Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-13
Negotiations are in progress look

Negotiations are in progress look
] ing toward the establishment of
shirt factory by business men o
Nashville, Tenn, which factety vii
employ $50 women with pay rol
Of 100000 per annum. The gentle
men interested in establishing thi
plant here will put $4,000 into tht
business. Unless unforeseen circmn
stances should arise negotiation:
should be concluded within the nex
ten days.
I am permitted to announce thai
one Of our industries already sue.
Icessfully established have plans under
way, which when concluded will i,,-
crease their pay roll to 100000 pc,
year.
Home building has been active, tn?
largest single operation being that 2!
Johnson's subdivision at North Rose.
mert, consisting of thirty houses al
cost of 100000.
The Chamber of Commerce has
worked in close harmony with the
City Government, which has at al
times given them frank hearings anf
granted the requests Of the Cham.
her whenever it was possible to do so
As an evidence that our city has
been enjoying full year of pros.
pcritv, our banks have shown an in
crease Of deposits over the previous:
year. of good proportions. Industria
activity has continued in a marked
and greater degree. Our enterprises
and stores have shown % per cert
increase for the year.
The Membership Committee re.
ports the following new members fol
the Chamber for the year.
Carver and Callahan, real cState anc
insurance, ! membership; l.. Morgan
Johnston, contractor ard builder. !
membership; Dr.. S. 3. Moore. ply.
sician, 1 membership; DR.. L. Pow.
ell. physician, l membership; w. II
Tyler, contractor, J memberships; W
G. Jester, auto SUPPLIES, I membership
Washington Southern Railray. rail,
road, 6 memberships; Local Un:or
1865 United brotherhood of Carpcn-
ters and Joiners, l membership; C.
l.. Osborne. lunch. / membership; c
II. Smith, attorney, l membership
y. 7. Foaril, merchant, ] membership
Aero Auto Co., Inc. W. G.. Tlich
automobiles, membership +. B.
Garth. insurance. l membership
Blondheim ard Becker CO., shoes.
membership; H. H. Watkins, heating
1 membership; Newell Printing Gem
pany, printers, 1; Alexandria LuIn-
ber Company. building supplies, !:
membership "A. H. A@ncw. rca! "s-
tate insurance. J. membership; Sny,!er
and Estes real estate; / memberships:
Sol Cohen. Del Ray. merchant. /
membership. Total 2G. which is
most gratifying showing for this
committee.
While the official body of thu
Chamber Of Commerce is justly prouf
Of the accomplishments above cru.
mcratcd there arc still man. import
ant problems confronting this com.
mun;ty which must be solved. Whik
many houses have been built an!
others being constructed, for the usi
CT our new people. there still shoul;'
he built during the coming year sev-
eral hundred more homes, or we shall
begin to lose many citizens we should
gain.
A definite plan for building ouI
City should be adopted at once if yc
are to hold our own with the other
cities with which we are competing.
We should continue to grow indust-
rally to take advantage of our op.
portunities. New plants should come
to us on a large scale and civ:r
fund OF large proportions should be
raised during the coming year.
should venture to say from one hal
to one million dollars. When this has
been done the industrial future cf our
city vii! have been solved.
There should he steps taken By
this Chamber to secure a permanent
home, during the current year. as thc
time will soon come when the leas-
on the present quarters will expire. !
trust this will be done.
| feel that during this year plan
should be perfected and put into e.f.
feet that will double the present ir-
come of your Chamber, i'll order tha
the very great amount of new thing