The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-22
PORT
FOURTH IN EXPORT
Commerce for Past Year
Amounts to $4,000, 900
GAIN OF 81 ,8O0,O 900
Facts and Figures Of In
tefest TO North Carolina
While the Maxwell PROPOSE
ton is Being Discussed.
Special ~ The News And Observer

Special n The News ABd Observe
Wilmington, July 1s-In view OF
ther ecent speech of A. J. Maxwell,
clerk Of the Corporation Commission,
before the North Carolina Retail Mer-
chants Association at Wrightsville
Beach, advocating State-aided boat
lines as a solution Of the freight rate
problem. which has created consid-
era bic interest throughout the state,
the public Will no doubt be interested
in the record of the port for the past
year, its advantages to the State and
the facilities at hand
The through the port Of
Wilmington for the past year, accord
ing to figures secured from the United
States Engineers Office, amounted to
$50, 600, 900, showing a gain OF over
$1,s00,00 over the previous year.
The M for the year, both ex-
ports and imports, are specified as
follows: Exports-464,0 9s bales cot
ton, valued at s~29,0es,75O; $500
crossties, valued at s746,141; 100 bar
rels fish oil, valued at &13,s40; $780,
2s7 feet veneer lumber, valued at
Sz22,ss0; 24,623.s74 feet lumber val
ued at s4s2,4so; 5000 barrels spirits,
valued at 100000; 2,543 barrels tar.
valued at s203,400.
Total imports, foreign and coast
wise-28T, 12s tons, valued at $14.-
sCo,4I1. Total IMPORTS internal
z6l,6SS tons, valued at S42.6864O7
4 improvements in terminal facilities.
including eleven larges forage ware
houses, which will accommodate all
classes of ocean traffic, have been pro-
v1ded In the past three years In keen
ing pace With the construction Of sim
liar facilities at other southern ports
and this city will undoubtedly share
In the Pacific coast traffic at the OPEN
ing of the Panama Canal.
This port has rapidly developed in
to a large distributing point and is the
logical port of entry for al aree ter
Iritory. Steamer from European ports
and South America arrive mere almost
daily with large Of fertilizer
constituents and a good portion Of
this material is at The
large terminals and re-shipped 70 the
various fertilizer interests throughout
the state. Sailing vessels with various
and sundry cargoes received at our
northern ports arrive here in large
numbers and discharge at the ware
houses, which supply the constant de-
mand from the interior.
The ia ABILITIES that make possible a
great distributing center are RAPIDLY
being placed n the port is naturally
recognized more so than ever before
as a commercial point through which
all channels Of trade may be supplied
Numbers Of large distributors of va
rious materials from foreign countries
and northern centers have representa-
lflEp2 hoYQ ON oHn, - 4o -
facilities at hand.
In 300 there were only three smal
storage warehouses located at this
port n now there are eleven large
terminals, which are taxed to Their
capacity; THIS mark Of enterprise and
progress is at present attracting much
attention from North Carolinians. who
take an interest and pride in the
States leading export.
Wilmington is the fourth port In
southern exporting. The enormous
expectation Of cotton. which reaches
up into the millions Of dollars an
nualiy, has given the port prominence
Throughout continental Europe. Thu
largest single cotton exporting firm If
the world is located here and steamer.
from this port carry anywhere from
10000 to 1900 bales of staple acros.
teach trip. The COMPRISING facilities
. are a marvel and it is interesting Il
note mat cotton is shipped here from
several southern states to be exported
: me government ~appropriates Z
: large mount of money each wear 70,
: river improvements. used p~rincipan,
! In deepening thee hannel from vii.
| mlngto TO the sea. Thes hipping in
: terests OF the country areg realty in
9 ftereSted IN the ogres Of this worl
on account of he commercial advan
e Lage and 1t has been carried forwarC
: Theoretically for the past few years
e The Cape Fear river has an averag,
fdepth of 26 feet from Wilmington Il
r the sea, with 80 feet Of water on tn,
bar. The agitation for a 30-feot chan
n mel is being carried forwaid with un
abateG interest