The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-13
VICE PRESIDENT
CULP At MEETING
SAYS SOUTHERN WILL PER-
NIT FRESH WATER BOATS
TO USE TERMINALS.
BUT OTHERS HAVE A SAY
Board of Trade Officers State
That Nothing Definite Result.
ed From Conference, Request
ed by Southern Official.

AT the irritation of ]. M. Culp wee
president of the Southern railway and
in charge of the traffic department,
a conference was held at the Board of
Trade rooms yesterday morning, at
tended by the Southern officials, Pres
ident Butts, Secretary Weatherly, of
the Board of Trade, and several bust
ness men.
Mr., Culp telephoned Secretary
Weatherly about 1890 o'clock and
asked for conference at II O'Clock,
stating that he desired only to discuss
matters with the secretary. Mr..
Weatherly replied that President
Butts was at the time in the Board
OF Trade rooms, and requested that he
alsa to be present, to which Mr., Gulp
agreed. However, shortly after IL
o'clock a number of other citizens ar
rived and Joined in the conference
They were f. d. NJ Strachan. l.. II.
Haym, f. r. Twitty, f. d. Aiken and
Albert Fendig
A general discussion was entered in
to, and number of questions were
asked Mr.. Culp by President Butts and
Secretary Weatherly, to which he re-
piled in a manner showing that he
was familiar with the local situation.
While admitting that the Southern
had, in the past, refused to permit
fresh water steamers to use the ter
minals of its line in Brunswick. he
stated that the recent occurrence in
regards to the Macon-Atlantic Naviga-
ton company was really misunder-
standing. Mr. Culp stated that as
far as the Southern was concerned
this line could use the terminals, pro-
vided the Mallory line did not object
to the Mansfield street wharves, and
the Strachan line did not object to
the Turtle river terminals, these lines
having leased the terminals from the
Southern. He added, however, that
the boat line, or no other opposition
line, would be permitted to use that
portion Of the Turtle river terminals
on which is located the large salt
warehouse.
Many other matters In connection
with the reported discrimination
against Brunswick by the Southern
were discussed, and Mr. Culp stated
that the Southern had never discrim-
mated against Brunswick, that it had
large holdings in this port wanted to
see 1t grow and was always willing TO
do whatever it could for the good OF
the port
He admitted, however, that the
Southern directed most of it's business
throughout this section via Pinner's
Point, because it got a longer haul
from that port.
After the meeting a News reporter
questioned a number of those present,
and some of them stated that the con
ference, while nothing definite was de-
cided upon, was along the right line;
that matters of great interest to
Brunswick were taken up, and that
the business people of this city had
an opportunity to get in closer touch
them believed that the conference
would eventually have a good result
Nothing resulted from the confer
cnce, said Secretary Weatherly last
night. "The Southern official told lis
we could. or rather the Macon boat
line could, use their terminals here,
provided they made an agreement
with the Mallory and Strachan lines.
In iohter words, we were told that
these terminals could be used, but not
until after the Macon-Atlantic Naviga-
tion company had withdrawn from the
por:"
President Butts, when questioned on
thel subject, stated that nothing Of i'm
pors ance really transpfred at the meet
ing that Mr.. Culp did not make a
definite agreement, and that, as far
as the Board of Trade was concerned,
the fight for "Brunswick's rights" was
going tn he cdntinued