The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1906-08-10
4 Fight FOR
STATE ROAD
Believed That Bill to Lease the Road
Again for a Number of Years viii
be Defeated When it Comes up In
the Lower House.

the Lower House.
The following from the Atlanta Con
stitutiOn will be of interest in this city
as there is distinct opposition to
the lease of the state road here IN
Brunswick 1t is believed that the
road will eventually have to seek tide.
water and in that event Brunswick
hopes it will be extended to this port
and the defeat of the bill in the house
makes it a probability at least. The
Constitution story is as follows
by almost unanimous vote
there being only one dissenting voice.
the Western and Atlantic railroad com
mittee of the lower house yesterday
afternoon reported Adversely Oh the
bill of Senator w S. McHenry, Of
Rome. TO lease the Western and Az
lantic railroad for a period of sixt =
years, from the expiration of the pres.
ent le&se-thirteen years from now
"As previously stated in the Cor
stitution, this lease provided for q
monthly rental of 100000 making a
total yearly OF $72O,OOO.
The prevailing sentiment of the com
mittee yesterday was against the MAX.
ing of any lease at this time. The
Alexander proposition to extend the
road TO the sea had strong supporr
in the committee. while there were
two who opposed the extension.
MIR. Brinson thought that later on
in view of the Panama canal, visa
to seek an outlet on the gulf 1t was
also stated that double prong might
be necessary, one to the Atlantic an
one to the guilt.
Representative Alexander, OF De
Kalb, entered into a lengthy discus
sion as to the freight rate discrimi.
nation against Georgia saying that the
holding and extending OF this ROAD
would pr tect the state
Chairman Land. of the committee,
thought nothing should be done now,
especially as to lease and while ne
favored Mr.. Alexander's scheme to ex-
tend the road, if the constitutional
prohibition could be surmounted, ne
thought the state could wait on that
until the constitution was amended, or
constitutional convention called to
remove the impediment
THE committee held three sessions
to discuss the matter. Senator Nc.
Henry being heard Tuesday afternoon.
The committee reconvened yesterday
morning at O'Clock to hear from
President W. S. West. of the senat4.
in favor of the lease proposition. Pres
ident West said that it was a PLAIN
proposition and he thought he could
demonstrate to them in the course
of his remarks he paid his respects
TO some of the Atlanta newspapers
whom he said hadI In their critl
cism Of the senate in its action unpon
the measure reflected upon its sup
porters, and he very warmly resented
these insinuations and that none 4
these critics would dare charge hlm
personally with any "steaIage
President West contended that nm
der the present valuation of the road
.$12000,000, this monthly rental OF SEQ.
600 per month, meant a six percent
yearly income upon a supposed invest
ment Of $8S,500.G 600 and ae business
proposition he thought it the sound,
est business judgment for the state
10 lease the road upon the terms con
tanned in the lease bill He illus
tratod what this meant by a recent
sale Of 2 percent Panama bonds which
amounted to $50,000,O0O. In this day
it was difficult to loan as much as
$S8.030.000 at 6 percent, and yet this
was the pr0post lOn contained in the
lease act He urged mc idea formerly
advanced that the road might ,at the
close Of the lease, thirteen years from
now. be bottled up and doubted if
thrown back on the state could make
expenses. He thought the failure to
build a unian Depot on the states
Hrcsept site from Lloyd street to
Whitehall would in time impair the
value of the state road from $1,000, ,OO0
to S3,000,00O. If the road was extend
ed to the ocean there would be NJ
boat line connected such as the Cen
trail and other roads had"
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