Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-01
ALEXANDRIA HAD
PROSPEROUS YEAR.
fiqures Gathered From Many Sources
Show Large Increase During
the Past Year.
BANKS SHOW BIG INCREASES
Postal Receipts Exceed Banner Year
All Lines Of Trade Report Excellent
Rnsrness--Building Figures Far In
Excess of Last fear-~vital Statistics.


in the history Of Alexandra the
past year goes down as one of COM
narrative unimportance. IT, in future
years. the year OF 1911 Is mentioned
probably the only subject Of any gen
eral interest will be that Of the move
ment for the annexation OF the SUD-
urbs. No disasters OF any character
have oyertaken us nor have any
events transpired which will make
a great difference 10 the entire COM
munity.
The year 1911. however, Will go
down in history as showing q steady
and gratifying growth in every
branch OF the city's affairs. in her
commercial, financial and manufac-
turing business and in her religious
and fraternal life. Preceded, as it
was. by the failure Of the Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Co., just a
few DAYS before last New Years, the
opening Of the year did not seem
auspicious for the banking and nm
ancial affairs of the city. yet with
the exception OF temporary search
ty of cash, due to the failures OF the
trust company and Of the building ana
loan association which followed It.,
the four banks OF this city were not
affected and have shown n growth
that has been elualed in but few
jycars. The figures as given out
by the three national banks are, to
some, dry and uninteresting. yet they
indicate as does nothing else, the
financial health Of the city's bust
j ness and he prosperity OF nrr peo-
pie.
:. The three national banks Of Alex
andria report On increase in depos-
it's from December 3lst, 1910 to last
Saturday Of $2S1.S56.15. during the
same period the resources OF
the banks have increased $685.
1890. Financial history during the
mast twelve months has probably the
most gratifying Of all reports. Tor 1t
shows nothing but healthy. sub
stantial growth which is all that the
banks desire.
The exact figures are Us lolloWS.
Capital Stock.
191l--s3O0,0 900. l9l0--s3OO,-
900.
Surplus and Profits.
l9ll-s372,1s8.94. l9l0-$347.-
$3.50. Increase-s24,256.44.
Deposits.
l9ll-s2,473,O5o.O7. 1s10-s2,-
191,1S6.91. Increase-s2si,s56.l6 Is.
Total Resources.
l9ll-s3.5l4.738.43. ,9l0-$3,-
l5S.425.53. lncrease-s356,3 1890.
Another good indication Of the
excellent state OF business affairs is
embraced in the local postofiice re-
Eeipts. Some folks may consider
that the post card craze is responsible
largely for the swollen postoftice re-
ceipts but as q matter of fact, such
figures indicate either 4 growth In
population OF increased business with
the outside world. The growth in
population within the corporate lin
its OF Alexandria was not. very salts
factory as the figures 1's'en out by
the census bureay, ~ er accord to
this city, t5.S29,s-i,. - inst 14'52s
for 1s0O-an increase OF sol in ten
years.
The postofice receipts last year
were s34.640.7oI' as against sSS,-
as9.sS for 191o-an increase OF
s65o.S2. But the year 1910 was
banner year for the. post Office. A
better comparison is had with the
wear 1s06-fvesyear ago-when the
receipts were 's25,650.7S, over Whicn
the past year SHOWS q 6SANA - -
9se.s2, which is more than 50 per
cent.
Another good evidence of the ex'
cellent state of business affairs IN
Alexandria and of the growth Of her
Industries in the past twelve months
is found in the traffic figures COM
piled by the secretary Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. The number of cars
forwarded and received by this CITY
last year as compared with the wear
1910 is as follows:
Forwarded.
1911. 1915. Gain
1851 2s,242 1929
Received.
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