The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-02
BRUNSWICK AS SEEN
BY LESLIE'S WEEKLY
Interesting Write Up Of this City and Vicinity by staff Correspondent Of the
Great Magazine

ing. A new and ccmmodious opers
house brings here the leading travelling
/ companies and entertainments. The
Oglethorpe ia the principal hotel. The
CITY and county possess a thorough ~,
stem of graded public schools.
The temperature the year around on
Jekyl island and in Brunswick Ia mos,
remarkable. The mean a versg 60 for tn
past five years, even from April to U.
tober, is seventy-ssven degrees. A
study Of the columns OF the New York
Herald in the winter season will re veal
climate equabls and agreeable, by
some thought to be the equal OF the va :
riCus French, Italian and Mediterrsne
an resorts.
The Mallory line of stsa mshlps oper>
ate between this port and New York,
the Clyde line between this port and
| Boston, the William johnson Company
line operating line to Liverpool,
Hamburg and other foreign ports.
Different lines of steam boats ply be-
tween the city and Jekyl island, Fer
nandina, Fla. ST.. Simon, Dsrien and
Cumberland islands, and to points on
the Sstilla and Altamaha rivers. The
Plant system and the South eEn railroad
each have valuable terminal property
in Brunswick, the roads bring in sup>
plies and products fer export from in
land points from the south, west, east
and north.
The board of Trade in this city, Cap
tain Frank D. Aiken, president, is
live, up 10 date organization, of great
value to the city, county and state. In
their literature l find the statement
that Brunswick, as Shipping point, In
comparison with other South Atlantic
perts.
Stands first in lumber, second in
naval stores, third In phosphate, fourth
In cotton and fifth In iron, and upon an
average basis OF all South Atlantic
ports in total exports and imports, the
port of Brunswick ranks fourth, having
advanced within three years from sevt
enth place, including every port from
Baltimore to Mama"
In the Board of Trade pamphlets, In
relation to industrial CO ditions, l fud
the following paragraph:
"Brunswiok wants cotton buyers and
shippers, phosphate dealers, 100000
population, manufacturers OF various
kinds, particularly cotton, cigars, fur
niture, starch and various wood work
ing factories, q ooaling station, q ship
building plant, tanneries, ETC., for
which unequaled Inducements are Of
fered, Bruntwlok invites capital OF
ell kinds to make Investments within
her boundaries, to such she will give
inducements, encouragement, cooper
alton and protection.
The surrounding country is rich and
fertile, the sandy soil being we'll suited
for small garden truck, such as beats
turniDs, lettuce and other early vege-
tables. Good success is had in raising
celery, cabbage, sugar cane, sorghum,
asparagus, broom corn and oassava.
With appropriate fertillzations fruits
grow In abun dance, particularly peach
es, plums,,pears, aprioots, grapes, figs,
strawberries, blackberries and Japan
plums. Pecan and persimmon trees
thrive and yield also. Oats, hay and
pea hay crops all yield large returns.
Ten thousand heads of fine cabbage,
300 bushels OF irish and 400 bushels of
sweet potatoes (yams) have been grown
from one acre of ground here. Corn
grows we'll ON the black hammock lands.
Three crops year can be planted and
harvested, and lands can be purchased
at from three to twenty five dollars an
acre. Brunswick Is from fourteen to
twenty one days earlier, as producer
of the soil. than Norfolk, which city
is noted for her mammoth garden
nroduots The sea island products ara