The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-11
INDIGNANT SET
OF FEXCURSION|STS
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Brunswickians Say They
Were Treated Badly
BY the A. & B.
CAPT. DART WRITES CARD
He Thinks Brunswick was Discriminat
ed Against by the RaiIroad-Lo-
cal Excursionists Had Rather
A Hard Time.

To the Public; Did you know that the
A & B. railroad hand one OF its cheap
and personally conducted excursions
from points along the line to Macon
and Atlanta on the 9th inst, as an ex,
pertinent; leaving Brunswick at u
m. arriving In Atlanta at $40 p IN,
through coaches, close connections
tickets good to and including 10th,
yes, they must have done so, for their
posters so stated and their adyer-
t'sement to that eifet, remained in the
evening Journal TO the 9Th; again
there was promoter, commercial
agent, one n. G. Manning. who preach
cd these conditions and privileges on
om streets and in our business houses
They made the experiment and we
got the experience; Barnum made his
fortune by duping and taking the
American public; If the road needs
such a character in it's service, my
advice is, retain this commercial
agent, If it desires its excursions to
be popular and remuneratNe then
swap him off for some one, who has
some regard for his advertisement
and personal statements.
If there be any condition adhered
to or privilege granted as advertised
except that they took us to Atlanta
and back and collected our iare, no
one who patroniged the excursion can
tell. !.
We left about 9 O. N, was transfer
red from one car to another and train
to train four mes going up and twice
returning, consuming thirty hours on
the trip, two days and part of two
nights. We reached Atlanta 25
minutes to u this might have been
overlooked, but it was rumored on
tain That the Limitation Of gur tiekets
aas the sth instead Of 10th an exami
nation verified the Fumor; further in
yestigation developed the fact theS
there would be no special train Re
tuning and the train leaving On the
night of the Sth left at ~ md our
tickets sSxpired by limitation a l.,
consequently we would be force 10
leave at 1850 a, m. on the 8th or pay
our way back Arriving in Atlanta theI
reXt day we eQnght The agent of the
central railway in connection WitE
Hhich this excursion was run, stating
oGr grievances and was informed that
Gals Of the A. & b. His Office was
leseiged during tbs DAY by excursion
ISIS for information and at $3.50 p. IN.
of the 7th was informed lherc was no
relief ana advised that we leave at
&. 50 next morning for if we waited
ior the nigh; train leaving at 1:20
cur ticket would have expired and we
would have 10 remain over at Monte
zama till In The following day as
there was no connection for Bruins
wick by that train We found that
Ckets issGed from other polts, were
limited to the 10th and purchasers
were privileged 70 take advantage OF
The limitation. Why this discrlmina-
ton against brunswick? In justice to
tne commercial agent will say the
seeking information, was intro
duced to him few days before excur-
sion and in the presence Of Witnesses
requested positive Information. HeI
stated we could leave at a. H. arrive
IN Atlanta at 8:20 p. ~; will have
through coaches and returning, leave
Atlanta at $3.50 p. m. 8th, make con
Eections at MOntezuma arriving In
Brunswick between 8 and s on 9Th.
So | was Hot deceived as to thei
but woefplly so as to all
ether statements made, We appre-
cjate the mutual interest existing be-
tW cen the road and Brunswick and re
glet that we are forced to make a
public expression Of our grievances,
but think it IS due the road as well
as ourselves, to have all Barnumite
agents removed and others substituted
whom the public can hereafter place
in.
All statements made can be certified
ay certificates Of reputable citizens.
In conclusion the least we can say
OF the advertisement and personal
statements of this commercial agent
is that they were misleading, decep-
tive and damnable.
U. Dart.
p. SIT gives me pleasure to state
that Mr.. Bonnyman, the superintend-
ent, who was on the train was kind,
courteous in his attention aud truth
ful in his statements, deceiYing us
III no particular, as to the exactions
we were subjected to under the tick
Of purchased.
u. Dart.