The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-08-11

line is within the city limits of Bruins
wick. If it is not so located Mr..
Spears announces that he will mega
tive any bond issue with his vote and
his work.
The views of the former mayor are
logical and forceful both as to why
the bridge should be within the cor
porate bounds, and why the initial
start should not be made at what is
known as the McKinnon site, but they
are not conclusive as to- abandoning
the plan altogether if the engineers
should nominate route beginning
six or more miles from the city. The
News believes just as does Mr.. Spears
insofar as this applies to the great de-
STABILITY and commercial advantage
Of having the proposed causeway to
st. Simon begin somewhere in Bruins
wick, but it also believes that If this
is held by the engineers as not feast
BILE on account of excessive or pro-
hibitive cost that Brunswick would
be infinitely better off even with a
bridge ten miles away, than with no
bridge at all. In other words half
loaf is better than NO bread.
While there will be ample time to
discuss the selection and recommen-
dation certain to be made by the state
highway engineers at the conclusion
of their preliminary work, there can
be no harm in citing condition al
most identic with that of Brunswick,
with a resultant annual loss to the
city concerned of many millions Of
dollars. And this has been the situa
tion for nearly, IL not quite, CEN
fury.
Savannah enjoys the unique posi-
ton of being the only city in the
union with q navigable stream at
her doorstep, separating her by
scarcely more than stones throw
from an empire Of natural riches, that
has not bridged the waterway for
vehicular traffic and the consequent
inpouring of wealth that belongs to
her by right of proximity alone, but
which has instead been literally fore.
ed into the pockets Of Charleston, Co
lurlbia, and Augusta, the last consid
erably more than a hundred miles
away.
This situation has obtained not be-
cause every intelligent Savannahian
has not wanted the river blidged, but
almost entirely because the citizens
have been unable to agree upon a
suitable location for SO potential al
force in their upbuilding. And today,
with South Carolina's money already
secured and like amount pledged byI
the federal government, there is al
stable and highly influential proper
ton of Savannah citizens who pro-
pose to fight any bond issue that does
net provide for bridging the river be
tween certain streets, with another
faction willing to forego the streets
II the structure Is not more than
three miles from the courthouse. At
this time there Is every indication
that Il these conflicting interests can
net be Modified or made to see clear.
or. that the splendid city OF Savannah
will go without her greatly needed
bridge for another long term OF years
let Us not make the same mistake
In Brunswick. There probably Is not
a man in Brunswick but who earnest
ly wants to see the link connecting
ST. Simon with the m9inland have It's
origin WITHIN the city. But II Il
cannot be done at such an expenditure
as contemporaneous and future pock-
etbooks will allow, then by all means
let us make the NEST of the privilege
and the opportunity and have Il any
way. In this lest eventuality the hurt
would be more to our pride than to
our purse, because Brunswick Is now
too big city TO be idly passed by as
M worth the time of the tourist.
So then, let us all work along the
lres suggested by Mr., spears but
with the promise TO ourselves and
those to come after us that II We can
no: get a greatly needed thug as we
want t. that we will work heartily
and earnestly for what we can get be.
canse il Is sure To pay us handsome
" IN actual dollars and cents, and
make the name Of Brunswick known
over tho length and breadth of the
land. :