The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
WILMINGTON PORT
LOOMING LARGE
Government Officials and Private
Capital Have Eyes Upon That
Port-Visit Of Chairman of
Shipping Board May Mean
Much.

Washington Cor, Jan. %, Greensboro
Daily News.
The proposed visit of Chairman
Edwin N. Hurley, Of the shipping
board, to the city of Wilmington, has
already developed the fact that that
port is looming large nowadays, be.
fore government officials, and that
private capital, such as would build
ships for the government now and
for big American merchant ma
rine at the close Of the war, has its
eyes upon Wilmington, if Whining
ton can "make good" upon the occa-
sion of Chairman Hurley's visit and
there is no doubt but what it will do
so, because in the words Of Industrial
Agent Cowan, of the Wilmington
chamber of commerce, who has labor
ed industriously and well in season
and out in behalf of proper recogni-
tion of the port, wilmington has the
resources and advantages only wait
ing to be appreciated, SO as to bene-
fit both government and individual" J"
Benefit Entire State.
An era of wonderful development
will be inaugurated by the North Car
olina seaport. This would be some
thing that would cause rejoicing by
the entire state, as what benz
po.--a W;1.-s1ingtson ton muss d ltecessi-
ty benefit the entire State. It became
known today that for long time
private capital has had its eye upon
Wilmington; in fact, capitalists al
ready hold an option on one big site
on the Cape Fear and has only been
waiting for the government to put its
officials stamp. of approval upon the
port Of Wilmington in order to in
vest. The sanction Of Chairman Hur-
ley would in all probability mean that
capital would at once become active
at Wilmington and North Cardinals
big seaport would come into its own.
There is no doubt about Wilmington
being able to fully qualify before
Chairman Hurley, If it only has the
chance, what its worth and import
ance entities it to, because shipbuild
ers who visited Wilmington returned
to Washington enthusiastic over the
for shipbuilding but for utilization of
1t is declared that Wilmington will
prove one of the vital factors in
speeding up shipbuilding and in re-
Mr.. Cowan Enthusiastic.
When asked today about Whining
toms fitness for shipbuilding, Indus
trial Agent Cowan, as usual, grew
enthusiastic, but not without logic
and facts and figures to back him up
"It would seem," he declared, "that
nature selected Wilmington as the
most suitable of all spots for ship
building. You know ship construc-
tion is not an unknown art to the
city, as in the old days the old Cape
Fear was alive with such work. Now
that the government needs the ships
and permanent plans should be laid SC
that America will have great mer.
chant marine, why Wilmington is
bound to come into its own, with com
pound interest, and expansion to NEE
the progress and needs of the times
First Of all, Wilmington has sites tina
appear to have been just fashioned
for ship construction, the slope of th'
land being such as to permit cas-!
launching and the water being of tn,
proper depth, rail facilities are a
most of the sites and can be easil!
heightened to reach the others, Will
Wilmington is centrally situated so a.
to allow the quick and easy imperta
ton OF whatever material is neede,
for Construction. Its climate is anothe
great asset, permitting all year roun
work out Of doors, while no housin,
problem exists, the city being ampl
able to care for workmen, withou
asking the government to spend mon
ey for the erection Of houses. Their
is also plenty of labor that can bull
fabricated steel ships especially; erec
tion of ways can be accomplished a
sny time Of year, and concrete piling
are not necessary, as wooden piling
will stand almost to the end Of time
the temperature Of the water bein
such as to prelude what is known a
eating away so it can be readil
seen that such things saving time an
money for both government and il
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The bowels are the sewerage syster
of the body. You can well imagin
the result when they are stopped u
as is the case in constipation. AS