The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
WHAT ENERGY AND PERsEVER4
ANcE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
IN A SHORT TIME.
THE NEW ROAD A FACTOR.
A Glimpse into the Dolnes Of the
Magic Promoter, Who Has Given
Brunswick the Enterprise de Re-
sistance Of her Life.

Among the enterprises launched in
Brunswick witnin the past few
months, none have grown with more
rapidity or been more fruitful in bene-
mt to the citys commercial welfare
than the Brunswick & Birmingham
Railroad There was a time in the
long ago when great deal was pub
llshed IN enese columns regarding the
p 4 b. wnicn to the casual reader
seemed rather &z3husiastic. hut az
Line and efforts developed results the
truth impressed itself upon the people
OF this community and the few doubt.
ing Thomases became faithful adher-
cnts to the rule that now prevails
winch Is stick to Brunswick and nun
lor the &c b." Frankly speakipg
i Is more apparent now than ever be.
iQre That the b. & b. In its relations
10 brunswick can well be llkened to
me biblicai story or Moses VINO lead
the isrealites out of bondage for with
out any sacrilegious intent. the News
leels That facts warrant such eonnari.
son. As is well known to all Bruins.
"lcklans' this city had felt the effect
OF financial depression, false noo,n
Ideas and all the like ills that follow
such The people were nscopraged
some OF the best citizens were moving
away and others wei talking of ri,
lowing the pending exoaus Whom
the Crisis was on there appeared on
tae scene, Cot b. c. Macaen. Of New
YORK now of Brunswick. He was ,n.
Vlted down by the people to discuss
matters pertaining 10 the welfare a.
Tue buslnaHa community. Il deyeIon.
s. that his business eye hal aIreaav
oeen on Brunswick and he unfolded .
plan eaereby Brunswick coulo he tbo
eastern terminus Of the shortest trans.
continental route conceivable
meant the running OF line from
brunswick to san Diego Cal "a, NO
" the iron and coal fielus Of AIabama
me cotton belt of the south and tho
kiaih helds of the west and at fae
other end of the line making connec.
TONS with the steamships tina, niv no.
tween san Francisco and the Eastern
hemisphere. The idea was good AMI
impressive, but the magnitude Of mo
undertaking was literally apnanino r.
G average mind Not so to the or,
slnator OF the idea, ana with tha oor
hdence born of past successful accom-
pushments, ne began mis- plans to
h'ss connect Brunswick with Birmine.
nam and then 30 forward. To tbesa
enoris the people OF Brunswick ralIiod
ana gave Of their support such nc
theif circumstances warranted while
OF their good will all that thew had was
gwen Acting on this line \ meettnv
was called OF all the people along tha
proposed route from Brunswick 20
cunningham. Responding toereto
'ney came from the seaboard and the
mountains and at the b. G r con
Ventlon held in Brunswick savaro,
-.uhdred representative men fro,,
Georgia anu Florida assembled they
talked B, & b. railroad from start =
hh'Sn and the common sense view ~
this practical but stupendous unsar
'a"'hg appealed to the intelligence cf
the BODY IN such a way that every
support was pledged to Col Macbor
ana his associates In their nnder,a,.
ing From that date forward oard
"ork and push has characterized taa
movement and while at times ohsta
oiss seemingly nsurmountable have
arisen the people have come forwara
anu gwen their moral and sincere SIM
port with such financial aid NJ +ha,
eooid and the result has been thai
capital at the north has not failed -
respond with its share until the nres.
eht date when all the rocky shoals have
been bridged the and b & b stands &c
"'ia as any OF the old lines that have
served ssI the public for years before the
lisned. was estap-
Now that the incubating period has
ueen passed ana the B. Il ONT II
rs swaddling clothes is making giant
Sue, s.aues toward its ultimate goal Viz
birlhingham and tnen San Diego n s.
wen 70 note what other great aavan.