Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-21
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.
Thirty-eight prominent men of Wash

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prominently connected with the nation.
al peace jubilee held last May, under
the auspices of the Washington Busi.
ness Mems Association, andsthe meet.
lug was called to order by him.
Among those in attendance were
Frenk Hume, Alexander ]. Wedder.
burn, James E. Clements, M. B. Har.
low, A w. Armstrong and S. b. Lunt.
After the temporary organization was
perfected the draft of the constitution
aud bylaws was read. The board Of
governors will have charge of general
affairs, will appoint all standing COM
mittees, meet monthly and report to the
csntral association at every meeting of
the latter. The membership fee in the
board is to be So, and IS will be assess
ed as dues annually. The board is to
meet on the third Monday Of every
mouth. The annual meeting is to be
held on the third Monday in November
OF each year, aud new officers will be
chosen at that time.
On motion of NJ. B. Harlow, it was
decided to refer the constitution to q
committee who will report at a meeting
of the association on Friday afternoon.
of this week.
Mr. Mexican, as originator of the
movement, explained the project of the
association during which he referred to
the proposed Memorial Bridge and
Mount Vernon Avenue.
The proposition met with general
favor, and number OF speeches were
made favoring the plan of the promo.
ters.
Mr.. Clements referred to the meeting
as the charter gathering of what might
become q great enterprise for the
county, Alexandria and Washington.
He alluded to the possibilities OF the
county, the need for new bridges, re-
modelled Aqueduct Bridge. the Memo.
rial fridge, and the possibility of a
railroad entering Washington from the
Virginia side of the river In the vicinity
of the Three Sisters. He though the
| board should keep the government up
TO its full duty toward Alexandra
Mai. Lacy, who, with Mr.. Hume.
has been endeavoring for ten years to
secure direct entrance from Alexan-
dria county into Washington, referred
TO the manner in which the Senate had
frequently blocked Alexandria county
legislation. II put this interroeatory," 4"
said he. ito one of the Senators who
was blocking the path of legislation {:
sWby do YOU permit railroads to enter
the national capital over government
streets and refuse to urge the erection
of adequate bridges across the Potomac
river ?' He replied that he did not
want TO start to be paternal to the State
of Virginia. Now, this is my hobby.
Il is the axe want to grind. l want
To make it possible for Alexandrl4
comfy people to get into this city di-
rect" e :.
Mr.. Harlow referred to an effort to
secure permission for an electric rail-,
way TO cross the Aoueduct bridge, and
told how certain bill of that character
passed the Senate and was opposed IN
the House by powerful lobby. The
nronosition had even been made, ne
exnlained, to have the railroad compa'
nv accept plans drawn up and approx
ed by the Secretary of War for orlnge 1aS
that would cost not less than S6O0,ooo
The company agreed to build the
bridge and make it free, but tne MOUSE Us
refnsed to permit the arrangement. he
| Thought that the great drawback OF tne
county is lack of bridges.
MIR A. Phillips vehemently abused
the Washing ON newspapers. He stated q
w. w., :. deliSnted the press to publish
renorts of crimes in Alexandra coun'
tv "In fact,n said Mr.. Phillips, "one
of the Washington papers prlntea .
talsehood some time ago TO tne eheo'
that it was unsafe to pass through cer
tain portions of Alexandria county"
MIR. M. B. Harlow defended the press
in stirring speech. "They could nave
dome no better possibly for Alexandrla
than thew did at the centennial csie
hrstion - said the speaker. 1T mas
bsen nv experience" continued MT
Harlow. "and I know many here VIII
aoree with me, that all three OF the
Ssshinpton papers are willing to dea
fa;rlv with us. When crime Is com
mitted in Virginia, it should De p1o 1o
lished. as is done in the Dlstrice OF 70
Inmbia. but 1 cannot voice the sens. ~
ments of Mr.. Phillips. and say tnac tns
nrass of the District of Columbia DE,
iiehts in publishing falsehoods aD0u'
10 Mr.. A. J. Wedderburn also made ere, re-,
,,arts nnhold,ng the newspapers. fol
nv part" he said, II wish 10 InanA .hn cen' en.
press for the able articles on tne e,,ora u1a
fannial at Alexandria city seVefa
weeks ago. Il appears to me some
+, what irregular to attack tie newspapesa'
a, meeting OF this kind" be continued
land the time will come when tne q, as -,
, sociation we are now organizing Will u
ready to grasp the assistance OF oul
Washington newspaper friends"
! MIR. Augustus Davis jr., replied to al