The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-08
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sness center of Il state 10 tic vast
Importance OF concerted I'm, dase
ed 10 the improvement II Z water
heart4luNanD theIlAA6He aBssb'
men of Wilmington for tie sso'aaiie and
deficient contrisrsiops which shaF nave
made % the nigsAhert kfoTi st Sorth
Carolina gateway, by calling together
and causing the ~asser-cr-U III such j
representative body as this, ard tie
! Houor4ple1 Johns A. Fox torT1e Tery
able sarEwhich Ralhas eoneffr"ushi
cut the state in aid OF IT.
"3. That we pledge ourselves 20 do
| all in our power 10 secure adequate
appropriations by the government for
the completion at the earliest rst-
ment oil the great project of i thi-..:y-
foot channel from the sea TO Whining
ton-recoenizing the TACT impressed
upon us by over a hundred years of e1-
~perience. as well as by the teachings
Of science, that nature has fSed the
gateway of middle and western North
Carolina, by and thrqpsh me Cape
e ? That' we 'ha sar2dtys aaa8t@sr- the the
project sd Tor securing p! fiigRptt fcet ,597 Is
water at all seasons from Wilptnst2n
to Fayetteville, which has thrice been
unanimously endorsed BY the iegisia-
ture of North Carolina, ,appro,ed BY
act of congress, and for he beginning
of which an appropriaticr has been
made; and that we pledge our best
!, endeavors to secure an appropriately
for its Immediate completion. =
/ "5. That We giveHour 32hearty Cas
: ~dorsement to the great" schetrez Of an
= interstate inland WaIeEYTay, %; OaIrsrt
J OF thei North tGar0liHanseCtioD 0f6Wnich,
= the governments has alreaa5a maiden an
appropriattm and 70 ne general <paf-
5 pose Of inpFoving the navigation %
s Eail ourIrivers' misunderstanding aand
further mhland,, os1fl sPeedifs s4 4eSsl3
BILE, 70 end W. hay }$f244E4?fSS
North Carolina, the advantages WiHel
such a,fsystem has provided f0r thc
European nations, and for SOME por.
lions of our oWn country.
During the wait for the committee
on organization to make report sever
al foroofu1 speeches were made. MI
y the speakers pledging their support to
the movement and promising the &C
= ttive interest Of the people of the diff
ferent sections of the state.
Nr. w. L. Myrick of Charlotte,
> spoke for the cotton manufacturers
, who. he declared we're behind the pro-
ject and will stand shoulder to Shout
. der with Wilmington people in bring
ing about a port of entry.
u Mr.. A. 3. Justice of Charlotte, said
y the west joins with the east and will
> iwork for the better waterways which
means better facilities for the entire
state.
e Maj. w. A. Guthrie, OF Durham
caused great applause by expressing
l. the hope that he would live to see
: Wilmington a city of more than 3O0,-
600 inhabitants and the Cape Fear
k with a channel of eight feet to Fay
etteville. II the congressman and SEN
ators stand together he said they car
succeed in their efTcE4S.
=, CIR. M. G. Guthrie of Southport
said his people would be benefited by
the development and will cooperate
in any way to bring about this end.
Hoa. J. A. Brown OF Chadbourn,
urged agitation and cooperation as
the only way to get results.
Iajor e. J. Hale argued that nature
has fixed the Cape Fear as a gateway
: to the middle west and west of state
and he heartily seconded all the eff
:. forts to have it developed.
v Mr.. r. G. Worth thought a splendid
!. feature of the movement was thai
q there was no fight on it and that ali
: North Carolina was united as to its
i advantages. -..'
Fayetteville, said Mr.. J. III. Ander-
son of that city, sends greetings tC
Wilmington and will stand with its
= people in doing what they can for the
- deep water scheme.
Mr.. Charles Bryme Of The Manu-
facturer's Record of Baltimore, was
= enthusiastically applauded when ne
promised the interest of that splendid
y publication in the movement. He said
: it was a pleasure to see a meeting like
L this one, where there are nc politica.
ambitions or animosities, INC where
4 all meet to join in a great movement
one not to destroy, but to save, not
to tear down but to build up He
referred to the South and Western
/ railroad which is headed this way, he
& declared. because the officials know
that deep water is coming.
q Mr.. George c. Royal, of Goldsboro
q spoke of the wisdom of concerted &C
Ition and the general accord on the
? proposition he said makes its devel.
!, topnent certain