The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-04-22
WORK ON PLANT
STARTS At ONCE;
PLANSCOMPLETE
FOUR LARGE FOUR-MASTED
SCHOONERS FIRST TO BE
CONSTRUCTED.
SITE ALONG THE BAY HAS
ALREADY BEEN SELECTED
Brunswick Wins Out in a Little
Tilt With Savannah and Jack
sonviIle-ExceIIent Work of
Local Citizen Wins.

Brunswick yesterday secured just
such a plant as this city has long
wanted and for which it is most admir-
ingly located, offering every advant-
age to such an enterprise.
Shipbuilding has been talked here
for many a day, on numerous occa-
sions the outlook has been bright for
such a plant but every time a cog
would slip, it seems, and Brunswick
would lose her much cherished indus
try.
But a shipbuildn.g plant has now
been landed!
Within the next few weeks Bruins
wickians will see active work started
on a plant fully equipped for the con-
struction of large vessels and, while
it is announced that the plant is to be
constructed for the purpose of build
ing several large schooners and barges,
it is the general belief that, within a
short time after it is in operation, it
will reach out and include steam YES
sells.
All plans for the construction of this
yesterday when a conference was held
in the office of Albert Fendig & Com
pany, attended by W. U. Taylor of
New York, Capt. L. ]. Nilsson of Bal
timore. and Geo. w. Huxley secre-
tary of the Apex Equipment COM
pany, New York. This conference fol-
lowed a full investigation which had
been made by the visiting gentlemen
and after which they decided to build
their plant in this city. Mr.. Taylor is
a prominent New York lawyer and is
closely identified with marine inter
ests in the metropolis and elsewhere.
He was at one time president of the
Maritime exchange, and is one of the
best known men in marine circles in
New York. Capt Nilsson is a promi-
nent marine architect of Baltimore,
and he will be in active charge of the
construction of the plant, making his
home in Brunswick.
To Form Company.
The company which is to construct
this big plant will be organized at
once. probably under the name of the
Brunswick Marine Construction com
pany. 1t will be a Georgia corpora
ton, but the details as to the capital
stock. ETC., have not as yet been an
nounced. Prominent New York, Bal
timore and other financiers, together
with few local business men, will be
interested in the company. The or
ganization meeting will be held al
once, probably in this city.
The plans of the company, it is an
nounccd. is for the construction OF
four or five large four-masted auxil
larry schooners They will be OF 1000
ton capacity. and will be equipped with
auxiliary engines 1t is also the pur
pose of the company to construct
number of barges and, after the de
cision yesterday to locate the plant
in Brunswick, fl was announced thai
orders for the machinery, considerable
Of the lumber, etc, would be placed
at once. as it is the intention of the
company to put the plant up with al
possible rapidity.
Site Is Secured.
The details have proceeded so fal
that the site has already been select
cd, and the plant will be located OF
Bay street, just this side of the wharv
es of N. Emanuel & Company, be
tween Dartmouth street and SECOND
avenue. The deal for the leasing o
this valuable property has alread!
been secured. and those connected
with the enterprise are greatly pleas