The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-10
HAROW|CK WAS
INTERESTED IN
OUR MANY PLANTS
Members OF Association Are
Among Georgia's Lead
ing Citizens.
PLEASED WITH BRUNSWICK
Board OF Trade Entertained the
Visitors With Luncheon at
Eil<s Club and Automobile
Ride About City.

The members of the Georgia Cot
ton Manufacturers association and
all the ladies in their party arrived
in Brunswick at 2 O'Clock yesterday
and were met at the dock ny the citi-
zens of Brunswick with about fifty
automobiles. They were promptly
taken to the Elks club and there serv-
ed by the ladies' of the city with
most delightful lunch. Promptly at
3 o'clock, under the leadership OF j.
B. Abrams, chairman of the conVen-
tion committee of the Board of Trade.
the party was taken for an automo-
bile ride about the city; stops were
made at the various industrial plants,
including the shipyards, the Yaryan
plant and the canning plants, and the
Brunswick Creosoting plant The
trim included the most charming
streets and view of our wonderful
live oaks. Afterwards, the party was
brought back to their boat at
o'clock and then left for Jekyl Is
land. After stopping there, they re-
turned to St Simon. --.4...-
Stated in concrete form, this is the
story of tbeir trip to Brunswick, but
it is not the whole story. The mem
bers of this association are among
the most prominent and successful
business men in Georgia. Their wives
and daughters are educated and cul
tured people They were met and en-
tertained by Brunswick's leading BUS
mess men and by her most charming
and cultured women.
While the period spent in Bruins
wick was very brief, a complete dem
onstration of BrunsWick's hospitality
was given the visitors. They eX-
nressed themselves as highly delight
ed and greatly surprised at the
growth of the city, and as well be
cause of its great beauty. Many OF
them had heard that Brunswick was
forging to the front, but little dld
tbey realize the magnitude OF her de
yelopments. When leaving on the
boat, they gave three cheers Tor the
BOARD of Trade and for the people
of this city.
Accompanying the party was Sen
ator Hardwick. A special committee
composed of George II. Smith, presl-
dent of the Board of Trade; N. Eman-
mel F.. e. Twitty and President Wat
kins. of the Carpenter-WatKins com
pany, met Senator Hardwick and TOOK
him on an automobile trip. lie was
greatly interested in the shIpbulldlhg
ministry. Senator Hardwick was one
of the subcommittee of five members
of the senate to whom was referred
the bill providing for the control Oh
the various government agencies
needed for the successful conduct OF
the war. and including the powers re-
ouested by the administration for the
carving out of the shipbuilding pro
gram He closely questioned the man
ayers of the various shipbuildlns
plants as to all of the phases anu
conditions of this business in Bruns
wick, including the number OF vesseis
in course of construction, their source
of supply Of the raw material ana
the cost of the same, and also the
labor conditions. The committee pre-
sented to him the various matters
now being handled by the Board oil
Trade involving the use OF thls por'
and city by the government for va
rious things for which this port
might be used during the war Sen