Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-13
BOUNDARIES or PLANT MAYOR IS SUST Aimed
:,hipbuilding Company TO Use His
loric Ground Ip0h Which 10 Cou.
slrict Vessels.

,lria'S population was able TO entol
the Opera House Tuesday night fol
me purpose oi hearing the pleasing
announcements Of Hon. c. {. C"r,in
The president and Ciiler officials o.
che United States Sllipbui!ling Gem
pany IS 10 their iniuctions /
install q giant plant iii AleEarf;sri;s
Those, however. who were unable &
edge their way into the Opel'2, House,
by reason Of the vast crowd, or who
for various reasons could not attori
read with lively interest The Gazette
report OF what was done and sar.t
az that occasion. The audience was
the most representative 1Tel. secH n
The Opera House. Heretofore the
auditorium has 2.-t:,nes been rillrj
with people sflth,sc& over poi1i-
ca! issues, ,;ott the gathering Tuesday
night vas composed. in the main. Of
ASIeIli VINO take no special interest in
politics outside Of casting their votes.
-All classes were represented, and II
was the most orderly asscrnblagn
That ever gathered III the city. There
we're no catcatIa ur unnecessary noise,
al !laa come together 10 hear some
thing of vital interest - our old town
Politics and crecds had hecn left in
The vestibnle; NJ present were IN
tcrested in old Alexandria. aiE.i they
drank m the words Of the speakers
with avidity.
Those VINO heat';t the speeches and
those who read the Gazette Of yes.
t,rday which containel them have
had the shipbuilding plant upon thei'
mhlds ever since, and it has beer
the principal theme Of conversation.
II viii be no nincdays' wonde
either. hut will continue TO animate
cur people. who have been aasuref
that within the next three month:
they will sec The beginning ot wha'
will pLAcc Alexandria n 9 position
none ever dreamed Of.
Tho Gazette yesterday ii:t no!
,f!ssas,i;;s4. tt:s,..c, E,G@tia>,:cs y th> nr2
lyosed colossal pian. II viii take IL
five squares Of tAe river front, place:
upon whicl. little has been done in the
Jesst taneo-scorc year.. Starting
with The present snryar& progcrC
al the FOOT oE J;:'.!:y4 street, tht
pant will cxtc=& I" and takc in mos
OF Joncs's p1.n., ic&HinG onlg III
enclosure upon whicf. inc lighthouse
situated and which !clongs 10 the
government. This means Gibbon,
Franklin, jefferson, Greene, Churc
and South streets. the latter
bellT the northern shore ct Hantin
Creek. IT is also hintod that part Q
the creek vii. be rcc!:.-GcsP ana tha
eventually tn~ steamship plant 0
other enterprises vii! form &n L
shaped manufacturing tract border
ing on the Potomac river ana Hunt
ing Crccl: and for some diEtanc
west.
In the headline above art the word
"historic ground.,' The ManaSsa
Gap Railroad Company assure. Alex
andria in the early fifrics that
would place coal depot upon Jones':
Point end ground it world rvc!a!r
III Baptizine Cove. The cove va
reclaimed six years ago By the GOV
crnment ana this with the poin: WI
form part Of the location for tn
plant OF the shipbnilding company
IN the early part Of the year lSS
what was known rs the Arrow Steam
ship Company obtained an optic
upon the shipyard property ana an
nounccd to the world that an lror
steamship. 10 be known as the "Pocs
lontas," wouit! he constructed at tina
place. The vessel was to be d
feet long. Logs were buried in tn
ground in the shipyard enclosure an'
q crib formed upon which to bulh
Inc steamer. The "Pocahontas,
howeves. proved to be q "Flyinf
putchlnan," as tho company went q
pSeces., The crib IS still there, an
doubtless the new shipbuilamg COM
many will use It IN due time.
Al! have waited long and patientl'
Tor capitalists to appreciate the sd
rantaoes offered by .AleNandris. Will
Norfolk. Newport News and othe'
Virginia cities have been forgino
:,head We have baied our time. a!
rejoice that the commercial I'M.
nortance Of Alexandria is now as
sured en-! within the next few month!
operations on our river front vii
,ryhuse MS as nothing has heretofor,
IN our history.