Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21
TRADE AND INDUSTRIE
ENTERPRISING BUSINESS Nh
AND FIRMS ARE PLENTIFUL

Among the thriving private industries |
| the city to grow to large proportions In :
cent years is the PaT Shoe Company. Wild
! large and handsome factory is situated
| the northeast corner of Washington al
| Gibbon streets. For some time the facto
| mas employed upward of 100 hands, Will
| its shoes have been placed on the ma
| kets of all the cities in this section of Il
country establishing high reputation :
the style of work and durability.
company has devoted special attention.
. the manufacture of children's shoes al
misses shoes Recently the seat of Il
factory was moved from King street
South Washington street, Where, in ord
to accommodate the growing business.
large and eommodious building, special
designed for the manufacture of shoes. I'D
been erected. Mayor +. J. Paif is preside
of the company. and Mr.. Charles PaH
secretary and superintendent. Associatl
| in the business is Mr.. Charles Paff, broth
OF the mayor
N. B. Harlow e. Co., Real EstateI
The firm of NJ. B. Harlow & Co., real d
tate, loan and insurance brokers, has bed
instrumental in exploiting and deyelopid
many important real estate movements
and about this city. Mr.. Harlow, the he'd
of the firm. is president of the Busine|
Mems League of Alexandria, in which q
pacity he has worked assiduously for q
promotion of the material interests of u
city. For several years Mr.. Harlow serv(
as city treasurer of Alexandria. Ever sin
the launching of the project for the ere
ton of the Memorial bridge across
Potomac at Washington, the bill for WIFI !
was passed in the Senate a few days agl
Mr.. Harlow has labored earnestly to eI
courage the sentiment In its favor AnothI
matter of national Importance in which |
is actively interested is the proposed NJ
mortal avenue from Washington to N
Vernon. The idea of this as a public-irt
provement and a grand tribute to Geor3
Washington originated with MIR. Harlow
Alexandria National Bank.
Alexandria has witnessed a decided booI
in banks in the past few years. 1t Is higt
ly unusual for city to almost doublest}
number of its banking institutions in Il
space of two or three years, but this is VIII
Alexandria has done since 1903. The hon|
of being the pioneer in this movement b
longs to the Alexandria National Ban'
whose fine, modern building is situated
the northeast corner of King and RoyI
streets. The bank offers every facility q
the care of business. 1t has capital sto !
of 100000. Judge Charles Z. Nicol is pre-
dent, Mr.. William B. Smoot vice preside|
and Mr.. T. c. Smith cashier. The boa |
of directors consists of the following: JUDD
c. E. Nicol, Col. William A Smoot, Jam|
W. Roberts, William b. Smoot, John !
Marshall. s. Russell Smith. c. T. Mari
A H Rector. E. b. White j. w, Yatd/
E. L. Cockrel, H. A Thompson, w. !
Smoot. jr.. T. c. Smith, C. c. Carlin. p.
German, W. S. Andrews and Louis T.. sun
mers.
N. Lindsey & Co., Wholesale Grocer
For many years Alexandria has had
notably large and thriving wholesale gr}
Gerry trade, and prominent among the q
Establishments engaged in this branch Of Il
mercantile business is the firm of n. Lin
sey & Co, whose office and warehou|
are situated at the southeast corner os,Ki}
and Union streets. The business "
founded in 1863. and for many years W !
carried on by the late Noble Lindsey. a
sisted by his brother, Mr.. Samuel Lindse
After the death of the former Mr.. Samt
Lindsey severed his connection with
business. and since then Mr.. James
Willis has been managing the firm for M
Lindsey, widow of the former proprietd
The firm does large business In this cid
Washington and throughout many of Il
counties Of Virginia and Maryland, emploj
ing number OF travelling statesmen.
Mutual Ice Company.
The Mutual Ice Company, which has
plant and Office located on North Unf<
street, has been for years engaged in So
plying Ice, both manufactured and that o
tanned from northern rivers. to large tra(
in this city and in the surrounding cou2trJ
The company annually ships large qdan |
ties to points down the river. The plan
which is operated continuously througho
the summer. is capable of producing thir
or forty ions of Ice per day. which. {
gether with the amount regularly receiv,
by schooners from the Kennebec river, Ii
been fully sufficient to meet the largest
mands. At times when the Ice vessels fro
the north were considerably delayed al
much apprehension of an ice famine e
listed in Washington the production of q
local plant was fully sufficient to me
whatever emergency existed In Alexandr
along that line Mr.. William Reardon
president. Ar. Harry Hammond treafaNl
and Mr.. William Reardop. jr.. secreta3
Alexandria Iron Works.
One of the largest and most noy
enterprises in Alexandria IL the a
tran uuunxka vvhicih has haan In