The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-05-06
INJUNCTION.
PROCEEDINGS
WITHDRAWN
At the Request of Friends W. r.
Townsend Consents to With=
draw Suit Recently Filed
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
WILL BE DISMISSED
Legal Action Directed Against
City Council and Brunswick
Board of Trade Is Adjusted
by Withdrawal of Suit.

by Withdrawal OF Suit.
The injunction proceedings di
fected against the Brunswick city
council and the board of trade filed
on April 27 by w. r. Townsend, a
local grocer, seeking to enjoin the
city government from making any
body, have been withdrawn, accord
ing to letter sent to the News last
night by Mr.. Townsend. for publica-
tion.
In Withdrawing the suit, Mr..
Townsend states that he is acting
at the request of a number of his
ssfTdends, and because he believes that
f/ow, since he has called the atten-
tion of the public in a forceful man
ner, to the existing conditions and
the necessity for some sort of
change, he feels that his object in
filing the proceedings has been ac-
complished.
The proceedings has occasioned
considerable comment in the city,
and it will be source of much graft
fcation to those who have an inter
est in the upbuilding and progress
Of Brunswick that the suit has been
settled without the necessity of
further court action.
The temporary injunction granted
by Judge Highsmith at Baxley or
April 2Sth will very likely be dis
missed, now that the original peti
ton is to be withdrawn. Col F. -
Harris represented Mr.. Townsend in
the matter.
Mr.. Townsend's letter, in full. is
as follows:
Editor Brunswick News:
have been criticized by your pa
per and the other paper because O.
the proceedings brought by me
against the Mayor and Council to en-
ioin them from making farther an
propriations to the BOARD of Trade
and would like to ask that you per
nit me to make my position plain
TO the people vi Di iuho WINS 49," r.
ticuiarly to those interested.
I wish it fully understood that
am not against the Board of Trade
because I think that such an organ
ization is a necessity. 1 feel, now
ever. that as now organized ana op
erated the Board is spending TOO
much money and l wish to see
change made by which the expensl
can be reduced. think this couio
! he done by the officers and directors
7 making plan by which they Will ca'
ont a lot of things that they are now
doing and let the employees give thelr
time and attention to those mat1ers
that should be handled by such a
Board, and in this wav it would not
he necessary for so many employees.
The people have given good sup
mort to the Board and it has very
large membership and | understand
the dues are $25 year. 1t shouia DC
nossible to raise enough money from
the memberships to run the Board
on an economical basis without get
ting appropriations from the pubilc
treasury. I know the argument Is
made that in this way and through
taxation all of the people Will nave
tn contribute to the expenses OF the
organization just in proportion &c
their property interest in the town
and this is a good argument, but as
understand the matter anu nave
been informed the appropriation can
not be legally made.
II know, of course. that the Boart
has done many good things for the
town. A similar organization brough
to Brunswick the box factory. thu
Yaryan plant. the Brunswick Creosot
ing Company and later on the pres
ent Eoard brought in the United
States Maritime and helped to brins
in some Of the other shipbuildint
plants. and I understand it was re
snonsible for bringing the Atlantic
Refining Company. All&these indus
trial plants have meant much to al
nf the people of Brunswick and t
the laboring classes as much as tn
merchants. and as said in the begiu
ming | know that it is necessary 10
town to have such an organization
If IT is to continue to grow, but m,
nosition is that 1t should be supnor'
4. ed bN private subscriptions unles
y some legal way can be found to nav
reasonable appropriations mcde sror
the public treasury. MANY of m
friends. have talked to me about t.
matter and have asked me to witt