The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The Consolidation OF the CONNER
cfaI Bodies Narrowed Down to the
and the Ex-
change Telephone Line to Lum-
berton-A Book Advertising Will
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The regular monthly meeting Of the
Chamber OF Commerce was held yester-
day afternoon at the rooms Of the cham
Der in the Seaboard Air Line building.
President NJ. w. jacob presided and
Secretary John L. Cartwell was at his
post.
Several committees reported progress.
Captain T. D.. Meares, of the committee
in charge of the plans to secure the
consolidation of the commercial bodies,
reported the resolutions recently
adopted by the Merchants Association,
in which that association favored con-
solidation. but wanted the assessment
of the members of the Produce Elk
change made 800 a year. This he said
could be accepted by the committee and
eliminates the Merchants Association
from the proposed consolidation.
On motion of Mr.. H. w. Malloy, the
committee was continued with a view
to effecting a consolidation of the Pro-
duce Exchange and the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Mr.. H. w. Malloy introduced the
subject Of developing the trucking in
dustry along the Carolina Central rail-
road and stated hat Mr.. E. w. Cooke.
Of the Fayetteville and Wilmington
Steamboat Company also desires to see
trucking along the river. This matter
was discussed by several and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Malloy was referred to the
agricultural and immigration commit
tee. Mr.. Malloy suggested that the
best way to develop these sections was
by immigrants and said the committee
might take this matter up.
President jacob presented a book
containing a write up of Wilmington
and stated that it was the most thor
ough and complete yet gotten out. The
chamber had subscribed for 100 copies.
1t contains 116 pages and is handsome
ly illustrated.
Mr.. L. B.. Rogers had the secretary
to read the following letter from the
president of the Interstate Telephone
and Telegraph Company:
Durham, n. c., March 80.
Mr.. l.. B. Rogers, Wilmington, N. G.:
Dear Sir: L am In receipt of you
favor of the 25th and note contents.
Il can't make you a proposition for
building the line to Lumberton just
now but will be glad to have a propo-
sition from your people. We have, as
o know, spent a great deal of honey
in Wilmington and have not a the
support from Wilmington that we
should have had. However, we pur-
pose. as soon as we can get through
with our Raleigh exchange reconstruc-
from G~oldsboro to Wilmington, then
connecting the whole state from Win
ston to Wilmington.
IF you can show US where there will
be any big advantage to us by build
ing to Lumberton, we will take the
matter up as soon after as possible. l
will. however, be glad to ave some
proposition from you, and If you feel
disposed to build at once, or before we
get through with what we are now
undertaking., we will be willing to buy
it from you. or take it off your hands.
provided it will make a profitable ad-
junct to our present sysetem.
Respectfully,
81. A. CARR,
president"
Mr.. Rogers said he had a talk with
Mr.. A. w. Mclean. of the Lumberton
exchange and stated that Mr.. McLean
thought a metallic line could be built
from Wilmington to Lumberton for
81. 800. Mr.. Mclean proposed hat if
some stock Is raised in Wilmington,
his town will take stock. Mr.. Rogers
said he had spoken to two or three
merchants of Wilmington and they
said they would take 500 each in stock.
Mr.. Rogers said the letter above was
in reply to one which he wrote with ?
view to interesting the Interstate
company in this proposed line.
The following was offered by Mr.
G.. ]. Boney and was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That the thanks of this
chamber is due to DR.. George T. Win
ston for his very excellent address to
the business community upon the coca
sion of his recent visit to Wilmington.
assuring him of our very high regard
and personal appreciation"
President Jacob said he was inter
ested in getting good water for VIII
mington. and this matter was discuss
ed at length but no steps were taken
The chamber then adjourned.