The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-10

The October meeting of the Will
mington Chamber of Commerce to have
beer held yesterday afternoon has
been postponed until next Thursday,
when a special effort is TO be made to
get the largest possible attendance.
The fact is there are a number of very
important matters to be brought be-
fore the chamber and the attendance
yesterday afternoon was not SO large
as President Worth desired for the
consideration of the business to ne
brought before the meeting.
One OF the most important matters
chamber, a report upon which by the
special committee-Mr. NJ. w. jacob,
Col. Walker Taylor and Mr.. Thomas
H. Wright-is on file recommending
that the chamber rent, jointly with the
merchants association, apartments in
the Seaboard Air Line building, rooms
now occupied by the latter organiza-
ton. In speaking of the matter, in a
conversational way, to the members
of the chamber who assembled in Mac
Rae hall yesterday, President w. Z.
Worth said that it is of the highest i'm
portance that a change of quarters be
made so that the large number OF
books and quantities of other literature
which are constantly being received
may be placed in order and easy &C
cess to members at n and all times.
INVITATION TO CHAMBER.
President Worth also intended to
submit to the chamber an invitation
from the directors of the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum to. as a member
of the advisory board of that institu-
ton, send representatives to the third
general meeting Of the board which
will be in the capacity of an interna-
tional commercial congress to assemble
in Philadelphia on October 18th. The
invitation states that there will be rep
resentatiyes, in addition to the domes-
tic advisory board comprising all the
leading commercial organizations of
the United States, from more than
three hundred chambers abroad repre-
senting the interests of every important
trade centre of the world.
While the international export con-
gress is in session the National Elk
port Exposition will be inspected by
IL OpSL1S0 oSPtSAAAoSA
Philadelphia and will continue until
November Goth. Representatives of
the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
on the advisory board are Colonel John
L.. Cantwell, Mr.. D. L.. Gore and Colonel
Walker Taylor
ANOTHER IMPORTANT MATTER.
It is the purpose Of President Worth
to also at the next meeting request
fhn 0nIorcnponnf nv tho oh M hnr of
the idea of preparing an up-to-date
supplement to the excellent booklet
prepared some years ago presenting the
advantages and capabilities of this
city AND section as a commercial and
manufacturing center, and the re-
sources Of the surrounding territory in
trucking, etc. This is with a view to
distributing about 1000 copies, now on
hand, among people in other sections
north and west who are prospective
southern settlers. Mr.. Worth will also
ask that a new issue be made Of a
map made some years 6 showing the
course and depth of the river channel
from the harbor down the Cape Fear
and across the bar, the figures as to
depth and width of channel to be
changed to conform with the deepening
of the channel which has been made by
the river dredges up to date. This can
be done, MI. Worth says at a very
nominal cost by changing the figures
on the present Autograph stone, which
is in the office of the Gnost Lithograph
Company, of st. Louis, Mo.
THE COMMITTEES REVISED.
The following are the present regu-
lar committees of the chamber as just
revised by President Worth for an
nouncement at the next meeting, to be
held aC nraUi0IIC1v Cfofad ON nnvf
Thursday afternoon, to-wite
Presfdent-W. E. Worth.
First Vice President-M. w. Jacob.
Second Vice President-George R.
French.
Secretary and Treasurer-John L..
Cantwell.
Arbitration-B. F. Hall. w. L.. De-
Rosset, w. H. Chadbourn.
Finance and Grievances-George r.
French, George W. Kidder.
Banks and Currency-John S. Arm
H. c. Mcqueen, Frank Sted-
man.
Industries and Business Enterprises
Walker Taylor, D. L. Gore, Marcus ia
cobb.
e. Borden, Chas. Worth, William Gill
christ.
Schools, Education and Art-H. Wal
tiers, p. L. Bridgers.
Agriculture and Immigration-H. K.
Nash, James F. Post. T. d. Meares.
Harbor, Shipping and Commerce-H.
G. Smallbones, w. N. Harriss, J.. T.
Riley.
Towage and Pilotage-Captain S. w.
Skinner, w. N. Harriss.
Legislation-M. s. Willard, E. S. Mar
tin, P. B. Manning.
Postal, Telegraph and Express Ser
Weed. MacRae. Isaac Bear, B. F.
King.
Streets, Parks and Public Roads
Charles C. Chadbourn, John II. Handy,
Hugh MacRae.
Reception and Exposition-William
Calder, James Sprunt, W. r. Kenan.
Information and Statistics-B. F.
King, w. r. Barksdale, Dewitt G..
Love.
Advertising-T. W. Clawson, D.. Nc
Eachern.
Memberships. NJ. Wescott, George
l.. Morton, J. A. Springer.
Executive Committee-George Har-
Kiss, d. L. Gore, T.. D.. Meares, F. w.