The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-08
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..n. b state waterways aSsoG'aI'n was
-. oraanized. in company With he Speclai
chamber of WAlcn
a the 20-foot channel project III
.ae charge, We're. guests yesterday or Cap
-, tain Ear l. Brown. United States Ell
ira qgieasrrof this port, on a hign'y ce1gHt-
s.,sal txipa down the Cape Fear river o.
a, ; e. tie .bsr and a short distance 70
w., 4Ssaar yns { = ~ -
60 rThe party left the city YESTERDAY
incoming at 10 o'clock on the govern
ment tug Mercur and 4 pleasant rim
sses was made down the lower Cape EAR
80 al many of the visitors having pciLted
M asout, to them for the first time the num-
aa 2. erous Loints of. historical and local in
terest. .l, ,. :
IT,. 7, When, the mouth of the river was
s.u ,gSsqched lit was decided unanimously
- ,,otoe continue across the bar. and to
fr s,Baakee a, short run to sea-, after which
the. tug was, headed back to the city,
&C which it reached after a pleasant trin,
gle, about 5 O'Clock, in the. afternoon. s:'.
Shortly after passing Fort CaaWel:
af*. inward bound, a, delicious luucneon
fbs = was served on board. . ."t: = a1@I:.
ss.aY During the trip several OF the visit
ing members were cai-eG C4 l3r speech
.es. Lik the addresses made at Ell
.ithpsiaas.c I~i2sGtiHgs on Tuesdan, ali
ssrua, I were Aea31 ily in accord as to the i'm
Msnoa portanne ana, advantage of the 30-foot
tsf& - channel. Epery man who spoke nrt
s s49 ".9nly, ffferredrffp. the benefits to be dc
Esbl ,liEeQa3slt, each NEDlnis9dsto give the1I
90 - aid and active aapTJrt to- the move
nj" =ment~a1nG t. use their ~;n1ieHce in the
~ = -FEafious setqFiqGps, il 'c~cIeating. an undi-
ser bNided. sentiment in it's flvor.
4%t q. .LNTpnn o. tbOcar uthO Tst,slh fE3 fr1D XAS-
terday were Senator Lee s {Overmon,
congressman W. w. Kitchin, Page,
24ea z 1sGodwin and Small; Major, 6. J. Hale,
and others, "a n@
longf i ssh Ktsehi1n arrived in to
Observation-Disclosures late to attn'
-@tFt4e organization meeting, but D. ma
TESTED keen interest i n IT, subject
- and joined heartily with tte tthers N
S'ES'' = promising; HIS support = the PROJECT
49,: F. Everywhere vests uay rhe[e vas talk
as /" the deci6baii Eaa aus sp1o oesln-
ar 20 tha H~@1GHarltably singleness and unity !
A@1a 1fpose on behalf Or the delegates.
. 9-he 3o-foot project appears TO. have
every section OF the state behind it
anu with the various strong Influences
;at<York it would seem certain that the
dry teifortsdset in motion must be success
I'll e,3 The; following, endorsements from
asas1nPfom1pentf persons, who could mot at
4tGa. tend the convention have been re- re
sssdsEfasiven. SHOWING that practically every
pubic man9n the state is behind the
r1odsplaeSi0n0 Eigf3r@ pIrs- al
5 asasasAxpyernor Glenn Say toexocs peo-1
pie that [ am heart and SOIL commit
= C-~sAfs to, thsupfojeets that l will do ey-
l8sasSs@ erysthlag in mylppWer 10 aid them in
their efforts to get thejr ehannel deep
e8IatthiEfEnsfee and, in order TO do
+&fis~-t-~iH~@se ready at any : me to
s." SbefoT'e %tRa-eomihittee of consIess.
go go When it assseIHbles, to use my infuerca !
g. with the members that / know, make a
~. 'gsspeeth' to them, o." anything else they
.n{aSy desire1 me to do 4a1L
-s,s W. Hon F n" Simmons: ~ beg to as
sts,e~, sg Y y99Giy Of ny SINGER, 1S{yymhP}atthy: With
a: ~ f. '4 #fEsFFs I'd fsS t 3SR2755f$ $tass 5f9 @.es$ g.. Cape ip
-orore9 ,9Hn seI5Ny4iHHaHH hays & my:,4paest eff
Judge J. ff4 II fyah3asraa H. j aIa c4ss5iure yon
<hat 1t Will be a source at pT'easrfe +
Cor me to do anything ca1Io. nd YOU
IN the fullest a~+sss~a~tv~Ae Hlroject 7
an which yoSExeEeAseged.' ~lr9;m7]
,,, Hsn' SfaIds isShln; III. ,M
fke success wa He thirt-foot project
Z a1 Hon ! ss.lt Int f',t:ils:i .na, r D ).
glad to Ffpsfyoa any way in my +
power to develop the Wilmington har- B
Dor. andsbeiiesAs this can be accom-
plished by united efforts, and without
detriment to any other" 80, /
Hon. Edwin w. Pou: Il assure you d
that it will give me pleasure to serve rs
the organization of the projecr hav5 81
ing in charge, a. gthirty-foot chaDEel, t
In any way / can as a'n1ehper of con- g
gress." 90 !
Hon. w. K. Kitchin: 81 am in thor S
~ough sympathy with the thirty-foot
project and shan be glad TO cooperate t
with your peopleEand with your repre- a
sentatives in. congress- IN any way, to +
secure It." 81