Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
alexandria, AFFAIRS
Large Manufacturing Concern
Soon to Start Up.
PLANT LOCATED AT RELEE
Capitol Refining Company Recently
Characterization D.
Kirk, Jr., Dies.
pecfal Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June 23. 1913.
Alexandria county will shortly have
in operation a large manufacturing con-
Germ known the Capitol Refining
Company. which was recently chartered
under the laws of the state. and which
has acquired the plant of the old Column
bia Cotton Oil and Provision Corpora
ton. at Relee. near Arlington junction,
Alexandria county.
The concern is now engaged in over
hauling the plant, and expects to begin
active operations about September ].
The Capitol Company was recently
chartered by the state corporation com
mission with a capital stock of $500 900.
one-half of the stock being common
and the other half preferred. This con-
Germ is subsidiary of the Jacob Dold
corporation. the main plant Of which is
located at Buffalo. n. Y, with branches
IN Liverpool, England: Wichita, Kan.
Kansas City, Mo, and Richmond Va.
II Is the purpose Of the company
TO engage in d general refining business
in scottonseed and other vegetable and
mineral oil and making lard compound.
In its charter the new company is
given power to conduct SlaughterhOuse
business, erect and maintain abattoirs.
stock yards and deal generally in hive
STOCK, poultry, fish and game.
Inc property was sold In bankruptcy
proceedings to the Washington Refining
company about a year ago However,
that concern never actively operated the
plant, and only a few weeks ago it dis
posed OF 1t to the Jacob Dold Packing
Company, which formed the present COM
pany to operate the business.
At the first meeting of the new COM
pany, held few days ago at the plant,
these officers were elected: Jacob b. Doid
president William l.. Marcy, treasurer;
Leo +. Harlow, secretary and attorney.
Harrison d. Kirk, Jr., Dies.
Harrison d. Kirk. jr., wholesale
grocer, head of the firm of II. Kirk q
Son, whose store is located on the river
front, died at 5:3o this morning at his
home. 2US North Columbus street, after
a long illness
Mr.. Kirk last fall underwent an
operation for stomach trouble in Bal
tlmore hospital and since that time he
has been in falling health. He was
slXty-one years old and native of
this city. For more than third of a
century he had been engaged in bust
ness here, first conducting ship
chandler store and subsequently en-
gaging in the wholesale grocery bust
ness
Besides his wife. he leaves two sons
ana TWO daughters, Orlando III. klrk,
Harry ID. Kirk, Mrs. J. William May
and Mrs. Ernest Risdon.
Mr.. Kirk was a member of Andrew
Jackson Lodge of Masons, Acca Tenn
pie. Mystic Shrine; Old Dominion Com
mandery. knights Templar, and he was
also a member of the chamber of COM
merce and Alexandria Council, Royal
Arcanum. Arrangements for the flu
neral have not yet been completed.
Lewis Fl. Machen, this city. candidate
for lieutenant governor. left this aft
ernoon for Mount Elliott Springs. Au-
susta county, Va, to attend the an
nual meeting of the State Press Asso-
citation of Virginia. Before returning
Mr.. Machen expects to visit number
of cities in the valley and southwest
in the interest Of his candidacy.
A small frame building known as
the Riverside Club, located at River
side Park, several miles south of this
city, was destroyed by fire Of unknown
origin last night.