The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-02-18

,rides in the II years since my las;
visit here" said John W. Sibley, for
laor president OF the Chamber OF
Commerce of Birmingham, who is
sGest at the Oglethorpe.
at has assumed the air Of 4 metrop
5iis and there are manifestations ey
orywhere of thrift and prosperity anG
the attractiyeness of your homes. bus
mess and public buildings impress.
the visitor in most favorable way
80 me one of the most markeS
public improvements has been thS
paving of your principal bushes
streets with vitrihed brick, showinb
that you have had an eye TO perma-
nency as well as clean and attractive
appearance,
Il consider myself fortunate in
making this visit at the time of the
launching OF your home built ship,
which marks the dawn OF new era
that viii ere long give Brunswick
position of supremacy in that most
important industry.
birmingham is vitality interested in
your future development along that
line, as we have an immense tonnage
CT freight which come through this
splendid port, and we wish you the
highest measure of success iii your
undertakings.
"As secretary of the Southern Brio
Paving association, l am particularly,
gratiiied to see your county board ir
augurating steps for the constructor
Of permanent highways in your coun
ty, and especially the paving of thg
Dixie Highway through your borders
This will prove one of your hes
assets, and contribute immeasurabl-
10 progress Of your community. /
will prove a great drawing card tC
the tourists as well as be q means O.,
great comfort and convenience to al
tto citizens of Glynn county
There is no question before tn,
American public today that is receiy
ing more attention and consideration
than that of good roads. Lord Nc
Cauley in his history OF England said
or all inventions, the alphabet ant
printing press alone excepted, those
inventions which abridge distance
have done most for the civilization OF
CUR species
The good road has ever been tbs
barometer Of civilization, and inya
giabiy marks the outpost of all ad
Vancement in science, art and com
lnercialism Thi sis truer now thai
over. Being a part Of the daily life
Of the people and the connecting linl
between the city and the country, i
has become a necessity. In fact, tho
progress OF any community, state o.
nation is largely gagged by the con
dition OF its roads.
Our very commercial existence dc
hands good roads and to be CONNER
tally profitable they must be so con
;tructed and Of such material as tC
&c permanent, economical and salts
,actory Permanent to a degree tina
hey shall be unaffected by the elc
ncnts or traffic; economical in frs
ost and maintenance, and satisfac
cry in that they shall present min
mum traction resistance. be smootl
,u5 not slippery and free from dus
nd mud.
"A few centuries back the pacl
or8e was the means Of transports
ion, but ne, was superseded vine
ohicloa came into use, and in thi
ay it is apparent that the determir
ing factor in traffic will be the mt
chanicaIy driven vehicle, with it's
1yar increasing volume and weight OF
load and high speed
These changed conditions have in
reduced new elements Of destruction
Ind what were once considered first
lass roads are now becoming obso
etc, oXtraga6ant and wagteful
in fact, permanency has become
he yebnote Of al road construction in
he minds Of all thinking people. Tenn
]orary makeahifts no longer answer
At last we are learning that building
yell today means less expense i'll the
long run.
put says some one. what is 3
permanent highway?
"It is one built OF material that
s durable; one that resists wear and
ear and the destructive forces Of M
IRE; that withstsnds the rayages Of
ime. No road that requires constant
eFairs to keep It in q usable condi
ion, or that must be resurfaced or re
5uilt in a few years, is a permanent
'oad. A permanent road is built Tor
re future as well as the present traf
ic. and as the burden Of paying rests
non the future generation II is nn,
air 10 build road that they can sec
md enjoy. 4 highway that does no
2utIast the bonded Indebtedness tha