Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-09
BRUNSWICK GETS
GREAT SPIRITS PLANT
Claimed II Will Keep Hundred
Men Busy
Brunswick JouInaLD

brunswick JournaLl
Brunswick will have in operation
within the year one of the larses
wood disuIIing plants in the world
The Brunswick Advancement Associa
ton has closed a contract with III.
Southeastern Yaryan Naval Store:
| Company. of Toledo. Ohio. by whis-
that company agrees % r.oceed i'm.
mediarely with the construction work
This company has a capital of $780,
/ Geo conmon sock and 100000 pre-
ferred stock. Mr.. James S. Bradley
Jr., of Toledo o., is the President
and J. K. Secor, Of Toledo, O., is the
Vice President Of the company. Ths
naval stores company has closed a
contract with the Southern Naya
Stores Construction Company for tho
erection OF all the buildings and the
installation of the equipment, The
buildings we'll be of reinforced con
crete and will cover about p acres OF
ground and with the equipment VIII
cost about $3.50, 0000. All of the officers
of the company have been in Bruins
wick for several days and their de-
termination to locate the plant here
shows their appreciation OF the
splendid advantages offered bp the
port of Brunswick.
Mr.. Albert Fandig and officers of the
Brunswick Advancement Association
were determined to secure the Ioca-
don Of the enterprise in Brunswick, if
possible, and have met all the require
ments of the officers. The City Of
Brunswick, the Advancement Associa-
ton, and other citizens will contribute
land which will aggregate about a.
acree, and comprising what is known
as the Okra Farm on Dupree's creek
and adjacent lands. The A, B. & A
Railroad Company will Immediately
extend tracks to the property inyol"-
ing the construction of about fom
thousand feet of track. The plant vii
be equipped with electric power anC
will have several thousand feet o
narrow gauge track over the ground
and cars will be operated by electric.
lily. The Officials Of the A, B. & A
Railroad Company were in Brunswick
several days ago in conference witt
the officers of the Naval Stores Com
pany ana the Advancement Associa
ton, and were very liberal and promp
in complying with the request made o
the railroad company in connection
with the extension of their tracks AM
the furnishing of equipment
The factory will be equipped witt
1900 horse power boilers, and vii
consume about 10 car loads of WOO
per day and will employ about 10
men, and the pay roll will amount :.
about $500 per month This vii
mean great things for the merchant
Io1 brunswick. One OF the most i'm
portant features that Will promote tn
development of southeast Georgia vii
be the demand for pine stumps whicl
will result in the rapid clearing 0
many of these lands and their utiliza
ton for agricultural purposes. 1t i
we'll recognized that the two thing
most essential to the development 0
This city are the establishment @
manufacturing enterprises and agri
cultural development of the adjacen
territory. Brunswick extends a cor
dial welcome to the officers and al
those connected with this enterpris.
They are men of prominence, and vii
be important factors in the buildin
up OF the city, not only because of tn
construction and operation of thel
own plant, but for the reason that the
are most excellent and enterprisin
gentlemen and stand ready to cooper
ate with our people in all matters the
| pertain to the welfare of The city.