The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13
PROSPEROUS FITZGERALD.
The Various Changes That Are TAX
Ing Place in This Magic City.

Fitzgerald. Feb. 1.-THE colony
headquarters have been moved TO the
new building on Ocmulgee street.
The new Offices are completed,
and are much pleasanter than those on
Midway. The building has seven Offices
on the ground floor. II Is divided into a
general Office, superintendent private Of
nee, DOOkkeeper's Office. real estate Office,
eoroners Office and private room and a
small general Office room. The building Is
surrounded on three sides BY piazza,
ana mas fancy cupOla, with a nag pole
on the top.
A telephone system Is much needed in
fitzgerald, as the business Is now so much
scattered. This need will undoubtedly be
supplied IN the near future, as one gen.
teman is now on the ground TO see about
putting in a system. and another, Mr..
ID. r Thomas Of Tennivillei Ga, is writ
ing 10 see about the franchise.
The price Of lots has been raised again,
but Notwithstanding capital is being
brought in and Investments made more
rapidly M, than before Savannah men are
confident of the success Of the colony.
The true test of whether business men
believe in financial scheme is whether
they are willing to put their money into
it or not. Measured by this, capitalists of
both north and south have faith in F'itz-
gerald. one gentleman from Savannah
mas recently purchased three lots for ST.
$50 Mr.. Fred J. Clark, also of Savannah,
has bought a $500 lot and expects to put
up a fine furniture store. Capt ID. G. Nc
Cullum OF La Porte, Ind, bought 5000
lot on the corner of Central and Sheridan
for a clothing house. Capt. McCullum
has been in the colony for some time, and
seems well pleased with II. He is we'll
known Indiana man, and was one OF the
commissioners that built the Indiana
State Soldiers and Sailors monument at
indianapolis: Dr.. Irwin, Mr. Williams
ana others from Jacksonville were In the
city last week to find out the whole truth
ABOUT the colony, OF which they had heard
so much. These gentlemen represent
great deal of capital in Jacksonville that
VIII be invested II their report be faVora-
BILE, as II surely will be-
The colony superintendent have Sc
cured another mandatory. rms time
II Is factory for manufacturing fly
poison. The colonists knew that this was
one Of the things needful in this climate,
put had no thought of its being made
right at home. The firm agrees to en-
ploy colony members and certain num-
Der of them until the end of the colony
make the firm a deed to the land occu-
pied by them provided the factory is still
in operation at the end of the six years,
and employing the same number of men.
Mr.. johnson has offered to take out the
stunps from the colony street. burn
them, and fill IN the hole. for Is cents
each. He has a new patent stump-puller
that will be here in a few days and viii
be put TO work at once. This is much
cheaper than the managers have been
able to take out the stumps before, and
they are glad to secure the machine
Mr.. Downing and Mr.. Mallory have
formed a partnership for burning brick
at the Ocmulgee river They are already
burning and Will have a supply ready by
the time the Empire road is ready TO
bring Il TO the city. The clay is very fine
and as good brick can be made there as
the milwaukee, pressed brick,