The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-02

Result i'm Much Good to Wilmington.
Mr.. Joseph H.. Hinton Highly COM
plimented on Service Given.
At The Orion last night was gathered
n OF the largest assemblages of rep
resentative business men that has ever
met on such an occasion in this city.
1t was the annual banquet of the cham
Der of commerce and there were one
hundred persons in attendance.
The large banquet hall was beautiful
ly decorated with southern fsmilax.
Mr. Joseph H. Hinton proved himself
equal to the occasion and the menu
could not have been improved upon.
The menu was as follows:
Bluepoints
Celery Olives Sailed Almonds
5roiled Spanish Mackerel Au
Beurre
POnmes Julienne
Tomatoes Cucumbers R~udesheimer
Ffllet OF Tenderloin AUX Champignons
Pontet Camel
Asparagus on Toast Sauce Hollandaise
Roast Quail Maitre de Hotel
French Peas Mumms
Neapolitan Cream en- Form
Fancy Cake
Roquefort Cheese Toasted Crackers
Coffee
,Cortez Cigars Cream Dementhe
Cigarettes
Among the guests were: United
States Senator F.. M. simmons. Con-
OFQCSman Gilbert p ParforS0n Mr. ~
S. Pendleton, a prominent ship owner
of New York; Hon. Joseph A. Brown,
of Chadbourn; Mr.. c. C. Moore, presi-
dent of the Cotton Growers Associa-
ton.
The following were present at the
banquet:
Messrs. A. A. Aveilhe, J. A. Brown.
L. M. Bear. Henry Bear, Isadore Bear.
Sam Bear, DIR. c.. P. Bolles, l.. Bluen-
thenthal, w. S. Bernard, 7. C. Bagley,
w. b. Cooper, ]. H. Chadbourn, C. c..
Corbett- H. NJ. Chase. J: E. Grow, J.
M. Coin, J. II. Cowan, Geo. Chestnut,
r. S. Collins. c.. N. Evans, George R.
French. J. B. lunches. M. F. H. Gou>-
.erneur. ]. v. Granger, William Gill
christ. Clayton Giles, D. L. Gore, M.
c. Guthrie. r.. w. Gibson, F. E. Has
hagen. G. c. Harmon, DR.. c. T.
Harper, B. F. Hall, Sloan Higgins, A.
Hoffman. NJ. w. Jacob, T. c. James.
r. P. Johnston, b. F. Keith, James
Kyle. g. w. VanC. Lucas. T. D. Love,
J: M. Leasid, .. G. Love, J: S. Nc
George l.. Morton, H. w.
Malloy. t. S. McManus, J. 1. Nets,
j. VanB Nets. Hugh MacRae, Chas.
f. Mitchell, Malcolm Mckenzie, c.. c.
Moore, R. P. McClammy. A. J. Nc
-kinnon, J. w. Murchison, J. B.. Mercer.
III. K. Nash, E. Norf1eet. William E.
PerdeW, r. a. Parsley, r. H. Pickett,
G. B. Patterson, r. S. Pendleton, L.
b. Rogers, w, F. Robertson, j. H.
Render. A. 5. Root, J. a. Springer,
w. FL. Sprunt, H. G. S~mallbones, J. 9,
Stevenson, j. III. Sweeney, B. H.
Stephens. F. M. Simmons. J. A. Taylor.
Walker Taylor, r. L. Thomas, w. p.
Toomer, J. E. Thompson. w. P. Man
gum Turner, c. E. Taylor, H. L. Vol
lers. A. S. Williams. M. S. Willard. T.
Whitehead, w. j. Woodward. A. NJ.
Waddell, ]. S. Williams, D. H. Walsh,
C. w. Yates, J.. w. Yates, J.. r. Young.
The president of the chamber of
commerce. who was the POSTMASTER,
spoke of the great development of the
entire country during the last ten
years and especially the south.
He mentioned W~ilmington's progress
and the figures named surprised every
one present. r giant cotton indus
try of the firm of Alexander Sprunt
& Son was referred to- From Septehl-
Der 1st, 1900 to February 1st. 1901.
the speaker said the cotton exported
amounted to- $4,000 0 and fran
September LIST, 1905 to January 31st,
1906, the receipts a been $17,000,-
900, an increase for the same length
of time of $4,000, 900. He named 9TH
er businesses that had increased
enormously in the last few years.
The president then introduced Hon.
f. NJ. Simmons, United States Senator
from North Carolina.
The business men were exceedingly
glad to see MI. Simmons present and
they had thought until Yesterday h a
he would not be here. He came from
Washington City and will return there
today senator Simmons was busily
engaged in matters pertaining to the
mann Canal but he managed to
find q way to get off and come to Will
mington. The guests had assembled
before the Senate entered the hall
and when he did enter they arose to
greet him.
The toast Senator Simmons was o
respond to was Immigration but he
dwelt largely OF discussing Panama
Canal matters and what a great thing
it would be for the south. He said
investigations were being made and
he would tell his North Carolina
friends something he had not men
toned outside of the committee room,
and that was, tina affairs at the Pana-
ma Canal were alright. He said he
would have to give credit to the ad-
ministration for what had been done.
He is Of the opinion that it will not
take as long to complete the canal as
was at first thought.
Mr.. Simmons in speaking of the i'm
migration question sale there was a
time when the people of the south did