Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-05
SAVANNAH WINS VICTORY
IN GEORGIA PORT CONTEST

by nature have become the dominant
ports because they have built up
the railroad facilities, banking facili-
ties, shipping facilities and other
facilities to promote commerce.
Savannah's Commerce
He showed that SaVannah's COM
merce is greater than all other south
Atlantic ports combined, and is Sec
ond only to New York on the At
lantic seaboard, and that Savannah
by her own initiative and financial
support has built up the railroad,
banking, commercial and shipping
facilities to promote this commerce.
He stressed the point that Bruins
wick and Savannah had an even
start, and that Savannah has gone
far ahead of Brunswick because Of
superior rail and other facilities as
above outlined.
Frank Scarlet, well-knoWn
Brunswick lawyer, opened for that
city. He said the legislature ought
to consider first of all the question
Of whether the states financial con-
dition would warrant a bond issue
of $15,000,000; and if it does, then
the question of location should be
next considered; and contended that
snap judgment should not be taken
on location, but if necessary the
whole question should be postponed
for further study. He argued that
Brunswick is a far better harbor
because she is nearer the sea, has
deeper water, greater turn around
area for ships, and can be maintained
at less expense to keep the channel
clear.
j. Fl. Welsh, manager of the At
1antic refinery at Brunswick, sub
sidiary of the Standard Oil company,
gave the reasons why that company
located it's $10,0O0,000 plant there in
preference to all other south Allan
tic ports, including Savannah. Cap
tain j. H. Leo. a veteran steamer
captain, declared Brunswick to be
the best harbor on the entire Allan
tic coast from Labrador to Florida.
Representative Mann, of Glynn
county, in which Brunswick is situ
ated, opposed the whole bond issue
project on the ground that the states
finances will not justify and the peo
pie are not ready for it.
Charges Engineer Was Bought
Asked whether he would support
! the bill if it named Brunswick as
| the location of the terminal, he said
| he would not, but admitted that in
| this attitude he was at variance
with other members of the Bruins
wick delegation. He made the asser-
| ton that he could see 10 reason for
| building an expensive terminal for
exports when Georgia does not now
produce enough to supply the re-
! quirements of her people along
numerous lines.
Asked if F. w. Cowie, the port
engineer employed by the commits
sion, did not visit Brunswick and
make a survey of that port, he re-
piled that he did, but Brunswick
| did not buy him, as Savannah did"
Colonel Gordon Saussy, a Savan-
nah alderman and member of the
| Savannah delegation, resented this
statement. He asserted that Savan
| nah, Brunswick, St. Marys and
Darien had representatives present
at a conference in Savannah before
Engineer Cowie commenced his sur
vey of the ports, and that there was
then and there made a general agree
ment that his report would be sup
ported by all these port cities, re-
CARELESS of which one he recon-
mended for the terminal.
Fred G.. Warde, secretary of the
Brunswick Chamber of Commerce,
disputed this statement. Mr.. Warde
then concluded the argument for
Brunswick. He argued that Bruins
wick's harbor is nearer the open
sea, has deeper water, larger turn
ing area for ships, and is landlocked