The Robesonian., 1918-09-26
WILMINGTON CHARLOTTE
MILITARY HIGHWAY AssO,
permanent Organization Formed at
Enthusiastic Meeting at Rocking
ham-Meeting Was Well Attended
And Delegates Seemed to Enter
tain No Doubt That a Splendid Mil
ltary Highway From Charlotte to
Wilmington Will Be Built.

Enthusiasm, old pep, determination
and confidence seemed to abound at
the meeting held at Rockingham Tues
day IN the interest of the proposed
military highway from Charlotte to,
Wilmington, via Lumberton. Dele
gates from all the 10 counties princi-
pail y concerned along the route, ex-i
cept from Brunswick, were there in
sufficient force-some 400 strong-to
I'LL the opera house. Mecklenburg
had the largest delegation, As; Column
bus was next with SO; New Hanover
had 16; Robson had 16.
After some hours of speaking and
lzation was formed to be known as
the Charlotte--to-Wi Wilmington Military
Highway association, and some reso-
lutions were adopted, as follows: En-
dorsing the proposed highway; appeal
ing to the State Highway commission
to at once make survey of the pro-
posed road; that Congressman from
North Carolina be requested to in
troduce at once bill to secure an act
of Congress authorizing the. Secretary
OF the Treasury to float bond issue
for the construction of the said high
way in such sum as they shall be ad-
vised as necessary for the purpose,
and under such regulations, etc., as
may be deemed wise and expedient;
and introduced by Col. Benehan
Cameron Of the State Highway COM
mission) urging that the military af-
fairs committee of Congress report
favorably the Chamberlain Dent bill
for the establishment of military
highways, hearings on which will be
given December 13, urging that a
strong delegation be sent to Wash
ington to place this matter before
the committee, as many delegates as
possible joining with the Bankhead
highway touring party on its way to
| Washington for the same purpose.
! The officers of the permanens organ
ization are: President, T. L. Kirk
patrick, Charlotte; 1st vice-president,
G.. Herbert Smith. Wilmington; End
vice e-president, E. A. Lackey, Hamlet;
/ secretary treasurer, W C. Wiki lson,
Charlotte. The executive committee
! is composed Of one member from each
county represented. Mr.. B. w Town
/ send Of Red Springs is 2obeson S
! member. Each member OF the exc
! cutlve committee heads the board Of
! directors of 10 members elected in
/ each county composing the assocla-
ton.
! 2ohoso1's members IN committees
composed Of one member from each
/ COUNTY represented were: organlZa-
ton, L. L. McGirt; resolutions. j. B
! Sellers; nominations, I. 7. Brown
chairman Of the county road hoard.
| Among the speakers were Col. Au-
gustus Macomb, commander Of Camp
Greene; Lieut.. L. H. Ball Of The Brit
ish army! Hon. Cameron Morrison OF
Charlotte, who devoted the biggest
half of his time to patriotic speech
and reused the crowd to yells and ap.
plause every time he mentioned Will
son or Pershing or going to Berlin;
w. S. Falls, State highway commits
sioner, who urged that the proposed
highway should be built of concrete
at least 18 feet wide and z 1-2 inches
thick; Jas. H. Cowan, secretary of The
Wilmington chamber Of commerce
who told Of the desirability of the
proposed highway from military and
economic standpoint; Col. T. L. Kirk.
patrick, of Charlotte, who was mas.
ter of ceremonies and who pointed uu;
the value Of such a military road as
! is proposed.
The following attended from Robe
son: Hon. G. B. Patterson, l. L
Brown, L. L. McGirt, J. 3. and Z. B
Sellars, Rory McNair. S. H. McKin
non, j. S. McRae, H. H. Honeycutt
C. V. Robertson, Mckay NcKinnon, d
M. Mckay, w. B. Harker, E. L. Ham
ilton, w. K. Bethune, j. a. Sharpe.
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