The Washington herald., 1919-07-14

who are really interested in their his
toric homeplace. With "a long pull. a
strong pull and q pull all together
Georgetown again can be placed on
the map as a place of national i'm
portarce."
4, Speaking Of making the venerable
town the commercial gateway to the
South, Dyer said its geographical sit
uetion. transportation facilities and
other factors are better than those OF
Baltimore, which men of big BUSH
ness have long claimed the logical
! gateway to the Southland.
Our transportation facilities are
| great" Dyer explained. I'VE have a
fine riverfront. the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, railroad connections with
every section Of the United States and
/ CaHada. with tracks along Water
street and a big freight depot of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad at Rossiyn.
just across the Aqueduct Bridge. Be-
sides. we have Immediate connections
! through our streets with important
highways OF Maryland and Virginia.
over which motor trucks ply between
the District and fertile and productive
localities and places. such as the
4 Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Cum
berland. Hayerstown. Frederick. Md.
and the valleys Of the Blue Ridge,
where fruit and vegetables are pro-
duced in quality and quantity that
cumrar with the best in California, or
any~ here else. With the establish
ment Of a steamboat line from George
town. the productive regions of the
Lower Potomac may be reached for
fish. oysters and farm products"
Dyer also called attention to the
fact that distribution of laden
freight cars for all points takes
place in the Potomac freight yards,
across the Potomac, in Virginia.
John F. Killeen. 1914 Wisconsin
| avenue, known as a. Georgetown
Iive-wire business man. in advoca-
ton of the greater Georgetown
plan, called attention to some of
the industries of Rosslyn. at the
south end Of the Aqueduct Bridge.
which is really an adjunct of
Georgetown. The Industries include
an abbatoir where many animals
are slaughtered and prepared for
the market, a meat packing house.
stock yards, the great buildings of
the former Arlington Brewing Com
pany now employed as an ice man
ufacturing plant, a glass factory.
the Rosslyn Supply Company. deal
| ers in lime, cement, the chutes of
the Allegheny Coal Company. the
Columbia Oil Company and other
industries. Rosslyn also has a
prosperous bank. ana railroad con-
nections via the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
| The Georgetown gas works are
on Twenty-ninth street. between Il
street and the canal.
| In connection with the move
ment for a greater GEORGETOWN.
some of the leading citizens re-
ferred to one of the greatest assets
to such a consummation-the won
derful but undeveloped water power
, of the falls of the Potomac and
the rapids west of Georgetown.
Several manufacturers from North
ern and Eastern cities have pros
| pected recently in the vicinity OF
Little Falls and the Great Falls.
with a view of locating plants
thereabouts. and the Harvesting OF
the natural water power.
1t is stated that High Island.
just above the Chain Bridge. an
admirable site for a manufactur-
| ing plant. is owned by a syndicate.
| The same syndicate is said to have
bought up nearly all the water sites
on the Virginia side of the river.
with waters of the Upper Po-
| tomac harnessed and supplying I'M
| limited power for manufacturing
, plants. light and transportation IA
| cilities, the future OF Georgetown
| as commercial and manufacturing
center is assured" said William A.
! Hickey, who is a close student of
the trend of events in the old town.
| T. T. Moran, another substantial
business man of Georgetown. is in re-
ceipt of information from farmers In
nearby counties of Virginia and
MARYLAND that agents Of the French
government are purchasing at good
round prices all the mich cows they
can find. to be shipped overseas. II
is explained that nearly all cows in
France were converted into beef for
the armies and impoverished citizens
OF the invaded territory. and there
now is general shortage OF these
animals there. So great has become
the traffic in milch cows that farmers
who sold their animals to the French
agents with the expectation of buying
others now offer as high as 500 fol
such cows and cannot get them
Moran, who is chairman of the re-
construction committee of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce. ha.
been looking intimately into the short.
age of cows, and advises farmers
everywhere to conserve their female
calves. He said:
THE raising OF cattle at this time
is one of the most patriotic PROPOSE
tfons men and women can engage in
Because of the high cost of feed and
the shortage Of help, unless prompt
steps are taken. milk will go up to g
cents next winter. and leather will be
as scarce as snowballs in hades."
Frank A. O'Neil. real estate dealer
1882 Wisconsin avenue. returned to his
Georg etown home yesterday from q
two weeks outing at Atlantic City
He reports that the old Atlantic is
still there.
Another petition will be presented to
the District Commissioners showing
tho necessity for a public comfort
station at Wisconsin avenue between
NJ street and the waterfront.
Samuel Brewer, custodian of the Al
Olson public school building. exhibited
yesterday prime lamb chops he pur-
chased at a Georgetown market at y
cents per pound. He says he priced
similar cuts downtown and they were
quoted at from ~ to 60 cents per
pound.
An invitation to address the as
sembled thousands at the Rockville
Fair has been received by p. T.
Moran. His subject will be More