The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-07-24
Tourist Traffic Over the Reop-
ened "Coast Route" Reach
ing Large Proportions
FIFTY AUTOMOBILES DAILY
is RECORD FOR THE MONTH
Careful Check Of the Results
Show That at Least SIS, 900
viii be Spent in Brunswick
This Month, Directly Attrib-
uted to Completion Of the
Bridge Project.

SO Fdauc lO bFuuSWIEK III dollars
and cents Of the reopening Of the
coast route" Of the Dixie Highway,
through completion of the great Da-
rien-Brunswick bridge project, is al
ready becoming apparent in even more
generous measure than was hoped for
BY the most optimistic boosters of
the undertaking.
Although the bridge has been op-
ened to traffic less than month, the
vision, progressive spirit and hard
work OF Brunswick citizens, which
made the building of the bridge posi-
Bile, has been not only justified and
vindicated, but literally rewarded ais
well, the results so far attained MAX
Ing II certain that the completion of
this project was one of the most far
reaching contributions ever made to
the progress OF this city and section.
Fifty Cars Daily.
A careful check OF the traffic since
the opening Of the project, on July
2, reveals the highly gratifying and
surprising fact that an average of fifty
automobiles daily have passed
through Brunswick, and over the new
bridge. This, 1t must be remembered.
IN the very dullest travel period Of
the year.
By Car the greater proportion of
these cars were occupied BY tourists,
30 waAII aa salser ssotlae aesssa
pilt Tor the building of the bridge. ri
yestigation dlscoses that the tourist
traffic this month has been about
equally divided between north and
south bound travel, many OF them be.
Ing permanent residents of Florida on.
route to the resorts OF North Carolina
and the East. while the south-bound
traffic Is made up Of Eastern tourists
enroute; TO Florida, and returning cit.
ixenaRof Florida who have been vaca,
tioning In the East.
Hotels Are Crowded.
Perhaps the most noticeable result.
from local business standpoint of
the bridge opening Is the fact that all
Brunswick hotels have been crowded
with guests during the past month
whereas heretofore July has been one
OF the dullest months Of tho year for
the hotels. Interviews with the man.
ayers OF the local hotels reveals that
from two to ten automobile parties
have been entertained at each of them
every night since completion OF the
bridge. This. OF course. means In
creased business for many OF the re
tail stores, too, as well as garages
and other business enterprises.
Effect ON Retail Trade.
The benefits have, By no means
been confined TO the tourist travel. as
practically all merchants report ma
terial increases IN the volume OF bus
iness handled. much OF which comes
from narien, and Mcintosh county
This feature Is gradually extending
in scope. and the revenue to he de
rived from this one source alone
would more than Justify the BUILDING
Of the bridge, One merchant told a re
porter tina; his sales have been In
creased $4,000 this month. which b,
IL shla to trace directly to the open
ing Of the bridge.
S76.oo0 This Month.
After interviewing many business
men. representing ell lines Of husi
meas. NAws reporter has heen abb
10 trace total increases OF at leas
SIS. 600 new business so far M alrec
result az the rressahlishment of sh'
"eoast route. When II II eonsldere'
that resulss this month are merely /
gorerunner of snereased business t
come IN the future. that within . fey
mouths The llfty automobiles daily vii
have Increased to many times sha
number. Hrunsw4ck people viii hegli
Ii ges an idea o. Just what the narsen
Brunswick hsldge viii evensaall'
mean so shia eltK.