The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-20
THE NEW BRUNSWICK SPIRIT.

disguised pride, not unmiXed at times
with utter amazement, at the accom-
lpIishments of Atlanta, and there has
been no diversity of opinion as to
what made these things possible. 1t
was the Atlanta spirit" the sort that
idaelizes unity of action in all matters
affecting the people as whole, mean
| Eng by this the city itself. True
enough, some people and some news
papers have now and then taken mas
ty little filings over the capital city's
way of doing things, but in nearly ey-
cry instance it was patent that the
tabled green-eyed monster fathered
every insidious quip or invidous slur.
! Founded and built on Georgia's
poorest spot, with neither agricultural
nor mineral wealth to bolster and
foster its ambitions and blessed only
with the pure air vouched by God
! Almighty from His everlasting hills
and mountains to the north, Atlantans
were quick to realize that if they
were to get anywhere in the CONNER
cial and industrial world they must
bury their personal preiudices and
views and private ambitions in all
matters relating to the city at large
and work absolutely in concert, each
| citizen a necessary cog in the COM
munity wheel of progress. This IMAM
unity of purpose was the Atlanta spir-
it then, it is the Atlanta spirit today
and it has made the name and fame OF
Atlanta known over the face Of the
globe.
+ Sometimes they quarrelled with
each openly and loudly. but they new
er allowed these differences to defect
them from the common purpose of
working for Atlanta first, last and all
the time. Some years ago the two
leading papers waged a long and bit
ter war. In the midst of the fight one
donated a lion to the then young ZOO.
The other paper came right back with
the gift of an elephant, and then some
progressive citizen suggested that the
two papers get toiether long enough
to celebrate the event inviting all
Georgia to help them. And these pa
pers worked together to advertise
their city, nearly one hundred thou
sand people visiting the capital that
day. The spirit OF Atlanta worked
for Atlanta and Atlanta only.
4 1t has taken Brunswick a long time
TO awaken to the fact that she Is sin
gularly blessed, many times more
blessed by the Giver Of all good gifts
and graces than any city in the state,
including our worthy sister just north
ofsus. We have not until now deyel-
oped except in spots and In spasms
the long interims between often near
ly multiplying the last advance.
But IL is so no longer. We have
caught the full swing. the full cadence
OF the spirit that typifes and then
dealizos the "one for all, and all for
one" thought. And it means the
making OF Brunswick TO that predes-
tined state OF greatness and bigness
intended when the Almighty paved Its
sh1relines with navigable waters and
! then landlocked them with inviting
and beautiful islands which we pur-
: pose TO turn into Fairgrounds for the
state, the nation and the world. And
tbs Is not utopic thought. but one
ooncretely founded upon natures
bounty, one which only the Brunswick
spirit can develop to its fullest rich.
ness
II was this singleness OF vision, OF
purpose. that brought into existence
the Brunswien Board OF Trade and
It's vigorous offspring, the Young
Mems Club, and the Rotary Club, the
whole topped by two splendid bodies
+ Of women. the Y w. c. A., and the
. Womens Club. These instruments OF
{ civicv progress believe wholehearted.
Z III in Brunswick, her institutions and
e her growth. They are inspired 10
+ work not for themselves but for
, Brunswick. net fer what they may
get out OF given work but entirely
for what that work will do for the
4 people OF brunswick. 1t was this
awakened Brunswick spirit that open.
+ ed the Darien bridge. that halted the
, run OF the street railway 20 tho junk
i heap. that has done numherless
! things for public service alone and
= that will connect St Simon Island
i. with the mainland and give TO Bruins
wick developed asset approaching
in value hor tremendous marine inter,
d ests. And what is OF vital moment Is
e that the Brunswick spirit grows
4 stronger each day. making It certain
c that the old order of things win never
E again raise its ugly and forhidding