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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1906
Page
2
Chicago inventor seeks a site to build a large factory at Georgetown leveraging Great Falls waterpower. Local businessmen acquire a block in the southwest area for a cold storage warehouse estimated at 8500,000. Georgetown Ice Company also eyes a similar project.
Correspondence to Secretary Howe reveals schemes to finance small ventures by moving goods through a cold storage house and bank loans to acquire new consignments. Excerpts praise Washingtonians for supporting local enterprise and note Spliedt’s potato chip manufacturing history in Philadelphia and Philadelphia shipments to D.C. The letter mentions Rogerson and Fred A Hermann linking support to broader local manufacturing growth.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says meat packers will improve conditions in Chicago plants and implement government inspected rooms. He cites upcoming rules requiring sanitary quarters, and labels on products from inspected houses. He notes plants failing to meet standards will lose business and jobs may be cut.
The Post will publish suggestions by Washington business and professional men on advancing the Greater Washington boom. Letters were sent to hundreds of men and only bona fide Washington business figures will have their letters printed. Some suggestions offered yesterday are noted.
A Washington advocate urges six steps to spark growth: entice manufacturers by offering land, tap Great Falls for low cost power, secure broader municipal powers from Congress, curb old guard resistance, mobilize collective effort, and aggressively advertise to reach residents and investors. The proposal cites leveraging local bank funds and regional sites on both sides of the Potomac.
A speaker urged formation of a Shippers Association to counter railroad rate discrimination against Washington. He argued that favorable rates would attract wholesale houses and manufacturing, powered by local water power, with electrification enabling growth akin to Berlin. The plan hinges on using electric power and avoiding soft coal.
The Washington Cold Storage and Ice Company, formed by local businessmen, has secured title to a large block in Southwest Washington near Seventh street Maryland avenue and the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. A seven story fireproof cold storage warehouse costing about half a million dollars will be built next spring with incidental ice production to accompany the new facility.
The Post reports a bid to build a major warehouse in Washington to serve rail lines and banks. Dr Adolph Luria proposes a $200000 hospital bed factory near the capital, aiming to centralize distribution from Washington to the East and beyond, contingent on business support and skilled labor.
Thompson of Crane Parris & Co advocates commercial development for Washington. He argues DC lacks manufacturable employment for youth, fearing civic character falters without local goods, and urges Congress to avoid laws harming DC commerce. He calls for more wharfage and reclamation of Anacostia Flats.
Dr Tom Scharf argues for a Greater Washington that would require returning Alexandria County VI to the District of Columbia. He says transfluvial Washington would better support manufacturing and reduce smoke and dirt in the old city. He envisions rail yards and warehousing sites and urges constitutional lawyers to craft a retrocession to include Alexandria within the capital.
In reply to inquiry, Cuba’s legation reports Americans in Columbia town faced court action for violating military order No 6 during American occupation. Three stations published decsive messages, a $10 fine was imposed by the connectional court, and the offenders were jailed after refusal to pay. A young woman arrested was moved to the mayor’s residence per protocol.
A soldier and a person described as a witch vanished together at 4 o'clock yesterday morning near Vermont flats. Local police and detectives sweep the area, seeking the missing pair and the suspect watch owned by Clarence Haines. Haines says he met the soldier at 3 am, exchanged a brief chat, and the protector asked to inspect his chronometer before leaving in a hurry. The case remains unfound with both individuals unlocated.
Prof Hays of the Agriculture Department urged quick action at the District Building to cut typhoid cases. Scientists link fly-borne germs to stable refuse, breeding flies. Officials advocate removing stable waste promptly and strict stable inspections to reduce spread.
The Alexandria Conclave 974 of the Order of Heptasophs held its annual outing at Luna Park. A parade of arachnid-themed acts and burlesque initiations drew a large afternoon crowd. Arzo the mechanical figure drew attention as it moved along Pennsylvania Avenue before returning to Luna Park.
A father and son bricklayers and a teamster were arrested on charges tied to repeated sugar thefts from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railway freight yards. The Robys and James Brown faced initial burglary claims before prosecutors shifted the charge to stolen goods. After two nights in jail they were released on bail while investigations continued.
Joseph A Hull once bookkeeper for Prescott and Son pleaded for mercy in Criminal Court No 1 after confessing to forging checks for 50 and 85 dollars. He described years of reform, but a recent relapse into racing and gambling led to a five year sentence in Moundsville.
Robert A Hewitt of Waterfall Prince William County Va left Wednesday for Manassas horse show and disappeared en route to Washington D C. His body was recovered from the Potomac near the river front by local men who identified him at the morgue. Coroner rules accidental drowning with no visible bruises. Funeral arranged for tomorrow at the family burying ground near Thoroughfare on the Southern road.
Weather reports show high temperatures widespread with Pacific Coast relief from thunder, showers in New York and Mississippi Valley regions, and forecasts of continued warmth with isolated thundershowers in several areas. Local data list midnight to afternoon temperatures, humidity, and sunshine hours, noting a recent 92 degree reading and 99 degree prior day in some cities. Potomac and Shenandoah conditions cited with a separate note on Memphis brokers suspending cotton futures trading due to margin demands.
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