The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-10
FIRST SHIP HERE
ON APRIL FIRST
r. D. M. STRAcHAN G. COMPANY
TO BE AGENTS FOR THE
NEW LINE.
Ships of the Big Company vii, Call
At Brunswick to and from Cuban
and West Indian Fcrts-.s.al il
Means to This City.

The Munson Steam c2a.a, :,
'one of the largest in the co,,atry, }.
Grating more than a hundred shi i,
The company will operate Lne
in future and the first ship f ire
line is scheduled to arrive in Bruns-
wick the first of April. F. D. NJ
Strachan & Company, through whose
Is tao call at the port of Brunswick
duced to include Brunswick on 3.
list of calling places, VIII be the local
representatives of the line
The company viii operate a line
from Brunswick to ports in Cuba and
to many west Indian ports, carrying
at first cnly rough cargoes of lumber,
cross ties, etc, but later, provided the
traffic demands it,, they will provide
for the handling of general merchan-
disc putting on regular tariff COW
sering such commodities. The plan is
very broad one in which a general
broadening of the trade with the i'm
mense territory embraced in the is
lands south of us is contemplated
The coming of this line will of
course be an important factor in the
commerce of the port of Brunswick,
for it will increase to a marked de-
gree both the imports and the ex-
ports of the port, carrying general
cargoes to Cuba and importing large
quantities of sugar and other prod
ucts to the West Indies to this port,
whence if the plans materialize, they
will be distributed all ever the coun-
try. This it is believed, will result
On the establishment here of large
warehouses representing both the i'm
porters and the exporters and will of
curse bring to Brunswick many large
citizens and give employment to a
large number of people. Of course the
handling of these freights at Bruins
wick will mean new pay rolls and
that's just exactly what Brunswick
wants and wants very badly at this
time. AS stated, F. D. M. Strachan
& Company will be the Brunswick
representatives of the new steamship
line and this firm is among the larg-
est shippers and best posted and
equipped steamship people in the
south. 1t is fortunate that the Nun
son people have been able to make
such a splendid local connection.
In this connection it might be ad-
ded that the oming of this line to
Brunswick ought to stimulate the
lumber, cross ties, naval stores and,
in, 60 oil 10
broaden the sores of their trade into
this territory, as the opportunity in
the matter of rates, will afford these
local people who compete with dealers
and manufacturers on the Gulf coast,
who have been furnishing the car
goes making UP such shipments in
the past.
Capt. Strachan was seen by a News
representative cn the subject yester-
day and he talked very interestingly
iof the coming of the new line, which
comes as a result of his last visit to
New York, when he personally inter-
viewed the moving spirits in the en-
terprise and outlined to them the
plans which the company have final
ly adopted. Discussing the matter.
he stated that it would be necessary
for the people of Brunswick to get
busy and aid in every possible manner
in the work of securing cargoes for
these ships, for on that depends their
permanency at this port, for he says
the line incidentally with opening up
the Brunswick business is going to
do the same thing with Savannah,
Charleston, Jacksonville and other
ports on both coasts and the largest
ports in the way of ready cargoes of
course will receive the special atten-
ton of the company. Mr.. Strachan
was especially pleased with the com
ing of the line, which advice he re-
sceived by wire yesteday and he is
of the opinion that it will be a fixture
for Brunswick.