The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-01-15
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Several Matters Considered at ths
Meeting Yesterday - Congressman
Beilamy Favors the Improvement OF
Lockwood's Folly and Livingston
Creek.

The Chamber OF Commerce met yes
terday afternoon at $50 O'Clock at its
rooms in the Seaboard Air Line build
ing. President NJ. ". jacob presided
and Colonel John L. Cantwell, the Sec
retary, was at his post.
The minutes OF the last regular and
special meetings were read and ap-
proved
Applications for membership were re-
ceiyed from Captain (. D. Williams
and the firm of Stone, Ruark & Co. On
motion, the secretary cast the unani-
nous vote for them and they were duly
declared as members.
committee reports were called for.
Mr.. c. W. Worth. of the committee ap-
: pointed to report on the complaint as
10 excessive steyedore charges at this
port, asked to be relieved. Mr.. A. B.
Shedding was therefore appointed in
his stead. The committee was not pre-
pare dto report.
Mr.. H. G. Smallbones, for the COM
mittee on harbor shipping and COM
merce, reported progress on the mat
ter Of the removal Of the dry-dock from
Port Royal, and as to Captain E. D.
Williams suggestion as to a canal
from New Topsail inlet to North East
river. AS to the dredging of an an
chorage basin in the harbor, he report
ed that scheme as having given way to
q plan for mooring dolphins by which
vessels in the stream can be safely
moored, and that the latter plan had
been provided for in the appropriation
bill.
Mr.. c. w. Worth. of the committee
appointed TO confer with the railroads
az to placing Wilmington in the list for
return rates as a winter resort, report
ed progress.
President jacob announced the fol-
lowing as the committee appointed un-
der the action taken at the last meet
ing, to consider and report on whether
or not it would be good idea to abol-
1sh compulsory pilOtage: j. A. AIRING
dale, chairman: Captain ]. w. Craig
and Captain T. d. Meares.
The clerk read a communication from
Professor J. A. Holmes, stae geologist,
requesting endorsement of resolutions
~petitioning action by congress for a
survey for the protection of forests in
the south TO investigate as to road
building material in the south; to in
vestigate the capabilities in this state
for the supply of water from surface
streams, and arteSian wells, and
the establishment of a great for
est preserve and park in the Appa-
lachian range, embracing portions of
TIE mountain regions OF virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Georgia and South Carolina
On motion of Mr.. c. w. Worth, reso-
lutiOns endorsing all the suggestions
Were adopted, and the secretary was
instructed to forward copies of the
resolutions to our senators and repre-
sentatives in congress.
letter from Congressman j. G.
Catchings, of the harbor and river COM
mfttee, TO Congressman John D, Bella
my that the committee agreed to IA
vor two out of four surveys which Mr.
Bellamy asked for. Mr.. BellaGy asked
for surveys for the Improvement OF
Hoods creek, Shelter river. lockwood
Folly and Livingston creek, and Mr.
Catchings requests him to Eame which
two he prefers. Mr.. Bellsmy named
1lOckwoOdS Folly river and Living
ston creek. The latter stream runs
from the Cape Fear river TO Cronly anC
with some Improvement can be made
navigable for steamers.
Mr.. B. F. Keith suggested that Shell
ter river would be of more benefit tt
the city than Livingston creek.
runs through Pender county and emp
ties into the North East Cape Fear
No action was taken.
The chamber received with thanks
book called Cotton Facts. for 1900,
presented by Colonel CantweIl
The meeting then adjourned.