Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-31
ALEXANDRIA AS A
J0BBING CENTER


J0BBIRG CENTEl
! Alexandria, with her wonderful ia.
elites and natural advantages
stands out pre-crninentiy as an idea
location for jobbing center. Every
/ thing that is essential to the success:
/ of iobbing business is to be found
here; adequate railroad and water
transportation, excellent banking fa'
ci!itics, available business sites, mod
crate rents, abundant supply Of labor
both skilled and unskilled; healthful
climate. well governed city, live
Chamber Of Commerce, and con-
3tructive and progressive newspaper
Situated on the Potomac River,
seven miles south Of Washington, D.
c., and midway between the North
and South. Alexandria is recognized
as the "Actual Gateway to the South,
ard is therefore the logical distribu-
ting point for this great territory. No
other city is more advantageously To-
Gated to take care of a business of this
character.
Alexandria, has exceptional trans
portation facilities, both rail and
water, and they afford quick access
to all markets. Being located on the
rails of the Richmond Fredericksburg
and Potomac R. R., the Southern
hallway, and the Washington & Old
Dominion R. R., and having through
these lines direct connection and
through billing arrangements with the
Baltimore and Ohio R. f., Pennsyl-
vania +. r., Atlantic Coast Line R. r.,
Scaboard Air Line K r. Chesapeake
and Ohio 4. r., and Norfolk & West
crn K. R., she is enabled to offer I'M
excelled transportation service to all
sections of the country, North, East,
South, and West. Thus the jobber is
given an unlimited field for his oper-
atoms and activities.
Alexandria is connected with Wash
ington and Mt. Vernon, by the WASH
lngton & Virginia r. K. Go. Eighty
eight passengers trains from all parts
of the United States arrive and depart
daily. Because of this facility, the
customer and jobber are at each 9TH
er's door and personal contact always
conducive to business understanding,
is easily accomplished.
Alexandria has five Steamship lines
in operation, and they reach to ali
points on the Potomac River, and as
far as Norfolk, Va, and Baltimore,
Md. These lines, i'll turn, connect
with Steamship lines that traverse the
entire Atlantic Seaboard, and extend
to foreign markets The Potomas
River at Alexandria is one mile
wide, with a channel one half mile
wide, varying in depth from 20 to
80 feet The harbor is one and one
half miles in length, and of suffic-
lent depth TO dock any vessel that
may ply the river. 1t drains rich
territory and opens up fertile field
to the Alexandria Jobber.
The traffic rates compare favorably
with competitive points, and in some
instances arc lower, and thus the local
jobbcr is given this economic advan-
tagc.
To take care of the enormous traf-
fic handled by the various railroads,
entering Alexandria, the Potomac
Freight Yards were built at cost
Of over $4,000, 00O,. These arc the
largest classification yards in the
United States. They contain sixty
miles Of tracks and have a capacity
OF forty thousand cars with a daily
movement Of over three thousand
cars through the yards.
Alexandria has three National
Banks and one private bank, with re-
sources of S7,500,O0O.00 No worthy
enterprise need hesitate to locate here
on account Of any lack of banking
facilities. The banks have ample
capital to take care Of all legitimate
business demands and are most l:ber-
al in their accommodations.
Alexandria is ideally located for q
iobbcr. from the standpoint CT pur-
chasing supplies. Situated near the
great manufacturing ccnters from
whence supplies are drawn, ne Is
assured Of q prompt arr:"a! OF
goods. and a moderate freight rate,
thereby having a decided advantage
over competitors who arc iocatc1 st
remote points.
Good business sites with side tracks
at convenient points, (whcre the MGR
chants products can be handled econ
,omically by rail and water,) arc
available and at a moderate cost.
Thus, it can be seen that Alexandria
with her fine railroads and water fac
ilitics, exceptional banking adTan-
tagcs, available business sites, low
cost OF doing business and admra-
bic ircation, offers advantages 10 the
iobbcr cqualed by but few cities IL
the United States.
Charles T. Nicholson.
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