The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-23
BIG FEATURE FOR
NORTH CAROLINA
In Way OF Waterway De-
veIopments
SO SAYS s. A. THOMPSON

Field ~ecrctar, OF National Rivers and
HarborS Concrc-. in the City. After
Tour OF Florida Georgia and
Eastern North Carolina Town--
Gives Interesting Interview on What
His Organization stands for and His
Observations, in Eastern North Car
olina
Mr.. $ \. Thompson. field secretary
for the National Rivers ana Harhors
Congress, is in the city, after having
made a tour Of Florida, Georgia and
the towns OF Eastern North Carolina
When seen tS representative OF tho
News and Observer yesterday after
noon, he gave an interesting lnter-
view on the things that his orgau!Za-
ton stands for, and how 1t seeks u
bring them about He also spoke of
his observations in the eastern part
Of this state, and declared that he felt
at home in North Carolina because
Of the fact that his home city was
settled by Quakers from North Car
olna over a hundred years ago.
have been hearing Of GuiIford College
all my life, said he.
Our object" said Mr. Thompson,
speaking in behalf Of the organiza-
ton he represents, lis to influence
governmental action. We are trying
to get a national policy which in
cludes an annual appropriation Off
| Waterways That We have already
gotten. Another object Is 10 have
engineers enough TO take care of the
! job In a bill signed February p, 90
| additional engineers were authorized
There were only la assigned to rivers
| y r,,l1n vi a a. 1 t4E a
| increase of more than One-thlrd.
"A third object is to make it 50
| that whenever a project is started at
all funds Will be provided to finish II.
| This has been partly gained and North
/ Carolina has gotten the beneht OF II
in the Cape Fear river matter the
government having provided for the
expenditure of s615.000. We want
| the same thing applied to every pro-
!! ject of the kind.
"A fourth object, which has not
been conceded at all, is to have the
assurance of the expenditure Of 500
| 900, 600 annually and to have IT 50
| that when current revenues Will not
supply this amount, to have them sup
plemented by bond issues
Mr.. Thompson expressed himself
greatly pleased with the prospects for
/ future developments in North Carolina.
II came into Eastern North Carolina
| forthe first time last November. ne
! said "and l went back and told my
| people that the part OF the country
that had a swifter and more Temend-
Gus development because of work on
waterways than any other place /
had seen was Eastern North Carolina
| | was amazed beyond measure 10 find
the sounds Of Eastern North Carolina
! connected, making body OF water
| With $500 miles of shore line, moro
com mpletely cut off from the ocean az
far as a navigable outlet was con
Cerned than Lake Superior When
0ou supplement that outlet TO tho
south by a corresponding one TO the
north you practically open up tho
! sounds to many ocean vessels Will.
! the towns on these sounds viii not be
! seaports of the first class they VIII %
! seaport towns.
| Every reduction in freight rates
/ increases the territory over which you
can do business. When you can bring
steamers through from New York AMI
| Baltimore TO these towns YOU can get
/ a com binatiOn of water ana rail- rates
which is bound to modify ana reduce
! aIl-rail rates.
wilmington is working for the au
/ ithOriZation Of an appropriation for
thirty foot deep outlet to the sea.
/ This will mean a great benefit 10 AL
! North Carolina and a portion Of South
! Carolina"
/ Mr.. Thompson is here comforting
/ with the local authorities relative to
I delivering an address on what his or
ga nization stands for. II was
( formerl the secretary Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce of Duluth. and spent
50 much time in Washington III behalf
OF improvements Of the Duluth har-
Dor that h WAS called Deep Water
| Thompson from Duluth
Among the changing months. May