The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-01-06
A PREPosTERous PLAN

to the junking OF the A. B. and
Railroad.
1t Is believed now that there wa
no real intention to scrap the PROF
erty and in any extent, t seems t
say that this will not be done
The Atlanta Journal II Is issu,
Of Sunday carried the following ed
torial on the subject, VIII CHI is cor
daily endorsed in this city.
The suggestion that the Atlant:.
Birmingham ant Atlantic railroad b,
q ss2iYed and sold as scrap materia
to satisfy certain anxious bondnold
crs has provoked intense regret thru
out the territory served by that sys
ZEN, and indeed, throughout the
P'"'S' ne" elSc tHdH Hllu SuIpIih'
ard protest could the hundred
j OF thousands Of people concerned re
gard a proposal that this magn ficen'
property, representing an invastmon
of scme thirty Ave millioS dollars
AID constituting the prime pal, in som
instapces tho cnly, rail- communica
ton of che OF the most fertile am
thriv ng regions IN the South. b.
wrenchad from its great mission an
treated as mere junk
-, ars lot Uamj4dfQl hat many
the b3-dh2lderJ have been long su
te1iGg I'd indulgo1t as season att
aoasoa elapsed witAcut the payma
i'et cue interest: nor it to be fol
gotten that al ta5 private interes
iov>,ved arr e2rI,leI - fu.l protec
ion and ultimate satisfaction. B
there are public interests as we
which must be con = lered-interest
that would suffer iTreparably if til
railroad shouid Ac sert to the jurl
heap. Atlanta you'd be depr we'd
an invaluable connection with Sout'
Georgia and Alabama and also of
sea outlet that viii grow more a.
mcTe priceless with the increasi1
Importance Of Southern ports. Thi
/ is but oue Of the scoros Of com1nur
/ ties that woniG lie injured and 1njure
far more seriously, if this railroa
with IS eigh; hundred miles of IA
should be sold as ic-Ned Brun
Yick. Thomasvillc, Birmingham ar
! q great sweep OF il'ermedi2 cou~
! try and dependent towns would fee
the blow as Z shock TO their progress
and. III many cases, as grave set
back to their progress.
Think moFeovep, Of the fruitful
prospects which would be sacrifice
leuid the A, B. and A. now be de
sfFcyed instead of being developed IL
On the lines Of is manifest dast;n-
Brooks Morgan pointed out in hi
recent statement, arrangc er1s fc.
an extension to Jacksonville had bee
made Just before the government
took over the road as a war measure
Rails had been bought and terminal
purchased both in Waycross ant
Jacksonville az which point il ha,
"een promised large amount Of ton
mage that viii be carr by e.edil
friendly steamship lines" Would
it roe be grievously shortsighted
! @handcn this rch promise, and a.,
'hcsame time to leave a large realn
of present opportunities and needs
wholly bcrcft Of railway services
Is it not the part of business wisdom
rs wclt Us public justice to continue 8
brave struggle, at least until it is
seen what measure Ct encouragement
and aid Congress means to providt
fCr roads confronted with just sucl
rrCblemS rs those Of the A b. and Al
The officers and directors, repre-.
SantinS, it IS said d large majority
of the second mo1gage Cor income
bonds Of the road, are ready and Gag
"a to stand by their posts Of duty
MIR. benjamin L. BHgg. recenily AZ