Evening star., 1922-10-27
PLAN INDUSTRIAL
.AREA0NPOTOMAC
South Bank Interests Given
Promise of Support by
...... Washingtonians.

region on the south bank of the Potomac
river, bringing big manufacturing In
terests to the door of Washington. is
planned by civic and business leaders OF
Alexandra and Arlington county. with
strong financial backing. and with the
promised cooperation Of organized busi-
ness men of the National Capital.
Organization OF this big development
has progressed under the leadership Of
N. B. Harlow, vice president OF the
First National Bank Of Alexandria.
working through the Klwanis Club and
the Chamber Of Commerce Of Alexandria.
Various commercial organizations have
become interested. The city council of
Alexandria is now cooperating. The
board of supervisors Of Arlington coun-
cial committee to represent Arlington
county.
Because the establishment Of manu-
featuring enterprises within the city
limits OF Washington are carefully
restrictive. it Is believed that the
TO have great industrial zone estab-
lished just across the river. the CO.
operation of the Board of Trade and
Chamber OF Commerce and Merchants
and Manufacturers Association of
Washington is to be sought.
Hoard OF Trade Favorable.
William Johnson, chairman of the
committee on industrial interests OF
the Washington Board of Trade. said
today: The Board Of Trade has al
ways been favorable to the location
of desirable enterprises on the out
skirts of the city Of Washington. The
board intends to cooperate with the
Alexandria people as far as it can"
In the past there have been sporadic
efforts to get the leaders In Alexan-
dria and in Washington interested
comparatively in united effort for
industrial development OF the stretch
of Virginia adjacent to Washington.
hind the proposed waterfront de-
velopment that a concerted effort now
will be made.
Arthur Z. Seymour, secretary of
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce. speaking of the policy of the
chamber. although it had not yet
been called upon TO act on this par
ticular proposal. says he sees no
reason why the chamber would OBJ
ject to establishment of light manu-
featuring plants along the Potomac
waterfront. He says there is a mis-
conception generally throughout the
country that Congress expressly pro-
hibits the establishment Of manufac-
turing plants in Washington. In
refutation of this he points to the last
census. which give Washington 9S5
manufacturing plants with an output
of about S70,O00.000
To Be Great Home City.
Mr.. Seymour also objects to the
contention that the future of Wash
ington IS dependent upon industrial
development nearby and argues that
Capital is assured by other considera-
tions, that it Is to be the educational
center of the country, that it is to be
a great home city," and because al
ready there are more than 400 ma
tional organizations with headquar-
ters here
The plan of those behind the pro-
posed Virginia development is to have
the best Industrial and efficiency en-
gineers in the country come here and
make business survey of the terri
tory and map out plan for develop
ment. The Potomac yards. 1t is point
ed out. are the largest east of Cincin-
natl. with all of the traffic north and
south passing through them. fed by
six great trunk lines
The land to the east and west of
the. Potomac yards. it is claimed,
would be the best in the country for
industrial enterprises, where great
factories would have the best and
easiest transportation facilities and
very easy tax charges.
InOSe " no are OenlnQ the drive are
interesting these railroads to help
advertise this territory because the
new industries brought here would
mean increased traffic for the rail-
roads.
T: Mr.. Harlow has associated with
himself as committee to push this
development w. A. Smoot of the
Smoot Lumber Company. Robert 8.
Jones of the city council, George E.
Warfield, cashier of Che First Ma
tional Bank: Carroll Pierce. vice presi-
dent of the Citizens National Bank:
W. H. Rich. business manager Of the
city of Alexandria: Capt. George H.
Evans of the chamber Of commerce,
and E. A. Keltfelter of the Alexan-
dria County Lighting Company
The committee representing Arling-
ton county consists of Thomas ]. De
Lashmutt. chairman of the board of
supervisors and prominent Washing
ton business man; Joseph L. Crupper,
E. w. Ball. William H. Duncan and
Capt. Frank Upman.