The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-16
BUSY DAY SPENT
BY SECT'y SWEET.
AFTER AUTOMOBILE TRIP OVER
THE CITY, BRUNSWlCK'S AAR-
BOR WAS INSPECTED
CONTINUED TO FERNANDINA
That Port Will Be Inspected Today,
jacksonville Tomorrow ard Then
Officers Will Return to Washington
to Reach Decision.

After inspecting various points of
interest in the city, making a thor
Cugh inspection of BIunswic1s harbor
and lunching at Jekyi island, edwin T.
Sweet, assistant secretary OF com-
merce, tog ether with Geo. r, Putnam
lighthouse commissioner, and Hal Il
King, lighthouse Inspector OF The Sixth
district, proceeded yesterday after
neon on the lighthouse tender Man
Srove for Fernandina and Jackson
vile.
The Washington officials spent quite
busy day Of it in Brunswick Leav-
ing the Oglethorpe shortly after ,
o'clock they were rendered an auto
mobile ride to many points of inte.c-
est in the city, including a trip to
the Yaryan Naval Stores plant, the
box factory and the oyster factory.
Returning the party stopper at the
federal building, where they were
shown over the handsome structure
by Postmaster Elliot The officials
story of the building which could be
used very easily for temporary quar-
ters for the Eighth ouse distr1 #; in the
event Brunswick is selected at tha
headquarters.
After the visit to the postoffice the
officials, accompanied by a number
OF local business men, boarded the
lighthouse tender Mangrove and mad .
an inspection trip over the harboF.
visiting the terminal; of the A., B. &
A, the Southern railway and other
places, finally ending at Jekyl 1slanI.
where a luncheon was served. The.
party then continued on to Florida On
the Mangrove, the LEGAL part1 return
ing from Jekyl on T. d. M. Strachan 9
yacht
1t has been somewhat Amusing t2
local people who have been interested
in the fight for the headquarters oI
the lighthouse district to + ote the
claims that have been made by botn
Savannah and Charleston, two Of the
ports already visited by the officials.
Charleston, after the visit of M.
Sweet, claimed that the headquarte.s
would remain in that city, while til :
Savannah News yesterday made the
announcement that the fight had mar
rowed between Savannah and Charles
ton, and that the headquarters would
ho triv to Of +xvn
OF course Brunswick is not making
any claims. The business men here
who have been interested in the co !
test are Well aware cf the fact that no
intimation whatsoever has been or will
be made by Mr.. Sweet He is off 3r
an inspection trip Of the various ports
who are bidding for the headquarters
as the representative of the depart
ment of commerce, and any business
man we'll knows that his visit is Of
a strictly business nature end that
every pert will be fully and carefully
inspected; that the advantages to be
offered for the headquarters will be
evenly weighed and it is the opinion
of local business men that the head
quarters will be awarded strictly on
the merit of the port.
The gentlemen here yesterday, Of
course appeared greatly pleased wirh
Brunswick's magnificent harhor, but,
as they have done in the other ports,
no intimation whatever was made as
to which of the ports thus far visited,
they favored AS matter of fact
1t is doubtful if Mr. Sweet Will know
himself before he returns to Washine
ton, considers all matters and care
fully looks into the situation at eac,.
port.
With the visit Of the officials here
yesterday the fight ter the beadqu2r-
ters practically comes to a cl Sc. The
Brunswick men wh0 have heen In
the contest have presented Bruins
wick's claims in the strongest manner
possible. and 1t is believed that this
city will be among those considered
when the time arrives for a decision