Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-20
The CoIlector's once.

Already a scramble is going on
throughout the Sixth internal revenue
district for the collector Office, which for
the past eight years has been located in
this city. Abingdon, Roanoke and
Lynchburg have already set up their
claims and other cities are yet to be
heard from. At the meeting last Friday
of the Lynchburg Board of Trade Sec
rotary Faulkner was directed TO draft
suitable resolutions touching upon the
desire to have the Office removed ID that
city from Alexandria and to enlist the
interest of Congressman Glass and Sena-
tors Daniel aud Martin in the project.
The Lynchburg News says:
The following letter from Major Daniel
was received Saturday by Congressman
Carter Glass:
United States Senate,
Washington, d, c., March II, 1908.
Hon. Carter Glass, Lynchburg, Va,
Ny Dear Mr.. Glass:
Recalling my promise to you to see
about the proposed removal OF the in
ternal revenue Office of the Western
District of Virginia to Lynchburg as
soon as ! reached Washington, permit
me 10 say that | arrived in this city re-
turning from Nashville, Tenn, on
Wednesday night, and have this morn
ing interviewed the commissioners OF
internal revenue upon the subject.
| Without going into details of this inter-
view, the situation as ii stands today may
thus be summed up:
Q) No recommendation has been
made by any public official for the re-
moval of the office from Alexandria,
and no applications upon the subject
have been received. The public inter-
est and convenience is the general
standard by which the department will
be governed. What is the public inter-
est and convenience will be determin-
ed by all the circumstances of the ease.
(2) If the city of Lynchburg and the
people of the section surrounding it
desire the removal of the Office from
Alexandra to Lynchburg, they should
set forth in a petition the considerations
of interest aud convenience which point
to Lynchburg as the proper LOCATION of
the office, and this should be submitted
to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
at Washington.
81 Seven railroad lines connect at
Lynchburg, and il is more readily ap.
proachable from all points of the West
ern District of Virginia than any other
place in it. A statement of the revenue
business that centers at Lynchburg
would be appropriate as well as one of
its various coneeniences to persons hav-
ing business with the internal.revenue
office.
a. If such petitions be sent to me
while | am here | will be pleased TO SUBJ
nit them. You, as the representative of
the district, will of course be ready TO
give any suggestion on the subject to
facilitate the efforts ofthose who are taxi
ing steps for the removal contemplated.
/ represent other sections of the State
as we'll as Lynchburg, and shall bear in
mind all,the interests that are to be sub
served in this matter. have no hesita-
lion, however, in expressing my opinion
that the location of the Office at Lynch
burg would conform to the interest and
convenience Of the citizens of the Wes-
tern District Of Virginia more complete
ly than any other point. If facts were
submitted which alter this opinion, ]
would be equally candid in yielding to
their force, but do not anticipate that
they exist. Very truly yours,
JNo. w. DANIEL.
In response TO telegram from the
Board of Trade, Senator Martin also
writes that, in his judgment, ',the Gen.
trail location of Lynchburg, and the
large business interests there, and easy
accessibility, seems to me TO point strong
ly in line with the wishes of your Board
of Trade. 1t will give me pleasure to
interest myself in the matter in co-Cpera-
ton with Senator Daniel aud The mem
Der Of Congress from your District. "
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Senator Elected.