The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-11
NEW HOTEL SCHEME
Chances for Development Of
WrighEn|Ic.
FOR AN ALL YEAR RESORT.
Business Men Now Considering
Details of the Plan.
Something Definite Expected to Take
2 place at a Meeting 10 be Held on
TueSday-Outsidc Capital Struck
i With the Possibilities Of Develop
Inent Here-GencraI Outline OF the
Scheme That is Contemplated.

7 Iitcl1i ttIS-ScicTdI outflne Oh II1r
Scheme That is Contemplated.
, 4 gigantic and entirely practical
scheme for the vast development Of
Wilmington as a summer and winter
resort, which will mean the bringing
iii Of hundreds Of tourists to this
city and section during every month
Of the year, is now being considered by
Wilmington bankers and financiers
and those in touch with the plan are
enthusiastic over it's possible outcome.
The matter has been brought direct
ly TO the attention Of the business in
terests here, by Mr.. T. B. Cotter, OF
Pinehurst, who is now in the city 60
ing over in detail with the contemplat-
ed promoters the vast minuatial of
the scheme.
Mr.. COtter several years ago was
made aware OF the advantages of Will
- mingbon and Wrightsville Beach by
Col. Walker Taylor. who made an eff
fort to interest him in this section. At
various times since then, Col. Taylor
q ~ q IiC OpUoi tuu1Jy pass ~
again impress upon him, the possibili-
ties for development of the great ad-
vantages that exist here. So much
E@was the latter impressed with what
o he heard, that he came to Wilmington
s@last summer, and took a cottage on the
FEsbeach, where he lived nth his family
for several months. A close study
Of the situation suggested the labora-
lion of the spacAeme first thought off,.
10 develop Wightsyille as a summer
resort only ant took in the scompre-
W. hensive p1ah of making it an all the
s- year round resort. with attractions
land adyantagesssthat Will appeal to
yYapeOple from all sections of the coun-
a. Try. r~H}Tss?H 1t@N5 1l~@' E@@
sRs During the past; few days Mr.. Cotter
hasr%been in the city in conference
with several pronlinent}citizens and he
has ait great detail given them a COM
plete outiinerof his ideas These gen.
tlemen, various bank officers and
directors, are now considering t~he-sub-
IEIs 5ecg. and at a PR waite meeting to be
Ft heldAon Tuesday night, there will
probably be some define action taken.
Until that time it is not possible to go
into the details O. fthe9 plan of, devel-
opment, but the following general out
line. gathered from "a conversation
with one of the FRONTIERS, will give
some idea of the .yastneSS and com
pIeteness Of henproposed development.
1t is known III the first place that
the money required will go into i'm
mense figures, but there are assur-
ances hat the hacking Of ample CAPT
tai is almost certain If the local bust
ness men show a disposition ito bare
their share of the expense.
In a general way, the plan proposed
calls for a system of hotels and cot
tages. to be built on WrightSville
Beach and across the sound on the
mainland, intended to meet the re-
uuirements of all classes Of people and
to cater to persons OF moderate
means as we'll as to those OF wealth,
Offering amusements and attractions
that can be found at any resort, in
Guiding golf, tennis, race courses and
other features, all to be supplemented
by a complete course Of baths, en-
bracing all the features to be found at
any watering place in the United
States. There would also be an up-to-
date casino, a private theateT. large
enough to accommodate any sized con-
yention, and which could be used also
for banquets and dances, the idea be-
~ ing to attract conventions here and
to make this the convention center 'n
the state. sm5 T.
AS can readily be gathered from the
above meager presentation OF what il
in contemplation, 1t can readily b
eA seen what a tremendous thing !
means to Wilmington, and its success
depends ON tho spirit Ct The WillninS
ton people, whether it will be carried
forward Immediately or not. Th
section ia especially favored by natur
fort a .d~e$efopment OF this KIND. 1t
&dcairnatic Andlphysicai .ad~vantases ar
too we'll known here to be discussed
Two. of the big southern trupss rail
> road lines enter the city. and it weul
be but a short time after the realiza
ton of the 2no1ect before its advan
!. tages wuuld besswidely r~ecognAzei, l
suIting in theNcoming here Of hun
y dreas and thousands Of visitors eac
year. Special attractions would be OF
tered to the northern tourists in tt
! winter and q secona1 A4iantia City :
the summer would attract thousand
a. from the south and middle south du
ing that season. r
Aside from the immense benefit t.
the city wo::id reap from these to''
lists, it would be the sgrtea- er game I
'% the fact that capital would be a1irat
ted here and the diversified Interests
hisFcityyeardzsecti weuld '"'t2in
widely known and outside lnteresss
without further eiaroor7attftoon, ittcs
be seen what . Tremendous oppt'