The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-03-14
LOCAL PEOPLE
ENJOY OUTING
G. c. & p. HAS EXCELLENT FA-
ClLITIES FOR LOADING MA.
CHIMES ON CARS.
QUICK TINE IN LOADING
Took One Car Yesterday Just Min
ute to Go Alb ard Flat Car and Pre-
pare for Trip over Bridge-Great
Boost for Miami-Quebec Highway.

In order to demonstrate the excel
lent loading AID unloading facilities in
transporting automobiles across the
Altamaha rHC. to and from Darien,
Seneral Manager A. de Sola Mendes
yesterday headed party of promi-
aent Brunswick!ans on the first trip
+ be made ever the bridge by auto
mobiles since the completion d the
,oad Despite the fact that 1t was
'rlday, the 18th, there was not the
!ightest mishap to mar the pleasure
4 the trip, except small accident to
cne OF the automobiles, causing de-
Jay on the return trip of only few
minutes.
-Four machines, all wen loaded,
left Brunswick promptly at IL o'clock
and the run to Dents landing, where
the machines were transferred aboarl
flat car, was made in 40 minuteA
The road from Brunswick to Dents iA
in excellent-condition most OF the way,
but 1t should be snelled right on to
the railroad tracks Of tho G. G.. & p.
The loading apparatus arrangement
by which automobiles are to be plac-
ed aboard cars Is an excellent one. 1t
is not necessary for the driver to even
leave his seat, and one CT the ma
q 81
from the road to the freight car and
was ready TO move In just one minute,
so 1t Will be seen that no time at all
Is to be lost t1 loading and unloading
the cars. In order that all in the par
ty could have q good opportunity to
see the bridgework across the Alta
fnaha the train moved slowly, and
even then it took only 10 or Is min
utes to reach Darien. At that point
the same unloading platform has been
erected, and all that is necessary Is
to start the machine and leave the
car.
A specially arranged flat car was
used yesterday and it easily accommo-
engine pulled the car across the river
1t Is the intention of the railroad com
pany, however, to convert one of their
nat cars into a car TO be used esEe-
cially for the purpose and it will be
pulled at all times by the motor car,
which Is to be used and which Is now
EN- route to Brunswick. Just as soon
as this car arrives formal service over
the bridge will be opened.
That the completion of this missing
link in the Miami-Quebec highway
means more to Brunswick and Darien
than new railroad was the opinion
| OF q majority of these who went on
the trip yesterday. For years the
crossing Of the Altamaha river has
been serious setback to automobile
traffic from the north to Florida. Here
tofore 1t has been necessary to load
machines aboard lighters, then tow
them for several miles, the trip not
| only proving lengthy much time be-
ing consumed, but was also consid-
cred dangerous. For this reason many
| automobile parties have taken other
routes or have abandoned their trips
altogether.
1t is expected that every automobile
publication in the country will now
advertise the completion OF this new
route, and, as a result, 1t Is expected
that hundreds of machines will be
handled across the bridge annually
and Brunswick will be a principal
point on the Miami-Quebec route.
| Those who were the guests of Mr..
Mendes on the trip yesterday were
the following: ]. Hunter Hopkins, L.
/ r. McKinnon, E. II. Mason, l.. r. Akin,
/ j. B. Wright, Downing Akin, w. r.
/ Townsend, r. d. Meador F. H. NAL
lard, M. B. McKinnon, l.. J. Leavy,
Jr., r. r. Hopkins, l.. Ludwig, f. q.
Bruce, r. H. Hopkins, Jr., Z. NJ
Moore, w, j. Wilkes.