The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-01
CREOsOTE PLANT
IS NOW ASSURED
COMPANY CAPITALIZED AT HUN
DRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
TO LOCATE HERE.
SITE IS ALREADY SECURED
At Meeting of Local Business Men
Last Night, $500 of the Necessary
$4,000 Was Quickly Subscribed
louisville Capitalists Behind Enter
prise.
SITE IS ALREADY SECURED

At meeting of some twenty-five
representative Brunswickians in the
parlors of the Oglethor2e hotel last
night, sufficient capital stock was sub
scribed to insure the coming to Bruins
wick of the Brunswick Creosoting
company, a concern to be chartered
under the laws of Kentucky and to be
largely owned by representative busi-
ness men of Louisville.
AS is generally known, prominent
Louisville capitalists and practical
business men acquainted with the Gre
osote industry have been looking at
Brunswick for the past sixty days,
with view of establishing such plant
in this city. These gentlemen were
attracted to Brunswick, first, because
OF the fact that this city is the greet
est crosstie port in the world, and
that she has not such an enterprise,
while. ports to the north of us and
to the south of US are so equipped.
Through the good Offices of Secre-
tary Weatheriy, OF the Brunswick
Board OF Trade, C. Lee Cook, a we'll
known manufacturer and financier, of
louisville, together with James B.
Wilson, practical creosote man and
civiN engineer, of almost national
famel @came to Brunswick about ninety
days ago and looked carefully over
the local situation. They were both
impressed with the manifold advan-
tages offered by Brunswick, and with
the very liberal and broad minded
policy of her business people. In fact
SO impressed was Mr. Cook on his
quest the city council granted his
company tax exemptions for a period
of ten years. At that time he also
secured options, both for the purchase
and for the rental of the old McCul-
Tough dock property on the Bay, now
occupied by the American Tie and
Timber company in their immense
crosstie industry. Having thus laid
preliminary plans. Mr.. Cook returned
to Louisville, got busy on the situa-
tion and tentative organization was
formed. He has interested a number
OF the most prominent financiers and
business men in that city in his plan
and he returned to Brunswick yester-
day morning prepared to do business
on condition that not less than $4,000
be locally subscribed to the capital
stock Of the company.
The Board of Trade Immediately got
busy on the subject, called meeting
at the Oglethorpe last night, and
while only twenty-five business men
were present, $500 Of the necessary
$4,000 was subscribed during the
meeting.
At the meeting, which was called
under the auspices of the Brunswick
Advancement Association, and which
was presided over by e. C. Bruce,
president of that organization, talks
were made by Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Will
son, of detailing the plan and the
scope of the enterprise. Both of these
gentlemen pointed out the fact that
such an industry was necessary to the
growth and the development of Bruins
wick, and in order that she maintain
her record in the crossie industry, Mr..
Wilson handling the subject from its
practical side, and Mr. Cook treating
it from the standpoint of business
proposition.
Local responses were made by F.
D. Akin, L. r. Akin. S. K. Brown, N.
Emanuel r. H. Mason, Albert Fen
dig, A de Sola Mendes and others.
Senator Akin, howeve- started tn,
ball. to rolling when. concluding his
remarks, Il announced that he be-
lieyed in the enterprise and was will
ing to subscribe whatever amount OF
stock. was necessary to bring the in-
dustry to Brunswick.
F. d. Aiken promptly took the cue