The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-01
STATEMENT MADE
BY THE COMPANY
8 8 q Brunswick, II Is AM
Asloansed. Nill Be Withdrawn
During resent Month.
THE REASONS ARE GIVEN
Company Endeayored TO Secure
Fair Treatment Here but Fail
ed, and There Was Nothing to
Do but Withdraw From the
THE Reasons ARE GIVEN

The announcement n ade by PreSi-
dent A. j. Long of the J. }con-Atlantic
Navigation company TIL ;sday night,
to the effect that beginni some time
in January the barge Oc.-ulgee, now
in operation between tacon and
Brunswick, would go to Savannah,
making that port the termi .us Of the
line, did not come as a surp. Sc to the
people of Brunswick, espec ally to
those who are familiar with ne situ-
alton, and who realize that j. is i'm
possible for the Macon compa. to do
business at this port.
President Long, who was in "uns
wick early in the week on bu less
connected with his line. did not AXE
any threats while here. He madA
plain, clearcut statement that his
company and the people of Macon de-
sired to do business with Brunswick
that this port was the natural deep
water outlet for the Macon barge line
and that. he had hoped that amicable
arrangements could be made whereby
his company and the business men of
MdCOH COulu uO BUSINESS lnfOuSn
Brunswick
He further stated, however. that un-
less something was done it would be
a physical impossibility to continue
the operation of the barge line to
Brunswick, and that it would be nee
essary to make Savannah the termi-
nus of the company. Mr.. Long said
this was not the wish of the owners
of the line, that Brunswick was natur-
ally the deep water port through which
the traffic should be handled, that Sa-
vannah was sixty miles further than
Brunswick, making a total of 1870
miles for each round trip, but at the
same time unless some relief was
given his company it would be COM
PEELED to withdraw from this port
Mr.. Long returned to Macon Tues
dayp night; he called the directors of
the company together and placed the
matter squarely up to them; he re-
lated his experiences and those of the
barge in Brunswick and the result
was that formal announcement came
yesterday that as soon as all plans can
be perfected, the barge line will be op-
Grated to Savannah instead of to this
port.
This condition, of course, is regret
ted by the Brunswick business men
who have the interest of the city at
heart but, it seems, there is no rem
edy. Neither the city council nor
those of Brunswick citizens who would
so desire can remedy the situation,
therefore the industry, though small
at present, must be told to leave
Brunswick
The reception given President Long
here this week was not a very pleas
ant one. On the other hand he was
made to think, by a number of citi-
zens, that his line was not wanted
that Brunswick was satisfied with
what she has, and that no new river
lines of any kind were desired.
The question has been the topic OF
conversation among Brunswick busi
ness men for the entire week, and the
hYeral consensus of opinion is that
We case was simply carried to the
wrong court mat a discrimination
exists. there is no doubt, that there is
a remedy is also true, but securing that
remedy seems to be the trouble.
Anyway the matter seems settled
the Macon-Atlantic Navigation com
pany is going to Savannah, and Bruins
wick is losing what promises to be a
live, successful barge line through the
richest section of the state of Geor
gia.
Esi