The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-28
A DUTY WE OWE
TO BRUNSWICK

There are several things Bruns-
wick ought to do early in 1923 if she
would grow and develop as she should
and as her PEBBLE hope she will.
First, every effort should be made by
the people of the community backed
by every civic organization in Bruins
wick to increase the commerce of the
port or rather to restore that COM
merce which it has lost within the
past few years and which justly and
properly belongs to it.
Did you ever stop to wonder what
has become n this shipping? If you
know anythk lg about Your city you
must know ehat it has completed dis
appeared from the port, without COM
mercial reasons. The truth Of the
matter is the cost Of handling cargoea
in Brunswick today; the pilotage
costs and every other port item is
cheaper than is the case in SEVENTY
five per cent of the other ports in
the South Atlantic territory and in
no case are the charges any higher
Than obtains at the other twenty-five
per cent of the portsl Yet in the
face Of these facts the costwise com
merce his literally hown away.
There is a reason
And that reason ought to be
brought out in the open it ought to
be tested By wholesome commercial
tape lines and the whole situation
ought to be remedied in ordes that
Brunswick might receive the legiti-
mate commerce that belongs to her.
1t is our confirmed opinion that if
the Board of Trade will open up this
subject without fear or favor, with an
eye single to the good Of Brunswick,
sparing no man nor any combination
Of men going after the situation, just
as it would after the Individual bust
ness Of the members Of the organiza-
ton that it can right a grievous
wrong from which Brunswick has
long suffered and better yet, bring
back to this port a vast portion Of
the commerce that has been literally
forced and driven away from it.
We pirate about our progressive
ness, we build hew schools and
churches, we vote vast sums to better
streets and better roads we build our
way to ST. Simon at cost of more
Than third of a million of dollars,
We make desperate effort for the
state port are yet we sit supinely
down and permit the goose that lays
The golden egg in the port to be muir
lered Ap
That's the plain truth abola
No port can grow and deveIoD&i&
out adequate commerce, and com
nlerce, if not forcibly diverted viii
seek regular channels and channels
chat offer the best advantages for
handling at the most reasonable
terms. There can be 10 question
About this and yet day after day,
NemendoGs volume of business is be
ing hpndled at a higher cost at other
ports that belong to Brunswick and
could easily be handled here and at
a saving to the shippers!
We must cure this evil; we must
eight this wrong; we must not permit
any conspiracy to rob this port of the
traffic and the col merce that belongs
to it and that's exactly what we are
doing, when we fold our hands and
wait for some one else to come in
and redress our wrongs!
We urge that immediately after
The holidays. the Board Of Trade in
cooperation with other local organi-
cations and other 3runAickians take
his matter up aud handle it to a con
clusion. If this is done, we here
and now pledge the active support of
this newspaper in the work and If the
work is properly prosecuted, without
Fear, without respect to who is found
N the woodpile, we can safely predict
results that will be astounding to the
aninformed people Of the city.
The thing has grown to be intolera
bic and we will all be a recreant to u
solemn duty if we longer refuse to
assert ourselves!