The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-08

towns without an exception, gave the
project NEST hearty ecdorssmenI'
4araa OF them going 50 far. as to sag
that the making of Wilmington a gate
way port would solve The freight prov
lens Of the state, etc. ~ -" *9 -
The committee, meeting with sach
hearty endorsement lecidec Inal lug
ySlan OF having a thHty-foot cnaanei
was OF too much interest 10 TIE state
1t large to be Kept in Tie narrow coz
fines of a locafaDonnmlter. ana that
as whole state was Interested the pre-
! Jet should be under the eon.rd Hrs
: state association, with officers not
alone from Wilmington Dot that e"-
tery city III the state deriving any ben
;feft from the commerce OF the cape
, Fear, should be represented oy DEL
| ecates TO a state association, whtce
| would be a branch of the National
! Ruers and Harbors Congress or "asa-
ingtoR. .,.-
LAS I nave said, we have had the
hearty corporation OF the press, the
| commercial organizations and OF tAe
! more influential citizens OF the larger
interior cities and towns, AID WITH
this backing, the committee decfae7
to call a meeting for the purpose OF
Hrganizing q state association. In
the meantime we c~orreSpCsded wife
the National Rivers and darborS on
kress through their secretary, Mf.
Ellison anr Special Director JGan a.
Fox, and they decided that It would DE
wise to send Special Director Fox &c
us for the purpose OF making Il can
vass of the state, soliciting delegates e
to meet in Wilmington November eth
for the purpose Of forming 2 NOrtl
Carolina branch of the National Rlv
ers and Harbors congress. The eaa
vass of Mr.! Fox through the state wa:
most successful and he met with near
ty response wherever he Went, tn
different organiza lions RI the cite:
agreeing to send delegates to til!
! meeting" 1920.
A list of those present was then Oh
:! tanned and the following de.egrte
reported as being in attendance:
Senator Lee S. Overman, Salisbury
congressman John II. Small, Washing
ton, Congressman Robert N. Page
y Briscoe; Congressman Hannibal /
, Goodwin, Dunn; Hon. ]. A. Brown
Chadbourn; Maj. E. J. Hale, Fayette
:, vile Hon. Jno. G.. Shaw, t'aye:tE
Geo. C. Royal, Goldsboro cha1roe" c
I N1n--n HPn0n . I'lSC
Business Mems Association, :. y flt'
- ROCKY Mount chamber Of
John Glllidge, Wadesboro CHAMBER @
g commerce: J. 7. Bland, Burg&w;, J.
: DAVIDSON, ~Gibsonville, member c
l board of commissioners Of Guilfor
county; Robert G. Hood, Greensbor
t chamber. Of commerce.; A. E. Llova
Durham Merchants Association! W. 4
@uthsde, r~nNesssRting Durham e.
- zens' mass meeting, ". T.COrwitn tn
Greater Charlotte Club; II. Roseathal
Philadelphia, Pa, chamber OF com
{ msrce; ". L. Myrick, Charlotte; cot
: ton Manufacturers Association J. T
Taylor, W. L. Holt, H. ". Lilly, Fran
81 H. Stedman, Fayetteville chamber e
: commerce; George Byrne, Charleston
7 w. Va, representing the Manufactur
ers' Record; J.. A. Fore, a. B. justice
: Charlotte Retail Merchants Assocla
, ton; Hon. John A. Fox, of Blythvills
: Ark, special director Of the Natiana
Rivers and Harbers Congress.
A heartyawelceme was then extend
ed the visitors on behalf of the Viii
, mington chamber OF commerce and cit
liens by Mr.. II. W. Malloy.
Addresses We're then made by Pres
ident ]. Allen Taylor Of The chambe
Of commerce, who discussed the move
ment fully and showed plainly b
: keen analysis Of the subject the va
benefit to be gained by the entir
state from carrying on he project
Senator Lee s. Overman, who pledge
hta hearty support to the moyemen
, and stated his belief that all congress
, men and citizens should work for tn
waterways for the state first for tn
30-fOOt project, then for the 8-f1C
| channel to Fayetteville and followiR
that development of other waterway
and hen for preservation of nc fol
| ests; Congressman J.. H. Small, VIII
=. promised his efforts on behalf Of tn
; project and praising the changer c
commerce for starting the state move
ment and the people OF the state fo
supporting it. -
After this there were short addresse
| by Congressmen'R N. Page ard H. T
Goodwin, both speaking in strong ad
vocacy Of the movement and pledyin
untiring work in its behalf.
The chairman then announced III
following committees, after which
recess was taken until 5 O'Clock. ID.
Committee on Organization-H. VI
Malioy, chairman. R. C. Hood. F. Il
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