The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-22
FOR WATERWAYS
OF NORTH CAROLINA
Appropriations Urged Before
House Committee.
HAlF A MILLION ASKED
List of Rivers and Harbors and the
Appropriations,
LARGEST SUM ASKED FOR THE CAPE FEAR
For tha Upper River $3.50, 900 is Urged on Ac-
count Of the 81, ,32O, 600 Recommend
eddy Engineers. Thomas and
BelIamy's Services.
half A MILLION ASKED
List of Rivers and Harbors and the
Appropriations,
LARGEST SUM ASKED FOR THE CAPE FEAR
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Washington, D. c., Jan. 21.-Our dele
cation went in a body today and pre-
sented North Carolinas claims for river
and harbor improvements to the House
Committee.
The following appropriations were
urged: ,
Pamlico and Tar Rivers $29, 500.
Beaufort harbor So 900.
Scuppernong River $14, 1000.
Edenton Bay Harbor $4,000.
Inland water route from Norfolk to
Albemarle Sound $4,000.
Upper Cape Fear River $3.50, 600, "on
account of the 81, ,32O, 900 recommended by
engineers"
Lower Cape Fear River $4,000.
Shallotte River 100000.
Neuse River $4,000.
Trent River $4,000.
Bogue Inlet and Waterway between
New River and Beaufort $3.50.
New River $4,000.
Northeast River $4,000.
Black River $4,000.
The delegation also urged that the fol-
mans River; Indian Island Slough; Lock
woods Folly River; Livingston Creek;
Shelter River; Big Swift Greek. Craven
county: Neuse River, between New Bern
and Goldsboro; Garrett Island slough
Representative Bellamy has secured
$1,000 for removing Instructions at the
mouth of Brunswick river.
Representative Thomas has secured a
favorable report for a life savings sta
tion at Bogue Inlet, Onslow county
Senator James *. Jones, Democratic
National Chairman, voices an opinion
that is held by many here. He says:
The impression is very general that
the Panama Canal proposition is not
really in good faith, but is intended to
delay action on the canal bill. Ever
since the canal bill has been under con-
sideration there has always been some
thing to be put forth. the result of which
has been to prevent action. | think the
people of this country are so earnest in
their desire for canal that action can
no longer be delayed. Congress will not
be inclined, l think to depart from the
Nicaragua route, after the long discus
sion that has been devoted to this oues-
tioh- CAItnNlluS ONeI 81 ulduy years.
All North Caorlinians wI1u have visited
the White House during the past thirty
years remember Arthur Simmons, the
polite and affable colored man who has
been at the White House almost contin-
uously since Andrew Johnson appointed
him door-keeper of the room of the Pri-
vate Secretary. He is not now at his
post, being i'll at his home.
Hon. Theo f. Kluttz has presented to
the House the petition of H. M. Turner
and others, of Salisbury, in favor of more
stringent immigration laws.
Emma j. Sadler has been appointed
postmaster at Bolls.
These new postmasters have been ap-
POINTED in North Carolina: John L.
Brookshire, at Flat Rock; VIM A. Lam
breth at Glenburnie; Matte H. Alston
at Silk Hope; Robert r. Roper at Table
Rock; and Alonza J. Turner at Tharon
A new post office has been established
at Oxide, Pennsylvania county