The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-19
BUILDING TO THE SEA!

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Slowly, but surely, the whole state
of Georgia, from mountain to sea-
board, is evincing a lively interest
in that great industrial development
now taking definite shape in Bruins
wick and Glynn county-the st. ST
mon bridge.
In its issue Of Monday, the esteem
ed Atlanta Constitution, always a
staunch friend of Brunswick, devotes
the following leading editorial to the
subject, and displays a keen and live.
ly interest in the ultimate success of
the movement:
"The movement now under way in
Glynn county looking to the construc-
ton Of a highway from Brunswick to
the ocean deserves, and no doubt will
receive, hearty support both of Bruins
wick and of Glynn county. Indeed,
the whole state is interested in the
success of this undertaking.
/ Recently the state highway depart
ment completed an exhaustive recon.
naissance of the whole situation,
making careful surveys of several
Suggested routes, and submitted al
ternative projects to the county high
way authorities.
| County and city authorities got tc.
gether, studied both projects and unit
ed in approving one of them.
The plan adopted calls for the cor
struction of a causeway across the
marshes, of Glynn,' and the neces
sary bridges tc connect the city Of
Brunswick with st, Simon Island at a
point 1000 feet south from the his
toric old Hilton and Dodge saw mill,
the total cost of which, according to
the estimate submitted by the high
way engineers, will be about $780,
600.
1t is proposed to divide this cost
equally between the city and coun-
ty, and to meet it by the bonding
method.
The county bond election is to be
held within the next sixty days, but
the city election must necessarily be
deferred pending authority by the leg
islature next summer
Zach bonding proposal calls for
$4,000, the difference between the
aggregate and the amount of the esti-
mated cost of the Brunswick-to-St
Simon highway to be spent in good
reads construction on the island.
1t is proposed that the county go
ahead with its part Of the work as
soon as its SHIRE of the cost money
becomes ave able. the city to follow
as soon as the general assembly next
summer authorizes It to do SO.
That the plan will go through Is
virtually foregone conclusion, for
thus FAR there has been no objection
raised against It and the sentiment
Of the community affected seems to
be entirely in its favor.
The Brunswick News has pointed
out In an editorial commencing the
project
The suggestion to make this
magnificent piece OF improve
ment came from the Young Mems
club and was originally suggested
. by Chairman C. Miller, Of the
Glynn county commissioners.
The club gave It very cordial en-
dorsement: the press of the city
has been unstinted in its advo-
caey OF the plan and progressive
Brunswick has embraced It, as
the most far-reaching public ques-
ton now before rs.
Il is an Improvement comparable
q the construction OF the remarkable
stretch OF highway between Darien
and Brunswick, completed last sum
meF. the instigator and moving fac
sor back OF which was the Young
Mems Club OF Brunswick
This proposed Improvement means
nonaa.to Brunswick than any other
ever undertaken, not even excepting
he barien highway
AS The News says
II will mean more TO Brunswick
than new trunk line railroad;
Il viii open up the best summer
resort in the southern states 70
the people of the south and 1t will
increase property values in city
and in county.
Not only viii It provide direct auto
mobile highway connections between