The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-16

Promising Enterprise to Be Estnb-
Iished Near BrunswiclS


Iished Near Brunswick.
Brunswick. Ga, Dec. 15.--Members of
the Brunswick Board Of Trade present
at the regular meeting yesterday are
discussing with a great deal of inter-
est a talk made them by Col. L. c.
Hopkins of New York, on what the
future holds in store for commercial
. and industrial Brunswick. Col. Hopkins
Is the gentlemen sent here by large in
vestors in Brunswick and Glynn coun-
ty property to seek opportunities for
investments in manufactures and 9TH
er means OF development and report to
them for action. He has been here only
short time, but has been very busy
in making inYestiga tions. These lead
him to the conclusion that diversified
farming will pay and he announced
that a deal had been closed with an
expert gardener and truck grower for
plot of about SO acres near Bruins
wick on which practical demonstrations
would be made and from which pros
pective settlers could get some idea of
the possibilities of the soil around here.
In addition to this, Col Hopkins
stated that communication was now
being had with several manufacturing
establishments with a view of locat-
ing them here and he also announced
that within less than sixty days a
large force of men would be placed at
work on the Brunswick and
Birmingham Railroad, pushing
that line on to Birmingham
As Col Hopkins is authorized to speak
for men of capital who expect to back
commercial Brunswick, the informa-
ton he gave out in his short talk to
the Board of Trade has had a delight
ii Of in lii
of Brunswick feel better and they now
look to the future with increasing
hopes and interest.
other Matters.
In view of the fact that four new
aldermen go in next year there is OPP
position on for some of the offices. The
new men are not saying who they will
vote for, but some lively campaigning
is being done for one or two of he
places.
Messrs. w. NJ. Turner & Co. are pro-
crossing rapidly with the building of
| their new boat recently started near
the Mallory Line docks. The success
of this firm in building the swift tug
Raymond demonstrated the practicable
ity Of building vessels in Brunswick
at less cost than they could be Oh
tanned from the shipyards north and
the new tug, which win be known as
the Ralph B. Topper, is the result
Other concerns are figuring on build
ing vessels here at no very distant
date, and it is hoped to interest some
of the big ship building concerns of The
North in the work, with view of get
ting a big branch down here.
Work on the new government build
ing is proceeding slowly but surely.
The specifcati lions provide that some
$50 piles be driven for foundation pur-
poses and the driving of this piling
takes a great deal Of time. AS soon
as the last one is in work will be push
ed much more rapidly.
Hon. Henry T. Dunn. the govern
nent disbursing agent, has to his cred
il in the Citizens Bank in Savannah,
$4,000 to make the first payments, and
the balance of the appropriation is
ready as fast as the cash is called for
by the works progress. Capt. ] Fl.
Deveaux, architect in charge for the
government, is making many friends
here, and this will be his headquarters
for the next sixteen months, or until
the work is finished.
Capt. W. F. Symons, who has ably
represented Glynn during the past two
years in the Legislature, has returned
home and is being welcomed by his
friends. 1t is not known whether he
will be a candidate for reelection, but
as 1t is Glynn's time to name the SEN
ator, it is more than probable that
Judge Alfred j. Crovatt will be nomi-
mated without opposition. Besides hav-
ing the leading politicians with him,
Judge Crovatt is personally very pop
ular with the masses, bearing the rep
utation of always sticking to his
friends and helping those who need
help.
The Hilton and Dodge Lumber Com
pany are making good use of the old
South Brunswick Terminal Company
Railroad track as a tram road to haul
timber from their lands in the interior
to deep water from where it is towed
to st. Simons. and sawn.
Repairs to the Oglethorpe are almost
completed and that hotel is looking
splendid under its coats Of new paint
and whiting. Manager Porter has
house full of guests all the time and
is giving satisfaction.
There have been no cargoes of salt
arriving here in many months and inn
porters give as the reason that the
duty on salt is such that it costs as
much to get the imported product in
as it does to buy that secured in the
states.