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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 16, NEW STEAMSHIP CO. WILL PUT ON A LINE OF PASSENGER SHIPS PRES. ATKINSON GIVESIff NEWS High Officials of the A., 0. 0 A. Were Here Yes terday INSPECTED THE PROPERTY Visited the Terminals, the New Pas senger Station and Took a Drive Over the City—Those Who Were in the Party. H. M. Atkinson, president; George Dole Wadley, vice-president and gen eral manager; R. T. McDonald, eng> neer of terminals; C. B. Wilburn, gen eral superintendent; W. A. Ken non. resident engineer, and John K. Wan ley, a brother of General Managei George Dole Wadley, all of the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail road Company, arrived in the city yeSterday and spent the day looking over the new terminals in the south ern section of the city, inspecting tne new passenger station and attending to other routine and detail matters 10 connection with the Brunswick end or the line. The officials are traveling in the private car Brunswick. A News representative called at the car last night to pay his respects to this distinguished party of railroad builders, and was cordially welcome*, by President Atkinson and Vice-Presi dent Wadley. Those who are best acquainted with President Atkinson are web aware of the fact that when it comes to business matters he is a bettei listener than a talker, consequently the newspaper man did not get any long and lucid interview from him. Ho aid say one or two things, however, of special interest to Brunswick, in the fir&t place, for the first time President Atkinson intimated that at some future date the Brunswick Steamship Company would build a series’"of passenger steamers to os run in connection witn tne tou* freigl feranow building in the east He said that at that time the. com pany would name these passenger ships in nonor of the cities traversed by the line, aM that the first one WOujd probably be called "Bruns wlcK." The people of Brunswick have not. contemplated this step on the part ot the A., B. & A. people, and the news that such a plan is being formulated by Mr. Atkinson and hie associates will, of course, be interesting to them. Mr. Atkinson was present when the SatlUa was launched, and says she ought to be in Brunswick about No vember 1. He says the other ships Will (be munched ip the following manner: Ogeechee, Ossaba and Oc muigw. Discussing the progress of the won, at the terminals Mr. Atkinson ex pressed himself as being thoroughly well pleased. He 5s well aware or the serious conditions caused by the labor problems and considering ail o. these ucts was really surprised ai the rapid manner in which the worn has progressed. He said be was giau to note the spirit of better times in the atmosphere here In Brunswick; he was anxious to finish their won* here and when nnished, to find even more to do. Vice-president Wadley spoke along similar lines as did his chief. He said that the work at the passenger station was being delayed because the marble quarries in north Georgia were stow in supplying that product, and that the work was practically at a standstill pending Its arrival. Major McDonald is a newly created official of the line, being engineer 01 terminals. He expressed himself a* oelng well pleased with the work at the south end,"'and says when finished Brunswick will have the hand *ftt>t •xharf property in the south. ‘ The entire rarty will :eave at t* o clock this morning tot Warm Spring*, where they will join tuc construction force at that point and Inspect the work under way there. The Brunswick News. I 12,000 SHIPBUILDERS STRIKE IN SCOTLAND. London, Oct. 10. —Twelve thousand men In the shipbuilding trade are now on strike on the Clyde. Their with drawal of back money and their strike benefits have made them feel rich and they spent last week as a holiday. The men are striking for an ad vance of wages to the extent of o per cent, on piece rates and 36 cents per week on time rates SAW MILL MEN HAVE ORGANIZED IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED AT THE MEETING IN ATLANTA. Mr. Karl Friese, superintendent of the Taylor-Cook Cypress company re turned yesterday morning from At lanta, where he has ’Jen attending the organization moy .fig of the saw mill men of Georgia, Florida and south Carolina. Mr. Friese says the meeting was a largely attended one and that the action was harmonious, and he is of the opinion that its or ganization will prove to be of great advantage to the great sawmill in dustry'of the three states named. Speaking ot the meeting the At lanta Constitution says: "Important resolutions were adopted at yesterday morning’s meeting of the sawmill men, some seventy-five of whom had come to the city from Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and parts of Georgia to form an associa tion for mutual protection. "Some of the principal topics of dis cussion to come up were the shortage of transportation facilities, the scar city of labor and the need of better and more complete statistics relating to the amount of timber cut each year and the available supply of uncut timber. "The convention met in the assem bly hall of the Piedmont hotel at Fj o’clock. W. D. Stillwell, of Savannah, was elected temporary cnairman, anu E. C. Harrell, of Tifton, Ga., tempo rary secretary. "After some discussion a resolution was adopted calling upon the sawmm men to make a demand upon the rail roads to furnish sufficient cars or to pay reciprocal demurrage for failure so to do. "Another resolution was adopted calling upon the immigration commit tee of the Georgia-Florida association to consider the best plans for secur ing immigrant labor. " r lne plan to transfer the funds sub scribed for the Atlanta exposition oi 1910 to the Georgia building at the Jamestown exposition was discusseu at great length, and it was pointep out that the appropriation made oy the state was totally inadequate, anu without more funds the Georgia build ing would not be a credit to the state. "The circular issued by certain lum ber men, in which Georgia pine was compared to Oregon fir, the former being declared inferior, was denounc ed as untrue and malicious. "At the afternoon session the ques tion of giving more publicity to prices was discussed by a number ot members, as weil as by editors oi several trade papers." ALL BUS ORDERED CLOSED PACKING HOUSES OF MORRIS & CO., IN CHICAGO, ARE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS Chicago, Oct. lo.—Building Commis sioner Barben to-day ordered the police to close all of the buildings o*. the packing house of Nelson, Morris & Company, in Chicago, because an investigation proved that they were very dangerous. It is said that recently Commission er Barben ordered changes In twenty eight buildings of the company, but none ef then were ofmplied with. BRUNSWICK, GAj, THURSbAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1906. AN AWFUL ACCIDENI WAS NAHHOWLY AVERTED Quick Work of Young Lady Probably Saved Life ol Child BABY UNDER HORSE’S FEET Carriage Containing'Child of Mr. and Mrs. L. Artau Rolled in Front of Horse, But Child Escaped Without Injury. A frightful accident was narrowly averted yesterday afternoon just op posite the furniture store of Messrs. H. M. Miller & Son. tlie furniture dealers, when the little son of (Japt. L. Artau, who was propelling a baby carriage containing liis little baby sis ter rau the carriage into the buggy of Mr. Constant Miller, which was being driven by Miss Julia Powell, of Quit man, who is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Miller. The little fellow In some w r av lost his hold on the carriage with the baby, and it rolled directly in the path of the moving vehicle, overturn ing the carriage and throwing the oaby to tho ground directly unde*' the horses feet. Miss Powell aetee with splendid nerve and lorethougnt, and reining her horse leaped from the buggy and gathered the infant from the heels of the horse. Just how it happened is hard to explain, but. the baby escaped injury completely,, both from the hoofs of the horse ano the wheels of the vehicle and outsids of a severe case of fright was per fectly safe. Dr. Butts was called ana after closely examining the baby an nounced that it was uninjured. A large number of ladies were on the streets at the time of the accident and they were moved to excitement and many of them screamed as they saw the little tot thrown under tne wheels of the moving buggy. Mrs. Artau was just inside of Miller s store, and hastened to the Infant, who was still in the arms of Miss Powell. Capt. and Mrs. Artau have a large circle of friends who will con gratulate them on the really wonder ful escape of their infant from sen ous if not fatal injuries, and Mi.s Powell is certainly to be commendeu for the cool-headed and nervy man ner in which she acted in the unfor tunate emergency^ BANKERS BOLDING ANNUAL MEETING AMERICAN BANKERS’ ASSOCIA TION HOLDING CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON. Washington, Oct. 10. —Fully four thousand bankers are here from an sections of the United States to-day attending the annual meeting of tne American Bankers’ Association In the view Williard Hotel, owing to in adequate space the section of the as sociation dealing with trust companies sat in the Shorehain Hotel. Mr. E. F b v mney, president of the First Na tional Bank, of Kansas Guy, delivereu an address on the banking business and Its growth in the country. Im portant business was transacted anu by special invitation of Secretary s>haw, of the treasury, the visiting bankers had unlimited opportunities of viewing the workings of the treas ury department. Every nook and cor ner of the department building an. the bureau of engraving and printing was thrown open to them and ex perts in the various branches of the service were on hand to explain how the business was conducted. Trial of Railroad Officials. New York, Oct. 10—To-day before the United States Circuit Court, the charges against the New York Central Railroad and its general traffic man ager, F. S. Pomeroy, and vice-presi dent Guiiiora, wui be triea. They are charged with rebating in connection with fhe traffic of the American Sugar Refining Company's produot. LABORERS ARRIVE TO WORK ON IHE TERMINALS About Twenty-five Arrived in the Sfty Yesterday SAorning WORK fS TO BE PUSHED A., B. & A. Wants to Have Wharves Completed in Time to Accom modate Ships of Brunswick Steamship Company. About twenty-five laborers arrived in the city yesterday to go to work ou the terminals of the Atlanta. Bir mingham and Atlantic railroad as welt as to assist in other improvement work now going on by the road. The laborers are all white, and have tfie appearance of a good, hard-working crowd. As is well known, work on the ter minals. as well as the new pussenger station, has been delayed somewhat on account of the lack of labor. It has been a hard task to secure enough men to work on the extension of the road and every one that could he se cured has been rushed to the end oi the line to assist in toad building. Several large forces have been brought through here from New York and they were quickly sent to join the extension force. The men win 'arrived here yesterday have been en gaged in other work on the road, but it has been decided to push tile terminals to completion in order that they may be ready to accommodate the ships of the Brunswick Steamship Company as soon as possible. The extension work is still being pushed and the members of the con struction force believe that the roan will bo completed to Birmingham by January first. NOT UNTIL NOVEMBER IST. Will It Be Lawful to Shoot Quail in Georgia. Many people in Brunswick and this section are under the impression that the Georgia law for shooting quail ex pires on October 15, and they are getting their guns in readiness to fire into them on tliat date, but if they do so, they run the chance of getting arrested and being prosecuted to the lull extent of the law. It is unlawful to shoot quail in this state between March 15 and Novem ber 1, and It Is sincerely hoped that tne law will be rigidly enforced this season. Hast year people in this county and only a few miles from the city shot quail as early as Oct> aer 1, but there was no game warden to report them. This year, however, a number of local sportsmen intend to Keep a close watch and the first man caught violating the law will be prose cuted. COMING HERE NEXT WEEK. Understood Officials of U. & W. Are Coming. Several of the officials of the Geor gia Coast and Piedmont Railroad Company, formerly the Darien western, will be in Brunswick some time next week for the purpose oi meeiiug with the citizens of Bruns wick to see just wnat can be done looking to the extension of the roau to this city. The joint committee which met at the city hall on Monday haß not yet received any jiotllicatlon from uk. railroad people, but the committee will probably be notified later by tne officials, giving tne exact day tnat they will arrive, it is llkelv that a meeting of the entire joint committee and trie railroad men will oe held anu the matter of extending the road hero will be discussed and some decision arrived at. BRUNSWICK IANS WILL VISIT ATLANTA FAIR. The state fair in Atlanta opened yesterday and will continue for ten days, it is expected to be one of tne biggest fairs ever given under the auspices of the Georgia Fair Associa tion. A large number of Brunswick tans are planning to take in the big show, but most of them will wait un til next week. Ail the railroad* nav put oa a cheap rate for the occasion. COLDEST WEATHER FOR OCTOBER KNOWN SN PAST CENTURY THOUSANDS ARE LOST IN DAMAGE TO TIMBEP. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 10. —The lum bermen in the southern part of the state are considerably worried as to what they will do with the timber that, was blown down by the recent storm and how it shall be worked up so as to get tlie most salvage out of it. Some of the companies in that section ot the stale have been very hard fiu and will lose thousands of dollars. ANOTHER 3-STORY BRICK BUILDING R. E. BRIESENICK WILL ERECT* ONE AT CORNER GRANT AND GLOUCESTER STREET. Another handsome throe-story brick structure for Brunswick. Announcements of the erection -u new business buildings and handsome residences are coming fast and furious these days, and within the past few weeks many contracts have been let for new buildings of all kinds. Yesterday R. E. Briesenick, owner of the large lot at the corner o* Gloucester and Grant streets, jus*, west of The News office, announcer, that he would, at an early date, put up a handsome, three-story brick building, the plans for which will be drawn m the course of a few weeks. Mr. Briesenick stated that the build lng would be a large and roomy one. The ground floor will be built espe dally tor a store, while the second ana (Hill'd floors will be equipped fo* first-class offices. The structure wit. havo a stone front and will add great ly to the appearance of the viclnitv in which It Is to be located. 'That Brunswick is now enjoying a building boom is best evidenced by the number of contracts given out within tne past few days. Within a month work will begin on three hand some three-story brick buildings in different sections of the city—one to be erected by the Southern Bell Tele jdione Company, the contract for which lias already been awarded, another by the Glynn County Bank, which has at ready purchased a site, and the third by Mr. Briesenick. This work, to gether with the immense building now under way, will put Brunswick on a building boom she has never before enjoyed. WESTERN UNION TO ISSUE BONDS STOCKHOLDERS AUTHORIZED AN ISSUE OF $25,000,000 AT MEET ING YESTERDAY. New York, Oet. lfi. The stockhold ers of the Western Union Telegraph Company met to-day and authorized the issue of $25,000,000 converslhlo bonds, and the stockholders voted to increase tne amount of the capital stock to allow the bonds to be con verted into stock. The bonds have thirty years to run. BIG CUIIIINM BAS SUSPENDED CEBALLOS & COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, HEAVY HIT BY THE HAVANA BRANCH. New York, Oct. 10. —It was an nounced to-day that Cebailos & Com pany, the famous Cuban firm doing business in New York, had suspended, the doors of the company being closed this afternoon. Members of the firm announceu that the suspension wa* brought on because of defalcation of it* Havana branch, which member* of the firm placed at a million dollar*. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. \ SNOW FELL IN MANY SECTIONS In Nebraska the Mercury Went Down to IT Above Zero COED OUf IN MMI Snow Fell for Three Hourc in Ohio-- Cold Wave is Now prevailing in All Section of tha Country. Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 10.—A uaw r®*- oid in weather condition* wu ®®ti ► lished In this section of th® country last night. The mercury w®at M tow us 17, which was the coldest tug known in October. Saew i®U wrm tlie state. ST. LOUIS EXPERIENCED UNUSUALLY COLD DAY. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 10. —The weath er in Missouri has broken all previ ous records. In St. Louis at an early nour tills morning tho thermometer registered 34 degrees, which is th® coldest day ever recorded in Otettotow in this state. SNOWED FOR THREE HOURS IN OHIO TOWN. CCTumfms, Ohio, Oct. 10. — This has been the coldest day over known In October in this section of the coun try. It snowed for three hours at Zanesville. The snow came before any frost had fallen. ATLANTA. TOO, STRUCK BY THE COLD WAVE Atlanta, Oct. 10. —The weathor h®r® to-day has been unusually cold, tk® mercury going down into th® foru®*. Old people of tlie city Btate that never saw It this cold in Oaorgla fore as early as October 10. WINTER TRAVEL BEGIN3 SOON. Many Northerners Will Spend tha See •on In Brunswick. Now that the people ot the nort* and east havo felt the first cold weather of the winter it is ex pected that travel to tne south wli soon begin, within a few more weeks all of the railroads will put on their handsome winter trains. An unusually large number of tour ists will spend this winter In Bruna* wick. Already the hotels and board ing houses of the city have receiver letters asking, for accommodations, and many of the boarding places Or the city have rented all their rooms ror the winter. It is expected tha* the same condition of jiffairs as her* tofore will prevail this winter—there will not be sufficient accommodation* tor all oi the visitors. Most of th*JU are coming here to spend the entlr* season, and before many more —trier Brunswick will be full of tourist# from the north and east. CHARGED WITH KILLING FATHER. Young Man to be Tried at Moultrie This Week. Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 10. —The crimi nal docket of the superior court was called in Moultrie yesterday. There are two very Important criminal cases to be tiled at tins term of tne courL One is that of the State r. Jim Johnson, who is charged with the m-urder of his flattie., which took place near Moultrie some weeks ago. me crime witn which Jonnsoa is charged is a heinous one. The lather, John Johnston, was an old man and was sitting in his nouse when someone crept up at night ana shot nim through a crack in the chimney. 1 he other case i* that of J. H. Lewis, who is charged with the murder ot • J. A. Whitley, near Moultrie, a few months ago. It is expected that beta cases will be tried at this tem ot the court. • - 4 -r*