louis G. Bar
Icy. George A MusIi5ach, Gardner L. Booth.
Benoni Wheat, Joseph Broders, Col. Arthur
Herbert, Charles King, George Z. hin, Ju-
Ian 4 Burke, oscar F Carter, William
b. Smoot, A. u. Brocketr, James F. Muir,
T. z. Downhanl, X. Kemper. William a
SnSot, Thomas Hoy, Isaac Eichberg. john
A Marshall and J. Clinton Smoot.
Representative Otey argued for delay un
THE grounds Of iBsUfficient ttlEe f0r pre-
pairing the case. This was refused and
the hearing went on
The LsnclihGrg people, on the decision
being rendered, have asked Secretary
Gage not TO approve il
The argument for Alexandria was made
by Representative Rixey, his points be
Ing that the people Of Alexandra want
"a the Office-the mail facilities of Alex
andua We're far better The proximity OF
Alexandria to Washington he mentioned
as a matter OF convenience to the col
Iect0T OF taxes, and Mr.. Harlow also ex-
pauated on this fact.
Mr.. Kemper made a few remarks on the
decided advantage OF the office being 10
Gated in Alexandra. Representative otey
arose next and presented the LynchbuFg
side of the matter.
he said hat the territory covered by the
collector was $50 miles long, with Alex
andfia at one end and L LynchbUrg at the
OTTER. be ridicuied tine idea that Of the
excellent railroad facilities of Alexandra,
aud proved this hy asserting that Lynch
burg had seven lines while Alexandra
had only tive. III" he said, 1t is
matter Of convenience of the collector the
office might as well be- Ia New York"
Collector Agnew here raised d point that
the collection OF taxes had nothing TO d
with tue question. Major 0teE continued
lis argument denying the statement Of
ColltetOf Agnew. Toward the close or
the argument considerable feeling was
exhibited. some idea Of which mag De had
from The following colloQuy:
Commissioner Fornan-YoU seem to at
tach no importance to the fact that the
collector would be convenient to Wash
ipgton.
Maj. Otey-YoU make this point against
the convenience Of the people. How about
a collector in Illinois? DO these collectors
come here TO see sou?
Mr. Foiman-Mr Agnew win place a
STAMP deputy at Lynchburg for the con
venienee OF the people.
Ma. Otey- 1cu seem. 10 have decided the
case. / presume tie hearing given us was
rs a matter Of courtesy, ana that the facts
we presented arc net worth anything. So
tar as politics are concerned. we would
rather have M Agnew away from us
than with rs.
Commissioner Forinan-Your wishis graf
flied
Msi. otey-Ia other words, you decided
the case before We got here This is new
kiad Of court.
Commissioner Forman-weIl, decide a
now
He then made the decision in favor d
Alexandria
was entirely too much bitterness and hard
feelings were rising, but Mai otey denied
this, and the repartee continued