The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-11
FINAL MEETING
OCCURS TODAY
CITIZENS AND THOSE INTEREST
Ed IN RAILROAD TO RoLD
A SESSION.
/ COPY OF AGREEMENT
Tire Proposition Made a Short Time
Ago is What the Owners of the
Road are Now Asking of the
People Of Brunswick

People OF Brunswick.
The most representative business
sn in Brunswick are earnestly
working for the coming OF the
Georgia Coast and Piedmont railroad
1t is no easy matter to close up ne
etianons involving as much as IS
contained in thls new proposition.
rho chances are that the maJel
would have been closed yesterday
nut for the fact that Messrs. Geo.
ID Mackey and Henry Il Wilson.
New York bankers, who are deeply
interested in the 6 c. and F..
arrived in the city on belated.
train yesterdas afternoon too late
fo attend special meeting Of the
board of trade at O'Clock.
Vice President and General Man
afeer Emerson was present, how
ever. and entered into a thorough
discussion explaining the attitude OF
his comhpany.
The board OF trade meeting was
one Of the most representative and
one Of the largest held in long
time and the members displayed an
esrnestness indicating thoroughly
t1e desire on the part of the people
81 Brunswick 10 offer every induce
ment to the coming of the line
IN order that the people of the
city might proper5 understand lust
What the q G. and q people wat
IN the way Of. eohcessions the fol
lowing is the agreement made bs-
the special board Of trade committee
under date Of December IA, 1906,
aud renewal of this oSar * now
being sought by the railroad poople.
ghe original proposition is as fol
lows:E
IN consideration Of your extend
ing the Georgia Coast and Piedmont
railroad from Darien to Brunswick.
during the year 1903. and equipping
end operating the line. and putting
and Keeping the general Offices OF
your line for all time in the city of
Brunswick, Ga, we will give right OF
way 100 feet wide from the high
lands on the south branch Of the
AItamaha river to the city limits
- :4. - p..,,,,e.,,-fcl, 4r rea ~,
10 such terminals as you may have
secured the streets to be used to
be mutually agreeable and satisfac
tory to the railroad and to the city
og Brunswick, VII clear the right-of-
way. grade the road-bed, furnish and
place the cross ties thereon and
viii lay ties fasten and spike rails:
The rails fastenngs spikes ind the
tools necessary to do this work tc
be furnihed by you aud delivered
by You along the right-of-way as
needed. you to furnish an engine
and crew and their car necessary
70 haul the rails ties, etc to points
as needed. This work 70 be begun
as soon as satisfactory assurance.
are given that the road will be
built to Brunnwick, and your engin
Ger shall locate the line give grades
stake out the road-bed. ETC. also 81
perintend and approve the work
Ii arrangements can be made to
use the passenger station Of either
Soi the other Zines at Brunswick
same 10 be satisfactory otherwise
suitable and convenient passenger
stations. as wen as freight stations
and delivery tracks, are to be sup
piled by the railroad without un
necessary delay. af9
Cars arriving by your line 10 be de
ivered on private SIDE tracks located
on your line. or delivered to connect
ing lines free Of charge. cars arriv
ing BY other lines consigned to par
ties using private side tracks OF
your line to be delivered to suci
tracks and the empty cars returned
10 connecting lines, and empty car
placed on such private 8 de tract
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