The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-14
ATLANTA AND THE A. & 3.

When the city of Atlanta and her
people get together and make up their
Kinds that "something is dong" why
that means hat something is doing
al. right.
FOR many years the Industrial con-
dstion Of Atlanta has been calling for
an independent line of railroad to the
seas line not owned and controlled
By Morgan and his olan-a line free
ane Independent of the present great
combination of railroad interests in
the south-a line that Atlanta could
pot her finger upon aud say we are
safe with you, ours is a kindred inter
est"
For many years Atlanta, the gem
city OF the scath, the gate way TO all
that is grand and industriousiy glorious
in this section of ours. has been wait
ing, watching for the chance to seize
uron piece Of railroad property as
would fit the specifications named
boye and at last she has found it.
L, und it, in enc of the best equipped
pieces of railroad in the southern stat
cs. Our own A. & B. The newest OF
Georgia lines to attain to any degree
Of success and today one of the best
operated concerns Of the kind in the
country
In the Atlanta Constitution. few
VS. since Hon. Martin Amarous, a
veil known, wealthy and progressive
citizen OF Atlanta contributed an artl.
Gle on the subject Of the A. e. B. and
Atlanta that must attract the atten
ton Of those q Georgias citizens. who
are close students OF Industrial condi
tons In tbs section.
In the course of his interesting con.
t ihntlon. Mr.. Amarous says:
There is q fine from Brunswlcb
nc w in active operation to Montezuma
the Atlantic End Birmingham railroad
1t IS owned almost exclusively by At
lanta men, Captain w. G. Raoul, Of
Il is city, is president OF the road. Nor
tezuma is only 1876 miles from Atlanta
They should be encouraged to built
teir line to Atlanta. That would
bring Atlanta over an independent
Inc to The Atlantic ocean. In con
nection with that line. steamship lines
could be run from Brunswick to New
York and Boston. For immediate re
| lief the merchants Of Atlanta can ar
range with some steamship lines
that are now being run by private
lumber concerns. One from Jackson
| vile carries lumber north to both Bos
| toI. and New York and returns with
cut cargoes. There is also one line
fiCm Georgetown, s. c., engaged to
carry lumber to Boston. Philadelphia
and New York"
There are also sail vessels that
arc coming rogularly to Brunswick
from Boston and New York that make
tie trip from six to ten days, They
come out light, having no cargoes
whatever and could easily afford to
bring the merchants Of Atlanta the
freight for a SIM slightly above &C
h,al handling charges. These vessels
charges added TO the reasonable rate
IRON Brunswick to Atlanta, would cut
the present tate to an extent that
would give the merchants of Atlanta
The relief desired.
Something should be done to en-
courage the Atlantic and Birmingham
. build into Atlanta. The gentlemen
9ho own the road are our neighbors
and are citizens of Atlanta, and can
be treated with by our merchants on
short notice"
In our opinion Mr. Amarous is on
tie correct line and we commend his
unerance to the people of Brunswick
rs wen as those interestel in the
success of the A. & 3.
Its great thing for Brunswick and
we are ndulging the hope that when
tho A, & B is finally builded TO Alaha-
n6s metropolis it will call by Geor-
gla's.