The Washington herald., 1919-06-09
roducers of Washington Brand" Boast
of Superiority of Product-Citizens
ACROSS the Creek" Suffer from >Epi-
demic of Robberies Real Estate
Booms. -

The trite old adage. THE proof OF
khe pudding 3 in the eating. hnds
Wodern application In the products OF
e1e only dour mill in the District OF
Columbia, at x and Potomac streets,
on the Georgetown waterfront.
The wilkins-Rogers Milling Com
pary. operating the Arlington Mil. are
producing high grade -four that Is dis
ffacinx the so-called process fiours OF
Minnesota and the Middle West In the
arkets OF the Eastern. Southern ana
Middle States. and the logical query
Msvhy?" This can best be answered
fnthe words Of several District house,
wives who have adopted the Washing
ton brand, made at the Arlington MIL
IN preference to the others.
-They say the Washington nour
makes lighter bread. which adds to us
fsalthfulness; 1t Is snowy white wnicn
6pleasing to the eye and spells purity.
and It has q more pleasant wneaty
favor than the Western nours' WHICH
10 pleasing to the palate -,
The owners Of the Georgetown mill
Hovard L. wilkins and Samuel H
Rogers, explained why their favorlte
brand, the Washington" while OF
surerior quality TO the others, Is SOLD
Al a considerably lower price on the
loeaI market than the competing
goods.
spThe imported -four" Mr.. Wilkins
Gid ahas to be handled so often be-
fore Il reaches Washington. that Win
the increased cost Of labor the price
to the consumer is necessarily IN
creased
-.Then the Arlington Miss is operated
by water power from the ADJOINING
chesareake and Ohio Canal, meaning
great saving in fuel and the other
expenses over mills operated by steam
or other power. Next. the Arlington
Mill has water transportation anu
railroad connections to all points IN
the United States at its very doors
and the owners are experts " the
science of making nutritive and clean
nour and cornmeai, and employ the
r.ast up-to-iate machinery and sani-
tsfy methods"
No greater tribute can be paid to
tn. 'sWashington Brand than the &C
tion of certain handlers and middle
rzen in some of the big cities who
psrchase large quantities or hour IN
btffk from the Arlington Mill, give II
anew name and ship 1t back into the
district, where II Is sold to the con-
suner at from 50 cents to IL more
tkan its price under its original
',xashinzton" label.
Rhe Arlington Mill is a six-story
structure. with the canal In its rear
ana the Potomac in its front. 1t Is
Quilted with the most modern ma
c.snery and methods. Capacity Is Soo
bsFrels of flour a day. although some-
tiees the output is IS barrels. The
mai is sixty years old. The company
isibusy night and day filling big gov
eminent and private orders for the
"sfaff of life"
The old mill. with its 'whirring
machinery. its rushing water power
and its work for humanity in con-
serving the wheat gluten. starch ana
slftar for the health and happiness
of-humanity. is one of the most in
tesesting show places in quaint
Gsergetown.
Footpads committed three hold-up
robberies in Georgetown in the past
week. and Police Captain Falvey ana
his bIue-coated men are hot after
the highwaymen.
charles X. Trueblood. young white
man was knocked senseless by two
cofored men who employed some sort
ola blunt weapon. The thievins
thucs secured a war risk insurance
check for Ss5.33. unindorsed. a, gold
-fHed open-face Elgin watch. and
pass to the Treasury Department. Mr..
Trueblood lives at 50Ss Dent place. The
hofd-up occurred on Q street. between
TXenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth
streets.
Mrs. Bertha Toms. 734 Fifth street
rorthvest, while passing along Grant
ropd. near Connecticut avenue, was
struck with a stone thrown by col
ored man. and relieved of her purse
cosaaining 81 and some papers.
Theodore Burke. 1907 Thirtieth
street, was throttled and dragged into
q bunch of high weeds by two col
ored men as he was passing Twenty
seventh and II streets. He was rohed
Of H-5 in cash. pair of tan shoes
q ascarfpin and gold-plated watch
s-chain.
The business and real estate booms
IN -Gcorgetown are growing apace-
Frank A O'Neil, 1880 Wisconsin ave-
nue.. who Is in intimate touch with
the situation, says the demand for
houses and unimproved property west
of Rock Creek far exceeds the supply.
As Georgetown. with its havily shad-
a streets. its high altitude and COOL
ing breezes from the surrounding
highIands. presents many summer re-
sort features. a large number of peo-
pie are seeking homes in the old town
and its picturesque surroundings.
where they may spend the heated
tern-in comparative comfort.
Mr.. O'Neil reports the following
saies made by him for the week end
ed June Z: Premises 1884 N street.
ssi3 p street, 3315 P street, 3415 Dent
street, 3Fs Dent street, 1874 Twenty
ninth street, 134s Twenty-ninth street.
uss= o street and 1904 Q street.
Merchants generally report contin-
usd activity in all lines OF trade, and
extended thanks to The Washington
the place in the upbuilding of Its
trade and industries IN the after-the-
war Reorganization
A scene Of business hustle and thrift
Is presented every day at the Lewins-
vile Farm Dairy. 23F Q street Messrs.
q Sherwood. the enterprising proprie-
tors. have built Up business of great
magnitude that Is keeping pace with
the business boom of Georgetown.
and they are serving daily to a host
Of patrons high-grade pasteurized
milk and cream.
To meet the ever-increasing de-
, mands for dwellings of moderate size
In Georgetown. Guy s. Zepp, con-
tracing builder. has commenced the