The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-07-04
Brunswick Not the Only City
Sharing In Wave OF
Prosperity.
FEDERAL REPORT Is ROSY
Money Plentiful In the South
While Cotton Outlook Is Fa-
vorabIe-Corn Crops Best In
Years.


Under the caption brunswick, Ga,
forges ahead rapidly" the Southern
Telephone News. classified pcri0Gi-
cal of national circulation gives two
pages of writc-up of this ,,ity AMI its
advantages. The article is by Grlna
Simpson, a local girl and formerly a
newspaper writer. 1t is an Illustrated
article and after giving much valua-
bic information of interest to tele-
phone people, says the following
which is of general interest:
brunswick claims, and VITA much
show Of Justice, to have the most pro
grcssiVc citizenship of any civ IN the
state. This spirit finds expression in
the motto of its trade bodies. "B for
Brunswick" Although having pop
ulati0n of 10000 people. yet il Las Il
comFretcd municipal plant sufficient to
accommodate three times the porula-
ton
1t has a perfectly appointed city
hall costing $75,0 900. 1t has the second
model sewerage system suitable for
tidewater conditions in th3 United
States. larger proportion of its area
| is reached by its sewerage system
| than by city Of the state. 1t main
| tainS one of the five largest ald most
| expensive hotels in Georgia. II has
| modern and upto-datc telephone sys
| TEN. The electric street car system is
declared by the national experts tC
be model for cities of like size
Brunswick has in proportion to size
the largest number of miles of paved
| sidewalks. On "A basis of population
with one exception. it has more money
invested in its public school buildings
than any city in the state It's gov.
| crnmcnt building represents $150,000
In Brunswick is located one of the
| five handsome courthouse buildings in
Georgia This building is constructed
of gray cement bricks, manufactured
by local firm, the Southern Cement
Stone company This company also
supplied the gray bricks and all stone
trimmings, used in St Marks church,
handsome structure and one of the
several beautiful church buildings of
the city.
All of the principal business streets
are Of vtriied brick. The watcrworks
plant furnishes unlimited supply of
artcsian water, while electric lights
and gas plants are operated. II boasts
the most perfect health department
in the state. The city hospital repre-
sents $G5 900 Handsome church
buildings, a motor fire department and
beautiful parks and squares.
"The attainment of all Of these pub
lie utilities is concrete proof of the
progressive spirit Of its citizens.
"Brunswick's harbor is almost di-
rcctly on the ocean. yet is perfectly
land locked There is thirty feet of
water from its docks to the open
sea II has an annual commerce OF
$50 100000 The railroad dock termin-
al represents an Investment Of $4 600,
600 The Southern, the Atlantic
Coast Line, the Atlanta. Birmingham
& Atlantic and the Georgia Coast IL
Piedmont railways have their termin-
ais in this city The great Dixie High
way passes through the city.
In addition TO its numerous mar
ufacturinP enterprises Brunswick IL
1T this time developing four new pro.
iects, each rather unusual in their
nature. The catching and canning Of
praWn Is less than three years old,