The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1906-10-11
PRES. ATKINSON
GIVES OUT NEWS
High Officials Of the A., B.
{ A. Were Here Yes
terday
INSPECTED THE PROPERTY
Visited the Terminals, the New Pas
Visited the Terminals, the New Pas.
senger Station and Took Drive
Over the City-Those Who
Were in the Party.

Il. M. Atkinson, president; George
Dole Wadley, yice-presldent and gen
eral manager; R. r. Mcdonald, engl-
aeer of terminals: c. B. Wilburn. gen
eral superintendent; w. A Kennon.
resident engineer. and John +. Wac
iey a brother of General Manager
George Dole Wadley. all of the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail-
road Company, arrived in the city
yesterday and spent the day looking
over the new terminals in the south
ern section of the city, inspecting the
new passenger station and attending
10 other routine and detail matters ID
connection with the Brunswick end o.
the line. The officials are travelling
in the private car Brunswick.
A News representative called at the
car last night to pay his respects to
this distinguished party of railroaa
builders. and was cordially welcome.
by President Atkinson and Vice-Presl-
dent Wadley.
Those who are best acquainted
with President Atkinson are wei
aware of the fact that when it comes
TO business matters he is a better
listener than talker, consequently
the newspaper man did not get any
long and lucid interview from him. He
did say one or two things, however.
of special interest to Brunswick. IN
the first place, for the first time
PRESIDENT Atkinson intimated that at
some future date the Brunswick
Steamship Company would build d
series OF passenger steamers to be
run In connection with the touI
treigh ters now building in the east.
He said that at that time the com
pany would name these passenger
ships in nonor Of the cities traverscG
by the line and that the first one
would probably be called Bruins.
wick"
The people Of Brunswick have MOI
contemplated this step on the part Oh
the A., B. & a. people, and the news
that such a plan is being formulated
by MIR. Atkinson and his associates
will. of course, be interesting TO them.
Mr.. Atkinson was present when the
Satilla was launched, and says she
ought to be in Brunswick about No
vember i. He says the other ships
will ibe aaunched in the following
manner: Ogeechee. Ossaba and Oc-
muigee.
Discussing the progress of the worl.
at the terminals Mr. Atkinson ex-
pressed himself az being thoroughly
well pleased. He Is we'll aware Oh
the serious conditions caused by the
labor problems and considering all 0.
these facts was really surprised AZ
the rapid manner in which the worh
has progressed. He said he was giau
to note the spirit of better times in
the atmosphere here In Brunswick:
he was anxious to finish their wors.
here and when nnished. to find even
more to do.
Vice-President Wadley spoke along
similar lines as did his chief. He
SAID that the work at the passenger
station was being delayed because th,
marble 4uarries in north Georgia were
SLOW in supplying that product. ana
that the work was practically at a
standstill pending its arrival.
Major Mcdonald is a newly created
official OF the line, being engineer OIL
terminals. He expressed himself a.
oeing well pleased with the work at
the south end, and says when finished
that Brunswick will have the hanc.
sReet xharf property in the south.
The entire PARTY will ieave at b
clock this morning for Watm
Springs, waere they will join the
ecnstyuctlop force st that point and
tnspect the work under way there.