The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-09
COMING OF CLYDE OFFICIALS.

4 Inc p6Opl6 OIL bEuuSWICk Will dCCOTu
hearty welcome to the officials OF
the Clyde line, who, headed by Pres
ident H. H. Raymond, are due to ar.
rive in the city. tomorrow morning on
a mission of deep concern to Bruins.
wick and her most vital industry-the
shipping Of the port.
Tltat ClyaA Line situation in Bruins
| WICK Aed no detailed explanation
or tf@atbsSnt here, for it is familiar to
al vera lWgd percentage Of the people
of the community since it has been a
subject of city-wide discussion in
Brunswick for many months. How
ever, we.Tsrx much doubt ff-the rank
and file of the people of this city un-
| derstand or appreciate the gravity Of
the. situatino.
The truth OF the matter is that for
the past two years, more or less, the
Clyde line has operated its ships in
the Brunswick-New York service at a
serious loss-a loss that seemed to
grow in volume rather than decrease.
For many months the Clyde people
"stcod by the ship" with admirable
grace and yet the losses from opera
ton piled up, without any show of
diminishing.
Last June, the Clyde line served
notice on the people of Brunswick that
the United States Shipping Board and
the company both had reached the
conclusion to withdraw the line from
the port of Brunswick on July first.
The notice acted like dynamic explo-
sion in Brunswick and our commercial
| organizations got busy on the job;
! sent delegations to New York and
Washington and finally, on pledges
that greater cargoes would be pro-
duced in Brunswick for both incoming
and outgoing sailings, the Shipping
Board and the Clyde line consented to
| continuance of the service with in
creased and regular sailings
The Clyde line people have kept
their engagements with the people OF
Brunswick and since July. first, we
have had dependable weekly sailing
| from New York to Brunswick. But
| the trouble IS, that we have not deliv-
cred the cargoes TO the Clyde line and
while there has been some improve
ment In the situation, the balances
are still In red ink and unfortunate
", they are still on the wrong side
OF the ledger!
Now President Raymons and Tfaflc
Manager Lewis are coming to Bruns-
wick on Monday for first hand confer
ences with the people of this city on
the subject to see what can be done.
10 serve all interests and to work DOT
n situation that will not bring bard
ships on any OF the various interests
Only this week local delegation OF
| business ment went TO Atlanta to ask
the cooperation OF the commercial bod
les of that city in the matter AID to
urge upon them the advantage CT ship
ping tonnage through the port OF
| Brunswick, rather than through ports
OF Florida and South Carolina. They
met with some success and II Is be-
lieved that good results will come
from the visit
/ But Brunswick business can aid IN
this work, II II win realize the situa'
ton and route every ton of its freight
via the Clyde line. when It is at all
possible to do SO. If they will do TINS
they will go long way towards aelp
ing solve the problem.
In the meantime. Brunswick VIII D.
pleased 10 welcome President Ray
mond. He is no stranger 70 this city
having lived here for years, he $
familiar with the situation and IN bid
ding him welcome, Brunswick feels
| that she Is giving the glad hand to ~
old friend. who will be willing 10 a't
her in the great fight she is making.
The hope is that We will be able &c
ret together on some sort OF a hasA
satisfactory and remunerotive to al
parties at interest, To that end Bruins
| wick Is striving and she asks the CO
Il cneratlon OF her own people and th'
| Clyde officials as we'll!
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