Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
TWO GEORGIA CITIES
WILL COOPERATE To
VIII NITRATE PLA.T
Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce
Gives Its Hand to Delegation
From West Point on Latter S
Effort

The Atlanta chamber OF commerce
pledged earnest cooperation TO dele
CATION from the West Point chamber
Wednesday morning to assist that city
in every way possible to secure the
governments proposed $2O,0O0.0OO nj
trate>p plant for the Chattahoochee river
This action was taken at a breakfast in
honor of CONGRESSMAN w. c. Adamson
of the Fourth district at the Ansley no.
tel at o'clock. given BY the Atlanta
chamber of commerce. and attended by
a delegation of IL members OF the
West Point chamber of commerce.
AS has been pointed out. the con-
struction OF a dam and nitrate plant
on the ChattahoOchee river at West
Point would make practically the en-
tire river from Atlanta to West Point
navigable and would pave the way for
making the Chatt1hoochee river naVi-
gable to the gulf. Thus would Atlanta
hold wonderful prospects OF soon be-
coming a river port.
The Atlanta chamber OF commerce
and the West Point chamber of COM
merca will send a delegation TO WASH
ington in few weeks TO present
claims for the governments plant.
CuusreSsmab ADAMS IN was one OF the
mpst enthusiastic speakers in behalf of
plant. Judge Adamson declared that
On the merits OF the case the Chatta-
hoochee river was entitled to get a nj
trate plant He said II was poss' BILE
nat the authorities at Washington may
decide TO divide the 100000 apTrO-
oriation and expend $lO.000,0O0 each for
he building of two nitrate plants.
GIVEN Rig OVATION.
Congressman Adamson was given a
tremendous hand of applause from the
.uests at the breakfast. In his talk he
ave definite reasons for his strong
hopes to secure the plant for the Chat
.ahoochee In the course OF his re-
marks, Congressman Adamson outlined
briefly the work he had done for de-
velopment of the Chat tahoochee during
rhe last twenty-five years, He stated
uat three great engineers, after an ex-
animation OF the river. assured him hat
il was the best prospect for hydro
electric development in the whole
United States.
The citizens of West Point have been
alive 10 the wonderful possibilities ahead
or them and they have for some weeks
been making determined efforts to pre-
eat their claims. On Tuesday after
noon a mass meeting was held in West
'oint and in a very few minutes $4,000
In subscriptions had been raised to pay
any expenses incurred In presenting
these claims. Al this meeting Mark
Mccullough presided, while George II.
Lanier was naned permanent chair
an
When Secretary Walter q. Cooper. Of
the Atlanta chamber of commerce, was
notified Of the West Point chamber of
cOmmerce's action. he extended an in
vitation TO a delegation from that city
to be the guest of the Atlanta chamber
Of commerce at the breakfast.
Those present were Judge w. c.
Adamson. Congressman Fourth district;
v. II. Kriegshaber. president Atlanta
chamber of commerce.; Van E. Allen.
president elect: Martin f. Amorous.
chairman Atlanta chamber of commerce
committee on Chattahoochee river de-
velopment: B. NJ. Hall. of the Chatta-
hoochee committee: w. G. Cooper. Sec
rotary Atlanta chamber of commerce;
Henry II. Robinson. assistant secre-
tary Atlanta chamber of commerce. from
West Point, w. Trox Bankston. A. C.
Booker, Charles Roper. ~: l. Atkinson.
Phil Lanier, J. A. Avarary. Lee Hey
man, Phil Hagedorne. Judge Ben H.
Hill, Mark McCunoh, J. C.. Lanier. w.
c. Lanier. John j. Hagedorne, George
S. Cobb and w. J. Davis, secretary to
Judge Adamson.
After a delightful breakfast each
few remarks and all expressed them
selves in enthusiastic terms about the
Chattahoochee Improvement.