The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-24
BRUNsWIcK's CONVENTION.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AL
READY ASSURED.

Special Trains VIII Bring In Dele
cations To-dny-Many Towns ana
cities Want the Road-One DeIega-
tton Brought "A Certified Check for
eIOO,OO0-DrIving of the First
| spikes TO BE the Event To-day.
The Session to Last Two Days.
| Brunswick, Ga, Jan. 23.-The Bruns-
| ton. which assemblies here tomorrow
morning. has so greatly exceeded all the
expectations of the Brunswick Board of
Trade, under whose auspices it is given
that the members to-day found 1t neces-
sary to extend the sessions over two
| days.
Even in that time 1t will be difticult
to get through the mass Of business that
delegations are bringing In. Already
nearly one hundred delegates have ar
rived and from various committees and
railroad passenger men 1t is learned that
special trains will be run here 'to-morrow
to accommodate those who are COM
Ing. "a,
Every delegation is deterrined TO bring
the road its way and as an evidence of
the intense earuestHess that each delesa-
ton exhibits it's only necessary to state
that one delegasief brought down GER
tined check for,ehe hundred thousand dol
lars and hasaplaced IL in bank here to
go to the Brunswick and Birmingham
| Railroad as thclf cash subscription If the
road comes thfoSxh their county
Letters and telegtaps have been receive
ed from Judge HentxsE Rowland, pres
ident of the New sf9ad6 Society and
richest millionaire club " the world; 8. f.
| o'shaughnessy. ard may spther men
noted In the world of fnanee who are IN
| terested In the road.
Georgia will have among her delegates
| such noted men as Attorney Qpnefals Jo-
seph Terrell, Hon. w. A. HemphIil ny
s. Witham. the president of thirtxtpIse
Georgia banks, and Judge Alien Noffs
| former Railroad Commissioner.
The convention is the most unique in
the annals of railroad building in this
| country, and vast enthusiasm marks
1 every one connected with 1t. The first
cargo OF steel rails has arrived and IL
| now being delivered at the grounds. and
| the first spikes will be driven to-morrow
| at the grounds In the presence Of the
assembled delegations. Brunswick is gay
| with bunting, nag ana OtntT uecoFdtlohS,
| and everything here is In gala attire.
Tomorrow night the entire five hun
! dred delegates will be the guest of Pres
| ldent E. C. Machen at the Grand Opera
| House where they will be entertained by
| Miss Caroline Gordon, daughter of Gen.
| John B. Gordon. IN her reading and
character sketches, under the auspices
OF the Presbyterian Church. To-day
| President Machen has been besieged by
delegations extending congratulations on
the success of the road so far and Of
fering every inducement to him to bring
the road through their respective locali-
ties to Birmingham.
| Delayed trains over the Southern TO-
night brought in big delegations 10 the
Railroad Convention, prominent among
which are Meriwethers delegates, head
ed by Attorney General Joe Terrell The
boys" are joking him tonight about
beating Col Hemphiil here by neck,
Cot Hemphill being due tomorrow.
large number of prominent politicians are
here and en- route. The Mayor of Fitz-
gerald wires that his people are coming
with fun military band. The Pant Sys-
tenn passenger, due at midnight, has sixty
delegates aboard and indications all point
to the biggest convention ever held In
| South Georgia.