Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-31
Progress Noted In All Lines of Endeavor
During 192l-Several New
Enterprises Started
FREE FROM BUSINESS REVERSES
Plans Being Made For Activities During The Coming
Year-New Form of Government to Take Charge OF
Cty's Affairs Next September-General Review OF
Happenings of Interest During Year

/ The year 1921, which within the
next few hours will come to close
| has been a successful on for the bus
mess interests of the city. The city
/ has progressed along conservative
| lines and despite the fact that many
cities throughout the country have
suffered greatly from the effects OF
| the general business depression
! Alexandria has practically felt no i'll
effects from conditions which during
the latter part Of the wear have con-
/ fronted many other cities far larger
! than AlXandria.
Merchants of the city, both whole
sale and retail, report a good busl-
ness throughout the year. Real es-
tate men report a most successful
year. Practically every house IN the
/ city at the present time is rented and
there is still demand for modern
houses in the city.
Alexandria during the year has
had several manufacturing plants to
engage in business here. among
them being the Trent Amalgam Co.,
at the plant of the Virginia Ship
building Corporation which industry
is making good. not only selling its
product locally but elsewhere. This
concern started operations here late
this past summer and expects to
greatly increase its business durin,
the coming year.
A new pants factory also start
l, Ia Lott .
! Throwing Company which rcsur
operations with an increased + G
last July. Other small mauufat i
ing plants also have started o..
[ tions during the year.
r." City Council during the yea
sed an ordinance, authorizing
issue in the sum Of 100000
bonds were sold to a Cincinn.'
! for $99.25 showing the p,aa
| financial standing of the cit. t..
Of the money derived from .1a
of these bonds was used fo' nrr.
mcnts at the city gas plant ana
remainder went FOR street improve
mentS.
AS result Of the work done at
the city gas plant, including the IN
stalIation of new holder the capac-
| ity Of that plant early in August was
doubled and there is now PRACTICAL o
no complaints received regarding the
gas furnished by the city and the
committee on light feels proud of the
achievement.
The plant of the Fruit Growers
Express, one Of Alexandria's coming
industries, has been enlarged and
now about 400 men are given en-
pIoymcnt at this concern.
Alexandria city council has kept up
with the procession wisely cxpcndlng
the funds at its disposal for street
and sewers in various sections of the
city. In addition they passed an or
dinancc providing for the compulsory
repairing of all sidewalks in in vari-
Gus parts of the city have been re-
paired, and early in the spring il
| proposed to renew the work in an
cnergtic manner so that soon all had
sidewalks in every part Of the city
will have been put in first class
shape. This has been a big help.
The greater part of the cost is borne
by the property owners and Il part
| by the city.
! Another factory which during the
year resumed operations was the
! Old Dominion Glass Company which
was reorganized and which concern
gives employment to a large number
of hands.
Two miles of the highway between
! here and Washington during the
month of June were opened for traf-
fic, giving splendid roadway over
! the old Alexandria Washington turn
! pike to Washington.
This roadway cost $4,000 mile
and has been most helpful to the
merhants of the city and others de-
string a short route between the two
cities resulting in much time saving
I l.. Stockhouser Inc, of Baltimore
during the early spring acquired the
plant formerly occupied by the Cen
eral ShipbuiIdinG Company on the
river front and if reports are true
this concern during the year may
start the operation of fertilizer
plant on this site.
| During the ptSI HlOiltit ?i'''' wv
disussed for campaign here to raise
/ S75 900 for the construction Of !.
J NJ. c. A., building The plans it is
expected will mature during the
coming year and the campaign begur
! in earnest
/ Alexandria looks forward to tho
! New Year with considerable salts
faction.
A large number of things are PRO,
posed for the New Year and if pres.
ent plans carry the projects proposed
will be realized.
The city is looking forward to the
erection of the proposed million dol
lar temple on George Washington
Park by the George Washington Ma
sonic National Memorial Association