The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-10-14
A GREAT MOVE IS
STARTED IN CITY
SOLE PURPOSE OF NEW ORGAN.
iZATiON WILL BE TO BUILD
UP BRUNSWICK.
Business Men Subscribe Stock Com
m'ttees Are Appointed, and Active
Work Has Begun-Generai Meet
ing to be held Next Week.

The people of Brunswick have
made up their minds to build their
own city. They have waited long
enough for the realization of the do
ings of the dreamer and they are
going to work themselves IN dead
earnest and make Brunswick a CITY.
1t has long ago dawned upon the peo-
pie OF this city that in order to grow
and develop to the proper standard
of cities, Brunswick must foster agri-
cultural pursuits and encourage man.
ufacturing industries.
She has decided to do that in no
uncertain way,
AT meeting held at the Ogle-
thorpe on Wednesday evening the
Brunswick Advancement association
was formed and it is not saying too
much to add that never in the his
tory of the city has there been held
a more representative meeting or one
In which more real, genuine earnest
ness and enthusiasm was displayed.
The keynote of every talk, and sever
al of them were made during the
evening, was Brunswick-new facto.
rles, new industries for Brunswick.
Ihe new association will have for
its sole purpose the locating OF man.
ufacturing plants, factories, etc. in
Brunswick, along lines at once at.
tractlve to such concern seeking sites
etc. The association proposes to buy
and deed to these concerns such loca-
tlons as they may select, on the sim
gle consideration that they be oper-
ated for factory purposes, as outlined
In these columns yesterday morning.
In the past Brunswick has been
handicapped for the reason that she
mas not had any such authorized con-
Germ, with working head and it has
Leen impossible to act in many cases
FOR that reason. With this new con-
cern organized for the purpose of
securing industries, ready ana will
Ing to donate sites, secure tax ex-
emptions, etc, it is easy to see how
much easier will be the task of locat-
Ing these plants in Brunswick.
At the meeting held on Wednes-
day evening the following weIl-knuwn
business men were present. and each
subscribed to the stock of the asso-
clation: Messrs. l.. r. McKinnon.
Albert Fendig. E. H. Mason. F.. D.
Aiken, r. R. Hopkins j. J. Lissner.
}. w. Bennett, M. Kaiser. w. ].
Butts, f. c. Bruce, c. H. Smith. e.
t. Butts, Millard Reese. C. II. Leavy.
}. l.. Andrews. F. E. Twitty. N w.
Ffndley, J S. Wright H. F.. du Big
non, }. d. Hirsch, c. H. Sheldon. G.
W. Harper, G. II. Cook. w. A. Dull
and c. T. Canan.
NO regular call was issued for this
meeting, a few gentlemen having
gathered to discuss other matters
however, mass meeting will be
he'd during the coming week and tha
puillc generally will be asked to sub
scribe stock to the new association.
AT t'Is meeting the plan will be full
ly outlined to the people and they
VIII readily grasp the situation and
note that it is the most far-reachine
movement inaugurated in Brunswick
In many years
A board of trustees consisting of
Messrs. l.. T. ..cKinnon, F.. u. Aiken.
Albert Fendig, r. r. Hopkins. M.
Kaiser, e. c. Bruce and f. II. Mason.
was elected, and these gentlemen.
held a meeting yesterday and organ
lzed by electing f.. G. Bruce chairman
II. II. Mason, treasurer. and F. e.
Twitty secretary.
Petition for charter will be filed
with the clerk of the superior court
today and the association will gat
under way as rapidly as possible
having in hand several important
matters at this time.
Those who desire to subscribe to
ine fund will please call F. f. Twit.
ty, secretary, telephone No. 35.