Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-02
Chamber of Commerce Ac-
complishes much Work
In July
AUTO BUREAU ADDED
Talk on Efforts to Obtain Factories
Motto is keep The Home Fires
Burning"

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Chamber of Commerce has held no bu-
reau meetings this month. the Cham
Der has been very busy along several
lines. A number of committee meet
:ngs have been held locking 10 the So
luton of problems of interest to this
organization and the city generally.
On the evening CT July 10th
through the invitation CT your Pres
lent. we held a meeting in the rooms
IF the Chamber OF Commerce and tool,
he initial step in considering tn"
question of good roads. more especial
" the Little River Turnpike in which
all are so much interested. reaching
* it does from Alexandria TO Win
chester distance cf about seventy
one miles. We understand that This
road was opened up as far back as
l7S7. and is fifty or sixty feel wide
The entire distance. and over a good
read will open up to US in three l.ours
Dr more one of the most fertile and
productive sections of the United
States and will give TO the people Of
he Valley a quick cutie: for truck
and tourist anywhere they may care to
20. and also provide deep sea out
let. We had as our guests OH the above
date representatives Of the Fairfax
County Board Of Supervisors. a rep
resentativc from Fauquicr County,
State Senator S. NJ. Lup:on Of Win
chester and DR.. S. NJ. johnson. Ger.
cral Director of the Lee Highway As
sociation. Ways and means were dis
cussed looking to a workable plan for
building the Little River Turnpike as
early as possible. and which. when
completed, will be a part Of the Lee"
Memorial Highway reaching from
New York to San Francisco; the pre-
liminary steps having been taken the
committee adjourned to meet in Fair
fax Court House the next day. July
7th, to discuss the question ana per-
feet the plan there, committees wcr"
formed from each of the five counties
through which this road passes. TO act
in conjunction. $200.000.00 has al
ready been al!ocated by The Stat" for
this road but in order to complete IT,,
approximately $5S7. 10000 more will
be needed. and by unanimous vote the
Supervisors resolved to take what
ever steps as were necessary 10 pledge
The credit Of the county for this pur-
pose. and also decided 10 make ter
mill levy to take care Of onc-half Of
the interest. The Chamber Of Com
merce agreed that if the crcli! CT
Fairfax County could be pledged. the
banks of this city would absorb the
securities necessary 10 advance the
money 10 The State to construct this
highway and pay onc-haf of the in
terest on the borrowed sums. The mat
ter CT bond issue Will. Of course. have
to be put up to the voters of the coun-
ty.
The Automobile Bureau is now a
bureau Of the Chamber Of Commerce
and considering the large amount Of
business and pleasure depending or.
this mode of travel bids fair to become
one Of our most busy and active
forces. Any member of the Chamber
Cf Commerce who owns an automobile
or who is in the automobile business.
is eligible to become affiliated with
this body without additional dues.
membership dues in the Chamber of
Commerce covers all. 1t is our desire
to become identified with the Amcri-
can Automobile Association. data Of
every kind in connection with automo-
billing can thereby be obtained for the
benefit Of our members and the as
sociation cooperate with us in seeing
that all roads are properly marked
with proper signs.
4 great many people in Alexandria
some members Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. some of them not. arc
asking Us what we arc dcing 10 get
new enterprises. new factories locat.
cd here. etc. There is nohcdy who ap-
preciaies new industries more thar
we do. they arc very important il
the prosperity of the city The fact
should not be lost sight of that ths
real scientific method Of industrial
laval onp,ur+ - IN fostoy tho cp,a II in