The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
GREAT STEEL PLANT
is SECURED BY BRUNSWICK WITH
$3OO,OOO.
MOHAWK VALLEY COMPANY
PROMISES TO ERECT EXTENSIVE
WORKS THERE.

Brunswick Citizens Hold N Mass
Meeting and Raise. 1920, OOO-RaiI-
road Gives 100000 and the City
and County $4,000 Each-Remain-
der Was Subscribed by Citizens.
President Umsted Makes Promises.
Bonus to BE Paid When the Plant
Is in Operation.
Brunswick, Ga, Jan. 24.-The largest
mill in the Southern states is to be es-
tablished in Brunswick, active work on
which will begin in sixty days.
For some weeks the Brunswick
Board of Trade has been in communi-
cation with the Mohawk Valley Steel
and Wire Company of Worcester,
Mass, the largest concern of the kind
in the world. Nothing at all was said
of the deal, and Thursday President
and General Manager Umsted, accom-
panied by a few others, arrived in the
city.
The president made his requirements
known to the board. At first the prop
osition staggered the citizens. The
company required 100000 as a cash
bonus to be paid when the plant is in
full operation.
Brunswick went to work. A meeting
was called for tonight at the City
Hall Several hundred citizens re-
sponded, and in less than an hour
$4,000 was raised. $4,000 over the
amount required. The greatest enthu-
siasm prevailed at the meeting, and
speeches were made by a number of
prominent citizens.
The subscription list was headed by
the Brunswick and Birmingham Rail-
way for 100000. followed by the city
of Brunswick and Glynn county for
$50 900. each. The remainder was sub
scribed by the people, and had the COM
pany required $500 coo or $500 1T would
have been raised at the meeting to-
night.
The establishment of this plant
means that the population of Bruins
wick will be increased to 10000 people
within two years. The company is or
ganized under the general laws of the
state of Maine. with a paid-up capital
stock of SIS ,O00, 900, and bond issue Of
100000. The company controls large
mills in the North. and proposes to
erect a rolling mill at Brunswick to
take care of the increased business,
and to handle the immense Southern
and export trade more advantageously.
This company is the largest steel and
wire manufacturer in the world. as it
handles it's material from the raw ore
from the mines to the finished product,
and controls it's entire requirements Of
raw material. 1t is absolutely indie
pendent of any trust or combination.
and no action of any competitor can
interfere in any way with the success
full conduct of it's business.
The proposed mill will employ from
5000 to 5000 hands, about 40 per cent.
of whom will be high priced, skilled
iron and steel workers. The remainder
of the employees of the company will
be ordinary laborers, but are paid very
good wages. The average wages for
a mill of this style, conducted by the
company in the North, amounted to
$685. per day per man during the year
of 1902. This plant, on the above basis,
would exceed $4,000 per day in actual
wages, the most of which must neces-
sarily be spent in the city of Bruins
wick, as the men are steadily employed
and this being the only market in
which to purchase their supplies and
necessities.
A plant of this kind, being operated
twenty-four hours per day continu-
ously, turning out a finished product
of 1000 tons, means the handling of
at least 1000 tons of product and sup
plies daily, all of which supplies would
come from the company's own mines
in Alabama, and the volume of this
business running to upwards of $40,-
900 900 per annum, will create a bust
ness in all lines in the city of Bruns-
wick that can hardly be con-
ceived. The citizens of Brunswick
must also bear in mind the fact that
the employment of this large number
of hands by the one institution, all Of
whom are consumers. will necessarily
bring thousands of other people into
the community, and it will mean a pop
ulation for the city of Brunswick of at
least 10000 inhabitants within the next
three years, according to the usual
method of calculation. Every avenue
of trade will be stimulated. the mer-
chants, truck farmers, and all. There
is not a business in the city that will
not feel the benefit of the establish
ment.
President and General Manager UNI
sted was seen by the Morning News
correspondent tonight and gave out
the following interview:
'"The plant will come to Brunswick:
all papers are now signed, sealed and
delivered.
Personally, I was astounded at the
enthusiasm and business-like manner
in which this matter was taken up at
a meeting tonight at your City Hall,
and the unanimity of action and liber-
atty of the people, as well as the hus-
Ting methods of all those connected
with the movement.
"Such unanimity of action is bound
to impress the outside world, and
feel that a great future is ahead for
the city, blessed as it is with ample
railway and water facilities, and being
! exceedingly fortunate in having such
a large number of energetic and hus-
| Ting business men,"
The securing of this mammoth plant
reminds the Morning News CORE
srondent of a few remarks made by
| Col. ]. H. Estill, when he delivered an
address here during the gubernatorial
campaign, in which he said: 81 ex-
pect some day to see Brunswick a
city with 100000 people" Brunswick
Is certainly on that line now.
The people here are jubilant over
| ,oo,,riro the largest industry in the