The Brunswick News, 1906-10-11

H. M. Atkinson, president; George Dole Wadley, vice-president and gen general - eral general manager; R. T. McDonald, eng> neer of terminals; C. B. Wilburn, gen general - eral general 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 Railroad - road Railroad Company, arrived in the city yeSterday and spent the day looking over the new terminals in the south southern - ern southern 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 Vice-President - dent Vice-President 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 passenger steamers to os run in connection witn tne tou* freigl feranow building in the east He said that at that time the. com company - pany company would name these passenger ships in nonor of the cities traversed by the line, aM that the first one WOujd probably be called - 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 November - vember November 1. He says the other ships Will (be munched ip the following manner: Ogeechee, Ossaba and Oc Ocmuigw. - muigw. Ocmuigw. Discussing the progress of the won, at the terminals Mr. Atkinson ex expressed - pressed expressed 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 hand*ftt>t - *ftt>t 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.

Mr. Karl Friese, superintendent of the Taylor-Cook Cypress company re turned yesterday morning from At Atlanta, - lanta, Atlanta, 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 organization - ganization organization will prove to be of great advantage to the great sawmill in industry'of - dustry'of industry'of the three states named. Speaking ot the meeting the At Atlanta - lanta Atlanta Constitution says: 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 association - tion association for mutual protection. of the principal topics of dis discussion - cussion discussion to come up were the shortage of transportation facilities, the scar scarcity - city scarcity 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. convention met in the assem assembly - bly assembly 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 temporary - rary temporary secretary. some discussion a resolution was adopted calling upon the sawmm men to make a demand upon the rail railroads - roads railroads to furnish sufficient cars or to pay reciprocal demurrage for failure so to do. resolution was adopted calling upon the immigration commit committee - tee committee of the Georgia-Florida association to consider the best plans for secur securing - ing securing immigrant labor. r lne plan to transfer the funds sub subscribed - scribed subscribed 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 building - ing building would not be a credit to the state. circular issued by certain lum lumber - ber lumber men, in which Georgia pine was compared to Oregon fir, the former being declared inferior, was denounc denounced - ed denounced as untrue and malicious. the afternoon session the ques question - tion question of giving more publicity to prices was discussed by a number ot members, as weil as by editors oi several trade ALL BUS ORDERED CLOSED

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 expected - pected expected that travel to tne south wli wlisoon - soon wlisoon begin, within a few more weeks all of the railroads will put on their handsome winter trains. An unusually large number of tour tourists - ists tourists will spend this winter In Bruna* wick. Already the hotels and board boarding - ing boarding 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 criminal - nal criminal 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*

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 greatly - ly greatly 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 handsome - some handsome three-story brick buildings in different sections of the city - one to be erected by the Southern Bell Tele Telejdione - jdione Telejdione 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 together - gether together with the immense building now under way, will put Brunswick on a building boom she has never before enjoyed.

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 weather - er weather in Missouri has broken all previ previous - ous previous 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 country. - try. country. 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.

A frightful accident was narrowly averted yesterday afternoon just op opposite - posite opposite 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 sister - ter sister rau the carriage into the buggy of Mr. Constant Miller, which was being driven by Miss Julia Powell, of Quit Quitman, - man, Quitman, 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 overturning - ing overturning 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 perfectly - fectly perfectly safe. Dr. Butts was called ana after closely examining the baby an nounced that it was uninjured.

BANKERS BOLDING ANNUAL MEETING AMERICAN BANKERS' ASSOCIA ASSOCIATION - TION ASSOCIATION 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 inadequate - adequate inadequate space the section of the as association - sociation association dealing with trust companies sat in the Shorehain Hotel. Mr. E. F b v mney, president of the First Na National - tional National Bank, of Kansas Guy, delivereu an address on the banking business and Its growth in the country. Im Important - portant Important 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 treasury - ury treasury department. Every nook and cor corner - ner corner of the department building an. the bureau of engraving and printing was thrown open to them and ex experts - perts experts in the various branches of the service were on hand to explain how the business was conducted.

WESTERN UNION TO ISSUE BONDS STOCKHOLDERS AUTHORIZED AN ISSUE OF $25,000,000 AT MEET MEETING - ING MEETING YESTERDAY. New York, Oet. lfi. The stockhold stockholders - ers stockholders 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 converted - verted converted 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 announced - nounced announced to-day that Cebailos & Com Company, - pany, Company, 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*.