The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
BUSYIN ALEXANDRIA
City Has Many Wideawake
Commercial Concerns.
TOWN MAKES GREAT PROGRESS
ShrcHd Common sense Animates
Municipality Across the Potomac.
Activity and Riches 10 the City.
Banks solid as "A Rock.

1t is necessary only TO Pay visit OF
I observation 70 the neigllbOring city OF
/ Alexandra 20 be impressed with its
/ spirit Of doing things This eastern gate
way 10 Virginia is making great progress
/ in manufacture and trade, and within its
I population Is 10 be found some Of the
most far-seeing business men or the
State
Alexandra is justly proud OF its his
toric Importance. II is proud OF having
had the great Washington as one OF its
citizens. II is proud Of being the nearest
neighbor OF the National Capital and Of
sharing 10 some extent in its lUster and
magnifcence. but the ancient city Of
Alexandra is in many ways sufficient IN
10 itself II is beginning 10 assume a
place il the world Of production and
trade which gives il an independence OF
the rest OF Virginia and even Of the Ma
tional Capital. which Is specially graft
flying to Its citizens.
Portal to Southern States.
Alexandra occupies a notable place
upon the railroad map Of the South. Il
Is destined by nature and circumstances
70 be the northeast portal OF the South.
through which its commerce and trade
must pass in and out, 10 and from the
North This enviable position long ago
began 10 tell upon the development OF
the city. and II is coming 70 be recog-
nized more ard more as an important
asset in the future growth Of the city.
Alexandria also is closely bound 10 the
Capital. not only by position. but by
transit facilities. by electric cars and the
river ferry. IN an important sense the
two cities supplement and depend upon
one smother.
The visitor 10 Alexandria finds much o.
historical interest 20 claim his attention
and arouse his interest. He viii be shown
the church IN which Washington wo--
SHIPPED. the old hotel where the Father Of
His Country often slept and sojourned
temporarily He viii be shown numerous
points OF interest intimately associated
with the history Of Virginia and of the
United States He viii board the car
or boat for the journey 10 Mount Vernon
a more Thoughtful and q better man for
having spent few hours in the his
tOTic t0wn OF Alexandria
Alexandria National Bank.
Among the banking institutions OF Alex
and-ia two stand out prominently. invit-
ing deposits and commercial business
The Alexandria National Bank. which
opened for business in March. ISoi. is the
baby institution of the town, but IN the
FIVE years Of its existence II has made
good. and its standing to-day Is better
than many a financial institution achieves
in q score Of years II is popular with
tho business interests. and in the Dur
suit OF liberal policy toward its Gus
toners. and At the same time con
servative policy in finance. II has IN
creased It's assets. and Is rapidly going
ahead 10 q place OF great prominence /
among the financial houses of Virginia.
Citizens National Bank.
The Citizens National Bank was estab-
lished in 1870 as the IineaI descendant Of
the Bank Of the Old Dominion. whose
business and good viii II largely in
herited- This bank has a capital o.
100000. q surplus Of $1,000 and its de-
pOsits, according 10 the last statement TO
the Comptroller, amounted to s5g0.gG0 II
Is United States deposit 7ry. and makes
collections throughout the world Il main
terest on such deposits
SIaymaker Sells Property.
Naturally real estate is one Of theE
principal lines Of business in a growing
town Ike Alexandria Among the brokers
doing a thriving business in this line is
F. L. Slaymaker. who has built I'D q
large trade in some Of the best properties
in the Citv and the nearby suburban
points.
Field Has Lumber VIII.
In the field Of lumber and mill work
Henry X Field & Co occupies an i'm
portsnt place among the manufacturing
plants Of the city This company. be
sides maintaining a well-stocked lumber
yard. keeps constantly on hand q select
ed stock Of builders materials. and is
prepared 10 execute special orders in
mill work promptly and al moderated
prices
SmOOt Sells Coal and Lumber.
Another firm which does a large lumber
business in Alexandra and nearby Vir-
ginia towns is Y. y Smoot & GO In
addition 10 its lumber plant, the COM
pany has one Of the largest coal and
wood yards in Alexandria.
Puts Loans on Property.
John D. NormoyIe does a rushing bust
ness in real estate, loans. and insurance.
Mr- NOrmoyIe pays special attention to
placing loans upon real estate and has
had great success in negotiating mort