The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1906-10-12
somE FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

city administration for the simple fact
mat il Is persuaded to believe that
the public affairs of the city of Bruins
wick during the past six years has
not been conducted for the sole in
terest of the city of Brunswick.
1t has no axes to grind: it does not
want any office within the gift of the
city and it has no friends who are
seeking such places. 1t is chained TO
no political faction in Brunswick; it,
editor is absolutely in control OF the
policy CT the paper, and it does MOI
take its inspiration from any one man
or set of men or Office holders in this
city Therefore, being a Brunswick
enterprise pure and simple. it has only
the betternent of Brunswick at heart
when It. assumes attitudes touching
upon matters of vital importance to
this city.
1t has IN times past found occasion
TO commend the city council ami
oftener it has been compelled to cen
sure that body. This morning we IN
wife the people Of this city TO calm
and intelligent discussion of the attl-
tude of the city and the board of
education with reference to the posi-
ton of the city on the subject of the
ground upon which the A., B. & A. IS
erecting its terminals. In the first
place It was Town Commons property
and required a special act of the
legislature before 1t could be deeden
in fee simple to any party. The coun-
ell In regular session adopted a reso-
tuition pledging itself to have the
necessary legislation passed giving il
power to transfer the property to the
A., b. & A. for fixed consideration.
When the bill came up In the legisla-
ture. without knowledge to the A.. b.
b A. people. the board of education
sent a delegation to Atlanta and ny
arrangement with the member from
this county absolutely blocked the
passage of the bill. Now the board
Of education is after all part of the
city administration. and when it went
to Atlanta on this kind OF mission,
1t certainly placed the city council in
an unenviable attitude. that body
having pledged it's good faith to the
passage Of such legislation and the
transferring Of such property to the
A., 3. & A. All the worse does the
matter appear when it Is reflected
that the A.. b. & A. had in perfectly
good faith gone ahead with its ter
minals and were hard at work on
them. the dredge Atlantic being here
at work. when this very disgracerul
thing occurred in Atlanta.
The A.. B. & A. people have been
the Industrial saviors of the city u
Brunswick and we ask the people OF
this city to say whether or not this
is the character of treatment they
deserve at the hands of the const.-
tuted authorities of Brunswick?
rhe matter stands right where the
Georgia legislature left it. The A !,
b. & A. people are going right ahea
with the work. without a title to the
property and stand ready to pay over
to the city the amount agreed on for
the purchase of the property. when
ever the city places itself in position
to deed the property according to its
solemn promise made in resolution
form in open council.
does this look like the administers
ton is acting for the best interest OF
Brunswick? Where is the man in
Brunswick with the hardwood to say
that the A.. b. & A. has not abso-
iutely saved Brunswick from indus
trial decay and where is the man who
will say that this treatment was what
the A., b. 4 A. deserved at the hands
of the present powers that be In
Brunswick? If one will stop to re-
fleet 1t will not be difficult matter
TO find the reason that is the true
reason back OF this stand.and-deliver