The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-11
CONFERENCE WITH
CLYDE OFFICIALS
IS SATISFACTORY
President Raymond and Traffic
Manager Lewis Spent
Yesterday Here.
LUNCHED AND DISCUSSED
THE STEAMSHIP SITUATION

Talks Made by Brunswick Bus
mess Men and Responses by
Mr.. Raymond and Traffic
Manager Levis.-St. Elmo
MassengaIe Makes charac-
teristic Speech and Throws a
Little pep" Into Meeting.
President H. H. Raymond and Traf
ic Manager w. T. Lewis. of the CLYDE
Line, came to Brunswick yesterday
at the invitation of the. Brunswick
Board of Trade, and had heart I'd
heart talk with Brunswick people, on
the steamship situation at the port cf
Brunswick.
In addition to these Clyde officials
the Southern Railway was represent
ed at the conference during the Jay
by J. M. Cutler, general freight agent;
the A.. B. e A., by Traffic Manager
Kielhefer. while General Agent T. J.
Wright, on account Of unavoidable ab-
sence of Coast Line traffic officials.
represented that line
The visiting officials arrived al
1880. were met by Chairman Albert
Fendlg and his committee from he
Board Of Trade and were escorted 70
the oglethorpe hotel.
A series OF short conferences were
held during the forenoon In which the
situation was thoroughly discussed by
the visiting officials, various Bruins
wick shippers and the special com
mittee handling the situation. A broad
spirit was displayed on both sides
and It was very evident that the traf-
Ae people were doing their best Y
heet new conditions in transports
tlon circles. due largely TO the United
states shipping Board operation Of
all steamship lines at present
At o'clock the visitors were guests
at delightful luncheon, served In
the Board OF Trade rooms in which
some thIrty-ilve or forty Brunswick
business men participated.
Chairman Albert Fendig presided
and after the luncheon briefly outlin
ed the entire situation. He said in
the outset that Brunswick was not
entirely responsible for the loss IN
traffic to the Clyde Line but II was
due largely to irregularity in sailing
dates of the line. He assured Presi
dent Raymond, however, that Bruins
wick was going to cooperate In future
and said he believed that II the Clyde
Line came back In the same spirit
which characterized She Mallory line
there could be no trouble about Bruins
wick tonnage for the ships RE closed
by introducing President II. IT, Ray
mond. himself an old Brunswlckian
who made most interesting talk n
which he discussed every phase Ct the
present complex situation. Mr.. Ray
mond explained that shareholders IN
steamship stock were elamoring foi
dividends and that the service be
tween ports that had been unproflta
bic had been discontinued as rapidly
as possible. The Brunswick line, he
said was one OF the last to be sus
pended and that Il was done IN Jus
slce to the owners of the property ant
as d duty which he owed 10 them. H'
said that the losses OF the Clyde t.in'
from operation In the year 1915
amounted 20 the stupendous sum o
two million i've hundred Thousand
dollars.
MIR. Raymond then entered into
lengthy discussion cf the whole stu
alton. showing how tonnage in tn
pranswlck,New Work service has
deceased In sonth hound ships from
en- average ot n thousand 10 that o
hundred and tlfty to two hundred
while The north bound trade had Al
most disappeared entirely Ho salt
he wasted to esfranS Nna avoid can
outaeMR; that he livel IN Bruins
wick during the hes, years Of his lii
ana a.G tender afree,ioa for thl
city and her people "It could an
swer the dictates ot ms heart sal'
Mr. RAYMOND. Il would give yoi
Brunswick people everything yo'
Want.e
Mr. Raymond slnally threw the dir
- tnio engaa rsn ~ asatWnsini
nat when ths Un,.sa states shlppin
nosrd dlsconslne a oaeratien ~ 'h
nvnnswleg New Ns.E service th
ciyaa Line woa resume the'r opel
asion. sending is o~n ships wit
weekly saalinga suto Brunswick. tll
statement saa Tpundly applaade