The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-20
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St Simon is looming up this sum
mer as the most pspul r RS. II a.oag
8 goufA Aua.ac &c., 1--~---
- y. lie i.-rsxst crowds that has
ever visited the island, except on
some special occasion, came down
from the interior and spent the day
on the island
Two of the railroads entering
Brunswick, the A, B. & A. and the
Southern. are rendering every assist
ance to make the season a big one
They are not only putting on cheap
weekend rates, tut==give patrons
along their roads special Sunday ex-
cursions. with unusually cheap rates
and very convenient schedules. Sun
day both Of these roads brought down
immense crowds and VIII continue tol
do so the remainder Of the summer.
But there is another. a vast terri
tory which Brunswick and her re-
sorts should draw from; it is the ma
tural resort for these people, who's
are anxious to come down and spend
day but the schedules on the road
which reaches the territory are so
inconYenient that it is useless for
them to visit us.
The atlantic Coast Line has never
given the people along its route a de-
gent schee 70 Bruqsw ~ T. l-vsr
makes any effort to bring a visitor to.
the city, though it covers sections
thickly populated with people who.
would delight in coming to the seal
shore
The Coast Line train arrives in
Brunswick at 1910 O'Clock and de-
parts at p. m, giving visitor Just
three hours and fifty minutes. in the
city, therefore not a person comes to
Brunswick from points on this line
for days outing The Coast Line.
too, furnishes an excellent territory
for Brunswick and It's summer re-
sorts. Hundreds of people from Al
tany, Triton, Waycross and the many
smaller stations would be glad Of the
opportunity to spend their SUNDAYS
on st. Simon If any kind of a decent
schedule was offered them. and al.
though numerous requests have been
| made Of the Coast Line to change
the schedule so as to give the Wis
itors time to visit the islands. they
have never even considered a change
Ibe officials argue that to make a
change would interrupt all Of their
connections, that they have little mas.
| senger business to Brunswick from
points on the line. Of course there is
not much travel to Brunswick over
the Coast Line and there should he
less Who wants to come down ON
2 pleasure trip and have less than
lour hours to enjoy themselves The
read could very easily operate a SIM.
Gay train to Brunswick. putting on
cheap excursion rate, and it is a
known fact that it would bring 10 the
city each Sunday as many II nor
more exeursionists than either OF tho
other roads. &
The Coast Line has never mapifee,
ca the interest in Brunswick and its
resorts that the other two lines do
II never takes an opportunity TO ad.
yertise the city, to bring an excursion
here or to do anything else which
would benefit the city
me schedules have never been
satisfactory to the people of this civ
VINO are compelled to use the line
none OF their train crews are permit.
yea to make Brunswick their bean.
quarters. For instance the crew
winch arrives in this city at 12.1oI
cave at 4 o'clock. making an entire
yuma trip from Albany to Brunswick
- d DAY, while the crew which ar.
ives at $40 at night is compelled 10
~ up at 1 O'Clock the following
i'qihing IN order to get away at 5:45
II Is time the people of Brunswick
s @ere demanding little recognition
IRON the Coast Line.