Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-20
AIcxondrla National Bank.

A bank is judged by its directorate
and their acts and personal business
policy. The attractive personality the
uniform courtesy, genuine friendllness,
unfailing promptness and accuracy OF
a banks president, vice-presldent'
cashier, tellers, bookkeepers, ana COL
lectors has much to do with the crowd
at its counter grilles, and if the wealth,
character and business ability of its
directorate are in harmony with its
outward seeming, the depth of It's de-
posts and the number and nnanclal
weight of its depositors are assured.
Personality counts and counts III Dig
sums in the bankers world. and so
herewith is given a list of the officers
and directors of one of Alexandria 5
deservedly popular financial lnstltu-
tons: ,.
Judge c. e. Nicol, president. Manas-
sas, Va; William b. Smoot' VIce-prSesl-
dent, President e. q. Smoot q Sons Co..
Alexandria, Va; S. Russell Smith, vice
president, President Culpeper National
bank. Culpeper, Va; John A. Mar
shall. president Capitalist, Alex
andria. Va; Il. c. Smith, cashier, Alex
andria. Va. The directors include W.
A. Smoot, A Ii. Rector, w. A. Smoot'
Jr. 10. Il. Cockrell, G. G. Carlin, +. +.
German and Il. G.. POrtner. The bank
began business March 3, 1914 ana now
shows resources approaching $lOO, OVO'
No detail is too small in tins Dahh
TO serve patrons. from the small item
in the saving department TO the
handling of large matters for manu-
facturers and merchants. The interest
manifested by the bank in whatever
may help Virginia and Alexandra was
reflected in a talk with Mr.. Smith. by
a Gazette representative. The cashier,
although a busy man during banking
hours, is always willing TO work over
time 10 meet with patience ana couI-
tesy all demands upon his attention. On
being asked what he considered coulu
be proftably operated in Alexandra
in the way of an industry, said:
Il was raised on a Virginia hVe-
stock farm, and Virginia raises as hne
cattle. sheep and hogs as the most
favored part OF the country. Virginia
cattle top the market for export pur-
poses. Virginia hams lead prices III
the best city markets. For years hNe-
stock from Virginia farms has gone
by train loads through Alexandra &c
the large markets of Eastern cues
Why is it not possible to estaDllsh mere
a packing house to handle at least
part of the stock produced on our owl
farms? We already have FACTORY
70 supDly ice for cooling purposes
There are our plants for making Ter
tilizers to which, what might other,
wise be waste can be disposed or anO
there is our tannery. ready 70 hahuit
the hides. Our transportation 1aclh'
ties to the greatest markets al hom'
and abroad, both boat and car, are no.
eoualled by any other city or the same
size in this country. The meat mana
ling business with its numerous acces
SORES has become a most lmportaI
industry in many cities. In chicago J.
is the foremost occupation. one o.
the Chicago packing houses has dis
tributing depot in Alexandra. a cat
alogue of by-products from this ont
concern contains hundreds of disunc
items. There is more now in a mod
ern packing house than beef. lard anC
hides. This is an ingenious age Vei4
little now escapes the practical man
Virginia is not enjoying the advan
tages of what is possible, nor Is Alex
andria Our State is great in materla
resources, and Alexandria is the gate
way TO il, and a natural point or con
centration for factories. Our city Il
already the largest wholesale point II
the State, now let US unite and max
more of things TO sell than we ar
making. In the matter Of product
for export. especially meats, inspector
from the European legations in WASH
ington could easily reach our concern
and give approval to the output.