The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-11
GeOrgia's Distinguished Junior
Senator Pays an Informal Vis-
it to Brunswick Friends
is CORDIALLY GREETED BY:
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
Senator Harris Arrived in the
City Unannounced Yesterday
Morning, Coming From ST.
Mary's, Where He Attended a
Meeting in the lnterst Of ST
Mary's-St. Marks Canal Pro-
ject.

United States Senator William J..
Harris, Georgia's able and distinguish
ed junior representative in the upper
house of congress, arrived in the city
yesterday morning and spent the day
here with his Brunswick friends, leav
ing last night over the Southern rail
way for Atlanta Senator Harris ar
rived unannounced but as soon as it
became known that he was in the city
he was cordially greeted by his host
of friends here.
During the day the distinguished Wis
itor was accorded a warm reception
and was kept busy with informal talks
with the city's leading citizens. Dur
ing his visit here Senator Harris took
advantage Of the opportunity to make
casual inspection of the Brunswick
harbor, in the development of which
he is sincerely interested He was
escorted to the plant of the Atlantic
Refining Company in the afternoon
and was given an insight into the mag
nitude of this undertaking, and the
harbor improvements badly needed for
the handling Of the immense shipping
carried on by the company.
Upon his return to the city Senator
Harris gave an interview to a News
reporter, in which he stated that he
was very u 1tly surprised at the
remarkable e.~Aopment and upbuild
ing of Brunswick since his last visit
here. BY reas> of its splendid har-
Dor and shipping facilities, the senator
said, Brunswick is certain to become
one of the most important ports of the
South Atlantic, and he pledged every
cooperation in his power in the fu
ture development of the local harbor
1t was principally through the eff
forts of Senator Harris that the dredg
ing operations that are being carried
out at the present time were author
lied by the national government, and
throughout his entire career in the
senate he has never lost an opportun-
ity to further the development of har-
bors of Georgia. Although his work
in the senate has not been of the spec
tacular sort Senator Harris has, per
haps, accomplished more real construc
tive work, of a lasting and valuable
character, than any of the states ma,
tional representatives.
In discussing the overwhelming Re.
publican victory in the recent cleo
tion the senator stated that he in
tended to accept the result in good
;Lirit, and to work in harmony with
the Republican majority in every way
possible, for the good of the country.
In the general shake-up that resulted
from the defeat of several Democratic
senators, Mr.. Harris is moved up to
fourth place on the powerful approp.
riations committee, and WILL therefore,
be in a position to look out for the in
terests of the state in that respect.
Senator Harris has only recently
returned..to the United States from a
trip to Hawaii and the Philippine Is.
lands, where he went IS a member
III assenatorial inspection committee.
He came to Brunswick yesterday from
Waycross,. having attended a meeting
at st. Mary's Tuesday held in the in
terest of the proposed st. Mary's-St.
Marks canal. in which he is intensely
interested! The building of this pro-
posed canal will link the Atlantic and
the Gulf with navigabfe waterway,
and is one of the biggest development
projects of the kind now under consid,
Grafton in the state. The senator is
also deeply interested in drainage
work, and will attend the meeting of
the National Drainage Association,
which meets at Waycross next Mon.
day.
Before his departure for Atlanta
last night Senator Harris stated that
ne will not be able to come to Bruins
wick again before the convening OF
Congress in December, but expects to
spend his available time in travelling
about the state and acquainting him
self with its needs.