The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1906-08-08
TO Allow the Nan Elizabeth
TO Land al Their
Wharf
MEETING HELD IN MACON
Business People of That City viii
Now 90 Before Judge Speer
and Try to Gain a
Victory There.

Following is from the Macon News
of Monday:
'Whether or not the Southern raj
way has Il right 10 block navigation
on the Ocmulece by refusing to allow
the Nan Elizabeth to land at the do. 4,
Iat Brunswick and allow other river
steamers to use it, viii be settled by
the courts.
"a fight in the courts, aud one to Il
finish, too, was decided on This mora
mS after a conference between Tho
comnitteo- from the chamber OF com
mcrce aud high officials of the South.
crn ayailed nothing.
While the officials tried to give a..
Gumonts why such proceeding on
the part of the Southern was right
and failed, they were evidently pinne Z.
down by tire arguments of the Macon
men and finally the verdict was hand
ed out.
'Thls verdict was written long be
fore the officials reached Macon and Il
showed that the conference was =
farce and would have oyailed nothine
even though the arguments of The com
mittee were right a thousand times
over.
III was President Sam Spencer who
wrote the verdict
After being pinned at the dnisq
Third Vice President Culp, Of tn,
Southern, flashed the verdict and thea
The Macon men saw what a brace
game they were up against.
President Spcncer's verdict was ~
i'll capital letters and no matter now
well the Macon men talked to the Off.
Gals they had re eiyed their instruct.
ions before they came to Macon.
The conference took place at tho
Southern depot in the private car cf
the officials ana While the Macon mcn
were treated with every courtesy T.
was apparent from the first that there
would be nothing doing and that tho
conference was helG merely out or
courtesy and that the privilege woulJ
not be granted
President Small. of the cbombnr or
commerce. showed conclusivcIy thar
If tie Nan Elizabeth was allowed to
use the dock at Brunswick the soutb.
ern would be benefited by increaser
freight service and that it would be
good thing for the road. He also
pointed cut that the dock was useo
by ether river boats and hat it was
discriminating against the Macon crar,
by refusing 10 allow her to moor
at he wharf
To all OF these arguments MIR.
were allowed to lie up and nat il was
against the policy of the Southern ana
that only certain steamers ana lighters
were allowed o tie up and that it was
against the policy of the Southern TO
allow the Nan TO make fast there.
Eventually the letter from Presl-
dent Spencer was flashed and then the
Macon men saw that further argument
was useless and tnat tic officials could
not act even If they roslred 10 do
50
II was shown plainly to the South
ofn officials That such action was rank
discrimination against the Macon boa,
and was an object to BLOCK the Macon
capitalists to relieve the shippers
from the railroad trust and give them
cheaper rates.
Further it was pointed that If othe.
boats were allowed to tic up, so must
tine Nan Elizabeth and in order TO get
their rifhts. the Macon men would take
The mqSLr into the courts ana Gud
ont If they were right
This action aa the part OF tho
southern only throws an impediment
in The way Of Ocmulgec navigation but
1T don't queer II by any means. It on.
ly means more trouble in landing ant
loading ana unloading the Nan Eliza.
beth but even this trouble will not
stop the regular trips Of the boat"