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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
ROCKEFELLER GRABS
CHEMICAL COMPANY
South's Great Fertilizer Concern in Hands 8
the Standard Oil Interests---Control Was
Acquired by Raid in Wall Street.

New York, August by the
purchase of $12,OOO,OOO par value
in stocks and bonds of the Viz
gina-Carolina Chemical Company
Standard Oil interests, it is re-
ported today, secured control OF
the great fertilizer and su1phuric
acid concern of the south.
Rockefeller interests already
control the American Agricu1t-
ural Chemical Company and the
American Cotton Oil Company.
They also control the American
Linseed Company. These var
ious chemical and vegetable OIL
companies give to the Rockfe1lers
practically a monopoly of the
phosphate and cotton oil bust.
ness.
1t is believed that the raid in
Wall street which terminated
Thursday just before the clase
of the market, and which was be
gun on Tuesday by the remark
able offer of the Consolidated
Gas Company to sell SO, 900, OOa
worth of new stock when stock
holders confidently expected
that dividend much larger tina
that would be paid, was for tll6
purpose of unsett1ing the marke
and securing this chemical stool
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
FOR COTTON ENGLAND CRIES.

London, August On thl
house of commons today, reply
ing to William Field, nationalist
who drew attention to the reshir
ment of American cotton fror
Liverpool to New York, thus ii
creasing the famine price of col
ton in England, and inYited al
inquiry as to the effect of th|
system of future options on Chi
price of cotton, Gerald Ba1fouf
president of the board of trad
stated that the information of til
board of trade did not indicat
a recent increase in the re-expof
of cotton to- America.
The total quantity re-exporte|
to the end of July was 100000
hundredweight, compared wit
$4,000 hundredweight for Oh
corresponding period of 100
During June and July the qua
titles re-exported were 700
hundred weight and 10000 hu
dredweight respectively.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08

many acres of vacant lots in the
town too lowfor cultivation. And
the streets in those sections of
the town will not be required
by the public for years. People
having cows can combine and
get permission to fence up these
lots. A three wire fence (barbed
wire) will turn cattle. I have
tried it under similar conditions
to those now confronting the
people Of Fitzgerald. Those
who are troubling themselves
about this matter are simply try
ing to crop the bridge before they
getto it. There is nota property
owner in town, whether he keeps
stock or not, that will not profit
In the end by the rigid enforce
ment Of the law and no one who
enjoys immunity, from the at
large stock nuisance for two
years will ever want the law abb
rogatcd.
One man said this was nothing
| but a little back woods town"
we'll if it is, we want to get out of
the woods as soon as possible,
The enforcement Of the law will
| be worth a hundred thousand
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08

Mrs. Blake, says the same
thing about her COW. The dea-
con needn't worry about us.
Tom never earned ten cents be-
fore in his life. Now he earns
ten dollars per month and every
body but the deacon pays full
price for herding. And every
body is we'll satisfied"
Now that is just the way it
turned out in that town and I
have no doubt the man who don t
want to take care of the family
cow will make more complaint
and suffer more than all the
widows together. The women
as a rule are proVident, when
they have no man to depend on.
The ladies of the Benevolent
Society | have no doubt have fully
considered this question and
am we'll satisfied no worthy
widow shall suffer on account of
the stock law. And as to the
country people ;bovcotting the
town ! have heard such talk be.
|
fore in different places, but nc
one eyer yet boycotted town
whers he could do better there
] than any where else. There are
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
Wilcox Court House Again.

The county commissioners of
Wilcox county have ordered an
election on the question of issue
ing $4,000 of court house bonds.
The probability is the Rochelle
faction will oppose the matter,
and as two-third vote is neces-
sary, the bond issue may not be
authorized.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08

may be reelected or may not,
but whatever action the prison
commission takes will not be gov.
erned by the whipping of Mamie
DeCrls, for under the present
prison regulations that was not
improper.
WHAT JUDGE TURNER SAYS.
Judge Joseph Turner, chair
man of the prison commission,
last night corroborated the state
ment that the young woman had
been beaten. He said:
Yes, the records of the pris-
on commission show that she was
whipped last June for insubord-
nation.
When Mamie DeCris was
sent to Milledgevi11e the superin.
tendent was expressly instruct
ed not to put her at work in the
field. This is the usual alterna.
tive held for prisoners among
the women who are not willing
to obey orders and abide by dis
cipline when given light house
work."
There is no rule or regulation
of the prison commission forbid.
ding the proper official whipping
a prisoner, man or woman, who in
his sound discretion must be
made obedient.
captain Fosters term of of.
fee expired January 1 next, but
it has been the custom to notify
him in August whether or not he
will be reelected. I cannot say
what the prison commission will.
do in this matter-as far as re.
electing him is concerned. l
know that he has written for in.
formation on this subject, which,
of course, the commission, not
having acted on the question, is
unable to give.
However, I can say that the
action of the commission will not
be governed in any way by the
whipping of Mamie DeCris."
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Ocean to Ocean In Three Days.

Los Angeles, August AT
LOO o'clock this afternoon the
special train bearing Henry P.
Lowe, chief engineer of the
United States Steel Corporation,
drew in at La Grande station,
having completed a run from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, a distance
of more than 5000 miles, in the
fastest time on record.
Mr.. Lowe left New York on
Tuesday, August 4th, at 2::45 p.
m. and arrived in Los Angels 70
hours and 81 minutes later, an
hour and 81 minutes more than
three days Of actua1running time.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
FAWN ITEMS.

Our vicinity was visited
Saturday night with a rain WI
was very refreshing to the
crops, after having several i
of very warm, dry weather.
Crops are very fine in this
ton, especially Mr.. J.J. Noble
He has the best in the neieI
hood. His corn and cotton
fine.
Mr.. T. G. Moore, of Tiff
was in Fawn last week WISH
friends and relatives.
Mr.. W. L. Mobley is off
week in the land of flowers VI
ing his daughter. Mrs. Gasgs
She resides at San Antonio.
Mr.. H. M. Warren is dol
successful business in tnF.
tine operation. Mr.. Wa
the right man in the RICH
He also runs a fine farm.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
Moved To TIfton.

Mr.. A. Isaacs has moved VI
his family to Triton, where
will run bakery. He left W
his family Wednesday and is
ready supplying the Triton d
pie. with bread. We wish tn
success.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08

dollars to the city within five
years. There never was and
never will be an attractive town
that is overun with stock. The
town hog at large is just as fit
to eat as a buzzard. Hundreds
of people die every year from
diseases contracted from eating
scavenger hog. I have many
friends who keep cows, and I
would not injure them under any
consideration. And know from
my own experience and observa-
ton that in advocating the en-
forcement of this law I am pro-
noting their best interests.
Hundreds of people are wait
ing for the law, that they might
plant trees and begin to make
the town attractive as to the abil-
ity of the officer in charge of the
enforcement of the law there
should be no question. AS that
is limited only by the number of
men he may summon to his as
Sistance and that means every
able bodied man in the town.
Every stranger l met here last
winter remarked about the I'M
sight1iness of the stock in the
streets.
This law has been trifed with
long enough. The law has been
dead letter, and so far as it is
concerned we have been living in
state of anarchy for years.
When one law can be trampled
upon with impunity, how long
will it be till others are treated
in Sthe same way? 1t is dan
gerous precedent. The spirit of
progress inspired the enactment
of the law, and it is only a ques-
ton of time with any live pro-
gressive town, when such law
will be enforced. Then why not
now manfully pull together and
forever settle the question. 1t
almost resolves itself into the
point. Twill you serve your
neighbours COW and pig or your
own town."
D. TIBBoTT.
P. S.-There are petitions be-
ing circulated to have the law so
AS to permit milk COWS running
at large from 8 a. m. till p. m.
This simply means ten hours of
destruction. Why trifle with the
matter? The number of newly
planted trees herd of mich
cows cannot destroy in ten hours
is not worth mentioning. If the
city COUNCIL wish to serve the
best interests of the town they
will exclude all kinds of stock at
J all hours of the day, T.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
The Dlspensary Bill.

The dispensary bill for Irwin
county has passed the house and
senate, but owing to a senate
amendment, referring the adop-
ton of the bill for an election, it
will be necessary for the bill to
go back to the house.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
DIR. TibbOtt On The Stock Law.

Since I wrote my prize article
that didn't take the prize, 1 have
been spoken to by some of the
people of the town. Some ap.
proving what I said, and one or
two disappearing. The plea of
those disappearing is that it will
be a serious hardship on the
! widows, whose main independ-
ence is the COW. Now this re-
minds me Of a circumstance in a
town | once lived in, that was
passing through this same crucial
period.
Deacon Smith, was seriously
opposed to the stock law that
was hanging over the town just
as our ordinance is hanging over
us now. The deacon brought
the matter up at the regular
church meeting, and denounced
with tears in his eyes those who
were advocating this law. And
it happened then as in our case
that the ladies had been foremost
in urging the enforcement of the
law. In thecourse of his remarks
the deacon said, LAS fur's i'm
consumed I kin stand it, but
what'l become of wider Jones
and wider Blake, my next nabers.
IBrethering and sisterens I'm
alosin sleep over the hardship
that will be on those poor helpless
wimen." And with tears and
many other words did the good
deacon exort the brethren and
sisters toreconsider their course.
This unusual out pour of elo-
quence on the part of the deacon
caused the sisters to have some
misglvings and they soon after
called meeting of the Aid Soci-
ETY. and appointed committee to
visit the widows. To see if they
stood in need of help. The law
had then been in operation for
about a month. The committee
called on widow Jones, and soon
called her attention to the object
other visit. helaughed heartily
and said she had heard of deacon
Smiths plea in her behalf before
the church and said. "The dea-
con lost no sleep on account of
my COW and pig nor Mrs. Blake's
but l have no doubt he did on
account of his own three COWS
and six hogs that kept our alley
in a most wretched filthy condi.
ton. And when he had to Shut
up his hogs he found out how
little feed they had been getting
at home, for they squeeled day
and night till he sold five of them
to a country man and as to his
great charity for the poor widow
he beat my boy Tom, down to a
dollar for herding his three COWS
while everybody else pays him
fifty cents a head for herding,
He can have it that way this
month because Tom agreed to dc
it, but hereafter he'll just pay
like other people. AS to being
opposed to the stock law, I never
was, for other peoples stock kept
me in constant trouble. The
deacon's cows broke into my
garden several times as he left
them out at night. have so far
as ! am concerned profted al
ready by the law, Tom has
twenty cows at fifty cents a
month to herd. Before, it took
him much of the time hunting
our COW, but now she is always
on hand when needed, and sht
gives more milk too for Ton
| keeps the cows from wandering
all over the country and walking
their legs off and wearing them
l.selves out.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
Triton Smallpox Cases.

Triton city council at it's regu-
lar meeting last Monday evening
took steps to quarantine several
cases of small pox that had de-
veloped in that city. Triton had
quite an unpleasant experience
with small pox several years ago
and will no doubt make strenuous
efforts to prevent another spread
of the contagion.
There are no dull days in Fitz-
gerald,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20


the president and the civil service COM
mission are decidedly ehummy.s Proc
tor is at the white house about as much
as he is at the commission. He is a
great favorite with the children, as
well as with the old folks, and, alto
gether, he is almost one of the. family.
He rides with the Observation-Disclosures
than anybodysselse, and that.is one of
the ties that bind the two together. He
is a splendid @horseman, with all the
native KentucKian s1loYes fora fine an
imal. He is fond OF outdoor ~ sports Of
every kind, and althoughhe fs..within 4
few months Of so, and Served severa,
years with the confederate army, he
looks hardly a day older than the pres
ident, who is Is years his Junior But
man who has beensa soldier: a farmer.
a.:geologist and civil service com
missioner keeps young by the force of
circumstances.
A good many public men think that
Proctor carries his civil service re-
form theories too far, and that he is
too much enamored Of the machinery
OF the system: But they know he is
honest and pugnacious, and they re-.
spect him even. while they disagree with
him sometimes. ~'~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

- on1of'neo me- a attendant likely to stay for
awhile, at any rate until it can. be
demonstrated whether they really are
a good thing or not.
Away back IN McKfnley's administra-
ton John Addison Porter gave a sim
liar. order and the uniforms appeared
insSdue time, but there was so much
comment on: them that one day they
disappeared d. from view as quietly as
they had come -. 49,. :
Secretary Loeb believes that this
time they. will demonstrate their use-
fulness and that before long the Cos
sip about them will cease. He intends
to- give them a chance.
The uniforms are very simple az
fairs, hardly distinguishable from or
binary dress, except for the modest
brass buttons. ~ ~ !. :!
Capt Loeffler, the veteran doorkeep-
er. at the presidents own door, will not
wear "a uniform, although his army
rank entities him to it; and Arthur
Simmons, who has stationed himself
at the secretary's door in ebony watch
fulness- for 10, these many years. Will
also continue to wear his simple suit
of black. The ushers in the private
part Of the house, the old executive
mansion, will continue toS appear in,
civilians dress. So, really, there Is not
much to- talk about. .ss..5s.ss
LoUIs A. COOLIDGE
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has seen the entire personnel of the
commission except himself change no
less than four times since he has held
the Office of president. Eight commits
sioners have come and gone, beginning
with Theodore Roosevelt and ending
with James R. Garfield.
Curiously enough, Proctor was first
appointed president of the commission
on the recommendation of Mr.. Roose-
welt who was then nearing the end of
his service and who proposed Proctor
to President Cleveland as the best man
to keep the commission going in a
democratic administration along the
lines laid down. Roosevelt and Cleve-
land were the only two men who knew
anything about the appointment in ad-
vance, for Proctor was never much of
a political factor. At the time he was
state geologist of Kentucky, a place
he had occupied for 10 years, and he
was a member of the jury of awards
for mines and mining at the Column
bian exposition.
When Cleveland called him is w ash
ington and told him what he wanted
Proctor objected. 1.-THE only thing I
am: interested in" he said, lis the
Appalachian mountains. This will
take me away from that work"
oh, don't bother about that said
the president. you Won't have much
to do here. Whenever YOU want to 80
away for month or two, we can fix it
up easily enough"
So Proctor accepted, but he hasn't
yet been able to get away as Cleveland
promised him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Biltmtbate, the magnificent o,ooo-
acre estate owned by George w. Van
derbilt, in North Carolina, may be con.
verified into vast hunting and fishing
preserve for the use of one of the most
exclusive and fashionable sportsmen's
clubs in the country. Edgar B. Moore,
proprietor of Kenilworth inn, North
Carolina, now an allyear round resort,
has received a proposition from Mr..
Vanderbilt to lease his property for
term of years to be used as a hunt
ing ground for a club which Mr..
Moore is forming.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Consider first the volume of business
the post Office handles, says the
Worlds Work. Through 1924 post
offices and in such mass as to require
for railroad transportation 81 trains
each a mile long travelling 203 times
around the EQUATOR, more than 745.-
100000 pounds Of matter was delivered
last year. If an average were made.
every man. woman and child in the
United States received 81 letters. 81
newspapers or periodicals., and IA
packages and every. sixth person
registered a letter.
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Robert Davies, a. wealthy Welsh

Robert: Davies, wealthy Welsh
shipowner, who. owns =. considerable
property on either side Of the Menai
bridge, has completed the necessary
arrangements for transferring a CAPT.
tai sum Of e 135,0O0<to the authorities
of the &Calvinistic Methodist mission
in the Khasi Hills, India. The money.
which is. estimated to yield an income
Of more than $4,000, is invested. in
English railway stocks. - Twelve
trustees have been appointed. and the
fund is to be, strictly applied to the
Khasi mission. Mr.. Davies is the
brother of the late lord lieutenant Of
Carnaryon -
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which has cOntin-
ued now for many
years.
1t is true that he
classes himself as
a democrat, but his
political leanings
are not strong, and
he voted for Nc
Kinley in. 1896 and
1900. Besides he Is
an .expansionist. Of
a radical type, and
on that point he is
thoroughly in har-.
!: ::mo q with the
resident. > II. u t.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

]. One of the most picturesque land
marks in the vicinity of Philadelphia is
/ the. historic Red Lion inn, just across
Progressing creek from the city, in
Bucks county. Once a bustling relay
station for New York stage coaches,
and long, afterward q rarely visited
roadside: hostelry,. the Red Lion has of
late come into prominence and pros"
peritys again. It was in this inn that
Gen: Washington established his head
quarters for one night while the army
on the hillside during the
historic march Of the revolutionary
army. 4, E. ;S.s<y, 4 +. liz Oh: j
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Play distinguishes the higher from
the lower animals, and it signifies pos
sibilitysof education. Fishes do not
play at ALL the lower mammals can
hardly be. taught to play, and birds
are entirely devoid of that instinct.
But the kitten and the lamb are essen
TALLY playing animals. The human
young. however, are the true players,
and, in reality, it is play that develops
them into manhood.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

e ce. Ne WHY
elected senators
and representa-
t ives generally
come to Washing
ton with a preju-.
dice against the
commission, and a
quiet determine
ton to wipe it
of the face of.
the earth. They
don't stay here
long before they
begin to realize
that however un D :.
popular: that body:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

OF all the larger cities of the coun.
try, Chicago has the largest proportion
of males in it's, total population. Dur
ing the last 20 years Chicago has av-
eraged 5.3 per cent. more males than
females, while New York has aver
aged as per cent. more females than
males. - Philadelphia 81 per cent and
Bost tom r. per cent. more females than
males. And Chicago's male death rate
is the lowest of the four cities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

President Roosevelt has sent to the
Smithsonian institution small
stuffed mouse, which the president cap
tured on his last western trip AMI
stuffed and mounted himself. The
mouse is of an uEc ommon species and
is regarded as I valuable addition to
the. institutions exhibits, yet the d.
rectors, if they had been consulted,
might have chosen a mountain lion
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

The royal family of Sweden is a
thrifty one: It has a civil list of very
nearly half million dollars from Nor
way and Sweden, and in addition the
king hasa little more than $4,000 a
year from the fund voted to King Carl
XIV. and; his successors. At::the same
time his majesty has palaces bota in
the city and country, in Sweden and
Norway, and he owns stock in many
undertakings. n ~
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cause he Is young: e '0' '>S1 11eeus
second, because he is good looking, and
third, on account of the peculiar man
ner of his election.
When Mr.. Long retired from the
house to become senator young Mr..
Murdoch promptly announced himself
as a candidate for the succession 1t
looked rather; dubious at the start, for
he was a new hand at it and not very
well known in the district5zbut he. hit
on scheme that proved a winner.
Murdoch has superb suit of red
hair. There were II other candidates
in the field, and one of them also had
red hair. So Murdoch went to him and
struck bargain. It was agreed that
the two should make their canvass. on
the red-headed issue, and that at an
two should withdraw from the race in
favor of the other Murdoch then set
at,it. He made whirlwind campaign
on the cry that the red-headed men
ought to be- represented in congress-
He quoted Statistics to show that one
man out of ten had red head, and
that proportion did not hold in con-
gress. He made an impregnable case
on, that issue, and the other red-headed
man followed suit The novelty of the
canvass caught the fancy of the dis
trict, and when at the psychological
moment the other, who was found to
be the weaker, withdrew the mo-
mentum was SO strong that Murdoch
Won the nomination in q walk. Then
shcSwent in1o the campaign for election
on the same issue, and won out again.
Uniforms at the White House.
Secretary Loeb has ordered that the
.dnorlz nnnara ut tho white hol1oo :cball
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-11-20

Among the prisoners in the jail at
Frankfort, Germany, there is a barber
who has been confined in it for half
century. He was accused of having
cut the throat of a man whom he was
shaving. He has always protested his
innocence and has repeatedly refused
his pardon because it was offered only
on condition of his confessing his guilt.