Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-08
BUSINESS LEAGUES.
THEIR VALUE IN PROMOTING a
TOWNS WELFARE.


HOW the isrunSw1ck ((ia.) Organization DDeS
Its Work-Rcacl,ing Out After New In
dustrics-Iactory Facilities, Health sta
tistics, Freight Rates and Cost of Living.
Tho young business men of the busy
city of Brunswick, Ca, do not believe
i'll sitting down and waiting for some
thing to turn up. Knowing the advan-
tages of their town, they AFRO active in
acquainting the world with its many
facilities for manufacturing and other
industries, not forgetting its desirability
as u place Of residence. At present u
movement is OH foot to induce New
England cotton factories to set up shop
near the cotton fields. A young mems
business league has been organized and
has this matter i'll charge. Mr.. ". II.
Reed, president of the Tirst National
bank, is president of the league. III de-
scribing tho work of the league lie said
to Il representative Of the Atlanta Con-
stitution:
"Cur most pressing work just now is
the attraction to our town of factories.
In company with n committee recent
" visited the cotton mill men of New
England. While they disclained that
they We're going to move their plants
south, yet 1 secured the best of evidence
that the desire to come south WAS gen.
cral and Was shared by even those mill
tncn who arc doing we'll. In order to
convince them that Brunswick had in-
ducemcnts Which claimed attention I
had to study tho matter out, so as to put
ii i'll Il way that they would understand
81 told them Brunswick was situated
on Il peninsula, surrounded by salt wa,
Ter, within eight miles of the Atlantic
ocean. The mean temperature i'll tho six
winter months-.January, February,
March, October, November and Dcccm-
Der, 1S04-was 80 The remaining six
months, or summer months, 1894, it
was n. Tho lowest mean was in Jan
uary-4T. The highest was i'll August
50. The temperature rarely exceeds 90
and is seldom lower than 30 The hot
| test day was on Aug. l7-96--mld the
coolest day, Dec. 29-12 The mean hu-
| 1nidity throughout the year exceeds "A,
and ut no time is it necessary to pro-
duco an artificial humidity for the
working of tho cotton spinning ma
chimes i'll our factory. In 1894 there
were 80 rainy days, lit cloudy days
and 1S9 perfectly clear days.
"In 1894 the death rate was as fol-
lows: Deaths from all causes-wlitc,
| &C; black, 1870; total, 1876.
"a splendid sewerage system has Just
J been completed, and the city and sur
rounding country are completely
drained. The United States government
maintains n rigid system of quarantine.
Therefore there is little danger of cpl
demic diseases, either from within or
without. The water supply is from ar
tesian wells of purest water, the purity
and abundance of Which guarantee per-
fection i'll bleaching and dyeing, and no
city i'll the sonth can present IL better
| general health record
Brunswick is reached by two i'm
| portant lines OF railroad-the Plant sys-
TEN and the Southern, connecting with
all points north, south and west. The
South Brunswick Terminal company has
q line of railroad connecting with the
| Plant system and the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad, and the latter
road passes only few miles from the
city. The Mallory line of steamers oper-
ate direct between New York and this
| port. The Georgia and Florida Steam
boat company connects with the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad at Fer.
nandina, Fla, and the Brunswick Ter
minal company operates tho only direct
line of steamers from any south Allan
tic port to Europe. Local steamer lines
ply between Brunswick and points on
the Satilla and Altumaha rivers. Bruns-
wick has 3S miles of water front, a
depth Of water Of 23 feet on tho outer
bar, which is being constantly increased.
Living is as cheap as in any part of
the country i'll places of similar size.
"Freights between interior points and
Brunswick are as low as to any other
southern seaport. In this particular u
seaport will always have an advantage
over interior points, as local rates in
the interior are always higher and liable
to change, while the only change posi-
bic to the seaport will be in the direc-
tion Of gradually reducing the sched-
ule."
Then ho gives aschedule of the prices
OF the principal building materials,
coal, wood, etc.
Here, in a short space, is condensed
some of the claims upon which Bruins
wick appeals to the world and chal-
lenges her business. Brunswick cannot
fail to make an impression and become
q city of wealth and influenza
helping Home Industries.
The women of Tacoma arc engaged in
q very active crusade i'll favor of home
industries" They have formed league
whose members pledge themselves to