The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-26
FAITH FOR BUILDING.
by j. w. Simmons, President Bruins
Board Of Trade


faith in your home town entertained
by sufficient number of its citizens,
and backed up by good works, can
make it into a large city. There has
been sufficient growth in other cities
of the South, notably some in our
neighboring state of Florida, with not
one whit more of natural advantages
to commend them, to show that af-
ter all, the building of cities is a job
for men of faith and vision, and not
altogether a question of location.
The latest United States census re-
ports are startling in their showing
Of the growth of industry in the
South. These figures show that dur
ing the last decade this section has
far outstripped every other in the
nation in the rapidity of growth in
manufacturing, both in number and
variety of plants, as well as the val
ue Of the output. Even New Eng
hnd, the first home of American. in
dustry, and which for Years has been
held UP to the nation is the section
par excellence for the location of in
dlustries that thrive, is yielding the
palm for expansion in these lines to
the favored southland, where raw ma
terial and economic manufacturing
conditions join hands in Producing
the ideal location.
~ If the South is growing, and if
the south is the coming section Of the
nation, Brunswick should quickly
recognize the fact that the South is
expecting something of her in keep
ing pace with the section, and must
fit herself to serve as one of the
portways through which must come
and go the materials and the pro
ducts of this vastly increasing indus
try from and to the outside world.
An abundant faith in Brunswick
must characterize all her citizens.
Hope for her future and faith in the
destiny she certanil has before her
should find every citizen busy with his
hands and heart in bringing about
his hopes. The outside world has nc
patience with cutters. They have
no time to listen to knockers and en-
tertaining idle excuses for failures.
Synpathy for the hard luck of fiunic-
qualities finds no place in the hearts
of the outside world. But the world
certainly does stop and take notice
when likely looking procession is
passing by, and when the glad strains
of the band of progress enliven the
air.
If you love your city, you will work
for it. If you do not like the town
in which you live; pick out hkeable
town, according to our notion, go
there and help make it bigger and
better. One can tear down in a few
minutes a reputation for a city, ii
has taken time and many men to
build The character of a city is the
composite character of it's citizens
The reputation of a city is the com
posite reputation of its citizens. Arl
you builder of the best character
and reputation for your city?
If faith is necessary to keep got
struggling for Your ideals as an in
dividual, all the more is concrete civi;
faith necessary for the working out
of citys ambitions.
We are just beginning to awakei
to our possibilities. We have known
they were here all the time, but We
have waited for some fairy to coms
along with wand and build then
into workable possibilities. Now W,
are taking hold Of them ourselves ant
capitalizing them. If this had beef
done fifty years ago, Brunswick
would now be city of more than ;
100000 population, maybe far more
Let us not LET the traces slacken on
bit in our pull for place and power.
The developments for resort an
pleasure PURPOSES, which will bring j
men and wealth are now well on TIL
way. Let US adopt something else a
| a goal and work toward it.
Allow US to suggest municipal doc
development, with hearty begin
ming and large plans for expansion
There is not the slightest possibilit
of their failure. The section is wait
ing for the o5ening of 9th ports t
coal export, to manufactured pre-
ducts and to staple crops cxport
A pair Of up-to-date coal Triple
would quickly pay for themselve:
There are $500 carloads on Georgi
railroads now waiting for unloadin
into ships bottoms. There are mi
lions of tons undug for which til
world is crying that will pass throug
some southern port. Why not hay
them come through here
Oh, dozens of other practical idea
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