The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1903-05-05
OFFICIALS WILL
RETURN TODAY
RAILROAD AND STEEL PLANT
PEOPLE WERE IN ALABAMA
YESTERDAY.
THEIR COLUMBUS VISIT
They Were Given Reception BY the
People of That City and Other
wise Entertained-Offer
Made the City.


wick and Birmingham railroad and Of
the Mohawk Valley Steel and Wire
company, who have been off on a
trip to Georgia and Alabama since
Friday last, are expected to return to
the city tonight, although nothing def
mite to that effect has been learned,
and the party may not arrive until
sometime tomorrow.
Yesterday, it is understood, the Of
ficials were the guests of the people
of Eufaula, Ala, and spent several
hours there, looking over that thriving
little Alabama city. 1t will be remem.
bered that party Of prominent cit.
liens of Eufaula were in Brunswick
and endeavored to get the B. & B.
to come through Eufaula on it's way
to Birmingham. The officials were
extended an invitation by the delegates
to visit their city and meet the com.
mercial body, which would make them
an offer to secure the road.
Saturday the officials we're in Co.
lumbus, where they received a warm
welcome at the hands of the Column
bus board of trade. They were given
a ride over the city to many points
of interest, and later a reception was
given them at the hotel Rankin.
In discussing the visit as to the
resdSg or oiie meeting with prominent
citizens of Columbus, the Enquirer
Sun says:
THE Brunswick and Birmingham
officials declined to make a direct pro-
position to the city of Columbus, but
stated what, in their opinion, it would
be necessary for the city to do in Or
der to get the road. They thought the
city could get the road by underwrit-
ing 100000 of their bonds. The city
was given three days in which to state
whether or not it desired to do this
The committee in behalf of the cti-
zens, stated that three days was not
sufficient time in which to give a mat
ter of this Importance the consider
alton that it deserved. Thus the mat
ter stands.
at is not improbable, however, that
the city and the road will get togeth
or in the matter. 1t is doubtful if it
will be on the basis Of underwriting
$6O0,000 of the companys bonds how
ever
"When asked what, in their opin-
ion, the people of Columbus should do
IN order 10 secure the road, Mr.. Um-
that the city should do the following
things:
'Underwriie 100000 of the Bruins
wick and Birmingham railroad com
pany's 4 10 per cent fifty year bonds
at 80 cents.
Give terminal facilities to the road
at Columbus.
"Give the rod a right OF way
through Muscogee county.
"The committee asked how much
time the company would give to the
city of Columbus to make an answer
to this, stating just what it could do
The railroad officials replied that
they could give the city of Columbus
three days in which to state what it
would do.
"As q corporation, the city of Co.
lumbus cannot underwrite bonds; prac-
tically all the city government can do
is to donate terminal facilities. If the
bonds are underwritten they will be
by the people of the city as private
citizens.
while the immediate outcome of
the conference with the Brunswick
dnd Birminghm people may not be
particularly satisfactory to either par
ty to the conference, yet the meeting,
far from doing harm, viii be produc-
tive of good"
The party left Columbus Saturday
night, and probably proceed on to Ala
bama. Whether they will go on to
Birmingham or not is not known by
anyone in the city, but from the b
& B. Office a News reporter learns
that the entire party will probably be
back this afternoon.