The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-19
1~864-1865, and which was passed

dIIdlillllouSlN.
Whereas one of the greatest naval
and land force battles in the world
was fought at Fort Fisher, n. c.. on
January Is, 1865. and whereas it Is
fitting that the scene of this battle
should be preserved intact as q me-
mortal to our children and their
descendants for all the years to
come;
Therefore. be it resolved by US as
Survivors of the battle Of Fort Fisher,
n. c.. both Of the Blue ard the Gray,
that we approve and pray mat
through Congressional action the
same shall be made a National PARK,
with ? suitable monument and such
other a-ppurtenances as shall be deem
ed necessary and proper
The letter goes on TO urge a full at
tendance. and expresses the none that
the best efforts of the association VIII
be put forth TO get Congressional ac-
ton by this Congress, asking that each
member see or write to ms represent
alive and Senator at once 10 DeSpeah
their influence in getting through d
bill appropriating $40, 900 for the pur-
chase of 2 sit for q national PARK.
Improvement Of the Cane Fear. /
REPRESENTATIVE Goodwin has intro
duced a bill for the improvement OF
the upper Cape Fear river from VIII
mington to Fayetteville, by the con-
struction Of three locks ana dams OF
sufficient size and strength TO aloru
a channel eight feet deep for contlnu-
Gus navigation.
This bin provides that the Score
tary of War is authorized n directed
to cause to be constructed, according
to such plans as may be recommended
by the engineer in charge ana ap-
proved by the said secretary. IN the
Cape Fear river, between Wilmington
and Fayetteville, three locks and
dams of suitable and sufficient size ana
strength to permanently maintain at
mean low water a channel in SAID
Cane Fear river. eight feet deep. to
afford permanent and continuous naNl-
gatan from Wilmington to taSette-
vile.
That the sum of 81, $50. 600, or as
much thereof as may be necessary,
be. and the same is hereby a%ppropri-
ated TO pay the cost OF such construc-
ton and other necessary expenses.
For Improvement of Beaufort fiafboT.
Senator simmons and Congressmen
Thomas and Small appeared before the
Board of Review and Harbors to
argue the appeal from the decision OF
the local engineers against the pro-
posed Improvement of Beaufort mar
Dor bar by deepening the bar to %
; feet at low water. Senator
had incorporated in the last rivers and
: harbors bin an item for the survey
with a view to obtaining a depth of
T % feet at low water on Beaufort har-
e Dor bar. The local engineers report
5 ed against the prOjecgupon the ground
u that existing m did not justify
the additional Improvement. Sena-
= tor Simmons and Congressman Thomas
:; thereupOn appealed to the Board OF
Review of Rivers and Harbors and
- the matter is now before them. II
q is insisted in view of the fact that
r. Beaufort harbOr is now the terminus
l. of the inland water way from Norfolk
o Va. and also the terminus. OF the Nor
\ folk and southern railroad, and 1T
} view of the further fact that the
commerce of the harbor must increase
very materially with the construction
q of the Panam Canal. the . bar Is
worthy of improvement. Under :
former appropriation OF $4,000 fol
;. dredging the bar it was deeDened tC
- 20 feet at low water. 1t is PROPOSED
!, now to increase this depth to % fee
n at low water. which. with the tidal
- range would give q depth of IS to ,!
feet at high water. The engineer:
: report that any shifting sands tendins
: to shoal the water on the bar can bt
,e prevented by ~jetties.
: Congressman Thomas presented tn
case for Beaufort harbOr this morn
te ing very fully and clearly. arguing
re among other things that the engineer
d should pursue a broader and more lib
rs eraI policy and be governed in thei
as final decision by the commercial i'm,
a. portance Of the harbor and its pros
10 pectiVe Improvement. rather than b.
merely the existing commerce at thi!
time. Senator simmons and Nh
lie Small Will continue the argument OF
a. Monday of next week, when there viii
II be a further hearing of the matter.
IN Refund of he Cotton Tax to the SOutl
ty Congressman Charles r. Thomas, o
ct the Third North Carolina district, i
greatly interested in the refund of tn
cotton tax to the people of the South
~ I II II x NX-n c n r1<- wiz mr. Eool. ,An1Inl
of cotton during the Civil War. /
re was a war tax and has since been de
rs Clared by the courts constitutional, be
H., ing in the nature of a direct tax an
IL uncOnStitutiOnal because not levied &C
"a cording to the rule of apportionmen
prescribed by the constitution. MI
Thomas has introduced a bill for tn
- refund of North Cardinals part of thi
= tax. Similar bills have been introduce
- by member from each of the eleV
u cotton States of the South. The au
tr thors of these various bills met on Sat
urday night at the noon of Hor
Florida and ii wa
agreed that another meeting shout
ar, be held to include one Senator fror
e. each of the cotton States and thai q
,ly the adjourned meeting a bill would b
We framed in the place of the several bill
lie which ave been introduced. Mort
CarOlina'S share of the cotton tS
id WOuld be something like two millio
of dollars. 1t WOul be paid out {
ID the State Treasury and disbursed t
as those who prove they were entitled I
as the same or might be appropriated b
a. the State for public improvement
ct where there We're no claimants. 1t
s. not supposed to secure the passage {
xt the bill at this time. though some {
is the States of the North are intereste
s. as we'll as the cotton States of tn
er South; Ohio paid about one-half mi
lion dollars of this cotton tax. TIL
t. purpose is to agitate the matter an
k. combine will the Congressman fro1
the North in e~ndeavoring to secure tn
Is final passage of such a measure. Thos
a who We're present at the cOnterenC
ce beside Mr. ThomaS. OF North CafOlln;
j. were Congfessmen Clark. of Hlorida
s. Sims, of Tennessee; Sheppard, {
ge Texas; Heflin, of Alabama, and Lee
r. of Georgia. and others.
ey WAKE FOREST WINS