The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27
BRUNSWICK BY THE SEA!
GEORGIA'S Deep WATER HARBOR!
Gynns Capital Most Graphically Depicted From Centre to circumference
What Has Been What Is Being and What Will Be Done in
the Busy, Busting and Hustlng Metropolis
Of Southeast Georgia
Of Southeast Georgia

rated direct foreign trade, which is rapidly
growing. 1t is also 800 miles nearer Kansas
City than New York and is also several
hundred miles nearer ST. Louis and other
western cities which will enable the city
some day to command much of the import
and export trade of those cities.
Brunswick's geographical position is such
that more desirable situation for bust
ness pursuits could not with reason be
asked. Look at the vast territory west of
the city-rch in soil, mineral wealth and
timbcr-to Atlanta. Macon. Columbus. Au-
eusta, Rome, all prosperous cities of the
state, not including other large cities of
the south. Within this vast territory the
city is without a single competitor for the
export and import trade of these places ex-
cept Savannah and possibly Port Royal
For the trade of other cities of the
south outside of Georgia has only Mobile
and New Orleans as its competitors. and
neither of these cities can boast of as
fine harbor or such an extensive availa-
bic water front During the past few years
Brunswick has become the chief lumber
port of Georgia. Lumber, together with
cotton, native stores, crossties and phos-
phate rock. are the principle exports and
articles of commerce shipped from this
port
Owing TO the cheapness in The handling
md shipping of lumber and kindred pro-
ducts through Brunswick, number of
arge lumber and tie exporting firms have
within the past few years moved from
other coast cities and located their ship
ping depots here The city is the outlet
to the vast timbered section in southern
Georgia and southeastern Alabama and
daily hundreds of carloads of timber, rosin
etc. arrive in the city 60 be shipped TO
HE markets of the north and foreign ports
Hundreds of vessels arrive and depart with
cargoes every month. (See tabuatcd report
elsewhere.)
But there are other causes necessary to
make assured the success of the city be-
side those mentioned. Though its loca-
ton may be geographically correct and It's
resources as bountiful as the most exactin
couid command. of what avail would be
It's efforts 90 reach Gn important place in
fhe history of commerce if ii lacked the
facilities for
Transportation.
Happily for Brunswick ii -has-1l4e-4 fst5rr
70 lament ON this score. Every point in
the great planting and lumber region of
Georgia is easily accessible by Il perfect
network of railroads and by reason of these
same admirable facilities this vast terri
tory pours its wealth of provisions into
the lap of Brunswick to distribute directly
to various parts of the universe. Direct
water facilities for transportation TO Amer
lean and foreign ports are to be had. il
has regular lines of steamships TO New
York, Darien, Fernandna, Satla river
and Liverpool and Garston docks. England
and Belfast Ireland, besides mnumerable
sailing vessels to various parts of I'll"
world.
Brunswcl<'s railway facilities suffice to
place the city speedily in communication
with every city in the south. ii has two
of the greatest railway systems in III,
south--the Southern railway with its 52O3.2
miles of tracks. penetrating every southern
state east of the Mississippi river and
operating into nearly every important city
of the Forth, and the Plant system, with
Its 5,269 miles of railway and steamship
lines.
Thus having written to some length of
some of the important advantages of the
city. taken from 4 commercial standpoint,
I will proceed to outline other advantages
of equal Importance. but entirely different
character.
Ranking in the field with commercial
transactions are the financial institutions
No city ever grew to prominence without
such institutions. Brunswick enjoys bank
ing facilities of superior character its
banks being strong, liberal and successfully
managed. TO their strength and couser-
vative policy much of the success of the
city is attributed. The banks are three
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