Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-12
VIEWS GIVEN BY
TWO CANDIDATES
Reply to Letter Sent By
Chamber of Com
merce
HIGHWAY TO VALLEY
Responses From Chas. Henry Smith
and Capt. E. w. Jordan, Candi-
dates Fer Legislature Published

| lES A-!d.llL'-t VI SIilflllcISS ID dilN.-
Gus to see the highway between this
CITY ard tine Valley of Virginia i'm.
| pliuvea. 1t lis worked Nral1 toward this
end and i rs still! continuing the flgh:
and hopes to have TITS efffcrts reward
| Ell shortly. With this object in view {,
letter Recently was sent cut to the
/ various candidates for the state lcgisla
a!e to obtain thssr views on itlra sub
ject and the letter sent by the cham
Der of commerce ard the replies re-
caivea fscm Charles Henry Smith and
| CAPS. E. w. Jordcn fcFlow:
June "a, 1921.
Dear Sir:
THIS crgan:za't:on, in conjunction
| with THE other interests in our city,
has worked ve:y 'hald for nearly fom
years fer the highway ftcm here to
he Valley of Virginia which : new
[ 4 Part cif the State Highway program
ais agreed upon 10y tine Gene.aG Assem-
| lily.
There alie many reasons why tins
/ highway is rlmpcaIuant to Alexandria,
but the main reason is that II opens up
such spEerhiid farming section to this
community.
| If you will make a study of oslr 10
| call conGi1icaGs you will final that We
have a CITY of about 10000 people
| with a very restu;cted outlying farm
.rlg section. This mcm,Hs that cur en-
sgl,e population falls to enjoy th!e hen2-
fits obtained from securing fccd stuffs
| ,anG ether prcducts direct from the
| farms ard you can very rcaHly see
what it viii mesn TO tlr5s city to 2e
put in direct touch w'%alI Fa:lfa%,
Loudoun, Fauquiar end Clark ccun-
ties srti the Valley of Virginia by
mcssrn motcr truck lines ever a gooH
highway.
This is a matter cf such great I'M
pcrtarce ta This erda!'c community
.,ss. we are asking the different cam
dEatcs fer the House Of Delegates Il
.,hey will advise us wrat Their pos
| le,on would be. If elected, n case amy
| change from the present program
-hcr!d he agitated.
We would greatly appreciate a de-
finite expression cf opinion frcm you
on this subject.
Yours very truly,
w. A. SMOOT,
President.
June 25, 1921.
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
| Alexandria, Virginia.
Dccr Sirs:
Attention: Honorable W. A. Smoct'
President.
| am i'm receipt of your ccmmunNca-
ticn of the 24th instant requesting a
definite explessicn of oplnicn trcm
me ON tine subject cf the proposed
Charge of ryans with regard TO tire
5mphovenent of the highway leading
c,t of Alexandria to 1.-The Vsl'ey CT
Vh,p]rifa, following 1.-THE course CT tire
IIfttle River Turnpike. which, be-
llIeye; is designated IS Route Nc o.
ctf phe Virginia State Highway Gem
missions program CT rcnHSbui!ding IN
:!E1is State.
thaTk you fer this communies-
t7cn and assure ycu THAT am pleased
tc give you a definite premise in that
regard.
While it is true that | have Iic'
| bee, in Alexar7tir;a City for a erea'
number .cf years, yet / came here
with the fixed purpose OF adopt'ns
.AEeNan'sd:a as my pernnancrst ihoane.
1 have cast my vet with us people.
| have invested what little money
| have with and among tthe people q
: AGaNarraufla and have done every
.ih:fle tlsat I krow how to do to shcu
my good fa5eh IN coming among you
NV interests IS here. My business !;
here. My friends are here ard
Stand unarerably for anything whlct
tends to make "a better and create,
= 1':Alexandria.
: FL unauslif:eaTv land :nhesitat5ns!::
= stste -thals ] ant absasu'saav opposed t
any, psopcssd charge in the rcub:ni!
: of:,Ropee Nc. 6, as Formerly designa.;t:
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