The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-08
DAMAGE is DONE RESORT
Congressman Walker Sends a
Telegram to Washington to
Secure Some Temporary Ef-
ficient ReIief-lsland Got No
Mail Saturday at All.

The people of St Simon, not the
residents of the island alone, but the
many summer visitors, have serious
and unquesticnably serious kick
coming to tlieT, over She mail facili
ties to and from the island which has
been deplorable ever since the con-
tract, which was being handled by the
ST. Simon Transit company, expired
few weeks ago. che situation has
now reached such a stage that St.
Simon has been done great damage as
a summer resort, and the people are
making a strong kick.
The story leading up to the new con-
tract has been previously told in these
columns. The ST. Simon Transit
company bid an amount which the
postoffice department at Washington
considered excessive and which they
refused to accept. The matter dragged
along until the old contract expired
On the first of July and it will be re-
membered, for two of three days the
people did not receive any mail.
kilograms were fired into Washing
. ton to the postoffice departments, to
Senators Smith and Hardwick and
Ito Congressman Walker and the con-
tract was then extended for ten days.
William Jackson, negro boats
man at the quarantine station, then
put in bid for 5000 per annum and
the contract was awarded to him.
Since that time the only two or three
occasions that Jackson has carried out
the schedule has been when he used
the boats of the St. Simon Transit
Company. He tried launch and
filled, and then wrote the department
tnat he desired to be relieved of the
Ontract In the meantime special
representative was sent to Brunswick
b investigate. He spent day or two
Isre and returned to Washington, and
Dthing further was heard until Sat
uday when new bids were asked for,
tie new contract to be awarded on
SEPTEMBER first.
Things have rocked along and
Jckson has managed to make one
tn a day to st. Simon. However, he
wnt down Friday morning and that is
h last trip and the people of the
iand have since been without mail.
Y'terday the people went up in arms
al filed dozens of protests with the
ptmaster at ST. Simon who was
heless. Some of them managed to
geltheir mail from the local office.
Fially, on the last boat yesterday al
teloon, most of the first class mail
ws dispatched.
Congressman Walker happened to
be in the city and his attention was
called to the matter and he immedi
ately sent a telegram to the post
office department, demanding that
some temporary arrangement be
made until the contract was finally
lawarded on September first. Mr.
Walker stated that only few weeks
J ago he called on the postoffice de
Ipartment in Washington, and was
there informed that the matter haG
been settled and that contract hac
been awarded for year. With thl'
statclne:.t he thou hi The pecpi' or
The island were being satisfactorily
kupplied with mail.
Jackson stated yesterday that he
bad made every effort to secure
hotor boat with which to carry the
hail. but that the boat was not II
hape. He says he will endeavor tt
hrry one mail day anyway. JUS
hat will be done until the depart
lent finally awards a contract OIL
eptember first remains to be seen