The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-12-13
MEETING TO BE HELD THIS
MORNING IN THE CITY
HALL.
COMMISSIONERS COOPERATE
Planned for the County Commission
ers, City Council and the Board of
Trade all to Send Representatives
to r. Hearing in Washington.

A joint meeting of the executive
committee of tile board of trade. the
city council ana the county commits
S'oners OF Glynn county Will be held
N the city hall this morning for the
purpose of a further discussion of
plans to fight fer the Sixth district
lighthouse headquarters. The meeting
VIII be open to the public and all cit
izAns interested have been invited to
attend the meeting, and offer any sug-
gestions which may be helpful
The principal subject for the consid-
Grafton CT the meeting will be the re-
inIorc2ment of the committee to be
sent ito Washington for the hearing
the 18th CT this month. While the
board Of trade feels that the commit
tee already appointed is thoroughly
competent, and will make a good
showing befOr1t he commission, it is
a committee, they say, exclusively
from the board of trade The other
cities which are in the contending for
the location of the headquarters have
sent not only delegations from the
board of trade, hut from the city coun-
ellis and from the county commission
ers of their respective cities and
counties. 1t is pointed out that com
mlttee CT three from Brunswick, wnen
the ether cities in the fight have 10
and mamhnrc in, mir, ;+,4<
Will tend to make it appear a..;I Wash
lngton that Brunswick is not particu-
larly anxious for the headquarters, or
tnat she is less progressive than the
ether cities.
1t is also pointed out that commit
tee representing net only the board of
trade, but the city andnthe county as
well would convince the authorities in
charge that not only business me of
this city are interested, but that the
entire citizenry Of the town is in the
fight.
1t is the opinion of those at the
mead OF the movement locally that the
poard CT trade has done oven more
than its share toward the securing of
this station, which will mean much for
The advancement of the city, and it is
me turn OF the commissioners and
council to engage more actively in the
heht.
1t is hoped that in the meeting to-
day all citizens who have any sugges-
tlons to make, or any aid to offer,
Will attend the meeting and will feel
tree to take part in it,
Charleston, from the press reports
received from that city, has enlisted
every man, woman and Hlild in that
vicinity to help retain the heatsIuar.
tiers for that city; Savannah is very
active and seems to be thoroughly con
hdent that she will easily secure the
approval OF the commission for that
city as a location; Jacksonville, while
less confident than Savannah, is put
ting up stiff fight, and Is preparing
to send delegation of at least Is to
Washington.
All OF the cities named appear to be
AFRAID OF Brunswick, and the newspa-
pers carefully refrain from any refer
ence to this city in that connection.
With the data before them, and the
natural advantages which Brunswick
possesses, and which cannot be over
looked, the citizens interested are con.
hdent that il a good showing can be
made in respect to the size of the
committee representing her. and that
1t can be shown forcibly that the cit
izehs individually, the city as whole
and the county at large are interest
ed, it will be almost impossible for the
other cities to prevent her getting it.