The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-12-21


Elnous Christmas edition ever issued
from a Brunswick press. II merely
calls attention to the fact to illus
trate the fallacy existing in certain
minds Of an unusual era OF business
and industrial depression in the coun-
try and in the city. The advertise
ments in this issue speak for them
selves and they speak at the same
time for a progressive and indeed an
optimistic spirit here In Brunswick
Large business shippers tell Of great
er business in the commerce Of the
port: manufacturers tell OF largely
! increased outputs and of a broadening
Of their industries; banks talk Of lar
ger deposits, greater clearances and
graduated and satisfying upward
tendency generally. The retail mer-
chants point to larger and more com
piete lines OF goods, indicating neav-
Ter demands by the people with a
correspondingly larger local business.
Again these advertisements came to
The News in most spontaneous rash
On; there was "a quick and. in a vest
majority Of cases, ready response
to the solicitors, and the Brunswick
business man felt the importance Of
the issue and more than that co
operated with the management TO
make II a credtable one.
OF course The News knows, and
every other business man in the city
knows that in large commercial cen
tiers there is just now depression
and a scarcity Of big money seeking
investment. This was brought out
most strikingly a few days ago in Lon
don, when consols reached the low
est price on the open market in all oil
the history of the British financial af-
fairs In this country the markets
have been irregular for many weeks,
and this effect has been felt in the
various great lines of industries. yield
ing to the oyer-zealous work Of the
leaders of the Republican party. the
money powers in Wall street nave
been pursuing a disquieting policy.
which. in turn, has been followed by
commercial caution and business
uncertainty, not calculated to accel-
crate the business situation or to VI
tallza It, However, in the face of
these conditions Brunswick, from a
commercial point of view, Is holding
her own with less hardship than IS the
case with the averagle city. Her peo-
ple are beginning to believe in her,
are working in unity for her and che
will approach the new year with much
reason for hope and with glad helrts
and willing hands , While the year
1913 has not been particularly tat
one in Brunswick, as in all sections
OF the country, ii has not been of the
strictly lean variety and we believe
that most of the local problems con
fronting us in 1914 will be satisfact-
orily worked out early in the coming
year.
Every indications points to the fact
that general improved conditions VIII
serve to bring about the happy solu-
tion which we have in mind The
good effects of the new tariff law
are beginning 10 be felt; the currency
bill passed the senate Friday, VIII be
speedily signed by the president and
carly in the week will become law;
the naval stores market. upon which
hangs so much in Brunswick, is en-
coumgingly iirmer and those who
should know believe viii very soon
regain its normal condition.
SO. ON the whole, in presenting the
people of this city with this Christ
mas edition this beautiful sabbath
morning, we wish to express to chem
our hearty good wishes. with the hope
thar the year now ON the threshold OF
time viii deal kindly With us all and
Undue US more deeply with the spirit
which finds its best expression in the
simple Board OF Trade slogan-"Be
for Brunswick
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