The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-03
WILL DEVELOP WILMINGTON.
REPEAL OF PHOTAGE LAWS or.
GREAT BENEFIT TO THIS CITY
II Means tina All Imports VIII Soon
be Received Here and That II VIII
Become the Basins Point for Rates.
Mt. Rollins Considering Appoints
ments OF Postnlasters-Progress oT
the Carter Road.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., February %.

Raleigh, n. c.. February Is.
The bill abolishing pilotage on the
cape Fear river is in what may be call
ed a mixed condition.; your c~orrespon-
dent today Interviewed the pilots, who
say that they consider that in a a
they won, in that the defeat of the orig
inai bill was brought about; that SUCH
a pressure was brought to pear by the
other side that they had to compro-
mise SO to speak; that they prefer a
system OF pilotage and don't know what
eject the compromise will have, this
being that there shal be no law at all
regarding pilotage. Pilots can give at
tention to the vessels if their services
are needed, but there is no responsible
1y whatever upon them and any one.
whether a pilot or not can serve a YES
sci, the pilots no being bound to render
any service, They say they prefer this
clean sweep to the drastic bill which
was proposed. On the other hand the
Wilmington business delegation here
express ~unbounded delight at what has
been agreed upon, saying that Whining
ton will be the only port south of Maine
entirely open to vessels, without the
slightest restriction, and no pilotage
laws at all. They repeat that they are
highly pleased and say the change will
be the first step towards making Will
mington a notable port of entry and
that in a few years it will be the place
through which all imports to North
Carolina will be received, and that it
will take the place of Norfolk as a
basing point for rates; that all the
West India products can be brought
to Wilmington cheaper than at any 9TH
er point on the Atlantic coast.
Representative Taylor of Brunswick
whose home is Southport, the head
quarters of the pilots, is not at all
pleased with the status of affairs and
says that there certainly should be pi-
lotage laws; that the state is under
obligations to the general government
under the law of 1886, and also to for
eign countries through the government,
to maintain an efficient system of pi-
lotage; that Southport and Wilmington
are the only important ports in the
state and that the compromise will re-
peal all regulations what ever as to
service to vessels on the part of pilots.
Inquiry was made today regarding
the railway from Marion by way OF
Spruce Pines Over to Johnson City,
Tenn. Two years ago convicts were
employed on it and the state mad an
investigation Of charges of cruelty but
these were dispnoved. The Oad
has been built from johnson City to
Spruce Pines, Is miles, but not a bit
of work has been done on the division
from Spruce pines to- Marion, a distance
Of % miles, and across the Blue Ridge
where the grading is heaviest. The
road is known as the Carter road be-
cause the president is of that name. He
was securing funds from the Union
Trust Company of Baltimore which
failed and since hat failure the work
has stopped entirely. Trains are run
ming between Johnson City and Spruce
PiTres. The Southern railway has a
corps of surveyors in the field, looking
for a route between Marion and john
son City, and it is understood Will build
it. The gap n the Blue Ridge there is
said to be an easier one than
noe Gap through which the Southern
runs
There are now 8 cases OF smallpox at
the. pest house, a mile south Of Raleigh,
all these being students from Shaw
University eolored, which is now close
ly auarantined. Smallpox is abating
in the country.
Republican State Chairman Rollins is
here. and said his business was TO look
after some local legislation and also
to consider matters regarding appoint
ments of postmasters at several points
ir the east. There are three applicants
for the Tarboru postof1ce, these being
Mrs. Martin, the mother of Wheeler
Martin, she being h present incum-
bent, Mr.. Keech and Mr.. Shore. The
matter is not yet decided but it may be
stated that Mrs. Martin will in all prob
ability be retained. Mrs. Mary Green
the postmaster at Warrenton VINO has
been in that office since 1867 will be
retained.
State Senator J. "A. Long, whose bill
for a Hall Of Records gets a favorable
recommendation by the committee on
public buildings says he thinks it viii
get through all right. The building Will
cost from $4,000 to $4,000 This is a
far better plan than that Of charging
the capitol, which would have been
very costly and very unsatisfactory.
Senator Long says that he and Senator
Odell (both of whom are very large tax
rayers) are working for a bond issue
and that is the practical thing to do.
There will be only about s45O,eOO sur
plus in the state treasury for this and
next year while the increased mou
called for amount to over a million.