The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-15
DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS
MADE BY THE OFFICIALS
YESTERDAY.
A CELEBRATION IS PLANNED
Brunswick Will Welcome the New
Road on it's Entrance-Automob obile
Traffic Soon to Be Opened Over the
Altamaha.
Altamaha.

The new Georgia Coast and Pie !
mont railiCad will open for business,
Brunswick on Feb. 10. ac 90 ding t.
announcements made by officials d
that road yesterday This is the frs
definite announcement that mas been
made in regard to the openia.s of the
road, and it is assured that the road
will be opened on that date, il nothing
unforeseen happens to delay the work.
The road now is completed from Da-
rien to Brunswick with the exceD-
ton of the bridge over the river at
Darien, and excellent progress is be-
ing made with that. The construction
fCrce is now engaged in taxing out
the piling, and steel gang will ar
rive some time during the present
week to put on the superstructure CT
the bridge.
The road would have been opened
in September but for the TACT that
much trouble has been experienced
with the bridge The first plans made
for the bridge met with the dsapproy-
al OF the war department, and had to
be abandoned after much tine an
money had been spent on them. Aft
er the new plans were completed trou-
BILE was experienced with ono of the
piers which had to be replaced. 1t
was intended to finish the railroad and
the bridge at about the same time bu.
these delays in the bridge rk ren-
dered this impossible.
Will Mean Much to Brunswick.
The completion OF the new road
will mean a great deal to Brunswick
1t IS assured that as soon as the road
begins operations that the general o.
flce and shops of the road now locat-
ed in Darien, will be removed to this
| city. 1t opens a new territory for the
trade Of the Brunswick merchants
and will undoubtedly be one of the
most potent factors in the develop
ment OF the CITY.
The new road will, upon it,, compile
tion, be something more than 100
miles long, extending from Brunswick
to Collins, Ga. 1t will make connec-
ton there with the ST. aboard Air Line,
and at Ludowci with the Atlantic
Coast Line. ARA lgements have been
made with the Southern rally ay here
for the use of their tracks to the DOCKS
of the G. c. & P, which located
just beyond the A., B. & A termin.
ais. 1t will of course, transfer freight
and passengers to all the other roads
now entering Brunswick.
At the docks it will connect with
the Baltimore land Carolina Steam
ship company, as well as with othe"
lines entering this port, thus afforI
ing ample water connections.
The schedules now in effect for tha
operation of trains firm Darlen to Col
Inns will be revised in order to max ,
the service through from Collins to
Brunswick, although the details OF the
| oCilcuuic nave not yet Deel dHiOuH'tu
The cost Of the extension from Da-
rien to Brunswick has been estimate
at approximately $bO0,000. There is
approximately three miles of bridge
work on this extension alone, the cos1
CT which is rather higher than ordi-
nary bridge work on account of the
difficulties Of the construction. The
bridge across the Altamaha river i,
perhaps one OF the most nee ded i'm
provements which has been made in
some time, for the ferry across the
river has been for long time a thorn
in the flesh of motorists who were
compelled to cross. The bridge will
not only be far more convenient, but
will materially reduce the cost OF
crossing the river. 7 his bridge alon@
should double the number of motor
lists who visit Brunswick, this city
having been avoided in the past fol
this reason.
The rates charged by INF new roaC
both fer freight and for passenger
will be cheaper than wouH have beer
supposed, taking into Eonslderatiol
the cost Of the road Isscal passenger
will be charged raee of 3 cents pc
mile, while passengers from othe
roads will be charged the same rate