The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-17
UP To BRUNSWICK
TO Get THE ROAD
HERE'S A TIP THAT JESuP AND
WAYcRoss MAY GET
IN THE GAME.
Although Route is Longer the Pro-
posed Savannah jacksonville Auto
mobile Road Could Be Swung to the
Counties West of GIynn.

Unless Glynn and Mcintosh coun-
ties get swift move under way and
arouse Camden, Bryan and Liberty
counties to join in the program for
a tirst-c class roadway from Savannah
to Jacksonville via Daren and Bruins
wick, there is a possibility, even
probability, that the counties on the
west will get busy and pulling together
for great thoroughfare, swing the
proposition. In SUCH an event Bruns-
wick would again be set off on one side
and another fatal blunder would be
marked up to Brunswick
H. r. Robinson, a drug drummer
representing a Savannah house, who
is in Brunswick every week and who
is well known to tne trade, tells in
the Jacksonville Metropolis of a move
ment at Jesup which spells trouble
for Brunswick unless there is hus-
tie to Checkmate it. In brief the
first steel bridge over the Altamaha,
giving a thorough connection be-
tween Brunswick and Savannah, will
settle the matter as to the route for
the automobiles.
Says Mr.. Robinson: LAS Jesup there
Is considerable agitation of a bridge
over the Altamaha river, so as 10
make the road route to Savannah
much shorter A prominent business
man, who is interested in the move
ment, has recently held a conference
with commissioners of Wayne and
Liberty counties. seeking to get some.
thing done along the bridge line. East
of Waycross there will shortly be 20
miles of excellent road, made possi-
BILE by the cooperation of the Ware
and Pierce counties authorities. This
puts the Savannah road question up
TO Wayne and Liberty and the other
counties that will be traversed if the
prese at plans are followed"
Scout Car Coming.
AS told in The News Tuesday Sa-
yannah is to send out scout car early
the coming week to locate tt best
route from that city to Brunswick and
Jacksonville 1t Is possible that the
car will come by the way of Bur-
roughs, where the Ogeeche will be
crossed and following the Seaboard
Air Line route will cross the Altama-
ha at the Darlington ferry. Once
across the Altamaha the car win have
an easy run to Mt Pleasant, thence
into Brunswick. 1t Is probable, how
ever, that the Darien route will be
used, the oar leaving the old stage
road at Thee and following the old
postroad into Daren, where two of
the party will be brought over the
river in launch to Dents. The scout
car will return to Theo and then on
to Darlington and Mt. Pleasant.
Several Brunswick automobile
owners have volunteered to take up
the party at Dents, bringing them in
from Brunswick to Darien. One or
two will go to Darlington and accom-
pany the scout car into the city
The run to Jacksonville is 107 miles
land it is estimated will take about
eight houls The run from Savannah
will require fully "a to 36 hours be-
cause of round about roads north of
Darlington ferry in Mcintosh, Liberty
and Bryan counties. Some of these
roads cannot be used in wet weather,
hence the scout car in case of a
heavy rain is likely to be delayed.
Considerable local interest has been
aroused by the news of the proposed
run from Savannah and it is certain
that the scout car party will receive
many attentions.