The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-11-02
BUSINESS MEN
GET TOGETHER
FOR THIS CITY
REPRESENTATIVE MEETING
HELD At THE CITY HALL
LAST NIGHT.
Citizens Pledge Their Support to the
Brunswick Advancement Associa.
i sion-comnittee Is Appointed to
Solicit Subscriptions.

A representative number of bust
mess men gathered at the city nall
last night subject to the call of the
newly organized Brunswick Advance
nlent association rhe meeting was
held for the purpose of formally
launching this organization, and
while the attendance was not as
large as should have been-as every
citizen of Brunswick should have
been present-still those who were
present displayed much interest in
the gathering and they were all of
the opinion that the association
which had just been organized was
just the kind of thing that Brunswick
mad long since needed.
The meeting was called to order
by Z. c. Bruce, VINO stated very
Briefly the objects of the meeting,
andsthen called on E. H. Mason for
a general talk. Mr.. Mason, who is
one of the prime movers in the new
organization, made a lengthy and
pointed talk on the general situation
in Brunswick. He told the cold facts
of Brunswick's slow progress, the
reasons he believed to be reasponsi-
Ole for such a condition and sug-
sested what he thought was the best
remedy.
He related several occasions where
factories had been brought to Bruins
wick by local business men, who had
pat up tleir cash to secure them,
and. after operating for short
time. they had failed and the local
people We're the losers. This, he
said. was due to the fact that these
enterprises came to Brunswick as
Dankrupts; that tley had nothing
When they landed here and never
hoped to have anything He did not
think the people should further be
imposed upon in this manner, there
fore he thought the organization of
a company like the Brunswick Ad-
vancement association was just what
was needed. The organization will
be conducted by hoard of directors
and when donation is made for a
new enterprise full investigation
Will be made before the donation is
gwen.
Mr.. Mason told of the coming OF
The new box factory and said TIA;
the new organization already had on
hand sufficient funds to purchase the
site. This new enterprise is one
with a capitalization of three million
dollars and now nas in operation
three large factories.
Following Mr.. Mason short address
ses were made by H. F. Dunwody.
Afbert Fendig, F. d. Aiken. J. H. Leo
r. E. Twitty and others, and in each
instance the new organization was
strongly indGrsed.
Unity was the keynote OF The meet
ing. Every speaker ur@pd the people
TO get together, fight for Brunswick
together and stay toeet er. 1t was
more of large family reunion, heart
TO heart talks were made and it is
believed that the result VII be ben.
ef!cial to the city.
During the evening the sdhscrip-
uon list w2s opened and several hun
cred dollars, in addition to that SUI
saribed q few weeks ago. Was added
10 the list. 1t is the plan Of the as
sociatiOn to always have on hand. ii
possible. $4,000, and then the Off
GERS and directors will always be in
position to purchase a site on short
notice for any factory which desires
to locate in the city. And ii was
brought out at toe meeting that two
or three industries are now knocking
al Brunswick's door and it is beliey-
ed that some of them will be secured
motion was made that a commit
tee of five be appointed to solicit sub
seriptions and Chairman Bruce ap-
pointed as members of this commit:
tee F. E. Twitty, chairman; J. II. Leo
g. w. Harper, H. F. du Bignon and
}. d. Hirsch. Within few days this
committee will go out and every man
IN Brunswick will be asked to sub
scribe stock to the new organization
and thereby become member No
matter how. small the subscription
may be it will help and it is the NOR
al as we'll as the financial support
Of the people upon which the sue
cess of the association depends.
The meeting last night was very
representative one and again demon
strated the fact that the people of
Brunswick are ready and willing to
10 to work for the future of the city.