The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-10
FitrrernIa Attncke,I.


Leading members Of the Fitzgerald col
ony have taken notice Of attacks upon
the colony by a periodical published ia At
/ lanta. At a recent meeting OF the grand
army post OF the colony-a post which
| has a membership Of 225-strong resolu-
/ tions were adopted condemning the state
ments i'm the publication in question as
slanderous
II the articles appeared only in the At
lanta periodical they would do the colony
no harm. They do harm because they
are given wide circulation by such papers
as the Chicago Inter Ocean and the Ma
tional Tribune, two papers which circu-
late extensively in the middle west and the
northwest, and especially among members
of the Grand Army OF the Republic.
We do not see why any Georgia publi-
cation should endeavor TO prevent people
Of the west from settling ia Fitzgerald or
elsewhere in the state. We cannot under
stand what motive any Georgian can have
in trying to injure Fitzgerald. If those
who so there don't like the place they
are at liberty TO go elsewhere. There are
hundreds of thousands of acres Of good
lands for sale in Georgia II we are cor
rectly informed many of those who went
to Fitzgerald have not remained there.
They have not left Georgia, however.
They have gone to other parts OF the
state. where they have found lands and
surroundings that suit them better than
those at Fitzgerald. There are all sorts
Of land in this great Empire state of the
south, and the man must be hard to suit
who cannot md somewhere within its
limits land and climate that meet his APP
prevail
1t would be strange, indeed, If all who
go to Fitzgerald should be satisfied. The
same conditions prevail there that pre-
walls in all the newly established towns
in the west or elsewhere. Money is not
to be picked up in the streets, and a
living is to be had only by earning it.
Nobody there is giving land away. nor
is there anybody who is playing the part
of a philanthropist. Each one is doing the
best he can for himself. There may not
be work for all who go there. No doubt
there are some there who find it quite diff
cult to get enough to eat. But what did
they expect? AS far as we know, there
have been no promises that a living would
be provided for all corners. Indeed, we
doubt If anybody has been promised
living.
In time farms will be opened and facto-
ries be built. All that can be claimed for
Fitzgerald is that it's climate is superb,
the water is good and the soil round
about it is fertile and will yield abundant
ly Of crops suitable to that section, If
properly cultivated. Those who have
money and can wait for developments are
pretty certain to be satisfied. Those who
haven't any money can do about as well
there as they could elsewhere.
Such articles as are appearing in the
Atlanta periodical are caught up quickly
by the northwestern railroads and repub-
lished. Those roads are trying to check
the movement to the southern states and
the Atlanta periodical is helping them.
though it may not intend to do so.
1t Is much better to lend Fitzgerald a
helping hand than to cry it down. 1t is
Is Established to stay. 1t is going to grow
Thousands of western people are prepar-
ing To- go there. All of them may not
stay there when they reach it, but those
who are dissatisfied with it will find homes
somewhere in this great state. and will
be glad. eventually, that they left the
frozen north for the sunny south.