The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-04
THE CITY MUST
HAVE ANOTHER
STEAMSHIP LINE
HIGH TIME FOR THE BUSINESS
MEN TO GET TOGETHER AND
DO SOMETHING.
Prominent Citizen Talks of the Pres
ent Situation, Which is Rapidly Be-
coming Very Serious One-Some
Action Now Necessary.

1T is time for the people of Bruns-
wick to act. We have simply got to
have another steamship line into
Brunswick, which will give us passen-
ger and freight connections with the
east. The time has now arrived when
united effort is necessary and now
is the time for the people of this city
to act
That was the statement made to a
News reporter yesterday by one of
Brunswick's best-known business men,
and one who is interested in the well
fare Of the city and is always alert
to the city's interest. Discussing this
matter in general this business man
said:
While the Clyde line, which l see
by your paper of today is to with
draw its ships from here shortly, has
never been a very important line to
Brunswick, still the withdrawal of the
ships creates another opening for a
line Of steamers. 1t leaves a fairly
good business at the port which can
be secured by another line either from
New York or Boston.
''But Brunswick has badly needed a
line of passenger and freight steam
ers ever since the Mallory line with
drew from the port. AS is we'll known
this line successfully operated ships
to Brunswick for more than a quarter
of a century, enjoying good freight
and pocSpnoo1. h11ciuaSc Ac
of fact at times the business was so
heavy that extra ships were needed,
and many a week | have seen three
Mallory ships in port at one time, all
of them bringing heavy freight car
gees.
AS is we'll known this company
withdrew from the port after making
deal with the Brunswick Steamship
company. At that time the PEOPLE OF
Brunswick thought that the Bee Line
would prove good successor to the
Mallory and would work for the lcene-
fit of the port, but this impression
seems too nave proved erroneous.
While the Bee Line is giving the
people very good freight line, they
have never put on passenger line,
and the heavy passenger business for
merly done by the Mallory Line has
gone to other steamship lines, thus
diverting the travel from this city.
1t is a peculiar situation for we of
Brunswick to be in. Just to think that
when we want to take a trip north
by water it is necessary to go to Sa-
vannah or Jacksonville. | believe that
another line of steamers, plying be-
tween Brunswick and New York,
maintaining a good freight and pas
senger schedule, can enjoy a heavy
business, and 1 for one am willing to
go into any kind of a movement to
secure the line.
1T has often been suggested that
the Southern and the Coast Line
should operate steamer line in con-
junction with their railroads here in
Brunswick, but these two roads, as
you probaoly know have never been
very coed friends to Brunswick The
Southern, of course, is against any
such move and the reason is plain. At
present all freight hauled by the
Southern from the north and east to
southern cities, is shipped from New
York or Boston to Norfolk and at that
port is turned over to the railroad,
therefore the company secures about
70 per cent of the through freight. If
the company established line to
Brunswick it would not get such a
long haul by rail and would receive
only about so per cent. of the through
rate. With this condition the South
ern will never enter any arrangements
for steamer line to this port Not
'baly that, it will, it is believed, fight
any movement to bring a line here
watch would divert any of its freight
from Norfolk.
"As to the Coast Line, that road is
not anxious to see a steamer line
established to Brunswick from cas-
tern ports. The Coast Line, in all CT
the years that it has operated to
Brunswick, has never brought
freight ship to the port"
This business man discussed this
subject for some time and pointed out
that when the Clyde Line withdraws
the Bee Line will be the only steamer
company entering the port That the
line never expects to put on passen-
ger ships is evident and it is now
high time that the people of Bruns-
wick were taking some action.
Some we'll established steamship
line could be secured. Brunswick
merchants can guarantee them a GER
tain amount of their freight shipment;