The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-31
EDITORS RETURN
 FROM OCEAN TRIP Decatur Man Talks of Side
 Trips from Brunswick EVERY MINUTE ENJOYED ,Jacksonvitle Fla Is BuiIdino Skv-
Jacksonville, Fla, Is Building Sky serapers With Money Poured In From Georqia-"Booze Boat
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 The Alabama editors are struggling back from their annual outing which this year was taken to the Atlantic seaboard at Brunswick. Ga.
 From the glowing accounts of the re- turning tourists the trip was one of the most satisfactory ever taken by the newspaper men. The journey rounded out the most successful convention from a practical, business and social stand point that has ever been held by the Ala bama Press association. The convention at Bessemer and the outing was attend ed by bona fide newspaper people who are really interested in the affairs of the state press.
 In discussing the trip to Brunswick yes terday Will w. Nelson of Decatur said:
 "rhe newspaper people of Alabama have never enjoyed a more delightful outing than the one just had at Bruns- wick It was rounded out and complete in every particular and every member of the association who attended Is delighted with the recreation.
 Stop at lineville.
 At Lineville on the way out the spe- cial train stopped for an hour. The offi- cers and members of the local Conner cial club met the party with carriages and automobiles and carried us to beau- tiful grove near town where most de- lightful banquet had been spread for u; under the trees. Two or three shor speeches were made by representative business men of the place and ever! member of the party left with warn spot in his heart for this enterprisins East Alabama town.
 We did not stop at Fitzgerald, Ga, as planned on account of the train being late Arriving at Brunswick we were taken in charge by the Board of Trade, the officers and members of which ex- tended every courtesy that could be de- sired during our entire stay in the town and vicinity.
 "The organization provided the, party with a steamer, the Atlantic In which several points of interest along the coast were visited.
 Sight of Wealth.
 "At Jekyl's Island we had an oppor- tunity to view the luxuries of wealth at a distance. Just now these evidences of affluence are in repose, but 1t was restful and appetizing to look on the mansions and wide landscape picture tn of ta nci prominent milionaires of the country These are used as winter homes and of course are deserted except by the care takers at this season.
 ''It was a rare treat for some of the Alabama editors to get a peep at the buy Jekyl Island is one of the beauty spots on the left cheek of the American continent
 "On St. Simon's we were treated to 2 sumptuous fish fry under the shadow Of the ruins of the old fort established by Gen. James Oglethorpe centuries ago. Or this spot, live with historic memories ourselves with the mellow atmosphere of romantic colonial days
 WesIey's First Sermon.
 Tn sight of the old fort is the spot John Wesley is said to have preached his first sermon on Methodism in the New World. We visited the place ano bowed our heads in silent reverence fo. the memory of this great pioneer of mod ernized religion. It is a rather remark able fact that the only church in the vicinity Is Episcopal. which, I under stand was established about 20 years ago. There is not Methodist church on the island. It appears to me that a worthy thing for the Methodist church to do would be the establishment of some sort of memorial on the island as near this spot as possible
 We also visited Cumberland Island and returned to Brunswick thoroughly delighted with the miniature voyage on salt water, an experience which several of the party had never had before
 On Rough Seas.
 ''In going out we crossed St. Andrews SOuHu, WHICH IS Sdlu lO Dt tut IlOSl lur- bulent body of inland water in the world. The day was calm and ideal but never theless the sound was mighty rough for the landlubber and more than one piney- woods scribe had to give up and hunt a quiet place to get a fresh grip on his constitution.
 Brunswick is a delightful, quiet. easy x.tt&i .,,,f<.. faa lures that were interesting to the visit ors It is the largest city l have ever seen without a street car system of any kind. All the commercial locomotion is carried on by means of cabs and drays.
 The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad terminals and docks are perhaps the best in the south The docks ars especially well arranged and equipped with every modern convenience and safe rri.a l.--