The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-28
Col. Archibald Campbell Spends
Part OF Yesterday in the
City.
is FAVORABLY IMPRESSED
When the Base is Named Bruins
wick Will Certainly be in the
Running, What Everybody
Thinks.

States army, commanding officer in
charge of the coast defenses of Sa.
vannah, who was detailed by Maio-
General Leonard Wood, COMMANDING
the Department of the East, to visit
and inspect the proposed sites for
divisional army base at Brunswick
was here yesterday for about threo
hours, it being impossible for the col
onel to stay longer than between
trans. He was met by Messrs. Al
GeFff fFendig, R. R. Hopkins and Frank
D. Aiken, of the joint committee from
the Board of Trade and city of Ecuns
wick, and by Major Hopkins and Sec
retary Smith, of the Board of Trade
and showed over the land offered for
a site. He was also shown as much
as possible of the city proper as was
possible in the limited time, which
did not exceed two and a half hours
Colonel Campbell was very much
impressed with the advantages of the
proposed site, especially in the facili
ties for quick transportation of troops
Nft hi
locality, and the inexhaustible supply
of pure artesian water available. o.
course, he would express no opinion
as to the chances of Brunswick Of
securing the army pase. Tor those
of any other city. though he stated
the value, from the strategic stand
point Of interior railroad centers
about equally distant from the South
Atlantic and Gulf ports. to which
troops could be rushed quickly in case
a port on either coast was threatened
by invasion.
The committee presented to Col
Campbell complete statement Of
Rrunswick's advantages. and prom.
osition covering the site. with exhibits
of maps. health records and other
data. supplemepting the facts already
furnished General Wood by the Board
of Trade in the shape of brief and
letters setting forth Brunswick's ad-
vantages. This Colonel Campbell will,
study carefully before making his
recommendation to General Wood.
Col Campbell stated that quite num-
ber of cities were under consfdera-
ton. but those offering the FEAST ad-
vantages would. after study. be elm
mated. and a further investigation
made of those apparently nossessinP
the greater merits for the location of
the divisional army base
Telegrams were received Yesterday
nv the committee having in charge tho
location of the divisional army base.
the Board of Trade and Mavor Hon
kins. from Senator Thos w Hard
wick, all reading as follows:
'T have recommended Savannah
Brunswick, Macon. Atlanta and all
other Georgia cities who have made
requests to me to do so for favorable
consideration in connection with the
proposed army post. My position is
that I shall earnestly urge the care
fuI consideration of all claims of all
Georgia cities and shall finally sup
port the claims Of whatever Georgia
city that seems to come up to the
requirements of the department and
to meet the demands of the situation ="
This expression from Senator Hard
wick evidently was called forth by a
statement in a Savannah paper pur-
porting to duote letter from Sen
ator Hardwick. saying that he had
recommended Savannah as the best
location for the divisional army base.
1t will be pleasing to the people of
Brunswick to know that the senator