The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-01-12
A. Y. WOOD WAS
AUTHOR OF The
COMMITTEE GALL
WELL KNOWN sRuNsWlcKIAN
WRITES CARD TELLING OF
THE ENTIRE MATTER.
1t Was Through Mistake That the
Letters Were Sent Out Unsigned
! Mr.. Wood, Being Member of Com
mittee, Thought It Time to Organize

There was but little difficulty in To-
eating the author of the call to the
city executive amendment committee
after The News was on the streets
yesterday morning, and the gentleman
who sent the call was more surprised
than anyone else at the charge that
it appeared to be a political scheme.
The whole matter was Strengthened
by A. V. Wood, the well-known Bruins
wickian, when, as soon as he read the
article in The News, announced that
he was the author of the call and the
fact that it was not signed was nothing
more than an error.
Mr.. Wood last night handed into
The News Office the following card,
which explains the entire matter, as
well as his position as member of
the committee:
Editor Brunswick Daily News:
1t is frequently the little things OF
life which precipitate a commotion
Or change the course of events, for
we know that for want of a nail
the shoe was lost" etc., and for want
Of a signature not only was an ex-
cellent measure lost, but the knowing
ones are seeing in the shadows of a
political twilight a bear in every
stump
For many years it has appeared to
me that the charter and code Of our
town was deficient in many particu-
lars; that we had outgrown some of
the reasons for the existance of many
Of its provisions, and the advanced
ideas of municipal management were
leaving us sadly behind, and that only
by double-stepping would we be able
10 catch up. We have actually be-
come moss grown and don't know It.
So that it was with pleasant anti
cipatiOns of q possibility of a mate
rial change for the better that | noted
in the days Of past administration,
we were to make an effort to correct
deficiencies and put ourselves up with
or even in advance of some ether
municipalities
Alas for my credulity, for now see
what on it's face gave utterance to
a most splendid and fair minded plan
for the correction of many ills due
to past municipal indiscretions, was
merely to pass the time and put be-
fore the people (who had some fond
hopes) a showing of cooperation and
willingness to let them help in doing
something to aid in building up bet
ter and more lasting code for the
management of the town; was only a
sep TO satisfy for the moment and be
forgotten in the hurry skurry in mat
ters of greater Importance.
1t is now clear in my mind that
this resolution Of the mayor and coun
Gil would have joined the "innumer-
able caravan" of other good resolu-
items and be forgotten if it had not
been that my hopes were SO buoyant
1t is a confession that my hopes were
pinned to this resolution which pro-
claims that its object was TO pro
vide such amendment to the charter
as will conduce to the general welfare
and progress CT the CITY," and that
it was most reasonable in providing
that it was to be reported to and en-
dorsed by the mayor and council and
published and even them not go into
effect "until ratified by majority OF
the voters of city at general cleo
tion."
The resolution was also attractive
because among the members of the
committee were. conservative men VINO
If they would be inclined to give the
time to such vital question assured
Il successful issue.
But how did it get from its secret
closet, this skeleton that on its first
appearance after months of decent
burial caused such commotion.
II was thought by many others than
myself that there would be no doubt
Of its being brought back TO life by
some one of those who created it, but
after waiting nearly five months (and
with only until April 1 to make re-
port, it did appear as If the measure
should be vitalized, so ] took it on
myself to have copies made of the
resolution and framed a letter to each
one named in its provisions, but by
one of those unexpected occurrences
it was permitted to go out without my
signature. 1 don't believe letter was
even necessary for the resolution pro
vides everything except the time for
preliminary meeting which endeavor-
ed to do, and did it without confer
ence With any of those who composed
II or of any other person. and / did