Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-02-25

Pull for Fitzgerald or pull out.
after Superior Court is over the 'nusS
usually get brave and active.
60 far Billie Osborne's work has oeen sooo'
hut il is not near fnished-may never De-
If the chain gang does rot ABSORB solne u
.ha uor1d-be self appointed leaders we may nave
some lively times in local circles a''ei ''Ni
week.
That congressional resolution puts SUN
nointed questions to Secretary htono0
We are greatly interested to kno" "nA' MS
answer will be.
Secretary of the interior Hitchcock WOKE
no the wrong passenger when ne ~
charges against Ex-Secretary HoKe on''"
disguise his own blunder
When that committe of the house completes
;+s Investigation of the Ossage-1ndlan vi Lanu
lease thew will write down on the records CON-
n1ete vendication of Ex-Secretarv Hoke omlth'
re fo~ INV reason dear reader, you desire
the assistance of those opposed to Fitzger'
.1d,s interest-a city court or a new county we
personal interest to secure their co'opera''on'
n,Lo sa,f, nno;rted would be leaders, that is
~ IA +;mArs who went around the city
Nth veet rockets full of colonst votes ready 10
deliver on any political deal, apparently antlcr
natea racy time We promise to contribute what
we car to the merriment of the program.
number of St. George bound Fitzgerald-ites re-
IT, ~o1I mod
st. George may prove a blessing in disguise.
It is possible that the old gentleman intended
his remarks as a joke, can not say as to that
Yes there are people who would not be will
ing to division of Irwin County or anything else
that would bring Fitzgerald advantage, provided
it interfered with their personal interests,
which unfortunately may be hopelessly involved
with men outside of Fitzgerald and whose in
terests run counter to Fitzgerald's interests.
There are traitors in the community who would
not hesitate to sell out, the only question being
the fixing of the price.
Herbert Spencer said: "Creeds pasted
the memory, good principles learned by rote,
lessons in right and wrong, will not eradicate
vicious propensities. But IL YOU MAKE VIRTUE
LOVED AND VICE HATED, If YOU PRODUCES STATE
IL OF MIND TO WHICH GOOD BEHAVIOR is NATURAL
SPONTANEOUS AND INsTINcTIcrIvE YOU DO SOME
GOOD" Herbert not only spake parable but
clothed the thought in most beautiful language.
We have been wanting to say that very thing
for weeks and weeks.
Dublin will have anticipating ordinance.
In this particular Dublin is just simply in the
fore front of the march of progress. Sooner or
later of course decency will gradually gain the
asceudency over all the baser, dirter propensities
and weaknesses of human nature, and all well
regulated com munites will forbid the proms
Gus distribution of saliva in public places.
There is nothing flthier than a cuspidor
and when sidewalk or Office stove is utilized
for that purpose they become nuisances and
eyesores to all decent people.
There is one common error that most peo-
pe fall into with reference to the success of this
colony and growth of Fitzgerald. It's ultimate
success should not be credited to its founder
Mr. Fitzgerald or the Colony Co. They certain
y spent lots of money and did all they could
for the first four or five years but in the sum
mer of 1899 the outlook was anything but en-
courapine Real estate values had declined I'M
til the most sanguine had lost his nerve, as we'll
as his money. 1t was then that the business
men came together and with united effort I'M
ENdertook to turn the tide in Fitzgerald's favor,
and four or FIVE times week met and discussed