The Washington herald., 1919-07-21
Georgetown Business Men
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as yet no steps have been taken TO
convert the place TO that purpose.
Business men say that unless this
is done within q certain time the
wharf property will revert TO the
original owners.
Raw material for Georgetown man
ed by rail or water, p. T Moran ex-
planned. This fact, he believes. will
be am incentive to manufacturers to
locate along the water front Some
Of the factories there now are en-
ploying both water power, steam and
An owner of an ice-mak-
ing plant explained that ice made
by water power could be sold at one
half the rate Of the article produced
by other powers. The water power
now used is furnished by the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal With the
Upper Potomac harnessed. he declar-
ed. there would be unlimited water
power for the factories and utilities
Of the entire District.
J. E. Dyer, of the firm of Dyer
and Company. says that keeping pace
with the work of construction Of the
Key Bridge the price of property in
the vicinity of the bridge entrance
to Georgetown has been greatly en-
The increase in value has
been at least so per cent within the
past eighteen months. The bridge
will enter Georgetown at a point
on the water front between Thirty
fourth and Thirty-ffth streets. Mr..
Dyer favors the proposition to erect
a memorial arch over the Georgetown
enhance. as proposed by soldiers and
sailors of the West End.
The recent speech OF District Com
missioner Gardiner opposing manu-
featuring industries in the District
has been deprecated and criticised
by Georgetown business men. They
do not agree with the Commissioners
as to the effects OF the factories on
"the scenic beauty OF Washington.
and point to the factories in George
town as a refutation of his argu-
ment.
]. McKenney Berry, real estate
dealer, 1858 Wisconsin avenue, Is ex-
pected to return today from his va
cation to the seacoast
The gypsies OF Georgetown are be-
coming migratory. The nomads who
had a fortune-telling establishment
at 125s Wisconsin avenue. under For
rest Hall, packed up their duds like
the Arabs of poetry and quietly stole
away Friday night Other nests of
the swarthy people are to be va
Gated. it is said. Those who dealt
in futures and pasts from the Wis
consin avenue shop were involved
several times IN fstic arguments
over love affairs OF their own. the
neighbors say. The incident OF disor-
der came to the notice OF the police
and the fortune-telling women and
their male hangers-on were advised
10 beat It," and they did. One Of
the placards in front of this place
was inscribed: Know Yourself-If
You Don't. Come In and We Will
Tell You All About Yourself" An
other placard read: I'VE Will Tell
You a Little Free" One of the love
affairs of the Georgetown gypsies
came near having a fatal ending
when the man in the case stabbed
himself in the breast IN front OF the
police court
The spirit OF competition in food
prices is being given full play in
Georgetown. The fronts OF most OF
the produce stores are heavily placard-
ed with price lists ot meats. veseta hlss
and other staples.
The old-fashloned watermelon man
Of years ago made his appearance in
Georgetown Saturday with his spav-
ined nag and creaky wagon loaded to
its gunwales with 'culis.' principally
The venerable colored man. who fol-
lowed in the wake of the wagon with
a split melon. repeated at short inter-
walls the old-time war cry: Water
millyunS. red ter de rine. % cents
erpiece, an I'll plug 'em ebery time"
A thriving industry in the suburbs
of Georgetown and Tenleytown. ac-
cording to P. T. Moran, feed dealer. is
the establishInent Of many chicken
farms which, he says, pay big money
to their owners. He told of a man
who has about COZ chickens anil clears
500 per month. Another has 800 chick
ems, and from the proceeds Of eggs
and dressed chickens has paid for his
home and forty acres of ground in a
few years. Before establishing his
chicken farm he worked for different
farmers, earning from 81 to $l.50 a day.
Evangelistic services We're held fore
noon and evening yesterday at Call
vary NJ. E. Church, South. Q street.
between Thirtieth and Thirty-first
streets, the pastor, Rev. J, c. Hawk,
in charge