The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-29
ISSUES WERE
ALI DISCUSSED
]. ]. PERRY j. =. coLsoN, 6. ,
oeo AND OTHERS ADDRESSED
MEETING
About Ninety Members Of the Coco
Government Club Were Present
and Displayed Considerable
interest.

The advertised meeting Of the Good
GoYernmant club occurred at the city
hall last night by some ninety mem
befs OF tnat organization together with
their friends.
What the meeting lacked in mum
hers was made up in enthusiasm and
it Is hua Justice % say taat the entire
meeting was peryaded with spirit ot
genuine earnestness.
Chairman McAlhster called the
meeting 10 order at S:l5 and took oc
cas.3n 10 Introduce Rev J. j. Perry
the we'll known clergyman, who imme
diatelg di9ed into his subject, MIR
Perry began his argument by stating
that he aad spent thirteen years in
the clergy Of St Athanasias church,
me only eologed Episcopal chur5ne IN
the city He pointed out the many
diasiYantagss as well as advantages
that have existed III all taese years
ana showed tnat Brunswick nad pro
gressed more rapidly uuaei Good Gov
ernnianf ruie than had been tae case
Nlih previous c0uditioAs
Air. Pefrys speech was long drawn
but while he said a whole lot be
avoided specifics but received the at
tention and applause OF his auditors.
The next speaker Introduced was j..
T. Coison, who is among the most
prominent members Of the organiza
zation.
ile said that as his remarks would
be few he would contine himself main
i 70 dealing with facts and figures
and would let those facts aud figures
speak ior themselves. RE said chat
we were ali stocl,hoders as 1t were,
in corporation. and that corporation
was the city of Brunswick rhat We
each represented one snare, ana tnas
taere were about 500 such stockhoid
efs among us. 1nat ON corporation
and assets amounting 10 about Ten
million doilais. And ,hat tAe corpora
tion had a revenue oi from 50 10 -
thousand dollars. aud with an expense
account OF 80 to 90 thousand dollars.
That our mayor and council were as
our president ana directors, and thal
We were shortly to nave our stock
hoders meeting, al which a president
ana directors we're to be- selected, ant
that iii the selection OF sucn officers
We SHOULD disl egard bora friends ane
enemies. and elect only such men a
would best serve the general welfare
OF the community, and best admins
ter the affairs OF the corporation VIZ
were stockholders in.
He concluded by saying that he
wanted to see his stock in the corpor
alton 81 the city Of Brunswick g
above PAR. and believed tne citizens O
Brunswick all felt the same, and he
appealed TO them to elect a plesiden
and board Of directors best calculated
to bring about such results.
Mr. Colson was succeeded by Mr.. c
u. ogg. VINO said that he had goot
deal Of taik adverse TO the present ad
ministration that taey had misman
aged the c;tys affairs, had been ex
traeagant. and was even rotten Fl
stated that for his part. however
such rotfenness was not Of very OF
fensive nature when the results there
IRON had been 50 beneficial. He spok
at length upon the acts of the presen
mayor and several Of the aldermen a
the time they were placed in office
and of all they had done to avert til
crisis which threatened Brunswick b
reason OF ner crippled financial eond
tioH. brought about 0y the poor fnar
ciering Of the officials who held onic
before them.
Following Mr.. ogg, Mayor Emanuf
made few remarks, thanking th
people Of Brunswick for tneiF coul