The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-19

PROMINENT CITIZENS GATHER AT
BOARD OF TRADES ANNUAL DINNER

is'h'It COAST WOUid yet come true.
Alter the address of President
Haden the vocal music referred to,
was the most attractive feature. 10
very catchy music Miss Butts firse
rendered song entitled "Glynn
County" the words of which are
from fhe faciie pen Of Secretary
Neatherly of the Board of Trade.
For an encore sne responded with
Heaps of Llckings,' by Frank T..
stanton, in which she also brought
INTO service very attractive music.
In the absent CT Hon. John Temple
Graves, who was to have responded
to The Press Toastmaster Twitty
introduced General Passenger. Agent
W. W. CroXton, OF the A., b. and A.
suggesting that he hoped Mr.. CroA.
ton would not use for his theme
Taking Off of Trains" and suggested
that he address himself to optimism
OF TRANSFORMATION" Mn CroNton
replied in characteristic good humor,
said he loved TO come to Brunswick.
We PCi uilltGu tutlu 10 Idkti
off trains or not and then earnestly
advocated small truck farming IN
Glynn county He pointed out the
fact that In Norfolk, or North coun-
ty. Virginia, the pear crop alone
amounted to $S50,00O a year. He sug-
gested that Brunswick and Glynn
county should organize for the cul-
tlvation of her fertile land AMI pledg-
ed the cordial support Of the A., b.
and A railroad in all such under.
taklngs.
Judge Joseph w. Bennett was next
introduced as prominent citizen
who had made several small refer.
ences In the past, but had never real.
~ made a speech. Judge Bennett,
subject was Our Duty" and il cas
De really stated that previous effort
OF the judge compared TO the ono
last night brought out the truth oil
the toastmaster's introduction. Hi.
address was a splendid one, in which
no not only pleaded for a broader ins
oustrial and agricultural spirit, S~t
begged Tor enforcement of the laws;
that the property right of all classes
OF citizens, whether local or foreign,
would be safe and secure In Glynn
county lie wrapped the knocker ana
deplored the great exodus that Gecr-
glans had been making to other
states for many years. Judge Ben
net dwelt on the fact that population
alone was not necessary to great de-
veiopment, but industry and work
and patience were the hand maidens
that brought these results.
J. n. DeLoach, director OF the
Georgia experiment station, was the
next speaker Mr. DeLoach mildly
suggested that the POSTMASTER had
asked him to change the subject,
which was South Georgia Lands"
but, being himself product Of South
Georgia, he demurred and proceeded
to tell the people of this section what
they should do with their lands. One
feature broLgt out by Mr..
DeLoach was that Glynn county ought
to return to the rice industry. He
pointed out that no county in the
state was so fortunate in possessing
lands so eminently fitted for the pro-
dnction OF rice as is the case here
IN Glynn. He stressed the necessity
Tor the production OF live stock and
pointed out that at present the peo-
pie of South Georgia are paying
fancy prices for western beef ana
going in debt with seven cents cot.
ton to pay the bills. He also was
strong In his advocacy of the build
ing of silos which he claimed was
necessary to the proper raising of
live stock.
&. d. Cunningham, district agent
Of the United States department OF
agriculture, followed Mr.. DeLoach,
and strangely enough the two talks
were very much alike, 10th of thera
coming from experts on the subject
oi agriculture. Mr.. Cunningham
struck the keynote OF Gl, mn county
when he urged the business people
'f this community to organize some
Kind OF truckers organizations roi
he cultivation of small farms and
Tor the particular growing of both
sweet and Irish potatoes, corn, let
luce, onions and celery. He handled
he subject of agriculture from rather
a scientific point of view and his
address was one of the best and most
practical Of the evening
Old wine mollows and ripens with
the years; the frosts Of winter and
The raise of summers heat only serve
10 mellow them, and when the Bruns-
wick Board of Trade diners listened
10 NJ V. Richards, Of the industrial
department of the Southern Railway.
.hey must have realized the truth of
Lhis fact Mr.. Richards started out
by saying that he loved Brunswicks
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