The age-herald., 1901-01-21
WANT DELEGATES
 FROM BIRMINGHAM Brunswick Sends C. w. Deming
 to Urge Action
THE B. AND B. CONVENTION
Will be Held in the Georgia City on the 24th Instant in the Interest of the New Rail-
 road.

The convention to be held in Brunswick on the 24th instant in the interest of the Bruns- wick and Birmingham Railroad promises to be one of the largest and most representa- tive gatherings of the commercial interests of Alabama and Georgia in the history of the two States. Already many towns along the line of the proposed route have chosen large delegations to represent their interests, the town of Fitzgerald alone having named a committee of one hundred citizens who will attend the convention with brass band A number of Alabama towns have taken up the matter and several delegations have been named to represent them.
 c. w. Deming, representing the Board of Trade of Brunswick, is in Birmingham for the purpose of urging the commercial bodies and the City Council to send delegates and has received encouragement. He will meet Mayor Drennen this morning and the ques- tion will probably be brought before the board at the special meeting to be held to- night, to consider the granting of a fran chise to the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Company.
 MT. Deming will also attend the meeting of the board of control of the Board of Trade this afternoon and also the meeting of the Commercial Club to urge action.
 The Call.
 The call for the convention, which was made through the Brunswick Board of Trade, is as follows:
 On December Il, 19O0 a charter granted the Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad to be built from here 10 Birmng- ham, Ala.
 The necessary money for it's construction has already been pledged and a corps of engineers are in the field and grading has been in progress for several days
 Brunswick, the seaport terminal of this new line, expects great benefit and has shown her faith and appreciation by do- mating 5000 feet of valuable waterfront and eleven acres of ground right in the city, with freight warehouses and suitable build ing for shops, has granted right of way through her streets, while our county IS now constructing the line through the county limits.
 This road will penetrate perhaps the best unoccupied territory in Georgia and "7- pa~a, .aas aucueh fsa 1-r cultural .1d
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 Tho se1acu dina has not .ct Den deter- mined but sit wall take the most direct route, economy of construction and opera tion being duly considered. Of course those points along the possible line which offer Inducements, such free right of way and possible freight and passenger business will have due consideration in determining the exact course. Several dele gations have already been to BrunsWick 10 he localities Now in order that all the peo- ple along the possible line may meet the men who will build this road, our Board of Trade has called meeting to be known as the Brunswick and Birmingham Con yention to meet here January "A, l90l, pe- lieving that such a convention will practi- cally determine the exact route this road will run. We earnestly urge that delegates be sent fo this convention from each county, city and town along the entire possible route, and delegates should come prepared to furnish all pertinent statistics. Ihls lh- formation and all propositions shouio pe submitted in writing. Especially uo we urge that statistics of probable frelgnt anu I, messenger business be furnished, as IL VIII he necessary to compile this information showing the resources of the territory tra- IT is the intention of the builders to begin work at various points along .his hiie ~ coon as the exact route IS nxeu. Rrunswick will accord you a most hearty uelcome. and we beg that you accept nromptly, and send us the names oi 9e io gates and as soon as possible eacn oI,e gate will be furnished programme spectfully, ,Du,N pROBsTON,
 N. EMANUEL,
 c. D. OGG,
 F. D. AIKEN,
 w G. BRANTLEY.