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NUMBER 2, VOLUME 42.
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY BOARD OF TRADE AT
MEETING YESTERDAY
LARGE NUMBER .OF REPRESEN
TATIVE CITIZENS WERE
PPESENT.
E. D. AIKEN AGAIN
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Much Enthusiasm Was Displayed in
the Meeting and Good Work Will
Be Done by the Board.
A large number of enthusiastic and
representative citizens nu t at the city
hall yesterday morning to attend the
annual meeting of Brunswick Board
of Trade. The meeting was the larg
est one that has been held in some
time, and everyone, present seemed to
take great interest in the work.
President Aiken was in the chaii
and annouced that the ttrst order of
business was tne election of officers
for the ensuig year. The following
officers were elected:
President — F. D. Aiken.
First Vice Pesideut —K. C. Coney.
Second Vice President— C. P.
Goodyear.
Secretary—C. I). Ogg.
With such an excellent corps of offi
cers the board expects to do much
good work in Brunswick during the
coming year, and they should receive
the cooperation of every member ol
the organization.
A, After the election, short addresses
.were njhde U> a number yf me mom
bess, who urgtd the citizens to, at
tend the meetings regularly her’enfie.
and demonstrated that a city with
out sucu an organization is like a
steam boat without a propeller. Pres
ident Aiken, who has served the
board so faithfully since it was reor
gaized stated that hi' would gladly
again accept the office, but he said
ae hoped that members would take
more Interest in it hereafter.
The board then took up routine mat
ters and disposeu oi them. The com
mittee that was appointed to investi
gate the probability of securing a
beach of tne Amreican Cigar Com
pany, reported that, they were hard at
wofk and desired more time in which
to render their final report.
The meeting yesterday was, indeed,
a very represeritativt one .and ii is
to iie sincerely imped that the citizens
of Brunswick will cotiuue to manifest
interest in the board, attend the meet
ings regularly and assist the officers
in the good work they are uoing.
Secretary Ogg, who is also an un
tiring woi Her, will again accept that
oifict au u me hoard could not elect
a better man for the place. He de
votes ccnsiaeiabie ot ais time to this
i- irticular work, and through his ef
forts much good lias been done along
tae mu- t>l securing new enterprises,
etc.
MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Understood That Another Municipal
Thicket Will be Named.
A mass meeting of citizens, it is
understood, wiil he held, on next Wed
nesday flight, instead of on Tuesday
night, as was tirst intended. At this
meeting it is the general impresion
that another ticket for mayor and al
dermen will be nominated in opposi
tion to the one named by the Good
Government club at their meeting last
Tuesday nigift.
The call for this meeting wiH likely
be issued tomorrow, when the aims
and objects of same will be fully
siaied.
As aas been stated before, just who
will compose the ticket is not Known,
but a number of prominent Bruns
wkkians have been mentioned in con
nection with the -places. Tnree or
four names have been suggested as
the head of the ticket, but no slate
whatever has been arranged, and the
meeting itself will select the candi
dates.
From present indications it looks
like a red-hot contest will be on by
next week.
PIANOS TUNED.
Professor White has just arrived
aand will attend to orders. 'Phone
Mitchell & Thomas’ stables.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
SILK CULTURE IN GEORGIA.
TV heir the colony of Georgia was
first founded, it was intended to make
it a great silk-producing country; but
when the cotton gin was invented, the
fleecy staple came prominently to the
front and King Cotton, mounting his
throne, for a long time ruled Georgia
with despotic sway, supplanting all
other industiies. But the time has
come for the old king to take a lower
place and share with other industries
In promoting the strength and great
ness of our noble commonwealth.
Efforts are being made to arouse
once more an interest among the peo
ple of Georgia in silk culture. North
Carolina has of late years made some
progress on this line. Thinking that
there is something of promise to Geor
gia in the silk industry, we publish
the following correspondence:
"Tallulah. Falls. Ga„ Oct. 13, 1902.
Mr. K. F. Wright, (Ass’t. Com. Dep’t
Agriculture) Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir:
Referring to our conversation of
recent date, 1 beg leave herewith to
on ose you a letter referring to the
organization of a "Silk Culture
League," which you may print in your
monthly talks through the various
paiiers that you control.
1 also beg leave to enclose list of
names to whom I have addressed a let
ter similar to the one sent to you Oct.
sth.
X will be glad to have you make mo
a list of about 25 to 50 prominent men
and women throughout the state ti
whom i would like to address an invl
tat ion to assist iti the formation of the
proposed Silk Culture League.”
Thanking you for many past favors,
I am, your truly, Louis B. Magid.
Tallulah Falls, Ga„ OOct. *, 1902.
TO the Fd'itoe. *
I note in the press with much Inter
est that certain jieople of Georgia are
making worthy efforts, to honor Gener
al James Edward Oglethorpe with the
erection of a monument to his memo
ry. This work is commendable
within itself.
One hundred and sixty-eight years
ago when General pglothorpe first set
i tied the colony of Georgia, he encour
aged and introduced silk raising.
Tne press has given considerable
attention t a my recent efforts to en
courage the people of Georgia to re
vive and reintroduce the raising of
silk. Since the commencement of my
actual operations in the introduction
of silk-raising in this vicinity, ’ am
the reepient of a great number of let
ters from people throughout the state
and sister states with the general In
quiry, "How should we begin silk
raising?, a leading motive with them
being to improve their present condi
tions and circumstances.
Many of the writers tell me that
they are widows and s-ome are in il!
health or other imperfect surround
ings which prevent them from earning
an nonest living. Silk raising is a
simple and light industry, lasting only
six weeks, but most people are ignor
ant. of the art of producing the raw
silk. Silk raising in Georgia would
diversify the products of the farm,
and afford to many an. acceptable in
crease of income.
I beg to offer the following suggee
llons to the people of our state, espe
cially to the more prosperous people
who haye the interests of the state at
heart and are. able to assist, those who
are not so fortunate, especially those
people living in the rural districts
who need some simple occupation, for
Instance: widows, orphans and even old
men who are too feeble to do any or
dinary field work. I will gladly answer
all letters and give all the information
at command, as it is partly for this
purpose that I have located here, to
demonstrate the art of silk raising to
the people of Georgia,
In the Southern States silk raising
can be introduced and made to pay.
I, therefore, appeal to the people of
Georgia in their own behalf, to form
an organization to be known as "Thi<
Silk Culture League of Georgia,” the
purpose of which shall be to collect
and acquire all proper information,
based on scientific methods, as to the
production and raising of silk, and
through this Silk Culture League to
diffuse and encourage the knowledge
and art, of silk raising in our state.
I have already mentioned this mat
ter to several prominent Georgians,
Forged a Note,
A small colored girl went to Levy’s
yesterday with a note for $2.75 sign
ed by a prominent Brunswick lady.
The clerk thought it was a forged
note and telephoned to the lady, who
said that she had not given any such
order. The case was reported to the
police, and tbe girl wiU pe arrested.
RED HOT ROCKS ARE HURLED
FROH A STROHBOLI VOLCANO
SCATTERING RUIN AND DEATH
Colossal Column of Fire is Rising and Incandescent Stones Are Falling Over!
the Island=-iVUich Destruction Already Wrought--lnhabitants of
Sicily and Adjacent Islands Are Terror Stricken
Rome, November 14- —The volcano
on Strclmboli island (off the north
eoa£? of Sicily, has commenced a
terrible eruption. A colossal column
of fire is rising and incandescent
stones are being emitted from tne cra
ters. Many houses on the island have
been destroyed.
This volcano has been in sporadic
A REMEDY
SUGGESTED
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO COUN
CIL ON THE DRAINAGE
SYSTEM. ,
Following is the report of the spe
cial committee on street drainage,
rendered to council Thursday night:
Afler having studied the question
and listened to various and numerous
suggestions, your committee would
recommend 21 inch terra,, cotta drain
pipe in the centre of Monk street, 3
fep/,. underground and connected with
eian nmol catch basins on each cor
ner, to run 'Agst and west, and from
Egmont street to Oglethorpe Bay,,
emptying in the river, at the foot of
Monk street. Also a drain on Howe
street running from Egmont street to
Oglethorpe Bay. same size and dimen
sion. Your committee does not think
by argument used in behalf of the va
rious projects that any other system
is feasible or meets the requirements
of a modern community.
Allowing the water to run over the
surface of the street is very damaging
not only to pedestrians but to any itm
provements you may put on die street
from time to time. Nothing is more
disagreeable to' the sight than a main
street having ail of the appearance of
a lake. Our idea is a complete ex
tension of tnis drain system.
I The city should have a drain of this
size and dimension on each street rim
ing east and west, as soon as It is
! able to do so. This would generally
conserve to the health of the city and
make it. in every way a more desir-
I able place of residence.
| It is generally known that drain
j pipe and underground drainage has
been of immense benefit to health, be
i sides removing that dampness and
moisture wnieh.is to lie found in all
seaport towns along this coast, thus
creating a dryer atmosphere.
A PRETTY FOLDER.
Tne Southern railway has issued its
beautiful "Winter Moves in a Summer
Land,” lolder for the season 1902-3.
This folder is published in very at
tractive form and is profusely illus
trated with photographs of the fa
mous southern winter resorts and
their envionments. it also -contains
numerous views of the scenery from
the mountains to the subtropical
“scenes of Florida and Nassau. This
booklet gives full and complete infor
m'atlon regarding all of the leading
Aint.er resorts for health or pleasure
and also a complete list of all of the
smaller noteis and bearding hous.
which have accommodations for win
ter tourists, giving rates per day,
week and mccith and other valuable
data to tnose desiring to locate for the
winter anywhere in the south.
THE SHOW TONIGHT.
Brennan-Sale Company Will Appear
at the urand.
Something new in the amusement
line will be seen at the Grand tonight
Tne Brennan-Sale Company will be
the attraction, and a treat is in store
for all wno attend. The perform
ance consists fo three acts, in each ot
which a play is presented. The com
pany has received seme excellent
press notices and it is no doubt a first
class attraction la every respect.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SATURDAY MONIRNG, NOVEMBER 15, 1902.
eruption far several months and had
caused considerable loss of life and
property before the present outbreak.
Recently one of the volcano's erup
tions was followed by a fierce storm
.and a tidal wave which devastated the
coast of Sicily and also found victims
that time close one uiousand per
i I
sons perisned, though it was not pos- 1
I
COMMITTEE 1$
WORKING FOR
THE FACTORY
Rendered a Partial Report at
Meeting of the Board
of Trade Yesterday.
The special committee appointed by
the Board of Trade at its special
meeting last week to investigate the
probability of securing a branch of tne
American Tobacco Company for
Brunswick, and which is composed of
A- Kaiser, chairman, N, Emanuel,
Albert Fendig, C. C 5. Ogg, E. il. Ma
son and E. D. Walter, attended the
meeting of the board yesterday, and
submitted a partial report of the work
they have done in the matter so far.
The committee informed the hoard
of the communication sent to the city
Council Thursday night in reference
to the old nospital building, ad stated
that they thought this place could he
secured as a factory far the com
pany.
The committee asked for more time
in which to render its final report on
the matter, but slated that they were
in communication with several parties
interested and would probably be
ready to submit a full report tn a few
days. Some communications on the
subject were read before the meeting,
one being from the company. It seems
tnat they are willing to start the fac
tory here if their demands are met.
The idea of converting the old hos
pital building into a factory is a good
one and meets with the approval of
lour citizens generally. Tne directors
! of tne hospital association have al
ready been seen and they are willing
| to turn the building over to the city,
| provided the other members of the as
| sociation will consent. As tne build
ing stands at preesnt it is of no good
whatever, and it may be years and
years before it. will be completed as a
hospital.
If the association will turn the
building over to the city It is the plan
for tile council to appropriate a sum
for the erection of a hospital large
enough to accommodate all patients
of the city. By doing this we will not
only secure the tobacco company, but
will also get anew hospital building.
The special committee of the Board
of Trade will devote considerable time
to the matter during the coming
week, and at. he meeting next week,
it is thought, that a proposition will
be prepared and submitted to the ci
gar company.
TAKING A VACATION.
No Burglaries Have Been Reported
for Two Days.
The burglars who have been work
ing so suecesslull in Brunswick loi
the past month or two are probablj
taking another vacation, as no burgla
ries liave been reported during the
past two days.
It seems that the tnieVes come to
ihe city and remain a week or two
and then get out. Nearly every night
for the past two weeks one or more
nouses in the city have been entered,
and it seems almost impossible foi
the officers to capture tne thieves.
Nothing very valuable has been stolen
from any residence.
sible to determine the number of dead
accurately, as manys of tlie corpse i
were carried nut to sea when the tidal
wave receded.
Tip: inhabitants of Sicily and of
other islands contiguous to Stromboli
are viewing the present eruption
with the greatest alarm, as they fear
1 another tidal wave will result.
I
ITEMS OF
OUR PORT
BATCH OF IN . ERESTING FACTS
FROM T.IL AMERICAN
LUMBERMAN. \
The American l umberman publishes
| the following under a Brunswick date
line:
Octeller trade eatne up fully to the
anticipations of the lumber people by
rolling up an Immense movement. The
total shipments both foreign and
coastwise amounted to 27,196,478 su
perficial feet. The coastwise items
consisted of 15,157.00(1 feet of lumber,
1,705,z.iu shingles, amounting to 341,-
000 superficial feet, and 234,82 rail
j road tier to 9,234,668 su
perficial filet. a grand total of 24,732,-
I 718 superficial feet. The foreign
movement amounted to 9,463,760 su
perficial feet, consisting of 812,000
feet of sawn timber, 737,000 feet of
boards, 242,000 feet of joists and
scantling, and 072,760 feet of railroad
ties.
During ..ie slime period the nearby
port of Darien shipped 979,247 feet
ctaostwise and 3,527,000 foreign, a to
tal of 4,547,753 superficial feet.
During the week just completed the
coastwise steamship movement lias
amuonted to 765,257 feet. 255,257 feet
going to New York and 510,000 to Bos
ton. , ' WK
Last month seventy-five vessels
cleared having an aggregate tonnage
of 52,434, 2<l were steamers, 46
schooners and 9 barks. At present the
prospects for November Indicate a far
.greater movement.
Coastwise freights continue to stif
t fen. Quotations now show the south
Atlantic rate based at ,5.50 on lumber
and 16 cents for ties, from Brunswick
to New York. Recent charters show
a decided inclination of ship owners
to get, large quantities of lumber ton
nage at all south Atlantic ports.
Brunswick cnarters are: Schooners
Olive S. Barrett, lumber to New York,
$5.25, schooner Willie L. Newton, lum
ber to New York, $5.50, schooner
Francis C. Tunneil, railroad ties to
Philadelp. a, private terms, schooner
Kate B. Ogden, lumber to New York,
$5.25, schooner W. W. Converse, lum
ber to New York, private terms, Brit
ish steamer Herley, from Sapelo to
MOntinent, umber, private terms
Charles S. Hirsch & Cos. are loading
their new schooner, the Samuel P.
Bowers. She will carry about 575,000
feet. This firm snipped 2,073,643 feet
of lumber during October. The firm
of James Broadhead snipped 47,0 v
ties, amounting to 2,068,000 superficial
feet, during the same period.
The Bush Lumber Company has
been incorporated at Waycross, Ga.,
capitalized at SIO,OOO.
The Summer & Pounds Lumber Cos.
is suceeded by Summer & Pounds at
Moultrie.
Services at Advent Church.
Rev. C. P. Thornton returned last
nignt from a visit to Jacksonville and
other points in Florida, and will hold
services at the Second Advent church
tomorrow at the usual hours.
At the Synagogue.
Owing to repairs on tne building no
services will be held at the synagogue
today. Sabbath school will be held,
however, this afternoon,
JUDGES MAY NOT
NOW ACCEPT PASSES
FROM THE RAILROADS
GEORGIA’S BEEF PRODUCTION.
Extract From Excellent Article Advo
cating Some.
We wish to give here an extract
from an article on beef production in
Georgia by Professor C. L. Willough
by, of the Georgia Experiment Sta
tion, which appears in the November
number ol the /southern Farm Aiuga-
zine: ‘I am convinced that uie aver
age white fanner in Georgia has plen
ty of intelligence to succeed whh
aleck, if ho will turn his mind m that
direction. One great difilculty is in
securing good help, for i must aunnt
the negro shows very little aptituue m
this line. lie does well enough ‘is
hind the mule, because neither ol
them sems able to hurt' the other, but
the blacks who show ability lu raising
cattle aie so lew and tar between that
it is impossible to depend upon them
without close personal supervision.
The beat plan is tor the farmer to
take hold of this matter himself. There
is less drudgery in it than clerking in
a bank or dealing out groceries ani
calico, and the profits are as certain
as in cotton growing. Bunks and
merchants will furnish money and sup
plies just as readyily with cattle for
security a* the same number of acr- s
in cotton. The question of men for
tlie work, therefore, resolves itself
into a question of whether the Geor
gia farmer will see his opportunity
and make the effort to take advantage
of it"
Ga. Department of Agriculture.
November Not bo Prominent.
New York, Nov. '•—November of
this year occupies a less prominent |
position in the matter of industrial
dividend payments than some months,
says The Journal of Commerce. This
is exemplified by total disbursements
thus far announced of only $17,969,740,
Of this comparatively small total, 1
nearly $9,000,000 will be distributed |
among the preferred stockholders of;
the steel corporation, which probably j
saved November from being one of
the smallest months of the present j
year. The near approach of January,
which has become a great month foi
semi-annual disbursements, hs some
thing to do with the relatively small
total for November. In October the
total was $19,0(14.538.
Good Cycling Record.
New York, Nov. -. —Contend, the
bicyclist, has ridden 48 miles and 085
yards in one hour at the Velodrome
Buffalo, says a Paris dispatch to The
Herald. He continued up to 100 ki
lometers, which he covered in one
hour and seventeen minutes. Tho
track surface is of wood built in the
American style, and measures about
five laps to the mile. Contcnet’s new
mark for the hour is the most remark
able puerformance in the history ol
middle distance cycling. it is colv
within two years that 40 miles in an
hour has been reached. By gradual
stages the record was brought up to
43 miles, and finally I. in ton plage : 1;
at 4 4 miles, 1,530 yards on the Pares
des Princes track, Paris, on May 11,
1902, in a race in which iie defeated
Rohl and Elkes,
Wants Carolina Represented.
Raleigh, N, C., Nov ..—At the an
nual meeting Thursday of the North
Carolina Agricultural society .all tho
officers were, re-elected. J. A. Long,
president; Joseph E. Pogue, secretary;
Claude B. Denson, treasurer; J H.
Avirell. who was director of the
Charleston exposition, was introduced
by Commissioner of Agriculture Pat
teison. and in behalf of the St. Louis
exposition, urged that North Carolina
be fully represented thereat.
COMING NEXT WEEK.
Understood That a Number of Jekyl
Islanders Will Come Down.
It is understood that first guests or
the season for Jekyl island will ar
rive next week, and will spend sev
oral weeks there.
Superintendent Grob has been on
he island for some time making a
preliminaries for the opening.
Many improvements have been
made on the beautiful island during
the summer months. Many of the cot
tages have been repaired, noticeable
improvements have been made on the
club house, while the wharf and boat
houses nave been put in a good condi
tion.
The work on the electric plant is
flow progressing rapidly, and it will be
ready for use, it is thought, by Jan
uary first. A large number c< hands
are at work on the plant, which is be
ing done under the supervision of a
New 'Jersey eotractor , i „
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE EXCEP
CEPTANCE INTRODUCED IN
THE SENATS.
LEGISLATURE IS NOW
DOWN TO HARD WORK
Senator Dood Seeks to Have Estab
lished a Uniform System of Text
Books in the State.
Atlanta, Ga., November if. —To
prombit the acceptance and use
of tree passes and franks of railroads,
teiegrapn and telephone companies by
judges of tae supreme, superior, coun
iy and city courts of the state, was
tuo object ot a bill introduced in tne
upper bouse ot tae general assembly
yesterday morning by Senator Mcvn
cliael, ot the Twenty-fourth district,
hue measure also includes solicitors
genetal and the attorney general in its
provisions.
According to the bill any of the offi
cers who may violate tne provisions of
Uie act shall be guilly ot a misde
meanor and eonvietion will be grounds
lor impeachment. Tne measure was
referred to the special judiciary com
mittee lor consideration and report. *
Senator Hopkins, of the Seventh
distici, introduced a bill to authorize
administrators, executors, trustees, re
enters and guardians, wno may be re
quired to give bond, to charge tne"
costs or premiums of the" bonds"?
against the estate. A bill was intio
duccNl by Senator Skelton, of the thii- :
ty-nrst district, to amend the'eode so
as to raise the marriageable age of
females from 14 to 16 years.
Another interesting measure was
that by Senator Dodd, of the forty
third district, which provides for the
adoption of a uniform system of text
books for the puublic schools of the
state.
Senate Had a Busy Session.
The senate had another busy sea*
sion yesterday. Six new bills were
introduced, while a number of meas
ures were read a' second lime and
recommended. The house resolution
oi Mr. Harden, of Chatham, provM.ng
that both houses adjourn over Novem
ber 27, ou account of its being Thanks
giving day, was concurred in, except
that an amendment was adopt’d stip
ulating that tne day be not declared a
lies non. This amendment scuds Ike
i(isolation back to the house.
President Howell made formal an
nouncement of the fact that Senator
Perry, of the thirty-third district, was
chairman of tne general judiciary
committee. When the standing com
mittees were apointed Mr. Perry was
made vice chairman of tuis commit
tee, of which the late Senator P. J.
Sullivan, of the eighteenth district,
was chairman. Senator Perry suc
ceeds Mr. Sullivan, and in making the
announcement Mr. Howell paid a flat
tering compliment to the legal ability
of the senator from the thirty-third. ■ j
't he general judiciary committee is
one ()£ the most important committees
of the senate.
lit executive session the senate re
ceived a sealed message from the gov
< rnor. The paper was read and will
remain on the table one day before
being acted upon. By a vote of 25 La
12 tne senate declined to reconsider
its action in passing the out by Sena
tor Coma to provide for placing on
trial all persons using profane lan
guage in the presence ot ladies with
out indictment by the grand jury,
ibis bill was passed Wednesday by
an almost unanimous vote ot the up
per house and Senator Middiebrooks,
of the twenty-seventh, moved a re
consideration. He thought it gave too
liiucn latitude and was of the impres
sion the present law was ample in its
provisions. Quite a discussion en
sueu, tou or ave members taking
part.
To See the Races.
A number of Brunswickians are in.
Savannah to see the races which are
now going on in that city. Among
those who spent yesterday there were
M. A. Baker, Julius May and Max
Marks,