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The Brunswick Daily News:
VOL. VIIU NO. 227.
PLANS FOR BRUNSWICK
EXTENSION EXPLAINED
G. C. & P. MAN
TALKS OF THEM
CHIEF ENGINEER GRAN3ERY
THROWS SOME LIGHT ON
THE SUBJECT.
~i he Man Who is to Be in Charge of
the Actual Construction Wort is in
the City and Gives Son's Data of
tntersting Nature.
Facts and figures concerning the
l •oposed extension of the Georgia
Coast & Piedmont from Darien to
Brunswick in connection with a great
highway from this city to Darien for
ail classes of vehicles, are of deep
Interest to Brunswickiane just now,
since it is certain that before the end
of summer the matt-r of a bond issue
will come up for a vote by the peo
ple.
Chief Engineer J. H. Cranberry, of
the Georgia Coast company, was in
the city yesterday securing additional
data and reports to be sent to the
U. S. war department, where there
will be a petition filed for permission
to build the two drawbridges across
the Altamaha.
Makes Full Report.
At the Oglethorpe last night he dis
cussed his report as well as the plans
for the roadway. This report was also
discussed at the joint meeting of the
commissioners held in Darien last
Wednesday and is most complete.
“I have recommended the Bruns
wick extension." said Mr. Granbery.
“It is the logical development of our
road. The extension means much to
both Brunswick and Darien. The line
will be about fifteen miles long. This
means a forty-five minute trip against
several hours by steamer. And that
means in turn a development of the
fine trucking lands between this city
and Darien and a doubling and treb
bling of land values in a short time.
Across the Islands.
The plans are full of interesting de
tails. For instance, the survey shows
the distance from Brunswick to Dents
is 9.T7 miles, then 1.86 inileß across
Dents rice fields to the south Aita
maha. where the first steel drawbridge
is to be built connecting Glynn coun
ty with Champney island. This bridge
will be 150 feet long over all and
will have two channel-ways each. 60
feet In clear width. Across Champney
island, thence bv trestle to Butler Isl
and, thence by another trestle to
General island, the proposed line will
Teach Darien by a second steel draw
bridge of the same length over Dar
ien river. The distance from the
banks of the south Altamaha at Dents
into Darien will he just 3.2 miles.
Making a total of approximately fif
teen miles.
A Fine Driveway.
One of the interesting details is
IhaL of the foundation on the islands.
By dredging a canal 56 feet in width,
giving a depth of seven feet at low
water material will be supplied for
the roadway as well as for the six
teeu-foot roadbed for the railway. The
canal will parallel the roadway and
in most cases will separate it from
the railroad
"Our plans," .-aid Mr. Granbery lust
night, “call for a roadway of six
teen feet minimum width, the top
crowned with a hard-wearing surface
the same as the sand clay roads which
are proving so popular. On Butler
islaud, there will be two roadways,
each sixteen feet wide w'bile on Gen
erals and Champney islands the sin
gle roadway will reach a width of
20 to 24 feet.
The railroad and roadway embank
ments will he atom 10 and 4 feet,
respectively, above the present level
of the land or 1C and 10 feet above
sea level and will be so constructed
as to insure a structure of the most
permanent character.
A Practical Proposition.
“As an engineering proposition the
extension is eminently practical. I
have gone over the details carefully
and have studied ihe matter from ev
ery point of view. We have already
a good foundation on Butler island.
The proposed right-of-way info
Brunswick from Dents gives a
straight track 'for ten miles. ' Tim
steepest grade on the railway will be
1 per cent., and on the vehicle road
3 per cent. The greatest degre of
curvature, will be four degrees. There
are r.o serious engineering problems
which would involve the risk of fai'
ure. Our estimates call for the best
and most permanent form of con
struction.
“The extension is estimated to cos*
over 3300.000. S'xty pound rail will
be used throughout The ste c i and
trestle bridges will he ample for the
Again to Inspect
Meat in Stockyard
Washington. Jnne 15. —The depart
ment of agriculture today' promptly
accepted the challenge of J. F. Harms.
. a government, meat inspector at St.
I lands. Mo., who in tendering his res
ignation to Secretary Wilson, makes
serious charges against the meat in
spection system at the National Stock
yards in East St. Louis, and demands
an investigation relative to his alle
gations.
An immediate and thorough inves
tigation into Mr. Harms' charge con
cerning the East St. Louis paekiug
houses was today ordered, and to that
end two government inspectors have
been ordered there. When they have
completed their investigation, the
facts developed will be reported to
Secretary Wilson, who is at his home
in Traer, la., but will return here.
♦
SEEKS VENOENCE
ON THE MAYOR
AWFUL PLOT DISCOVERED TO
ASSASSINATE CHIEF EXECU
TIVE IN BELLCFONTAINE, O.
Bellefontaiue, 0., June 15.—What is
believed to have been an attempt to
assassinate Mayor Niven and burn
his residence in this city, was made
early today, when a large bottle filled
will kerosene which had been set
abaze, was thrown through the win
dow of his house.
The bottle was wrapped with rags
saturated with oil. Curtains, carpets
and furniture In the room were set
on fire, but the firer department quick
ly responded and extinguished the
blaze.
The mayor was away from home at
the time. Mayor Niven was elected
on the ''dry ticket'' two years ago.
He is u well-known democratic poli
tician and a member of the state com
mittee. Two policemen standing near
his home heard the crash, saw the
blaze and saw a man running away
from the scene, but they thought it
was someone going to give the alarm
and did not pursue him. The affair
created much excitement in this city
. heaviest traffic.”
Company's Proposition.
At the joint meeting held in Darien
the written proposition of the com
pany to Glynn and Mclntosh counties
was discussed at length.
Briefly put the company asks Glynn
county to advance $50,000 and Mc-
Intosh county $40,000 towards bridg
ing the islands, which Is estimated
to cost about $200,000. Glynn county
is asked to furnish a right-of-way
front the south Altamaha into Bruns
wick, also the terminals in this city.
The roadway work is to be done by
the county which will also furnish the
crossties.
On the other hand, the company is
to give a prior hen on the extension
to the two counties, title in the
bridges remains in the counties until
the company by annual payments in
to a sinking fund has retired all the
Lonus issued by the two counties. The
company is to use the bridges as a
lessee during the life of the bonds and
In case of any default in its annual
payment the counties will take charge;
of the bridges and "ill collect a 101 l
of $1 per car, freight or passenger,
and $2 per engine. As w il as the j
$1 toll iijion an tom old h . Asa strong
er guarantee against the probability!
of any such default the company gives
a | rior hen on the Ihe from Darien
to Brunswick and sue). other ] rop
eriv as it may acquire.
Bridges to Be Free.
One important poin in the agree
ment Is that the 1 bridges and road
way will be free to all vehicles ex
cepting automobile:-:. Thus- the cost
of maintenance placed on pleasure
veh : rlc-s as against being put on farm
wagons. Asa rule toll bridges re
quire toll of aii vehicles.
When the bonds have been retired
by the payment by the company of
[ all principal and interest, it will have
the option of taking over title to the
I bridges by the payment of sl/>fifi to
| “ach county or may continue as lessee
I by the payment of S3O per year to
I acii county. In either event the
| company is bound by agreement to
j keep up the public highway. Another
j nart of the agreement puts the care
! and maintenance of the roadway from
! Darien to Dents at all times on the
company.
According to Mr. Granbery’s report
the entire extension can be comp’e
ted within ten months from the day
ground is broken.
BRUNSWICK, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1909.
WALTER LEAVES
NATIONAL TO GO
1 TO JACKSONVILLE
BRUNSWICK BANKER WILL BE
CASHIER OF NEW FOURTH
NATIONAL BANK.
He Has Been Ident.fied With Bruns
wick Banking for Nineteen Years
and is Interested in Other Local
Enterprises — Goes to Strong Concern
The banking and bus ness circles
of Brunswick were surprised yester
day with the announcement that E. D.
Walter, cashier of the National Bank
of Brunswick, had tendered his res
ignation to take effect November 1
and had been called to the cashier
ship of the new Fourth National bank,
of Jacksonville, now in process of or
ganization.
Mr. Walter has been connected with
the banking interests of Brunswick
for upwards of nineteen years and
the people of this city had come to
look upon him as a fixture in that
great big industry. However, yet a
young man, he has answered a busL
ness calss. placing him in a larger
field and in the best banking circles
of the “I.and of Flowers." The new
institution, which is now being char
tered under the laws of Florida, will
be known as the Fourth National Bank
of Jacksonville. Frank Adams, of]
Lakeland, recently removed to Jack
sonville, now president of the South
era Drug company of that city, wiil
be president of the new institution.
W. C. Powell, for many years a lead-j
ing business man of Savannah, fov- i
uierly at Ihe head of the Savannah
Naval Stores company, is to be vice
president, and Mr. Walter is to serve!
In the position of cashier.
The new bank will open for business I
on January 1 next, with a capital of
$400,000 and a surplus of $100,000.;
making in all a working capital of a ;
cool half million dollars. The quar ]
ters secured are located on Bay street j
in that city and are now used by tit- :
Atlantic National, which will shortly
remove into anew home.
The removal of Mr. Walter will
cause genuine regret in Brunswick. He
is easily one of her leading business
men and in additiotf'to his position as
cashier of the National Bank, he is
secretary and treasurer of the Mutual
Light & Water company, vice presi
dent of the Brunswick Coco-Cola
company, vice president of the
Brunswick Steam Laundry, treasurer
of the Brunswick Development Cos., be
sides being an officer and member
of various clubs and fraternal orders.
At the meeting of tho Georgia Bank
ers’ association held in Savannah last.
May. he was elected president of the
association for the state, which posi
tion he will resign at the July meet-|
ing of the executive council of the
association, which is to be held in
Atlanta in July. He is a splendid
banker, combining the happy faculty
of being courteous at all times, thus
rebutting the theory that “it is a
hard thing lo be a good fellow and
stay in the bank." He lias a host cf
friends in Brunswick who will join
The News in wishing him success in
his new field, to which, however tie:
does not go until November 1.
It is not. stated by the officials of
the National who will succeed to tile
casMershlp, but it is more than likely
that Assistant Cashier Holmes Shel
don will he the fortunate man.
—4 .
RED MEN MEET.
Great Sachem Elliot is Attending the.
Great Council Fire.
Delegates from Miunoola Tribe, l.j
0. R. M . aceomrented Great Sachem
C. L. Elliot, of this city, to Atlanta,
when the great eouncii fire of the
order in Georgia was kindled yes
terday. The session promise - to be
an important one. During tie past
year the order made great strides in
Georgia, reflecting no little credit up
on the officers of the great council.
4.
WALL STREET MARKET.
The Oepning Movement Was Listless
and Irregular.
New York, June 15. —The opening
movement of prices of stocks today
was listless and irregular, ex'-opt for
larae transactions in Wabash and
Harriman stocks, and in United Stales
Steel.
The strength of Wabash slockn cre
ated a temporary demand for other
Gould issues, but the general mar
ket d’d not respond. Later on dras
tic liquidation of American Sugar set
in on account of the government in
quiry into the recent liquidation of the
company. The stock broke as much
as 4 points between sales, losing 8
points In all, but a 3-point rally fol
lowed. The slump in Sugar caused
heavy selling all around Prices were
steadier at 11 o’clock,
THE GRHOUATING
EXERCISES ITTHE
HUD EKT MT
LARGE CROWD OF BRUNSWICK
IANS FLOCK TO WITNESS
CLOSING EXERCISES.
The Graduating Class Consisted of
'-But Seven, But Each Member Did
J*;
Splendidly— Some New Departures
in Details of the Program.
A large and representative audience
witnessed last evening the closing ex
ercises ol lue Glynn High School and
the graduation of seven of its mem
bers. The stage was attractively dec
orated and. contrary to the custom
of preced ng years, the graduates were
not seated on the stage, but grace
fully came in from the side entrances
after the curtain had risen.
Miss Caiolyn Atkinson, the first
honor girl, came in first and made a
beautiful picture in her dainty grad
uating costume of white chiffon trim
med in lace and carrying a bouquet
of roses Miss Atkinson has been a
leader in her class throughout her
school life, not only in marks which
attested an unusual mind, but in the
characteristics which distinguish a
social leader, personal magnetism and
grace of manner. She has been class
president In both junio' and senior
years, and a popular member of the
high school.
,vltss Atkinson was followed by the
other girl graduates: Misses Miriam
Grey Gornto, Virginia McGarvey, Ar
aueta Odhnm and Mary Forrester,
each attractively dressed in white
and carrying roses. The two first,
honor boys, Walter Rose and William
Parker, completed the row of gradu
ates, although several other mem
bers of the high school participated
in Ihe exercises.
After an impressive pra-er by Rev.
J. H. Sammons and a pleasing selec
tion by the orchestra, the high school
sang a chorus, “Morning Invitation,’'
which was beautiful and showed thor
ough musical training. The declama
tion by Win. Hyde Parker, “The Al
ternative,"by Patrick Henry,was force
fully delivered and thoroughly enjoy
ed. Mr. Parker has also passed
through the entire course of the. pub
lic school with honors and lias been
a favorite with faculty and class
mates, not only oil account of his in
tellectual attainments, but for his
courteous manner and happy disposi
tion.
The instrumental duet “Torpedo,”
by Blake, rendered by Misses Virginia
McGarvey and Willie Cornell, was
brilliant and was enthusiastically en
cored. Both young ladies show great
talent and perfect training. Miss Mc-
Garvey lias made a splendid record in
her studies during her three years in
the high school and was graduated
with distinction.
“The Class Prophecy,” by Miss Ar
atieta Odham, was delightfully origi
nal and humorous and her forecasts
of the futures of her classmates elic
ited much laughter and applause. Miss
Odham has won an enviable place in
tlie regard of her teachers and class
mates and is deservedly popular.
The declamation, “Surry's Dream,’
by Walter Rose, shewed great orator
ical ability in Ibis young mail, who
although a member of Hie school for
only one year, ranks as one of the
first in class standing and has won
many friends in the school by bis
gentlemanly conduct and generous na
ture.
'lhe song, “Sinine Time," by Alis
Mart!.a Lo.vensleiii, was much enjoy
ed by those present. •
The valedictory, by Miss Miriam
fir. y Gornto, was rhetorically beraiti
-Inl and thoroughly impressive. Miss
Gornto htu completed tlie entire
course of the school from first grade i
grade through the senior > ur. v Minim
the confidence of her tea hers and ilit
affection of her classmates by un
swerving devotion to duty and b;
thoughtful consideration of all with
whom she c-auie in contact. Alter an
addn s.s by Pres. A. V. Wood, who pre
sented the diplomas, the class song
was rendered, the exercises closing
with a selection ty the orchestra.
The entire program was good and
everything passed off delightfully.
HAD SUCCESSFUL SALE.
A. Zslmenovitz Store Crowded With
Customers for Two Days.
It was no surprise to the proprietor
of the popular store when he found
a crowd of customers at his door on
Monday morning awaiting his arrival,
and ax soon as the store was opened
a large number of buyers was on
hand anxious to secure first choice
of the great bargains offered for two
ivi At the close of the sale on
Tuesday evening it was stated that
it had been the great success of any
this season.
MRS. GROVER
DEFENDS
Senator Burkett
Lands on Aldrich
Washington, D. C.. June 15.—Sena
tor Aldrich today gave in to Senator
Bulkeley and consented to a reduc
tion of from 150,000,000 to 70,000,000
as the number of cigars to be admit
ted free of duty from the Philippines
with the provision that wrapper and
filler tobacco should be unstemmed
when receiving concession.
Senator La Follette’s amendment to
reduce the number of free cigars to
60,000,000 was defeated by a vote of
38 to 27.
During a debate today Senator Bur
kett, of Nebraska, while facing Aid
rich, charged the finance committee
with playing petty politics. The Ne
braska member said Aldrich merely
intended to bang the senator from
Wisconsin (La Folletce) in the air.
HIGH MAKES
LONG REPORT
CITY ENGINEER ON THE EXTEN
SION OF BRUNSWICK’S SEW
ERAGE SYSTEM AND COST.
Hon. Mayor and Aldermen,
Brunswick, Ga.
Gentlemen: In compliance with a
resolution of your honorable body
adopted on the Bth of April, 1909, in
structing the city engineer to prepare I
plans and estimate of the cost of the
work required in the extension of the !
sewerage system through the follow- !
ing streets,
(1) South Wolf street south oi the
present sewerage system,
(2) London and George streets ini
New Town
| I beg to submit the following: The
| work of preparing plans for the ex
! tensive construction called for in the
resolution would consume the entire
time of an engineer and assistant for
at least one month and it has been
impossible to prepare such plans,
however 1 beg t.o submit an estimate
of the cost of material and expert
labor which would be required to make
the extensions called for.
(1) The south Wolf extension is a
comparatively easy one, as far as
i Second avenue or 1,000 lineal feet,
the cost would be S3OO.
(2) The London street extension
| from Cochran avenue to Davis street
would consist of 1,000 feet of 10” pipe
and 1,000 lin. feet of 8” pipe for the
! main and 6,000 lin. feet of 8" pipe for
'the laterals, the George street ex
tension would consist of 800 lin. feet
of 8” pipe for the main and 600 lin.
feet of 8” pipe for the laterals, the
DixviUe extension would require
I,ooo’ 10" pipe, 8,400’ 8' pipe and the
cost of material and supervision would
lie $2,500.00.
(3) An extension of the present
system to serve the area included be
lt ween L and O streets and Newcas
tle street and Cochran avenue would
be out of the question, however a par
tial extension would be practicable.
The low main at Cochran and C
could be extended as far as Cochran
and M and would serve as far west
as Wolf street and possibly as far ;o-
Norwlcli on L st'eel. North of L and
Norwich and M and Wolf it would not
be advisable to attempt to drain into
the present system as the grad, uf
the sewer would approach so clo: • t
the surface that cast iron pipe would
be necessary for the laterals am'
house connections. I
In order to drain north of L and
Norwich and M and Wolf a separate
system must be provided. 1 woo'd
advise a large tide cleansing gravity
system combining surface and house
drainage. Locate the main on N
street with laterals X and S of the
mailt, construct the sewer main of
concrete and the laterals of vitrified
pipe, placing the laterals above the
tide and allowing each tide to flow
through the main. The sewage would
be dissolved before reaching the river
or marsh.creek. The length of the
main would be 7,500 lineal feel, lat
erals 12,000 lineal feet. This main
would serve as a drain for Town Com
■ rnons east of Cochran avenue as well
as Newtown and Town Commons west
of Cochran avenue and between K and
Q streets. The cost of the trunk lino
would be $4.00 per lineal foot or
$30,000, the laterals would cost $3,000
between Newcastle street and Coch
ran avenue and K street and O street,
additional laterals could be construct
ed as the occasion demanded.
I beg to call attention to the fact
that this estimate is based upon thf
work which has been done in the past
by the county convicts and that thf
figures are for material and supers i
ion only. Respectfully submitted.
J. B. High.
City Btigr. and Dir. Pub. Wks.
PRICE: 5 CENTS.
CLEVELAND
HER HUSBAND
IN EMPHATIC
SWORN TESTIMONY
SHE PRONOUNCED BRANDENBURG
ARTICLE AS FLAGRANT
CASE OF FORGERY.
Wife of President Cleveland in Wo
manly Fashion, Protects the Good
Name of Her Honored Dead—The
Imitation Was a Bold Effort.
New York, June 15—Mrs. Frances F.
Cleveland, wife of the late president,
Grover Cleveland, today took the
stand In court in this city and de
nounced as forgeries the article sup
posed to have been written, by Mr.
Cleveland during the last presidential
election endorsing Taft for the pres
idency.
It wilt be recalled that during the
campaign. Broughton Brandenburg,
now on trial, sold this letter to the
New York Times, a3 being a genuinu
statement from the ex-president. The
article was widely circulated by th
republican campaign committee,
though it was pronounced a forgery.
Brandenburg was later arrested and
placed in jail.
Mr3. Cleveland was emphatic in her
testimony today. She says she never
authorized the puolication of tha
Brandenburg forgery and she avers
that this signature is a simple for
gery and shows so on its face, though
the signature of her late husband is
well imitated. Mrs. Cleveland stated
that during the late and declining
years of Mr. Cleveland's life his sig
nature was unsteady and shaky, while
the forced one is written in a bold
and legible hand.
We Won't Get the
Wireless Station
Brunswick is not to have the wire
less telephone statiou and incidental
ly the improved wireless telegraph
station promised by the promoters who
are now planning subsidiary compan
ies.
Ibis ts.the substance of a statement
given out last night by a board of
trade officer who had been asked to
investigate the claims of the company
seeking a location here several weeks
ago.
”So far as I can learn by direct in
formation, tlte wireless telephones
used by L ncie Sam’s fleet, which went
around the world, were bought out
right,” said this gentleman last night.
"I am advised the system did not
prove a success. Again the parent
company claims a whole string of
late patents, but our report from
Washington fails to show that these
claims are solid.
‘ In brief the wireless telephone is
not yet up to the point where we want
it had enough to put up SIO,OOO ia
stock."
♦
FREE AT ST. SIMON.
A Very Novel Attraction for Next
Sunday.
The St. Simon Transit company has
arranged for a free perfoitnance at
St. Simon on Sunday, June 20, known
as the Monte Cristo act.
Frank Thomas, the renowned Mon
t - Cristo, will first, he securely bound
hand and foot, and after being placed
iti a barred will be rowed out into the
ocean in front of the pavilion and be
thrown overboard. The barrel, which
is filled with holes, will sink imme
diately, the end having previously
been securely fastened, in order that
the man will not fall out as the bar. and
rolls into the sea. Thomas, with ef
forts that border on to the uncanny,
soon releases himself and getting out
of the barrel, rises to the surface and
climbs into the boat which awaits him.
*.
LEAVES FOR ATLANTA.
E. H. Houseman Goes to the Soutn
erns Atlanta Agency.
A number of friends accompanied
E. H. Houseman to the Southern train
last night to bid him Godspeed and
to wish him success in his now field.
Among these were his successor, Gen
eral Ag6rit MoGofcgan and former
agent, C. D. Ogg. Mr. Houseman
-pent a busy day yesterday complet
ing details for his transfer to C>c
Atlanta aeency. a promotion which bis
many friends say he richly deserve.,.
When the matter of appointment came
up it is sa‘d no other name was con
sidered as Mr. Candler's successor.
Mr. Houseman, although located in
Atlanta, will be a frequent visitor to
Brunswick. i