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

artesian water, electric street cars.
marks. amusement houses, and II has
/ in its banks and trust companies mill
lions Of capital ready for any safe in
vestment, managed by safe, patrlouc'
clear headed business men. who believe
in Alexandria and stand ready to aid
anv trustworthy undertaking.
The development OF manufactures in
Alexandria is only begun, as the de-
velopment OF the country tributary 10
IL is Just beginning, not more than
small portion Of its possibilities are as
vet understood, as the knowledge or
/ the earth's raw products and their pos
sibility Of utilization IS in It's infancy.
Untold wealth yet lies I'm the grip OF
Mother Earth--in Virginia and other
States Of the South, and the soils or
her surface that are as yet undreamed
OF. and these in time will be discovered
and utilized, and Alexandria will come
to her right place.
The prices OF fuel. due to eloseness
Of supply, variety Of same, competition
OF fuel companies, Of railroads. and of
boat lines, are as low in Alexandria as
in any city Of its size in the United
States. another argument for location
Of manufacturing plants and OF resi-
dinances to annoy manufacturing
plants Indeed more smoke" is the
slogan Of the people OF the city.
There is practically no possibility Of
q fuel famine occurring in Alexandria
for the next hundred years, and then
some more. The coal beds In the
ghborhood OF States that surround
her are scarcely scratched and their
value Just beginning to be appreciated,
while the clearing of tidewater region
must be complete before wood is be-
yond price, and no one Is worrying at
that now. Fuel here is plentiful,
cheap and convenient for all the man
Ifacture, all the residence and public
heating which even the wonderful
growth OF this city indicates in the
future. and with that we shall be sat
SIZED.
There has seldom been trouble with
labor organizations in Alexandria.
There are various unions in this city,
as shown below, but their policy is one
Of peace, patriotism and prosperity.
That they are determined to 50 con-
duct their affairs as to add in large
measure to the community's advance
ment, there is ample evidence. Per-
haps, however, nothing demonstrates
| this fact so fully as the actual part
/ they are taking in the conduct of the
business of the community. 1t is
! fact perhaps not generally known, that
] the roll of almost every union in the
/ city contains the names Of numbers
/ Of men who are not merely working
men, but are operators, owners and en-
ployers in their respective lines.
One large factory in the city Is CO.
operative.
There are fourteen or more separate
unions I'm Alexandria. most OF them.
however. having centralized their in
! terests in a Trades Council, Of which
/ Thomas A. Hulfsh is the active eX-
ecutive. The roster OF the unions, ex-
elusive OF the Locomotive Engineers, of
whom Harry Brown is secretary. the
/ Locomotive Firemen, of whom S. j. Irby
! is secretary, the Electric Railway EN-
ployees, of whom Cecil Hufty is secre-
| tary, and the Railway Conductors, OF
whom W. 3. Smithers is secretary. Is
as follows:
Alexandria Trades Council-Thomas A.
/ aul6sh, President; VIM. Wilkerson, Vice
| President j. T. Harrison, Treasurer; X. 8.
| Cleveland, Secretary. Trustees, c. A. How
| ard Mm WilkersOn, Robert Prettyman.
brotherhood OF Carpenters, Local 1665-E.
L. Cary, President; Il. A. Mcintyre, Vice
President H. a. Zones, Recording Secretary
c. a. Howard, Financial Secretary; A. Luz
brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and
Paperhangers Local 1O5o-B. w. Deeton,
President; j; W. Langley yice-President; j..
l.. Proctor Secretary-Treasurer.
Bakers and Confectionery Workers Local,
3gS-J Wilson, President; A. j. Davis, Vice
President; A. Lyles, Secretary FL. Mills,
Glass Bottle Blowers Association, Branch
6S-Frank Wells, President; @. Cheesman,
Vice, President Jas. Ramsay, Treasurer Dan,
lel HOskins, recording Secretary William
Wells, Financial Secretary.
Cigarmakers' Local Union, 110-Peter
Hahn, President VIM. Stahl, Vice-President
w. Whitehead, Recording Secretary; A. A.
Retail Clerks Local, 967-George Bants,
President; Sidney Wolberg, Vice-President;
John Graham, Treasurer; Harry Dochslaser,
brotherhood Of Blacksmiths Local, At
K. NJ Prettyman, President; 4. n. Arnold,
yice-President; George w. Hall, Treasurer
international Association of BIachinists
Local, 5S0-Thomas l.; Berkley, President
william Bowling, Yice-Presdent Charles D.
Myers, Financial Secretary; w. II. Z. Kelly
Recording Secretary; Thomas Hulnsh, Treas
urer.
Journeyman BARRIERS Local, 570-Robert
McKenny, President; Charles Parker, Vice
President: Granville Tancil, Financial Secre-
tary; T. o. Jackson, Recording Secretary
Tom johnson, Treasurer.
Alexandria is not yet city of smoke
stacks, but that il is TO be the manu-
featuring annex TO Washington there is
no doubt The Capital City has no as
pirations in the direction Of factories.
having smoke restrictions. Alexandria,
boat shipping facilities. does not enjoy
ts rightful share of American indus
trial activity. Why this is so Is hard
TO answer. The city has thousands OF
tourists every year who come to see
the historic features, and 1t may be the
impression is too general that Alex
andria is a has been" If visitors
would stop and look at the modern
side of the city they would see sub
stantial business blocks. well-filled
stores. handsome residences and
churches, a variety Of important indus
tries. and thoroughly modern facilities
in street car lines. lighting, water, paw
ing, etc.
There are four glass blowing estab |
lishInents, one of them making more
milk bottles than any other factory In
the United States. The Portner Brew
cry is the largest in Virginia The
Emerson factory sends pumps to all
parts of the world. The Alexandria |
Iron Works supplies structural material
for buildings in the large cities of the
East and North. one of our ship
yards turns out some of the swiftest
yachts known to Eastern waters. our
sash and door factories are Of large
capacity and send their material to
many outside points. hundred hands
are kept busy in a shoe factory making
infant and children's wear A silk
throwing factory keeps so or more girls
at work. Our fertilizer establishments
are among the largest I'm the country.
The raw material comes in by the ship
load, and the manufactured product
goes out to points all along the Atlantic
coast from Maine to Florida. In all.
large and small, Alexandria has ~ in
dustries engaged In the manufacture OF
Of these