The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-14
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| In1S cOmmlItee OF port repre-
sentatives was in Washington last
week, and while there had con-
ferences with the various agen-
cies and received considerable
encouragement in the plans laid
down at the Atlanta meeting of
the Southern Traffic League, HERS
said.
| In addition to the Ports COM
mittee, Shippers committee was
appointed by Chairman HERS to
assemble tonnage figures for the
various services which are being
sought for the several South At
lantic ports. There is a commit
tee working in each of the states
of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama TO determine as accurately
as possible the available import,
export, coastwise and intercoastal
tonnage that will be available
through the ports of each of these
states. The duty of getting these
tonnage figures together on the
movement into and out of North
Carolina through the Port of Will
mington was assigned to w. S.
Creighton of Charlotte, vice-pres-
ident of the Charlotte Shippers
and Manufacturers association
and secretary and treasurer Of
the North Carolina Traffic league.
Mr.. Creighton is already at work
on survey from which it will
be determined what services can
be supported out of the Port of
Wilmington. In addition to the
work that he is doing, Mr.. HERS,
representing the Port of Whining
ton, will also make tonnage
survey after Creighton's figures
are received so that there may
be no duplication, according to
HERS.
In the contacts maze by the
Ports committee with various
steamship and governmental
agency committees in Washing
ton assurances were given by all
that the South had gone about
the matter in the proper manner
to make the showing necessary
for their intelligent reconsidera-
ton of re-esta blishment of old and
the addition of new services, it
was reported.
1t is proper to state that no
definite commitments were given
or could be given at the time the
approach was made by southern
port representatives At the same
time, however, all agencies are
DESTROYS of getting complete
picture of the shipping needs out
of each South Atlantic port, Heirs
emphasized.
1t was the concensus of the an
nual meeting of the Southern Traf-
fic League in September and the
, meeting called by Mr.. HERS of
the Atlanta and Gulf Ports Com
mittee in October that the entire
South should Immediately try to
get services resumed at the ear
lest practicable date, and it was
also the concensus of both meet
ings that a united presentation
of the needs of the South would
be more effective than for each
port to present its case separate
ly. This can be understood when
it is realized that all of the South
Atlantic ports must be served by
certain lines in order to make
the total tonnage sufficiently at
tractive for the lines to operate,
HERS explained.
Concerning the showing which
efforts are being made to justify
services out of the Port of Will
mington, requests will be made,
if tonnage is sufficient, for re-
sumption of the services from the
Pacific Coast. At the same time,
tonnage figures are being assem-
bled to show that the State of
North Carolina is in need of SAIL
ings to the Pacific Coast. Like
wise. service between Wilmington
and ports on the West Gulf of
Mexico will be requested. A reg
MAR service between Wilmington