The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-05-14
Announced That a Highway
Bridge is to be Built Across
St. Mary's River.
BIG DELEGATION TO ATTEND
MEETING AT LUMBER CITY
Committee Appointed to Investi-
gate the Street Car Situation,
and to Report Back to the
Next Meeting, When Subject
Will be the Special Order of
Business.

The subject of good roads, and
bridges, was the keynote of the reg
ular weekly luncheon of the Young
Mems Club. held at one O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, at which time a
number of important matters relating
to this vital question were taken up
for discussion and action.
As a matter of fact, the Young
Mems Club has devoted, by far, the
greater part of it's real constructive
work, to promoting the building of
good public highways in Southeast
Georgia, and in this respect its inf1u.
ece has been felt in all parts Of the
state.
Bridge Across ST. Mary's.
E. B. Parker, prominent citizen of
Kingsland, Camden county, was a
guest of the club, and made splen4
did talk, in which he appealed for the
moral support of the people of Bruins.
wick and this county in the project for
the building of a new bridge across
the st. Mary's river, which is to be
constructed at Wilde's Landing, four
miles beyond Kingsland.
This proposed bridge is on the main
route of the eastern branch of the
Dixie Highway, and will supply vital
link. It's construction means much to
Brunswick. and the entire ''seacoast"
route. Mr.. Parker was assured that
the club would give him and his asso-
ciates its full cooperation in their,
valuable undertaking. The Kingsland
Bridge Co., private and chartered
concern. is to build the bridge, and
it is believed that construction work
will be commenced soon. h
The Lumber City Meeting. !.
Representative B. F. Mann, presi-
dent of the Macon-Brunswick High
way Association, was present and
made a talk in which he urged large
delegation to attend the annual meet
ing of the association, to be held at
Lumber City on May 10Th. Twelve
members of the club volunteered to
go. The party will leave here next
Wednesday night. A big barbecue for
the occasion has been planned, with
many prominent citizens of the state
on the program for addresses. The
meeting is expected to do much to-
wards reviving work on this impor-
tan highway.
Report From Savannah.
Chairman Geo. H. Smith, of the
committee which, visited Savannah
this week to see about the $11,2 ,250 bal
ance due by that city on the Altama-
ha bridge, made an enthusiastic re-
port of the results of the mission. 1t
was stated that eleven organizations
of Savannah have agreed to under
write the debt to the extent of 81 900
each, and that the Womans Club
pledged to secure the additional $3.50.
1t was promised that the money would
be forthcoming by June 1st, the date
upon which the structure Is schedul-
ed to be completed.
Street Ry. Committee. n
A committee was named to go into
and thoroughly investigate the pres
ent status of the City & Suburban
Street Ry. matter, and to report back
at the luncheon next Friday, at which
time the entire subject will be gone
into by the club, and be made a Spe-
cial order of the meeting. 1t is believ-
ed that some plan can be evolved to
preserve this service to Brunswick,
the loss of which 1t is admitted would
be serious blow to the progress of
the city.
Other Short Talks.
Other short talks were made at the
meeting. among them being "a brief
address by President Geo. II. Smith,
of the recently organized Rotary Club,
who explained some of the objects of
the Rotary movement, and what it
hopes to accomplish for Brunswick.
F. E. Twitty made a splendid report
of the success of a committee which
visited Atlanta few days ago in the
interest of the st. Simon Highway pro-
ject.. He is certain that people from
all parts of the state will help out in
carrying through this great project.