The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-05-24
Suggestion of Chairman c. Mil
Ter Continues to Receive
Strong Endorsements.
TAXPAYER POINTS OUT
IT'S VALUE TO BRUNSWICK
Sentiment Seems to be Over
whelmingIy in Favor of Using
the Authorized Road Bond IS
sue For Building of the ST. ST.
mon Highway and Bridges.

Sentiment among the leading be
ness men and taxpayers of Brunswfs
and Glynn county seems to be rapid
crystallizing in favor of the suggesl
tion made by Chairman C. Miller, of
the board of county commissioners.
that the $175,000 remaining from the
authorized road bond issue be used in
construction of the highway and briGg-
es connecting ST. Simon Island with
the mainland.
The proposition is being seriously
discussed in all parts of the city and
county, and it is said that if it were
put to a vote there would be no ques-
tion of the fact that it would be Civ
en- overwhelming approval.
The following interesting letter on
the subject was written by a we'll
known business man and taxpayer,
and is well worth consideration of the
public:
Mr. Editor: ! wish to congratulate
Mr. c. Miller, chairman of the county
board of commissioners, upon his
very splendid suggestion that the
county road funds now available be
used in building the highway between
Brunswick and ST! Simon.
Less than four miles from the main
land of Brunswick, lies one of the
finest all year round resorts on the
South Atlantic coast. st. Simon is
known in every nook and corner of
Georgia, is visited every summer by
thousands of people, including mum
pass up such places as Atlantic City
and Newport 70: the superior climates
and finer beaches of old St Simon.
We have at our very door verita
BILE storef house of treasure in .the
shape ofdfis4 island. 1t has been lying
there for years and years waiting 10
be developed into one of the most ia
nous resorts, both winter and summer
ON the Atlantic seaboard. We of
Brunswick do not appreciate it as do
our inland neighbors. Go to Atlanta
Macon, Augusta, Rome, Columbus-4in
fact to any city, town or hamlet in the
state of Georgia and you will find num-
bers and numbers of people singing
the praises of st. Simon. These in
land people know from experience that
this island off our coast is one of the
garden spots OF our state
Take Tybee for instance. There
lies an island resort off Savannah ap
proximately twenty miles away Ty
bee cannot begin to compare with oui
own ST. Simon. 1t hasn't those beauti
full expanses of perfect beaches that
our island has. Yet those Savannah
people are even now constructing q
highway at the enormous cost of more
than a million dollars to connect the
city with the island resort, while we
are here within four miles of verita
BILE Garden of the Gods" and sitting
supinely down "watchfully waiting
Mr. Editor, | think we need a cyclone
an earthquake or disastrous fire tc
wake some of us up. We are simply
asleep. FEs
1t is true there are a few people IN
Brunswick who may be opposed t.
the construction of a highway TO st
Simon. 1t is true that yell will fnd Z
few people here who are opposed II
anything that is good for the city il
general and not good for them individ
ually. However, for every single rea
son advanced against the move tc
build this road, there are five hundred
for it.
All honor and credit is due the Off
GERS and directors of the st. Simon
Island Development Co. These mer
!, are working for the general good O
Mthe community. They have, and art
NOW, giving their time freely and are
working faithfully to achieve some
thing for this city which would be :
lasting memorial I'd their efforts. M
doubt these gentlemen would, in the
end, succeed in ptftting this great pro
gressive project over. However, it Il
the moral duty Of the county officers
to develop their own county part o.
which Is Sf gtnlDn island roaf
should be provided if at all possible t
do SO. IT win pay thousand fold OF