The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-14
IMPROVEMENT OF THE CAPE FEAR RIVER.

On Tuesday a allegations Of leading members of the Fayetteville Chamber of
Commerce will be give a hearing by h House River and Harbor Committee in
between Wilmington and Fayetteville 50 as to secure an eght. foot channel at low
water. An appropriation for this work was contained in the River I'D Har-
bar bill which passed the House Turing he lastC Congress. 1t allied in the Senate
because senatorc Garter, acting on a wink from the administration talked it to
death Having ben approved by both Houses Of Congress-, there ought 10 b.
sheraton
Naturauyt the people of Fayetteville and Wilmington are most deeply inter
esed in the pending measure, but it is n Of State wide Importance. 1t is pc
cunarly important to Raleigh, sr it is believed here that it is only a question Of
plted nearly to the Harnett county line, will be extended Ito Fayettsvihe TIC
is already in hand Ito. extend this rad to Ellington ad tbs logical point
tanIy lone if he Cape Fear provenen are effected, because IN mat case
Fayetteville would be he nearest river port to Raleigh, and the obstruction O
an independent line binding Raleigh an Fayetteville together would give Raj
.eKh the benefto water freight rates. It is fitting that he officers OF the Raleigh
sembI to Senator Simmons M Representative on to work to secure the neccs-
sry appropriation.
In his connection we give below a Statement issued by the Fayetteville com
mittee giving in bef space a clear insight into the Importance Of the work and
The reason why it should b undertaken:
men should be sought for this particular river a glance at a nal OF he Atian-
tic seaboard States will answer tn question. 1t Will be seen nat the coast Q,
the head of navigation IN the Cape Fear River. and 1oom niles inland, lies 0 n a
air line between the seaports Of New York ad Savannah hat it is fifty niles
the nearest existing "Baang Points for Freight sa hatea,; hat te Cape
flows directly into the sea; that it reaches the sea at a point where the abnormal
pecuHarnies resut in placing the read OF navigation Of this river nearer to a
large popu1ous md highly developed territory than that of my other river south
tubed by the North-a n -soth-going railways n b deforestation at the head
mense territory comprised in Central and Western North Carolina n for ports
Of t h6 tributarv tgTtoryg VAS but halfa million va a milton and hy thous.
and dollars. whereas its present banking capitl is but " hundred thousand
rd the seat oft he only branch of the Bank of III United States in the State,
been distinguished from other river own by being lad a port Of entry Finally.
mington to Fayetevinei into he harbor Of Fayetteville, and placed itself under 81
LEGATION to treat the port Of Fayetteville on a plane with other ports having tvs
The last Legislature, as pointed tut y our Washington correspondent, passed
a resolution requesting the NorthC Carolina delegations In Congress ito exert
united influence to secure the necessary appropriation. There is no doubt
the delegation will d. all that it al to this enc n it is to be hoped
heir efforts will be rowne with success.