The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-25
A BRYAN AND STEVENSON CLUB
An Admirable Organization Plans for
B~leachery Important Actions of
Chamber of Commerce-Death of Mr..
r.. II. Taylor "A Delight Card Party.
Jotting Here and There.

Correspondence of The MeSsenger.)
Fayetteville, n. c., September q.
Last evening the organization of the
Bryan and Stevenson club brought to-
gether a large number of the repre-
sentative people of Fayetteville in the
city hall, who made a splendid choice
of officers: For president, Major Z. j.
Hale, editor of The Fayetteville OBJ
server, one of the most prominent sup
porters of Bryan in the south, ever
since the Chicago convention of 1896;
vice president, Mr.. John Underwood
and Sheriff G. A. Burns; secretary, Mr..
d. I. Oates treasurer MI. isaac A.
Murchison. 1t was decided that the
club meet on Friday evening of each
week, and that Mr.. H. l.. Cook, presi-
dential elector, be requested to deliver
the first address. On motion, the sec
retary was directed to extend invita-
lions to Hons. F. Nj. Simmons, A. NJ.
Waddell, j. S. Carr and I. j. Jarvis
TO address the club at their conven-
ence. The new organization took i'm
mediate steps to put itself in line with
the state n national league of clubs,
by which 1t may secure literature and
influential speakers for the campaign.
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~spondence with the northern capital
lists who not long since m@de an eX-
animation of the advantages offered by
this place for the establishment of d
-..rge bleachery, and who found the
flow and quality of the water eXcep-
tionally fine, and the labor conditions
all that could be desired. If a careful
canvass Of the tributary country, COM
prism. the milling section of this state
and :. good part of South Carolina,
shall convince the syndicate that the
fac Dry output of cloth for bleaching
is extensive already, with a reasonable
probability Of future increase, h out
ook is very promising for investment
in this important enterprise.
At the asst meeting of the Fayetteville
chamber of commerce., Mr.. w. l. Holt
in the chair, in the absence OF the pres
ioent, Mr.. A. H. Slocomb, the new
schedule Of freight rates established
last June by The Associated Railway
Companies was seriously discussed, as
to its unfavorable bearing on the bust
ness interests of the community. The
chamber also took up the question OF
Improvement of the country roads, a
proposition being made to change into a
wagon highway the road
| bed of the Cape Fear and Yadgin Val
ley railway for twelve miles south from
| this city to McNatt's station, and the
following road committee was appoint
ed: DR.. ]. w. McNeiil, Messrs. B. T.
| McBryde, S. H. Strange, w. L. Will
| iams. s. II. Gotten, J. T. Bynum, J. r
| Williams, E. A Poe, N. H. Smith, w
| B. Draughan, H. E. Smith, H. H. Boil.
ton.
There is a proposition from Mr.. Bash
to the aldermen to light the streets OF
| the city with the brilliant Wellsbacf
lamp; and, as the city editor of tn,
Observer truly says, a town Of thi:
size and Importance should not re
main in Cimmerian darkness because
in the course of nine months or a year
the Cape Fear Electrical Power Com
pany is coming in to illuminate US.
At II O'Clock last night Mr.. Benz. X
Taylor died at a private Baltimore hos
pital, where he a been under medi
cal treatment for some weeks tn
deceased was well known in Whining
ton, where his brothers, Mr.. James h
and Charles L. Taylor. and his sistei