The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-13

ATLANTA
IS AT TER
THE A. & 3.
Road May Be Extended to
That City from Mon
tezunla
NDtPENDiNI LINE 10 STA
Business Men Of That City Want tc
Protect Themselves in Freight
Rates and are Anxious for
independent Line

Atlanta generally gets what sht
wants. That has been proven tims
and again No matter if it is a Via
duct. new depot. a railroad or any
thing else. She now wants an inde
pendent road to the sea. She is goinl
e get il
Prominent citizens of that place arr
Rcw discussing the best way 70
n seaport CITY With an independent
Ike. and from All appearances the bes.
cheapest and easiest way to reach 1
pert is via The Atlautic and Birming
ham railroad. Atlanta proposes Il
have this road extended from Montezu
rpa a distance Of 125 miles, and thel
she wiii have an ind~ssnden, and al
moat direct railroad 20 Erllswiek. u
csleng-hy article on this subject yes
tcrday in the Constitution. tie follow
ina IS a part Of 1t referring to this
pian
speaking Or the Constitutions edi
tcrial suggestion with regard to tn,
extension OF the Georgia. Florida am
Alabama to Atlanta. Hon. Alartin +
Amerous. Of Atlanta. said:
4 read win much interest you
eeitorlal ii reference to the lmBortan
s Atianta's securing independent raiI
read connection with deep water. ii
tg an excellent suggestion / ID Il pre-
Ierly pushed. there is much IN it 70.
tbs city OF Atlanta In addition to
the liaes you nave already suggestee
10 the suli eoas iae 1alf gopf al
teion "a other mems which ar.
thin easy access Of the busines
n.en Of the city Of Atlanta, If they viii
take Up the matter actively.
There is line from Brunswick
nov in active operation ~ Montezumt
ire Atlsatic and birmingham railroad
1t IS cwned almost exclusively by At
lanta men, Captain w G. Raoul,
this city, Is president OF the road. Mon
tezuma is onl 125 miles from Atlants
They should he encouraged to buile
their lins % Atlanta That woult
Ir'ng Alants over an independent lint
e. the Atlantic ocean. In connection
with that lina. steamship lines coult
BE- run from brunswick to New Yorl
and Boston, For Immediate relief TIL
merchants Of Atlanta can arrang
With some steamship lines that ar
low bsing ruA BY private LUMBER con
paaies. One from Jacksonville car
res lumber north to both Boston ahC
Kew York ana returns with out car
gees There is also one line from
Georgetown. S. u. engaged IN carry
ing lumber to Boston. Philadelphia
and New York.
'sThese lines, am sati led, coul,
be arranged with TO touch at Bruins
wick or Savannah to bring cargoe.
scnth at a minimum cost. The state
iiroad commission controls freigh
rates within the state and they coulc
FIX proper and reasonable rates from
Brunswick to Atlanta. and with thes,
lines Of steamers bringing the friegh
TO Brunswick for probably one-fourtl
OF the present charges, Atlanta woult
tc benefited on the line that the mer
chants need for relief.
There are also sail vessels tha
are coming regularly to Brunswick
rom Boston and Rev York that maxi
tho trip from six to ten days. The,
come out light having no cargoe
whatever ami could easily afford t
B,ing the merchants to Atlanta tn.
freight for a sum slightly above ac
tual handling charges These vessel
charges added to the reasonable rat
ncm Brunswick to Atlanta, would Gu
the present rate to an extent tina
would give the merchants Of Atlant
The relief desired.
Something should be done to en-
courage the Atlantic and Bisminghan
10 build into Atlanta. The gentleme.
Who own the road are our neighbor
and are citizens of Atlanta. and ca
Be treated with BY our merchants o.
very short notice.
This, it seems to me, would CIV
me practical relief at once"