The Robesonian., 1910-11-07
Third Annual Convention of the
North Car Dina Drainage As
sociation.

sociation.
The third annual convention Of
the North Carolina Drainage AS
sociation will be held at Whining
ton, November 81, % and %.
Since the last convention, which
was held at New Bern in 1909,
interest IN the drainage of swamp
and overhowed lands has steadily /
increased and applications for
many new drainage districts have
been made. This is true not only
of eastern North Carolina but of
the Piedmont region, where a !!
number of surveys have been
made in regard to the reclamation
of over lowed lands.
A very attractive program for
the convention is being arranged
and among the speakers who, i
is expected, will make addresses
are Governor w. w. Kitchin;
Hon. John H. Small, Congress-
man from the first congressional
district; Hon. John M. Morehead,
Congressman from the fifth con-
gressional district; Hon. c. }.
Elliott, of the office of drain
age Investigation, U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture; }. 0.
Wright, Drainage Engineer for
the State of Florida; E. T. Lamb,
president of Norfolk Southern
Railway Company; w. j. Craig,
of the Atlantic Coast Line; Hugh
MacRae, member of the North
Carolina Geological Board; Law
renee Brett, drainage engineer;
Geo. B. Mcleod, of Lumberton;
O. L. Clark, of Bladen county;
Senator F. M. Simmons; Joseph
Hyde Pratt. State Geologist;
Joseph A. Brown, of Columbus
county, and S. S. Mann, of Hyde
county.
1t is expected that the repre-
sentatives OF the various drainage
districts that have been organized
will be present to state what has
been done in their respective dis
tricts and the results that they ex-
pect to accomplish. Among the
districts that will be represented
are:
The Mattamuskeet drainage
district of Hyde county.
The Moyock drainage district
No. l of Currituck county.
Bear Creek drainage district of
Chowan county.
Pungo Creek drainage districts
Nos. l and 2 of Beaufort county.
Little Contentnea Creek drain
age district, Wilson county.
Lyon Swamp drainage district
of Pender and Bladen counties.
Toisnot Creek drainage dis.
trict. Wilson county.
Chadbourn drainage district OF
Columbus county.
Belvidere drainage district o1
Hertford county.
The Creswell drainage district
of Washington county.
Deep Creek drainage district
Pitt county.
The Dover drainage district o1
Craven county.
The White Oak Swamp drain
age district of Bladen county.
In the Piedmont section con
siderable work is being carried
on in the reclamation of over
flowed lands, the principal drain
age districts being as follows:
On Clark's creek of Lincol
and CataWba counties.
On Muddy creek and Mill cree
If Forsyth county.
On Third creek. Iredell county
Big Brown Greek swamp
Ans)n county.
Horse Pen creek, Guilfor
county.
Haw river, Rockingham coul
ty.
Another phase of reclamatic
work that is being undertaken
connection with drainage is Il
reclamation of old rice lands
Brunswick and New HanoV
counties.
Papers will be read, follow
by discussion as to the value
tile drainage of farm lands.
Monday evening, Novemb
2lst, will be for the registrati
OF delegates at the Hotel Ortc
the headquarters of the conve
ton, and there will most like
be an informal reception
smoker during the same evenir
Tu es day, November 22r
will be devoted to the work
the convention and sessions "
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