Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-18
MARINE TERMINAL
SPELLS SUCCESS FOR
FUTURE Of CITY
,. W. Hersey Tells Commerce
Chamber Big Task is De-
velopment OF Trade.
NEEDS CONCERTED EFFORTS


A. the luncheon given by the
thHmhur uf Commerce IN the llote
80 hont today at noon the chief speak
~ Wus Frederick " ilerscy OF New
Work. an expert engineer Ia port con-
w. elton and one 81 tho board of three
advisors engaged hy the Board Of Har.
hNf Commissioners. he painted glow
lhn picture uf the future possibilities Of
thn local harhor and what q will mean
tha eilt ITSELF lu the way OF lncreas-
- commerce facilities
About lca persons attended n was
= combined luncheon of the chamber
~ Commerce. with members of the
ROTARY ami klwanis Clubs as their
fnesiH MaVur Harvey President of
tnunril Ward and members ~ Coun-
eN Wefo in attendance. \. u. War
ufr w., president of the Chamber of
tnmmrrte presided over the meet
lnH ~ Introducing the speaker. MIR.
liffRrf, Mr Warmer urged the I'm
reFianre of continued interest and
snihuHiasm h the port development.
flh read communication from the
NnN tenturN club. inviting the mem-
htfa 20 the chamber ~ Commerce 70
ttieuh @ meeting on Wednesday even
ihe uelnhnr e6 when Frederick A
wallace. commissioner ON immigra-
iinn az the hoard ~ New York win
make an Address ON Immigration and
NiunflfnNi Hatluu At each piatc on
fhp unrheOn table had been placed
nn interesting photograph Of vii
hihHinUa marine terminal. with an
FkplHnatlnn ~ the advantages aris.
iue therefrom
unr uf Che most potent factors
making fHr progress throughout the
lrnHih hnd breadth of our country to-
dhA iH ihr po.ordinated effort 81 bust
nets mon our Chambers of COM
mefrp Rotary and kiwanis Clubs"
NW ilorscv said. and I consider IL
indrvd signal honor 20 be asked 20
lalt to the chamber ~ Commerce ~
Wilmington. doubly SO because the
subject Port 81 wilmington Marine
Terminal is most vital one. for in
ihe development ~ this terminal there
e hold 20 much IN the future not only
fuf the city of Wilmington and its
rnNiruna. bat in effect on the Ma
uunnl Commerce as we'll
FROM today on we are going into
hp worlds markets and YOU. men az
vision know a.. and IN preparation
uu vii see % Il that We arc equipped
ga render service. and that we are sup
tNied with proper ana adequate tools
with which economic service can be
rendered
We arc fully convinced that In the
selrutiun az the site for the Port Of
Wilmington Marine Terminal we have
thuHfn wisely. and that 60 Is an ideal
huniinn, ndef normal conditions
which obtain at most ~ cur more i'm
tUrant ports. the losses sustained
Num DELAYS and excessive port
itharres uecm almost insurmount-
nnlp and for this reason the time is
how upportunr Tor providing ways
bHd mvans contributing 90 a general
frllel especially through the avenue
ui che Intelligent development of our
ports. and in this regard Wilmington
81 ihu best placc o. begin along the
hnfth Atlantic seahoard. The COM
lilptru anhrmo for this development
viii have the effect ia immediately re-
ilHtlnR thp nearby ports. and within 1
iht decade following the completion OF
thlH the first Unit of Wnmingtou's
development. 80 is estimated that the
expansion ln business will be sufficient
in volume tu attract vessels 20 this port
fur that reason alone. hut allowing I
that ln its primary operation 10 would I
without doubt draw tonnage from the I
Nuiahhoflng ports. set on the other 1
hand with the great upland area which 4
She project shows Go be available for 4
She luUatiun uf manufacturing, ware /
houEinr ami other business enterprises. /
li ia peculiarly. from 10 logical lo- I
cation az tldcwater inviting for such .
end either llneesnl business. and conse-
uufHtlN would very soon develop pro-
lfHHmNelN itf own tonnage.
AZ Wilmington expands IN the next
decade 80 vii TIE volume OF busi-
neHH expand at the other ports men,
TONED hut ihlmediatc relief IN obli-
raturN % care for the normal ex-
iMhslon of business, and any project
Nhirh can in any way prove a factor
In pleafinE the situation should be
} zen iun consideration and encourage
meui NOS only in logical civic sense
lui alec aH Go its bearing on the well
'Hft uf the country az g. whole.
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