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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES-CALL
VOLUME XL NUMBER 127
BRUNSWICK EXTENDS A CORDIAL WELCOME
TO HER MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
BRUNSWICK&BIRMINGAHM
BY E. C. MACHEN.
The time has gone by when it is a
question whether a railroad passing
through a country fairly well off in nat
ural resources will pay. On the other
hand it has been demonstrated beyond
all doubt that no country, however
can develop, or even hold its own, with
out a railroad.
We hear a great deal now about expan
sion. Expansion comes from two things.
FlßST—lncreased power of men to pro
duce the necessities of life and the great
staples of commerce in excess of what is
needed for home consumption,
SECOND—Facilities of transportation
to exchange surplus.
Transportation on land is by railroad.
On sea by ships. Steamer, speed and
carrying power have made the whole world
a neighborhood. No region now has to
hunt markets. They exist. It is omy
necessary to Hunt means for carrying sur
plus products to lines which connect to all
parts W the world. With that power of
communication the poorest country can
prosper. Without it the richest country
will be only a home for poor folks.
The moral of all this is. Get the rail
road and the steamships. But if you get
the railroad the steamships will come of
themselves.
Modern civilization, life, trade, com
merce, are all based on coal and iron-
They are the primaries. Steam power
and iron and steel machinery and tools to
do the work of the world and the inter
change of the products that come from
the soil, the shop and the mine, make the
work and create the living necessities of
the multitude, thus making markets for
all that is produced from the earth or the
sea.
The cross roads of a country is in this
sections where iron ores and coal are in
abundance.
One end of this projected railroad is in
the one district of the U nited States doubly
blessed with unlimited iron and coal lying
side by side—Birmingham—which leads
the world in power to produce iron and
steel at a cost lower than heretofore
known and lower than they can be pro
duced for elsewhere - The other end is at
Brunswick on the sea, with a deep, pro
tected, commodious harbor, always open,
summer and winter, a harbor as good and
as great as any on our Atlantic or Pacific
coasts As favorably .located to Europe
as any and more favorably located to
Continental and Southern Europe. But
with a location that commands the West
Indies, both the Windward and Leeward
Islands, that is nearest to all the east
coast of South America and beyond,around
Cape Horn, of any of our first class At
lantic harbors. That is as handy to Cen
tral America and the Carribbean ports as
any gulf harbor,
There is not a mile of territory the line
will passthrough but can provide,from the
soil, or the mine, or the forest, or the fac
tory, or from any or all combined, its full
share of traffic.
The success of the road cannot be a
question. It Is the success of the country
that is involved and that simply depends on
railroad or no railroad. But the line may
not stop at Montgomery or Birmingham
or elsewhere until it is stopped by the Pa
cific ocean.
Take the line—trancontinental—from
Brunswick to San Diego, compare it with
any of the transcontinental lines to the
northward, either in the United States or
Canada. It is a much shorter line- Open
all the year round with no excessive cost
of operation in winter months. It runs
through a country every acre of which is
rich in sources of traffic. Soil and climate
combine to give large yields.
The same forces, and plenty of water,
make big forests. And timber is timber
and will be more and more so each year.
Very old men can remember when timber
was a liability even in New York State,
when, around Albany old man Cooper cut
down the finest black walnut trees, rolled
the logs in piles and burned them to get
ashes to leach to make potash to haul to
Albany for sale. Think now of the mag-
nificent wealth of those parts of Georgia
and Alabama that would be served by the
road in poplar, pine, oak, hickory, chest
nut, and other timbers now of little value,
but good for cash with the railroad built.
Fourth. This transcontinental line
runs through a country whose products in
raw or finished state are needed in all
parts of the world and are valuableenough
to bear distant transportation. Cotton in
bale or cloth or yarn, manufactured prod
ucts of wood, iron and steel, copper, zinc,
lead and other minerals in the western
stretches, and so on through the list.
America, the United States, particularly
the Southern states, where a transconti
nental line is shorter, With lower grades
and free from ice and snow, stand between
Europe and Asia. Europe is expanding,
but Asiastic expansion will far distance
all records, and don’t forget that no Eu |
ropean combination could now keep us
out of our share. This is so plain that
none will ever try it.
This region of ours, with Brunswick at
one end of it and the great cross roads of
Birmingham at the other of this particular
road, and all the region westward to San
Diego, is between our two great future
markets, Europe and Asia, not only geo
graphically but for a still stronger reason.
The ships must come to our country to get
a load.
The need of the road to the country s
(Continued on Eighth page.)
BRUNSWICK. GA. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24 1901.
GREAT CONVENTION
IS TO BEGIN WORK
,
Delegations Coming in on
Every Train. Fitzgerald
Crowd Brings a Band.
Today marks an eventful epoch in the
history of Brunswick. A day whose
works wilt add new strength to the indus
trial and commercial upbuilding of the
South Atlantic and Middle West states.
The old ruts of trade must disappear
before the new methods of a commercial
i ecessity. Anew route through the lum
ber and naval stores forests, anew route
through the cotton fields, the orchards and
the farms of Georgia; through the similar
territory of Alabama up to the mountains
of Birmingham, burdened with iron and
coal; anew route to the cattle markets
and graineries of the west; anew route
shorter, quicker and in direct sympathy
with the people who live and prosper by
its aid.
Such is the theme that brings together
today an enthusiastic gathering of citizens
from Georgia and Alabama in connection
to present the claims of their respective
locations for the direct route of this road.
These men represent the brain and brawn
of what the south has in manhood who
give their time and money to upbuild the
prosperity of their commercial and indus
trial interests.
Dilegates began to arrive Tuesday
night and these were followed by a large
crowd yesterday morning, noon and iast
night. All yesterday they made them
selves at home, and were taken in hand
by many members of the Board of Trade
and shown around the city, particularly
among the docks and shipping. The Mal
lory steamer was a point of eager interest,
also the naval-store wharves, The im
mense piles of lumber upon the various
wharves and a large number of lumber
vessel now loading appealed to the busi
ness thought of all. Brunswick’s won
derful shipping never showed off to a
more interested body of spectators than it
did to those business men of two states.
Many of them went out to where the
first dirt was thrown two weeks ago and
saw the laborers laying ties, preparing for
the track laying which will occur today
with appropriate ceremonies-
President Machen was in evidence
everywhere. Here one minutes the in-
spiring center of a group of earnestly in
terested delegates. The next minute in
his office listening to a body of delegates
who wished to hear more about the new
road.
Brunswick never appeared blighter
to a visitor’s eye than she did yesterday.
There was a fluttering of bunting every
where, homes and business houses unit
ing to be patriotic in their decorations-
The appearance of each train was a sig
nal for an outburst of enthusiasm upon
the part of home as well as visiting del
egates.
The coming of the U- S. revenue cutter,
Wilmingham, attracted much attention.
Today’s program appears elsewhere,
and covers features of deep interest.
Following is a complete list of the del
egates who arrived in the city up to 12
o’clock last night:
Allen Fort, J. J. Hanesley, C. C. Clay,
John B. Felder, Crawford Whealley, A
mericus, Ga.; Joseph M. Terrell, B. F.
McLaughlin, H. W. Hill, W. R. Jones,
W. S. Howell, J. R. Terrell, Greenville,
Ga.; Chas. L. Davis, Warm Springs,
Ga.; C. M. McKenzie, R. C. Harris, U.
V- Whipple, Cordele, Ga.; E. J. Collins.
West Point, Ga.; S. A. Way, P. H.
Lovejoy, S. H. Grace, Hawkinsviile, Ga.;
J. P. T:can, W- H. Norwood, J. H.
Powers, Perry, Ga.; E. J. Mcßae, Maxi.-
Mcßae, Mcßae, Ga.; L. J. Dempster,
Jackson, Ga.; M E Vance, W M Lewis,
J G Boyken, I W McKenzie, J E Reid,
J Hays, Montezuma, Ga,; J A Powe. L
S Thomas, Talladega, Ala.; T E Callo
way, J G Truitt, T A Atkinson, L Mc-
Lester, LaGrange, Ga.; Thos. P Hoyt, J
N Kiker, J P Wilson, W H Gardner, W
N Childs, Oglethorpe, Ga-; J T King,
Jn > L Boynton, M E Lind. G F Nas
worthy, Rochelle, Ga ; I P Heard, M P
Hal!, Joe Burnu, Vienna, Ga. ; J L
A iisoi., Poulau, Ga., W W McDonald,
W O P..x on. F L Sweat, \V P SiPbeit.
C E Baker, J R Davis, L O’Sietn, Capt.
Millt-r, Dennis Vickers, Robt Byrd, F
Willi- i)ar% MifS Madge Biker, spor
(Continued on Eighth page.)
HARBOR TO COAL WINES
BY EDWIN BROBSTON
The character of people who will assem
ble at the Grand Opera House this morn
ing proclaims the importance of a road
i from here to Birmingham, Alabama. A
stronger representation of the business
element of a large section was never gotten
together.
These people were invited with the re
quest that they come with definite busi
ness proposals of what they will do to
secure a newline from this harbor to the
great coal and iron fields of Alabama and
the grain and cotton section of the west.
They believing that we meant business
have come here with business propositions,
and the statistics of resources and freights
that will be offered to anew line is going
to be something startling, and will devel
op such facts as will insure the new line
if it was not already assured.
I have letters and telegrams from such
men as Judge Henry E. Howland and Mr -
J. F. Oshaughnessey of New York, ex
pressing faith in the new line. These
men stand high among financiers and they
have large interests here that will be de
velopei^
Col. E. C. Machen has never claimed
anything to us that he lias not proved—
why should we doubt him?
This convention will Insure the value
of such a road and the work already push
ed forward will only be accelerated.
There are two routes to choose from.
Let each present its advantages and who
knows but we may get two lines. One
by way of Montgomery and one by way
of LaGrange. Brunswick stands in the
unique position of wanting both to succeed.
Each would pour a rich value of freight
through our door and increase our own
and the world’s prosperity.
This convention should organize per
manently and meet each year somewhere
on the line. I will probably offer a reso
lution on this subject. We have arrang-
ed to have this con\ ntion stenograph
icaliy reported and its proceedings if wide
ly published will largely benefit Georgia
and Alabama. If the proceedings are pro
perly prepared the railroads will probably
disseminate the information.
Railroads are doing a wonderful work
now in developing this southern country
but there is room for more railroads and
the development work is hardly well under
way. When we are exporting machinery
in place of pig iron, and furniture in place
of lumber, and cloth in place of raw cotton
the present roads will not be able to do
PRICE FIVE CENTS
the work, other roads become necessary
with a developing commerce and the first
necessity which has fully dawned on the
people is this road of ours.
SOME SILVER SPIKES.
The first spike that will be driven in the
Brunswick and Birmingham railroad will
be a solid silver one, made expressly for
the purpose by Mr. Kennon Mott, that ever
hustling jeweler. He has made three.
The first will be driven by President
Machen, and the other two, one by Mr.
J. E. du Bignon, chairman of council, and
the other by some member of the Bir
mingham delegation.
AT AN OPPORTUNE TIME.
Vessels of Every Description are now in
Port.
There is in Brunswick’s port now a
craft of every description. One can walk
down to the river front and see anything
from a small row boat to a large New
York steamship, for in our harbor at the
present are tug boats, passenger boats,
schooners, barks, brigs, barkentines, four
masted schooners, steamships revenue
cutter, Edwin Gould’s yacht, pilot boats
and all kinds of small craft.
PRETTY DF.CORATIONS.
Brunswick now has*a Holliday Appear
ance.
In response to the call published in yes
terday’s paper, asking the citizens to dec
orate their places, nearly every business
house has responded, and Brunswick now
in gala attire. Those who have not vet
decorated their places will or should do so
today.
Probably the prettiest decorated place
is the office of Messrs. Brobston,’ Fendig
& Cos.
LADIES INVITED
To Attend the Convention at the Opera
House.
The ladies of Brunswick and visitors
are especially invited to attend the
Brunswick and Birmingham convention
at the Grand opera house today.
President Aiken, of the Board of Trade,
has had seats reserved for the fair sex
and all are urgently requested to be pres
ent. „
There wili be some fine oratory which
is worth going miles to hear and as tilers
is a treat in store for the men folks there
is no reason why the ladies cannot share
it too.
1 HE lIMES-CALL is sure that all who
attend will be satisfied beyond all expres
sion-
TERRELL HERE.
Attorney General Joseph .VI. Terrell ar
rived in the city last night as a delegate
to the convention from Merriwether coun
ty. Mr. Terrell has a number of friends
in the city who will be glad to welcome
him here.