Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-27

lions per minute The willy adviser
Of Abdul Hamld is said to have thrown
up his hands at the suggestion and
remarked with some heat that Turkey
had enough revolutions on her hands
at the moment without encouraging
these new-fangled trouble-raIsers
Opportunities Are Great.
"Condantlnople now has an made
quate system to provide substantial
harbor craft for use in the waters
around Constantln0ple. People living
on the other side Of the Bosphorus
lack sufficient facilities for committing
to COnstantin0ple.
"The development of roadways on
the European side Of the Bosphorus
Is another matter for business enter
prise. If the B0sphorus Is not the most
beautiful body of water in the world,
| should like to know where it Is to
be found. A proper driveway along
the shores of the Bosphorus would
rather tax the memory Of a world-trav-
cler TO recall anything more charm
ing.
Opportunities for housebullding and
other forms Of construction are open
in the other cities of the Levant as
well as In ConstantinOpIe. There Is
widespread need for railroad construc-
zion and rehabilitation; while at the
Seaports modern docks and wharves
and up-to.date freight handling equip
ment must be provided.
THE Leyant should become a grow
ing market for American machinery
and manufactures of all kinds I'M
portatOnS from the Levant must be
stimulated, too, in order to improve
the exchange and credit situation so
that the Near East can buy more from
America. Tobacco, licorlce, valonla,
altar Of roses. ralSins, currants, dates,
figs, goatSklnS hides. furs, olive oil.
long.Staple cotton, rugs carpets and
oriental objets dart are among the
imports coming into the United States
from the Levant. II will be the aim
of the American chamber Of commerce
for the Levant TO help establish trade
between responsible mer-
chants on either side Of the ocean,
and 10 furnish all possible nforina-
ton ana assistance TO those engaging
In trade in this field"
Those in Movement
Officers Of the American chamn-r
Of commerce for The Lcvant include,
in addition 70 Mr. Thomas president,
The following: Chairman Of the board
Mr.. J. NJ Dixon Of the Tobacco Prod
ietS corporation; vice president Cap
tain J. f. LuCey of the Lucey Manu-
'aciuring company; treasurer, Donald
rockingham Of The American Express
Company, secretary and managing di-
-ector pr Il. z Pratt.
Temporary offices have been esfab-
ishrd at POO West Ffty-sixrh street.
New York city but il is expected that
lfter May Is the chamber viii be To-
alrd in The downtown district Of
Irw York.
Firms represented on the director
ltc Of the chamber. or as life mem
lerS, include.
American International corporation,
. l. DUPONT de Nemours Co. U. s.
rubber Co, Guaranty Trust company
i New York, General Motors company,
Smory. Browne & Company, Great
axes Trust company, Commercial
nion Of America. Lockwood. Greene
Company Hammond Typewriter
ompany A. = Farquhar company
colbert II. lngersoll & Bro, Robert
'olege, James A. Farrell, Z. $. Steel
orporiion. rhglpS-D0dge company.
Crown shoe company International
Western Electric company. H. J. Heinz
onpany. The membership covers
rowing U.s. q merchants shipovners,
ankrr> Manufacturers and other bust
e>s men OF the United States.