The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-12
INSIDE ROUTE
To JACKSONVILLE
BRUNSWICK TO BE ON LINE Es-
TAeLlsHED BETWEEN sAvAN-
NAH AND THAT CITY.

Brunswick is to have steamer
line TO Savannah and Jacksonville if
the plan now On foot by number
Of prominent Savannah steamboat men
is carried out
The Savannah News of yesterday
contained long article relative TO the
new route. In part the article said:
The matter came up two or three
years ago when the freight service be-
tween Savannah and Jacksonville was
so bad as to call forth general pro-
test of vigorous strength from the
wholesale merchants of Savannah who
sell goods in Florida. When the rail
roads came TO In manner that was
satisfactory enough to assuage the
anger of the merchants at the poor
service. which hal been given them,
the establishment of the steamer serv-
ice between the Georgia and the Flor
ida cities was dropped.
Since that time the railroads have
been doing fairly well, but in spite of
this, and furthermore. in the face of
the fact that the Merchants and Min
ers Transportation company is soon
to inaugurate a service between Sa-
vannah and Jacksonville. the sstab-
lishment of an independent line of
steamers Is in favor by number of
prominent business men and mer-
chants.
Mr.. Granger has brought the sub.
iect formally before the chamber OF
commerce and It has been referred to
the transportation committee, of
which Mr. Charles Ellis is the chair
man. It is estimated by Captain Fitz-
gerald thai such a steamer could bo
built for $4,000, and could be main
tanned the year round at an expense
Of S6733 a day, his amount to in
ciude all the usual operating expenses.
including the wages or officers ana
crew, agents and dockage.
THE steamer Is 10 be, II 1t is to be,
$50 feet long and 81 feet Of beam with
a hold of 6 IL feet and draft of .
feet; TO have % staterooms and two
bridal chambers; a long promenade
deck and skyllght the full length of the
saloon, the speed TO be 10 miles an
hour.
''The inside rogte would include
stops at Darien, Brunswick and Fer
nandna. Being prepared for passen-
ger travel It is considered that il
would be possible for such boat Ia
build UP a considerable traffic Of this
character and that il would be liber-
ally patronized by the local mer-
chants. The possibilities in winter
and summer for passengers would be
attractive.
In the summer thousands of Flor
Ida people are seeking the resorts and
would take passage in booking out
the cities of Baltimore. Philadelphia
New York and Boston. it is argued
The fact that the Merchants and Min
ers Is to have q line from Jacksonville
to Baltimore does not necessarily put
damper on the plan, for there are
many who would ike to make part
land and part water trip, A night at
sea is quite sufficient for many, and
when Savannah is reached, the rail
routes might be taken If, on the
other hand, the water route appeals To
the passengers it would be possible
here to take the steamers for any Of
the points mentioned.
1.-THE plan as suggested by Captain
Fitzgerald is for the steamer to have
two sailings week, that is, to make
two rounds trips. He predicts that it
would be necessary to have a second
steamer in the service before the line
had been in operation year"
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