The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-23
FOR BUILDING At
ST. LOUIS FAIR
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Meeting was Held in This
City Yesterday and
II. Plan Discussed
SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE
Committee Appointed by Chairman
Kay to Take Charge of the Work
In Brunswick-This City Will
Assist the Moove.

Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, of Twiggs,
commissioner general from Georgia tt
the st. Louis exposition, Hon. Hugh v.
Washington, vice commissioner gen.
eral and Hon. Glascock Barret, of Ma.
con, one of the state commissioners,
arrived in the city yesterday morning
from Valdosta.
These gentlemen came to Brunswick
to solicit subscriptions for the erection
of a building for the state of Geor.
gia at the great exposition to be Civ.
en- in the metropolis of Missouri. next
year.
They were given very cordial re-
ception by the people of the city and
at eleven O'Clock "a meeting Of cit
liens was held in the Office of Mayor
Crovatt, presided over by COL w. E.
Kav, himself one of the commissioners
from the state.
Col. Kay stated the object of the
meeting in his usual tappy fashion
and was roundly applauIed when he
closed by introducing Commissioner
General Hughes.
Mr. Hughes, who Is a very graceful
talker, outlined the plans in thor
oughly interesting manner. His COM
sion had been to st. Louis and when
they arrived there they found that
the site for the Georgia building as
Z agreed upon, was an obscure one.
They called ON the commissioner gem
erai, Gov. Frances, told him what was
being done and finally succeeded in
securing the handsomest site on the
whole grounds for the Georgia build
ing. He said Savannah has promised
$1,000 for the building, Valdosta $500,
Thomasville $500 Bainbridge $500 and
Waycross $500, and he felt certain
that Brunswick, the greatest port on
the south Atlantic would do her duty
in the matter.
Vice Commissioner Washington was
the nexa speaker and like MIR. Hughes
he liked his theme and handled it
splendidly. He thought South Geor-
gia had more to offer those seeking
homes and investments than any other.
section of the state, being made by
section of the state, and he himself
was astounded at the great industrial
strides noow being made by this Sec
Z ton. He said his commission was not
seeking charity, was pointing out to
the people of the state what he consid-
cred one Of its greatest opportuni-
ties. He was closely followed by those
present.
Commissioner Barret was the las
Of the committee to address thos
present, which he did very eloquently.
The constitution of Georgia made /,
illegal for tthe legislature to appro
pirate for funds to be applied to the
construction of the building, but tn
people OF Georgia were going to see
to it that the empire state of the south
would not be ashamed of their home
when they visited the exposition next
year. He expected all of the cities Of
the state to respond to the call and
he was sure progressive Brunswick
would do handsomely.
Short addresses were made by Coun-
ty Commissioner w. r. Townsend and
Mayor Crovatt both of whom were
in deep sympathy with the movement
and wanted Brunswick hnd Glynn
county to aid it in a substantial fash
ton. A motion was made by Col. c..
p. Goodyear that the chair appoint a
committee of seven "hustlers" to solic-
it funds and find ways and means for
Brunswick to do its duty In the matter.
Chairman Kay announced that
Brunswick had SO many genuine
"hustlers" and that they were of such
a diversified class that he would post
pone the appointment of the commit
tee, but later Ii the day announced
it as fellows: C. P. Goodyear, chair
man, +. D. Aiken, G. Downing, J.-J.
Lott, W. X Townsend, c D. ogg and
J. Il. 0uDIonon.
This splendid COMMITTEES OF Bruins
wick's business men Will hold meet.
ing at a very early date and will pro
ceed with the very important work
which has been assigned to it.
After the meeting the visiting gen
tlemen were escorted to the Pheonix
club and we're the guests of Col. Kay
Later in the day they were given. g
pleasant drive over the city and the
many points Of interest in a seaport
sity was shown to these osorgisns