The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-12
G. c. 8 P. TO ASSIST
IN THE MOVEMENT
PLAN OUTLINED AT MEETING OF
THE ASSOCIATION HELD
YESTERDAY.
TO REACH OUT FOR NEW TRADE
G., c. and p. Will Put on Rate That
Is Sure to be Attractive and Mer-
chants viii Have Bargains in All
Lines Each Thursday.

plan was put before the Retail
Merchants and Business Mems Asso-
olation at their meeting yesterday at.
ternoon which promises to do more
toward bringing outside trade to
Brunswick than any ste,N In that d.
rection ever before taken, and, with
the cooperation of the c., c. and p.
Railroad the movement sh h.uld be a
great success.
At the meeting yesterday Traffic
Manager Walsh, of that road, appear
ed before the association with the
proposition of inaugurating Tweekly
trade days, in which he outlined the
plan in full and announced that IL
the association would take UP the
question and decide on it that the
g., G. and would not only put on
the rates so cheap from all points that
people along the line would hardly
consider the railroad fare, but al.
so that his line would ADVERTISED
the trades days and do everything
else to make them prove a success.
1t will be remembered that when
the g., c. and 'P first opened It's line
to Brunswick special excursion
from points along the line was
Brought to Brunswick. Many of tha
practically strangers came to the
city, and as "a result of the trip,
quite little business was built up
with these new neighbors but grad.
ually the local merchants have let
most of the business slip away from
them and it is now known that prac-
tically all of the trade is going to
Savannah.
1t is for the purpose Of not only
regaining the former trade that these
trade days are suggested, but to se-
cure practically all of the business
along the line. II can be done, and
Brunswick merchants realize 1t,
therefore they took rapidly to the
movement and 1t was finally decided
to appoint committee composed Of
Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. w. Fl. DeVoe to-
canvas all merchants OF the city inl-
mediately and see Ii they will CO.
operate in the movement
Mr.. Walh states that his line VIZ.
put on Thursday, as that is the day
suggested az trades day, an unusual
ly low rate from all points along the
line. A rate of so for the round trip
was named from Collins, as against
uP
trip rate from Reidsville to Savan-
nah is $3.40, while the G., G. and p.
will put on weekly rate of 81. From
Glenyille and Ludowici rate. OF
of $3.50 to Savannah.
The plan is to have every merchant
in Brunswick advertise special bar
gains on Thursday, which is to be
gains, however, in order to attract
the attention OF the visitors, must be
attractive, and those merchants
present yesterday quickly agreed TO
put ON special sales each Thursday.
which will save the visitors money.
If these people know that every line
OF business in the city is to put on
special bargains, that they can come
to Brunswick for such small amount
of railroad fare, then there is no rea,
son why large numbers of them
should not be visitors to the city each
Thursday. The schedule would put
them in Brunswick at 1:25 ana they
would have until 5:15 to do their
shopping, or If they so desire, they
could remain over until the follow
ing morning at 7 o'clock, as tho
tickets would have an extra day limit
to them.
Messrs Walsh and DeVoe will
make a canvas Of the merchants to-
day, and il they meet with the proper
success, the trades day will be in
augurated on Thursday of next week
ANY merchants not familiar with the
plan can ascertain all tie facts by
phoning Mr.. Walsh, phone III.