The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-11
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA Va. May lO.-A special
meeting of the Business Mems League
was held in its rooms tonight for the
purpose of seeing what inducements could
be offered manufacturers to locate in this
city The following were present: George
| r. HILL John R. Zimmerman, r. F.
I Tucker Henry F. Robertson, William F.
! Carne, Luther H. Thompson, J. l.. Bowles,
| George D. Hopkins, and F. Paf, jr. In
! the absence of Chairman Harlow. George
! r. Hill was elected chairman pro TEN.
| After considerable discussion concerning
/ the matter, in which several present par
| ticipated, a committee was appointed to
report plans at the next meeting, which
will be held at some future date. Outside
of this no other business of Importance
was transacted.
Frederick Paf, jr., stated that pro-
gressive citizen had suggested to him that
good scheme to induce manufacturers
to locate in this city would be to start
a building association with certain num-
Der of shares at 81 per share: then to
lend the money to manufacturers who
would locate here, without interest, the
money loaned to constitutea portion of
the stock of the company and the profits
of the association to depend upon the
that he did not fully understand the
scheme, but had the plans of the pro-
posed association at his home.
1t was the impression Or Mr.. Bowles
that the prospective scheme, could not
be successfully operated under the State
laws, as 1t would come under,the head of
a banking business.
In the opinion Of Mr.. Hin the plan was
a good one IL the city was of larger
population ana also manufacturing city.
Citizens, he said, were not p.tblic-spirited
enough. He then cited the small atten
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ustace at tohlsh' iheetIhs- ne thought
that 1t would perhaps be possible to get
TWENTY-FIVE citizens who would give from
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Inc speaker theh sala that the city coun-
Gil should Cooperate with the league in
trying to induce manufacturers to locate
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cant lots couid be given away to manu-
facturers advantageOusly.
Mr. Paff was of the oDinion that there
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"Ouiu pe sieat chai'se III the citS' IoI
the better, within the next twelve months.
He thought that if feasible plans were
adopted the CITY council would do its
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Cdrne the following committee were ap-
lion together with otbers which ,,a,
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Jr., X. r Tucker. NJ b. Harlow, Henry |
r Robertson, George d. Hopkins. c. G |
IeaGbeater Luther H. Thompson, WI |
liam H. May, and as many others as the |
The chairman will be named al a later |
date. The committee will make their re- |
port at the next meeting of the league.
c. c. Leadbeater then called the atten- |
VI rf ba
pied condition of our fire Department He |
said nearly an the time one of the two
fire engines was in the repair shon He
stated that the present renal rs IN tho
HydrauIion engine will COST In the neigh
borhood of $500 Mr. Leadbeater cited thar |
the expenses for repairs on both engines
amount to quite a little-hgure at the ex-
pfration of a year new up-to-date en-
CINE he said would cost about a OD and
he thought il would be feasible to try
and secure one JTuon motion Messrs
Leadbeater, Zimmerman. and Hopkins
were appointed a committee to draw M
stIita HE resolutions an the need of q NOV,
engine. present them at the next meetIne
of the league and then have the Ieague
submit the matter to the attention of the
city council
In speaking of the recent census MIR
| eadbeater stated that Alexandria shows
an increase in population. and this does
not speak bad for the city when such
cities as Lynchburg Petersburg and Win
chester. and many others showed a de-
crease. Out of ninety-six cities, he stated
that stXty-one showed an increase in pop
ulatlon and thirty-one showed a decrease
After some Informal discussion the meet
ing adjourned
The one hundred and sixth annual coun-
Gil OF the Protestant Episcopal Church In
the Diocese of Virginia will convene in
Christ Episcopal Church on Wednesday
next, at 10 n. m. The main business of
the council VIII be the appointment of
delegates to the general convention, which