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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23
REPLY 70 WETTSTEIN.
For THE ENTERPRISE.

OR L HE ENTERPRISE.
ut is easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows along like song, (smile
But the man worth while is the man who will
When everything goes dead wrong"
It is better to laugh than tocry
even over spilled milk, and
would say to Brother Wettstein
in answer to his question; MAY
be he and the other fellows have
sprung get rich scheme on the
unsuspecting taxpayers of Fitz-
gerald. Who knows?" Let me
answer you brother. If l am in
any such scheme I don't knowit,
for l simply stated a fact about
that lot, and I would further say
that the case you stated, with
your explanation of it, does not
entitle the owner of that proper
ty to deed to my lot as it was
only a nominal value while mine
was real. I am proud of Mr..
Wettstein as a fellow citizen be-
cause he has the courage of his
convictions. Whenhe sees a wrong
he strikes at it vigorously. 1t is
no less the duty than the privi-
lege of every good citizen to do
the same. And, by his courage
in discussing the tax question,
he has caused some inquiry into
the matter, and tho he has not
mentioned the most serious as
pect OF the case, he has contri-
buted to its discovery, for it
came to view in the investigation
of the inequalities he com planned
OF. 1refer to the railroad prop
critics which are beyond the
control Of city assessor and
equalization board, being valued
by the state, and it is the rule in
its valuation of such property to
estimate it at what it would
bring at a forced sale, which is
about one-third the real value
and much less than third of the
price the railroad company would
accept.
Now here is where the serious
trouble comes in. The percent
age in this city is established by
law at one per cent of all va1ua-
ton, hence the valuation of all
individual property must be a.
dapted to the per cent so as to
raise the money necessary to
cover the appropriations. There
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23
Grip S
Grim Grasp Caused
Heart Disease.
Could Not Lie On
Left Side.
DIR. Mi1es'Heart Cure and
Nervine Cured Me.

Mrs. Fl. R. lobe, formerly of Birmingham,
Ala, writes from Eldredge, the same state,
as follows:
1T is with the greatest pleasure that 1 rec
ommend DR.. Miles Nervine and Heart
Cure. l. only wish that l could tell every
sufferer how much good they have done me.
Last winter had severe attack of La
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condition. l could not lie down for the
Smotherlng spells that would almost over
come me and the feeling of oppression
around my heart. had not been so that I
could lie on my left side for long time. /
got your Heart Cure and took three bottles,
have no trouble now with my heart and
can lie on my left side as well as my right.
Formerly 1 had suffered for years with nerv-
Gus prostration. l had tried so many rem
edies that had got clear out of heart of get
ting anything that would help me. The
nerves of my heart were so affected that
sometimes it would lose beats so it would
seem to stop altogether. 1t was on the adj
vice of a lady friend that tried your Restor-
alive Nervine. l felt better after the first
few doses and two bottles of Nervine and
one OF Heart Cure made me feel like new
person. My heart is all right and nv nerv-
BUSINESS is all gone. l never fail to recon-
mend it to others afflicted as 1 was"
:. All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie Dr. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
ID. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

tore 1T is necessary to appraise
the individual property at it's full
value and even higher. In some
cases it is claimed that the valu-
alton IS two or three times the
real value. Be this as it may, 1
am not now discussing that feat
ure Of the case. But allowing
the matter to go as if it were all
estimated at simply it's full value
we, the citizens, pay three times
as much tax, proportionately, as
do the railroads and their pro-
perty is the best paying proper
ty IN town. The widow who has
a little house and lot assessed at
three hundred dollars, has no
income from that property. It
is only her shelter yet she paws
three times her rightful proper
ton of city tax compared with
the railroad company. There is
a remedy for this and it should
be applied before another as
sessment of property shall be
made in this city. The law,
in reference to the percentage,
must be changed so that the per-
centage may be adapted to the
valuation. By this means only
can equality be established. 1
think this is the way it is done
all over the state, and it certainly
is a more reasonable and Just
method than the one we have.
Our method inspires the asess-
or with the conviction that it is
his duty to place the valuation
high and possibly this inspira-
ton struck him very hard in
some instances. The only pro-
per plan to pursue in this matter
is to adopt the rule of the state
comptroller and that will insure
equality in valuations.
1t is altogether wrong to merge
the offices of clerk, treasurer and
assessor into one. The assessor
should have nothing to interfere
with his making a thorough can
vas OF the whole town. It is
quite evident that such a canvas
was not made this year. The
merging of these Offices is a kind
OF penny wise pound fool pol
ICY" There is no doubt that
the board has already allowed
the clerk sufficient assistance
pay to do better job of assess
ing than has been done.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

I trust that those who can do
anything in this matter will see
the Importance Of it, and make
an effort in the direction of
equalizing all valuations. know
in our case it will be better to
adopt the percentage to the va1u-
alton than the valuation to the
percentage. Our experience in
this matter should suffice.
There are other inequalities ]
may discuss later on but this
article is already too long.
Respectfully submitted,
D. TIBBoTT.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

George P. Northrup, of New
York, who is sueing for the old
Brisbane land in this county does
not seem to have sufficient faith
in his claim to even put up the
usual cost required of non-resi-
dent plaintiffs but through his
attorneys is seeking to beat the
sheriff, clerk and other officers
out of their just fees by inducing
the defendants, of whom there
are more than half a hundred, to
acknowledge service. Just
what inducement or intimidation
they use we are not advised but
by some hokus pokus they have
succeeding in persuading more
than one of the defendants to &C
knowledge service, whereas it is
quite possible that if the officers
costs were required of them in
advance, which (wou1d have been
the case if the defendants refus-
ed to acknowledge service the
suit would not, in all probability
come to trial. The defendants
who have acknowledged service
in these cases certainly do not
understand the situation or they
would refuse to acknowledge SER
vice. 1t is altogether possible
that they are led to believe that
they save the item of cost which
of course falls on the party los
ing the suit.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

We are glad that Editor Mer-
Ger has decided to issue a thrice
a-week paper. We have thought
for a good while that paper of
this kind could be issued in Fitz-
gerald. The first issue reached
us on last Monday. He contin-
ues to pull for Fitzgerald. "--Ir-
winvil1e Courier.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

Editor Mercer runs a good pa
II but it appears to us that he
IS imbibed some of the Atlanta
Writ. He seems to think that
ltzgerald is Irwin County. If
is not acquainted with the ge-
eraphy of the county, we might
Il him that it is only a small
lrtion of the county.-Irwin
,unty Courier:
1t is not quite clear to us what
meant. We are not pre-
red to admit that Fitzgerald is
small portion of anything.
Thing small about this town
he great county in which it
ted.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

he Fitzgerald Enterprise re-
IS a distressing decay of
iotism in that town. The
|rth of July celebration will
occur owing to the apathy of
committee appointed to get
Free Press.
wasn't a lack of patriotism
4 lack of cash, or a lack of
!osition to pay it out.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

L ne constitution OF last Sun.
day contained an editorial from
the pen of the editor-in-chief'who
is also a mem Der of the national
democratic committee, that may
be supposed to represent the
views of the Bryan wing of the
party. The editorial reviews
Mr.. C1eve1and's recent interview
which practically eliminated the
ex-president from the democrat
ic situation as a candidate, and
his subsequent denial of utter
ances credited to him.
Mr.. C1eve1and's denial has
evidently disturbed the Bryan
wing of the party and as the
following paragraph from the
editorial referred to indicates an
effort headed by Bryan will be
made to prevent a third term
movement in Mr.. Cleve1and's be-
half.
Committeeman Howell closes
the significant editorial with the
following paragraph:
With Mr.. Cleveland thus re-
vealed the problems most perilous
to the party remain open and it's
leaders must withdraw their at
tention from the common enemy
and devote their skill to prevent
ing the wrong of third term en-
deavor in Mr.. Cleve1and's behalf
that would bring upon the party
greater odium and defeat than
any it has suffered in all its his
tory"
If that is the plan then the
Bryanites have a large sized Job
on their hands
The folly of Mr.. Bryan's poll
tics and his visionary theories
have been too strongly Impress
ed on the people of the country,
as has been the honesty and wis
dom of the only democratic pres
1dent in recent years.
The men, who were conspic-
Gus in two Bryan campaigns
must needs have lost prestige by
reason of the wonderful demon
stration of the unsoundness of
their political theories.
No man will be impressed and
no enthusiasm can bearoused bv
men who were so clearly wrong
four and eight years ago.
Men who really wish for dem
ocratlc success will not inter-
fere with any plan proposed to
bring Cleveland and Cleveland
ism consciously to the front in
the next campaign.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

'ublicity promotes prosper
Fitzgerald Enterprise.
IS brother, Publicity Purges
ions of Plunderers. The
b of the Press is Proverbia1.
Us a man to advertise and it
the people to have a watch
IN the tower.-Trwin Coun-
)urier.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

@ince 1890 the capital invested
manufacturing has increased
The south three hundred and
ty-eight per cent, against an
rease of only two hundred and
y-two per cent in the entire
Antry. The increase in the
3ue of the products in the south
81 been two hundred and twenty
u cent, against two hundre d
d forty-two per cent in the
lion. The increase in value in
FEn property has been ninety
u per cent in the south and
~ sixty-seven per cent in the
nited States.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

The Fitzgerald Enterprise has
gone the twice-a-week's one bet
ter by getting out a thrice-a-week
paper. Well, we hate to lose
this splendid paper from our
weekly comradeship, but we are
consoled with the fact that where
as, heretofore we have had it's en-
terprising columns to peruse
once a week now we can have
that pleasure just three times as
often. May the new venture
prove even more successful than
promoters themselves anticipate.
-Te1fair Enterprise.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

he attorneys for ex-Lieuten-
Governor Jim Tillro.n, of
th Carolina will make hard
\ to get a change of venue in
trial for murder of Editor
20. Gonzales. Tillman is
i'd to risk his neck in the
Us of the fellows who know
best. He seems to realize
as a hard fight on his hands.
evidently deserves to be
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

he Fitzgerald Enterprise
ales to us this week in a thrice
eek form. Fitzgerald and the
terprise are growers, Editor
GERS preference for profit
u conscience to the contrary
|withstanding. 90 81 e hoppe
DO.
Put of personal regard for
itor Shackleford we forbear
ling him another, but dare
i to reiterate the accusation.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

DE Mercer is now sending
! Enterprise three times a
md it may be issued as a
before many 1ong-come-
. Success to you, Colonel.
la Dispatch.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

That handsome and remark
ably interesting journal-the
Fitzgerald Enterprise-comes to
us this week with the announce
ment that hereafter it will appear
as thrice-a-week. Editor Mer-
Ger boasts of the fact that it is
the only paper issued three times
week in Georgia, and we can
truthfully say it is decidedly one
OF the very best that comes to
this office.-Tennille Tribune.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

1t is now the Thrice-a-week
Enterprise. Editor Mercer, of
Fitzgerald, has turned his bright
weekly into thrice-a-week. He
says this is not an experiment
but stepping stone to a daily.
The Enterprise is published in
live little city and we sincerely
believe that Editor MERGERS
venture will prove a successful
one.-Moultrie Observer.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

d University of Georgia has
fred the honorary degree
Ia. D. on Rev. J. O. Branch.
compliment was a graceful
Ind sits we'll upon this con-
ted man.-Thomasvil1e
g Enterprise.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23
LEGAL BLANKS.

The Enterprise has on sale
full line of legal b1anks-notes.
mortgages. receipts, quit claim
deeds, timber leases, turpentine
leases, etc.. etc.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

ssDAY, JUNE %, 1908.
cc=cc<s<cccczccScSNoSGNS
lturY ago there was not a
paper in the United States
Circulation over 2ooo.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23

ing rates furnished on applica-
dress all business letters to THE
4 AIiD UBLISHING COMPANY,
n. Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-23
rffRIcE A WEEK.
Il Editor and Manager.
r Annum If Paid in Advance
DOLLARS, CREDIT.

is continued to subscribers
TO credit until discontinu.
Vested, accompanied with
% date, but every subscriber
pay sooner or later. and we
enuouS efforts to collect In al !
1t appears that the subscriber
b about his obligation.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12

Miss Halle Ermine Rives, the au-
thor of Hearts Courageous, says
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, lis
an enthusiastic sportswoman. She
spent her childhood mostly out of doors
riding over the Virginia hills hunting
with her father Col. Stephen Rives,
who since he left a Union prison at
the close of the war, has never set
foot north of Mason and Dixon's line.
When his daughter was 10 years old
he had a special rife, of light weight,
made for her. She is still a crack
shot, and each spring, after her win
ter in New York, she goes South again
to her dogs and her horses. Her hunt
ing lodge in the Virginia Alleghanies
goes by the name of Moonshine, and
thereby hangs a tale. When the RiYes
occupancy was much younger, a rather
new and bumptious United States mar
shall passed through the district on a
hunt for Illicit stills, several of which
ftourished not so far away. The near
est neighbor to Col. Rives, who was
fond of a practical joke, did the rest.
The marshal swallowed the bait and
his deputies. 1t was Col Rives' first
opportunity since the war, and he had
just time enough to let both barrels of
birdshot fly through the window before
the error was explained. The marshal
limped off like lame partridge. and
Miss RiVes, who had watched the
progress of the sport with some con-
Germ, promptly dubbed the place
'Moonshine, and 'Moonshine' it is
to-day, as any settler within a dozen
miles can tell YOU
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
An Auropos Old story.

Apropos of the recent adoption in
Vermont of the high license law, Rep
resentative Foster, of that State, tells
and anecdote about an old farmer
who never had an ache or pain, but
who, nevertheless. thought he ought to
have a doctor, because he had never
had one, says the Washington Post.
The interview was to the point, the
farmer asserting that he could eat as
far as he could see on both sides of
the table, and that he slept so well he
didn't get up till it was time to do
the milking.
You are in perfect health" said the
doctor to the farmer, after making a
physical examination, but you are in
the decline of life and perhaps you
ought to take tonic, something like
a little rye whiskey."
ooh" said the farmer 81 could never
do that. have son and that would
never do
"Who is your barber?" queried the
doctor.
Il shave myself" replied the farmer.
"Well" rejoined the doctor, "couldn'
you have a bottle in your room and
take the tonic whenever you shaver"
This was agreed to, and it was some
time before the doctor one day met the
farmers son and inquired about the
patient.
He is getting along very nicely
said the young man. HE is more ac-
tive than ever, but he is losing his
mind"
Losing his mind" exclaimed the
doctor in surprise. What is the evil
dence of it?''
We'll" said the young man, "he in
sists on shaving himself six times a
day"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

IN our Washington dispatches yes
terday there was an account of a de-
vice which is being tested by railroad
officials in Germany for the prevention
Of accidents on railroads. A descrip-
ton of it has been furnished to the
Department of State by Mr.. Mason,
our consul general at Berlin.
During the present winter there have
been an unusually large number of ac-
cidents on railroads in this country.
Only those in which d number of pas
sengers are killed and wounded are
given much space in the newspapers.
Railroad accidents are so common
that they have ceased to be of much
interest TO the reading public unless
they are of a particularly horrible
character.
The number of accidents on Euro
pean railroads is comparatively small.
At meeting of the directors of the
London and Southwestern Railway in
London a few days ago the chairman
read a report in which the following
statement occurred: Not a passenger
was killed in Great Britain in 1901.
The number injured during that year
was 476. IN the same year 249 were
killed in the United States and 4,129
injured"
These figures show that the English
are much more careful in the manage
ment of their railroads than the Amer
leans are. OF course the fact must not
be overlooked that there are many
more miles of railroad in the United
States than in Great Britain. Another
fact that must be taken into account
is that the railroads in England are
much better built than the most of
those in this country. They run
through a more populous country and
have vastly more business. Therefore
their earnings justify keeping them
in the very highest state of efficiency.
No effort should be spared to dis
cover the means Of preventing acct
dents, and if the device to which
Consul Mason calls attention proves to
be all that it is claimed for it, there
ought not to be any delay in adopting
1t on our railways.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
TRUST COMPANIES AND BANKS.

The agitation in respect to trust
companies which is now going on in
New York city will doubtless grad
ually extend to other cities of much
less financial Importance, for the rea-
son that trust companies are being
established in pretty nearly all parts
of the country. The complaint against
these companies in New York city is
that they are to some extent doing d
general banking business. and they do
not keep any reserve with which to
meet emergencies. AS long as the
trust companies received only deposits
that were to be returned at stated
periods-that were not liable to be
checked out at any time-there was no
complaint of them, but since they are
doing some things which pertain to a
general banking business the banks
are insisting that they keep a reserve.
The Clearing House of New York has
a resolution in regard to this matter
under consideration, and it is thought
probable that it will be adopted. Only
small proportion of the trust COM
panies of New York city belong to the
Clearing House. however, and hence
the resolution will not be entirely eff
fective. But there is a bill pending in
the New York Legislature that will
reach all of the trust companies and
it seems to be the understanding that
II will become a law
Trust companies are becoming more
profitable than banks and more power
full They ought therefore to be held
to strict accountability. They have
multiplied rapidly because of the free
dom they have from the restrictions
which surround banks. but it is appar-
ent that If they in any way add danger
10 the financial situation as they are
conducted at present they should BE-
required to adopt restrictions and
safeguards
The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-12
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Washington Post Qnd) says:
at can readily be seen that a return
to Democratic candidates and Demo-
cratic principles by the Democratic
party would be most embarrassing to
those Gold Democrats who are hold
ing offices under Republican admin
istration in order that the honor of
the nation may be kept at par"
The Louisville Courier-Journal
(Dem.) says: "If Congress would be-
come mad enough at the Standard
Oil Company to repeal the favors it
gets from the tariff, instead of falsely
asserting that it gets none, it would
Rockefeller would then be stopped
from collecting 8 per cent. of the
wages of the workmen in tinplate
mills. There is reason to think that
the workmen need the money worse
than does Mr.. Rockefeller"
The Columbia Is. c. State (Dem)
says: For the present, at least, the
negro's political era has passed He
suffered from friends who hated the
Southern whites more than they loved
the negro. His ship was launched
prematurely, rudderless and with an
liable. When next he appears as a
factor in Southern politics he must
come with another equipment. In the
meantime, the attitude of negroes of
the Fortune class does him nearly as
much harm as the Roosevelt policy"
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
There are railroad>senators and kerr
osene senators and lumber senators
who owe their senatorial elevation
purely to the power of money-other
peoples money. Addicks spent his
own, for Addicks. whatever else may
be said of him, is his own man. He is
the lackey of no trust, the senatorial
attorney of no railroad system. He
wanted a seat in the Senate not to do
the bidding of some man who owned
him, but for the qualification of his
own vanity. He was willing to pay for
a toga just as he would pay for a
steam yacht or an automobile or a fast
horse. When the Republican moral
lists begin to wax virtuous over the
doings of Addicks, therefore, let us
remember that there are in the 'ad-
ministration group of senators right
now half a dozen men who have no
advantage over him morally and who
wear corporation collars around their
necks In plain view of the country. hd-
dicks is az no disadvantage with these
statesmen either morally or intellec-
6ually.~