The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29

Al meeting of the chamber of com
merce was held yesterday morning at
the request of Mr.. H. w. Malloy, who
is chairman of the committee on harbor
shipping AND commerce. Those pres
emit at the meeting were Messrs. J.. Al
len Taylor, M. S.. Willard, 1. M. Bear.
L. B. Rogers, Sam Bear, H. K Nash,
Isadore Bear, VIM. E. Worth, w. NJ.
Cumming, H. G.. Smallbones, S. F.
Craig, M. w. Jacob, w. E. Perdew,
Picket, c. G Covington and DIR c.. P.
Bodies.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Mr.. J. Allen Taylor, who
requested Mr.. Malloy to state the object
of the meeting. MIR. Malloy stated that
he had received letters from Congress-
men Patterson and Small, saying that
they, In company with the Congress-
man T. E.. Burton. chairman of the
committee on rivers and harbors, ex-
pected to visit Wilmington during the
latter part of the coming week and that
1lO ltduCSuCu llIdl d. HlcdCHluS " lie
/ chamber be held to devise some means
of entertainment for the visiting dele
cation and also to be ready to furnish
them. with any information they might
desire concerning the river.
Mr.. VIM. E. Worth made a motion,
which was seconded by Mr.. Sam Bear,
to the effect that a committee of six
be appointed to receive the delegation
onl Irz1x f1nD, rif 49, Low a1-
nation and extend to them amy cour-
tesies that they might see fit. The pres
ident appointed on the committee, Mes
! Sis. III. w. Malloy, chairman; VIM. E
Worth, H. G. SmallboneS, James
| Sprunt, S F.. Craig and NJ. S. willard.
In addition to- the regular members
present, Captain R p. Johnson, engi-
| neer in charge of the Z. IS. engineer
ing office in this city, and Mr.. r. c..
| Merritt, of the same department, were
present by invitation. Captain Johnson
offered to the committee the use of the
government boat Mercur when they
wished to go down the river, and the
invitation will be accepted. There he
ing no other business before the board
except the consideration of Congress
man Burton's visit, after the business
connected with this wa; disposed OF
board adjourned.
fOl tLC PdSI yCoI VI -iIllOy it3,
beer making an effort to get Congress
man Burton to visit Wilmington with
a view to getting AN APPROPRIATION neces-
sary to be of some material good. 1t
was thought last sprng that Mr.. Bur-
ton would be here, but for some reason
he never got here. He will first visi:
Elizabeth City, then go to New Bern
and from there to Morehead City and
thence to Wilmington.
In the last report of Captain Johnson,
which was made last June, HE asked
for an appropriation Of $300,00 Con
Improving the channel of the Cape Fear
and $4,000 per year to maintain it III
good condition. Brigadier General A
| Mackenzie, who is i'm change of tho
engineering department of the United
States recommends that a total appro.
priation of $3.50, 600 per year he made
for improvements on the lower Carr
Fear.
In 1890 the river was surveyed am
Improvements were mapped out whlc'
it was estimated that it would TAX
81, sOO,O 900 to complete. The project wa:
to have q channel 20 feet deep at iov
water and go feet wide at Wilmington
and to sea-. The channel is 20 feet IL
depth, but instead of 210 feet it rs on!
14S feet wide and with the present ap
preparation it is impossible to keep !
in its present condition. An effort wa
made hast spring to get $4,000, but IN
= stead only S30,OO0 was got AT IN
r time it was thought that the appTo
priation would be at a $4,000 an
; that was the general impression o
: everyone who knew that the genera
appropriation bill passed. The improve
. ment of the Cape Fear is a matter O
. the greatest moment to NElmlnS.c
= and there are few who really rerahz
D its Importance and what effect 1t ma
on this city. At the present time WI.
, mineton,s foreign exports are doubi
those of Norfolk and four times thos
of Charleston. *,
CONGRESSMAN Burton is from Ohi
and is one of the most prominent mem
bars of congress. He n CongreSsma
Patterson and Small are expected he
{ Friday.
n Especial to The Messenger.)
3 Coldsboro, N. c., November 26.-Tv
weeks ago. Senator Aldrich. who is
o far the most powerful member OF u
o national legislature, visited Easter
q North Carolina, and inspected Beaufo
lt harbor. with a view to securing a Fe'
eral appropriation for its improvemer
During the coming week the most i
huential member OF the house In riv
. and harbor legislation win probah
Y. make a visit to Beaufort MI. Fred
III Merit, Of the Atlantic and North Ca
Ii DINA road today received q letter hc
r. Congressman John b. Sman, OF {
at First North Carolina district. 4 WIFI
g. he says:
err 81 have q telegram from Hon. I.
Burton, chairman Of the committee