The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-12-19

journalism that does things-that uses
It's ink, its brains and its influence in
accomplishing results Of benefit to the
people. The usefulness Of Newspaper
which adheres to this new idea is, of
course, dependent on its size and cir
culation. The great metropolitan
papers have done great things; but
the smaller ones can, in their humber
sphere, do things of prop6rtionate i'm
portance. THE TIMES, along this line,
has striven to make Brunswick better
and brighter. With this purpose in
view, it has succeeded in the accom-
plishment of numerous desirable re-
suits,
The city council, early in the present
year, passed resolution directing the
covering OF all water reservoirs, IN
behalf Of the public health. The Light
and Water company showed no dis
position to obey the new law. Months
passed and tha reservoirs remained
uncovered. The complaints OF the
people became 80 loud as to admit of
no further disregard. The TIMES took
up the matter and persistently ham
mesed at it from day to day until
Judge Speer ordered the receiver to
obey the councils resolution at once
The reservoirs are now covered.
A little later, THE TIMES began to
call attention to the fact that the
streets and sidewalks Of the city were
in bad condition, causing complaint
from citizens and adverse criticism
from visitors. The city council has
passed an ordinance requiring the re-
pair of the sidewalks and the dis
graceful condition OF the streets has
been remedied by new shells, literally
applied.
On Easter Sunday THE TIMES pub
lishsd, on it's nrst page, an illustra-
ton in three colors, printed on its own
presses, and not, as is usually the case,
purchased, in ready-print, from out
side concerns. This was the first
piece Of color-work ever attempted in
an ordinary newspaper office. 1t,
successful accomplishment brought
forth host of compliments, and TIL
TIMES took the pioneer place in sucl
artistic effort.
During the first six months of thu
year, the electric light service OF tn,
Light and Water company was al
near nothing as any pretended serv.
ice could possibly be. The company
was callOus to both newspaper and Of
tlcial criticism. THE TIMES tried new
tactics, dubbed the concern the
Darkness and Drought Company,
and won by ridIcule, where othel
means had failed. No one now deniel
that the service of the company hal
been greatlyIimproved In the past few
months.
Persons going to and FROM tn,
union depot were, until a few months
ago, obliged to wade through a ponC
of water, dubbed 1.-THE Inland Sea.
THE TIMES waged unrelenting war OF
this nuisance until the civil engineert
Of the Plant System and the city con-
structed a drainage system that re.
moved the pond.
! Nj. Lowry, an ignorant half-breed
was convicted by a jury in the su.
perior court, of murder. and sentenced
to be hanged. The evidence was purely
circumstantial, and there was rea
sonable doubt Of the mans guilt. TIL
TINES, alone among local papers, pro
tested against his execution. Influ
entail personal aid was enlisted, tn,
governor commnted the sentence, anC
Lowry's life was saved.
The best advertisement of Bruins
wick and Glynn county ever dis
tributed through the outside world
was The Midsummer Issue of TIL
TIMES, which was published in Au
gust last. 1t was a most attractive
and complete newspaper, and, with s
circulation Of 5000. carried news Of
the advantages Of Brunswick to al
portions OF the civilized world. Many