The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-26
ON JEKYL
MILLIoNAIREs' CLUB THRoWN
OPEN TO DELEGATES.
A PERMANENT CONVENTION.
THE u. a II. DELEGATES ADJoURw
TO MEET AGAIN.

Time the Club Has Ever Been
Thrown Open to "a Delegation.
Counties Pledge over $5GO,OO0 in
Cash ana Exemptions TO Secure
the Road - Another Convention
to he Held at some Point on the
Route.
Brunswick Ga, Jan. 25.-The Bruins
wick and Birmingham Railroad Conven
tion was permanently organized to-day,
and Edwin Brobston of Brunswick unaE-
imous.y elected president; j. G. Gibson
OF Birmingham, vice president, and C. ID.
Ogg, Brunswick, secretary.
President Brobston received an ovation
from the convention, and made rattlins
speech on Industrial and railroad lines
that stirred the delegates to great enthu-
siasm.
This morning Mr.. Frederick Baker OF
the Jekyl Island Club, extended through
Hon. j. Il. duBisnon, an invitation 10
President Machen, adm the convention TO
visit Jekyl, and when the three hundred
and odd delegates set foot on this noted
millionaire resort MIR Baker and Supt
Grob met them and extended to Col du-
Btgnon, and the delegates and Presidenk
Machen the hospitality of the club and
grounds.
Then President Machen at the head of
the Marine Band Of Brunswick, and sur
rounded by large crowd of Georgia del
egates. headed by Coll A. J. Mcbride OF
Atlanta, w. E. steed. of Butler, and w
s. Lee Of Glynn. and the Alabama dele
gates. headed by W.. c. Thompson,
marched through the. grounds. The va
rious delegations We're taken through the
club house, and shown Edwin Gould
magnificent yacht, and were themselves
viewed by the Jekyl guests, prominent
among whom were Mr. and Mrs Parma
lee Prentice Of New York. Mrs. Prentice
being the beautiful young bride, who was
formerly Miss Alta Rockefeller
The reception on Jel<yl was the greatest
thing ever known to be done In this sec
ton, and 1t is the first time In the his
tory OF this greatest miiiionaires' club
that II has ever been thrown open du
ing the season to a delega ton. II is the
second reception ever rendered there, the
first being two years ago to President
Mckinley, Thomas b. Reed and Mark
Hanna.
Various delegations to-day finished sub
mitting their reports and summary of
the propositions made shows that over a
half million dollars I'm cash and tax ex-
emptions. have been pledged for, the road
to go through certain count es, besides
enough crossties to practically build the
ROAD President Brobston w. A. Haw-
kins, ]. J. Bull and w. e. Steed of Geor-
gia, and w. c. Thompson Of Alabama to-
day voiced the facts when In speeches
they stated that the convention had Sc
cured enough pledges and backing from
the delegates assembled to build the en-
tire road from Brunswick to Birmingham,
and II President Machen wanted South
ern capital he could get all needed here
w. Il. Steed of Georgia presided this
afternoon and dispatched business with
great rapidity, fni hing up in time for
various resolutions of thanks to be pass
ed TO Brunsw.ck's Board Of Trade, the
people and delegations, and allowing
time for many glowing speeches regard
ing President Machen and the great work.
Fiizgerald's brass band and Bfuuswfck's, =,
Marine Band did great work In keeping
the crowd lively and refreshments in
abundance supplemented the boat ride.
Ten days have been allowed for d lega-
tions to submit supplementary reports
and the committee On permanent organ
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