The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-08-13
NAVIGATION ON
OCMULGEE is
ON IN EARNEST
STEAMER A. {. CHAPPELL WILL
LEAVE MACON FOR THIS
!. PORT TUESDAY.
New Line Starts Out With the Very
Brightest Prospects, and From In
Success. -

Following is from the Macon Tele-
graph of yesterday:
With a cargo of cotton and mer-
chandlse for brunswick and other
points along the Ocmulgee river, the
steamer A. E. Chappell will make it's
first trip since 1909 Tuesday after
noon, leaving the Macon pier below
the Central railroad trestle at 5
O'Clock
"a large cargo from Eastern and
Northern markets will be brought
back to Macon and other points on
the return trip and it is estimated
that the round trip will be made in
eleven days, including the time con-
sumed in loading and unloading the
boat, both at the Macon and Bruins
wick piers.
81. D. Bowden, traffic manager of
the Macon and Brunswick Navigation
company, will make the first trip and
the crew will be composed of a cap
tain, two engineers, two f1remen, one
oiler, cabin boy and four deck
hands.
''Tne cargo on the first trip will con-
sist chiefly of merchandise from
wholesale grocery dealers of Macon,
and it is probable that the last of the
constituents for the first trip will
be made today. -
"The A. E. Chappell has capacity
OF carrying cargo weighing 210
tons, which is equal to about eight
freight cars, and the w. E. Small,
which is in course of construction at
Brunswick and which will be COM
pleted in about two weeks, will carry
a cargo weighing 225 tons
"The following letter, urging the
members of the freight and traffic bu-
reau of the chamber of commerce to
assist in making freight navigation
on the Ocmulgee river a success, was
sent out by Traffic Manager Bow.
den yesterday:
ITO Members of the Macon Freight
Bureau: Gentlemen: Effective August
15, the Macon and Brunswick Navi-
CATION company will resume operation
of it's line of steamers between Macon
and brunswick, Ga, the steamer A.
e Chappell making the initial trip,
leaving Macon at p. m. on that
date
All members of the bureau are
urged to cooperate with the traffic
manager in making a success of the
beat line between Macon and Bruins
wick, and keeping the steamers A. E.
Chappell and Emmett Small in regu-
lar service. You are no doubt aware
that water competitive rates can do
more for the building up of city than
any other mode of transportation. If
any member of the bureau at any time
has shipments coming into Macon
from Eastern or Virginia cities, or in.
terror Eastern cities, you can obtain
rates at least Is per cent lower via
Brunswick, the Macon and Brunswick
Navigation company than by shipping
into Macon all rail. Or any shipments
destined to Eastern cities, the Macon
and Brunswick Navigation company
will act as your forwarding agents
in Brunswick, thereby obtaining much
lower rate through thaat port than you
can possibly obtain through Savan-
nah or Jacksonville.
"The Macon and Brunswick Nayf-
cation company and the Macon freight
bureau will appreciate any assistance
the members Of the bureau may lend
toward obtaining competitive business
from manufacturers and shippers of
Macon who are not members of the
freight bureau. Yours truly,
]. D. BOWDEN,
"Traffic Manager"
The item printed above should be a
source of delight to every Brunswick.
ian, and especially the wholesale mer-
chants of the city. The boat line
will open up territory heretofore not
reached by them and with a low
freight rate there Is no doubt but
that Brunswick can compete with the
wholesalers of other cities with the
advantages very much in our favor.
The new boat line is backed By
men of ample means and determine
ton to make it pay dividends which
can easily be done If the line has
the cooperation Of the people aions
the territory through which It oper.
ates.