The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-19
GIynn county's Opportunity.

ing shipped from Brunswick to Allan
ia to be placed on the market. We
are told that this is the first carload
Of cabbage ever shipped from Glynn
county and furthermore that the con-
Segment was Of first class quality.
fancy vegetables.
This is good news to Brunswick peo-
pie II. as we hope. 1t is but the be-
ginning of determined campaign TO
promote the agricultural resources of
Glynn county. On the contrary, If
this shipment Of cabbage was
made merely for the purpose of Gre
ating a sensation. then it will amount
TO little. If anything. The advertis-
ing will attract attention for a short
time and then die down, unless follow
ed by other shipments, and a more
concerted effort TO develop Glynn
county's unlimited natural wealth.
We are inclined to the view that
Brunswick and Glynn county have
finally come to a realization OF their
resources, as yet undeveIpped. II
this is true we may expect soon to
again be able to count the ships in
our harbor by the dozens and to num-
Der the freight cars on our railroad
switches by the hundreds. An agricul-
tural awakening in connection with
the industrial progress which Is now
being made In Brunswick will rapidly
make this community one of the bus
lest on the southern coast.
We have seen the fact demonstrate
ed that Glynn county land will produce
almost anything in truck gardening
If given the chance. Recently more
interest has been taken in farming
than in many years past and we trust
that proper encouragement will be
given to local production. Glynn coun-
ty should produce all the vegetables
and grain needed tolsupply the home
demand. and then have thousands of
dollars worth Of vegetables and fruits
to sell.
Corn, oats. rice, onions, potatoes,
cabbage, tomatoes. beets. celery. let.
tuce, beans. asparagus and scores of
other fine vegetables will grow and
bear plentifully in this county. There
is no reason why Brunswick should
not be busy shipping point for such
food Hundreds Of cities and towns
further north are clamoring for veget-
ables and are willing to pay the price
All that is decided is a little encour
agement for the farmer,
In addition TO vegetables many
fruits and profitable trees can be
grown here. and are grown In small
quantities. The camphor tree, for
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soil. A number OF excellent specimens
can be seen on the city hall square,
and yet this tree Is not cultivated for
commercial purposes. ;'amphor is
now selling high, due Sc to the de
mand for II in the manufacture of
war munitions, and the prospects arc
that the price will remain sufficiently
great to guarantee an enormous pro.
1T in the commercial production OF
this staple here,
Our soil is perfectly adapted to fig
raising and yet We find comparatively
few flg trees here. This industry
could be promoted successfully. olives
are relished by many people through
out the country, but, although they
can be grown in Glynn county with Ut.
tie trouble, we find that olive growing
has been sadly neglected. Somebody
will come in here one OF these days
and show us how to get good Ameri-
can dollars out of ground which Is now
lying idle in palmettoes and bull rush
es,
Too long have we depended upon the
piue tree for our sustenanoe. 1t is a
noble tree and we should not for a
moment seek to tread upon single
one of its needles. Its blood has fur.
nished drink FOR our people while it's
body has been our food. But the pine
tree is not our only asset and we
do ourselves wrong TO depend entire.
IN uppn IL fnr nnr eNiStanca Tho