The Washington times., 1906-01-28
N. B. HARLOW & co.
LEAD IN REAL ESTATE
Ore of the Most Progressive Firms in
Alexandria, Va, Building
Up the City.

This firm has pleasant offices in the
Harlow building on good old Fairfax
street.
II is worth while to meet Mr. NJ. b.
Harlow, the head OF this enterprislng
firm Why? Because he is an optimist
he believes in the future And il is
always good TO find such men. He has
resided III Alexandria many years and
knows the past. present nj prospec-
tive future OF every piece of land in III q
vicinity. lie has been city treasurer
ior about quarter OF - century. and
president OF inc business Mems League
since its formation, q dozen years ago.
Ana why IS ne hopeful-yea. certain
of the FUTURE Look al it," he says.
Washing; on is the National Capital
Ii should not nave factories there II
would hurt the city beyond reparation
Across the Potomac is the natural L.
climate place for them. Seven rail
reads gather here as il some mighty
hand had pressed the lines r0rqfbfT
The Pennsylvania. Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio. Southern. Al
iantic Coast Line. SeabO8rd Air Line,
NOrtClk und " estera. Look at the i'm
mtnse union tTelEGt depot at The rW-O
by the railroads. y hat are they go
IEg u DO with thecr Well IL isn't
for city lots. These roads bring this
city into clos, touch with the great
iron ard coal mines. the forests for
unlimited supplies OF lumber, agricul-
tural products uf both North and South
and everything needed. Then We have
unlimited supplies Of fine brick clay
al our doors. cheap labor the river has
"A deFth If thi"ty-hVe feet and is being
constantly deepenad and improved by
work. and this brings the
freight Of the world 10 our WharVcS by
the cheapest OF all transportation Now
our iirm is trying 10 supplement all
hesc natural advantages by Offering
cheap factory and business sites, and
best of all pleasant, comfortable, cheap
home property
let rs see how Senator EIkins views
the same situation. washington Is
destined 20 ~hecome great manufac
turing and commercial city. Twenty
or thirty Thousand miles of railroad
come Il the cIty and terminate at Al
exan0riI The products OF the entire
south can DC drawn here 20 be manu-
featured The country between Alex
audria and ROsslyn viii be one of the
busiest places in The United States The
natural location of manufacturing
plants viii be on the south side of the
Potomac. The Capital viii remain as
free, spacious. and clean as 81 Is now.
The establishment OF great factories on
The site mentioned VIII bring ocean
commerce 10 her WhaTVes.
You remember that tire Senator men
toned R1ssiyu as right iU the center OF
All this great development. Well the
II arrow company Is. OF course. Of hand
=
IA this promising town. An electric
railway company Is erecting a giant
power house there and can furnish
uoWrT. hight, and heat 10 all industries
which may locate there
But YOU have been thinking of Spring
PARK. maybe Again the Harlow coEl-
panv can help YOU 10 anything sou
N ant here. The Washington, Aiexan-
1ria and Mt. Vernon Railroad has a
station at the place adjoining the new
union depot OF the Washington South
err. and six other roads. Steam and
electric roads bring il close 10 Wash
ngt5n
M Harlow has appeared several
times at heads 81 committees before
he Congressional Committee On Rivers
and HaIDOrs and asked in the name Of
both cities sufficient appropriation To
increase the depth of the river and
widen iE from -00 20 500 feet so that pas
seugers could take ocean steamers
IRON. the Nations Capital 10 any part
# the world. And so, too. tIat upon
great o-casigUs, as the Inauguration
II the Chief Executive, the great bat
leShIVs OF the navy might fire their
proud salutes while lying opposite the
Capitol dome.
Now. il YOU are Interested in any
hing in the shape of investments.
want "a factory site. home, location
Tor business we know of no safer pla-e
Tor YOU to Locate and no better firm
.o appIy 10 fur an information tsau
p. T. Harlow q Co, 10 South Fair
fax street