Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-12-12
OUR GUESTS.

S. B,rrett, C. H S. Jackson, W. H. fitzpatrick,
T. P Bell, Claud GRAY, Judge Whipple, P. A.
Jessup, w. H. Scruggs, A. M. Bennett and
others.
Fitzgerald will be honored by their pres
ence and we are sure that their reception and
treatment while in the city will make favorable
impression on each of them.
They are here in the interest of education,
particularly the Baptist academies in South
Georgia.
That Is not all:
Opportunity knocks at our door. Our dis.
tnguished guests are not only interested in the
schools already established, but they are look
ing to the future. They are commissioned with
authority that might mean much for Fitzgerald.
Our greatest need is an educational inst-
tuition of the character these gentlemen are
interested in establishing and main taining. The
business men CT the city, who mindful of it's
moral welfare and its educational opportunities,
should be prepared to take advantage of any
opportunity that may grow out of the visit OF
the no ables within gates today.
There will be two meetings each day, be-
ginning this evening at o'clock, at the Baptist
church.
The new county whose capital will be in
Fitzgerald, will be one of the most prosperous
in the state-Ocilla Star.
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Mr.. Howell bantered Mr.. Smith aud the
latter entered the gubernatorial race, then Mr..
Howell promised to give Mr.. Smith all the joint
debates he wanted now let him keep the prom
ise
Editor Mercer, of the Fitzgerald Enterprise
is one of the truest and best men in Georgia and
when he takes position he sticks to it because
he believes it is right. We sorry he will
not join in the movement to elect Estlll gov.
ernor However, we like Mercer because we
feel he is sincer.-Darien Gazette.
We wanted to see south Georgia man
elected governor, believing that our section of
the state had been entirely too long ignored in
that respect, but we recognize that the issues
Involved in the contest between candidates
Howell and Smith vastly more important
and cannot be set aside or subordinated to- the
question of local pride nor personal preference.
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Fitzgerald must have the new railroad.
We refer to ]. A. ]. Hendersons road which
has recently been reorganized and is on solid
prosperous footing with greatly increased mil
age Mr.. Henderson is anxious to bring his
road to Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald needs the road
as much as Mr.. Henderson needs Fitzgerald.
We must meet him half way, treat him generous
ly. 1t will be hard matter to treat him more
generous than he will treat us. He is big
broad man of business with big heart that
throbs with local and county pride. Nowis the
time to act.
This is not intended mere hot air bas',
but business. We realize that it is & bad prece-
dent, but it seems that the oolg hope foc 6laucal
assistance in the pre- sct is through the city
council, though almost afraid to advocate
it, as some time in the future some CRATER with
a scheme to promote will undertake to put his
hand deep down into the city treasury aud de-
feud his action by reference to what may do
in this case ard what has been done in case of
the Atlantic and Birmin gham but we are will
ing 10 risk such consequence now, as it seems
to be the only feasible plan.
We met man on the streets Saturday, he
stopped us in the rain long enough to mention
politics. He said: Il have something to tell
you. knew you would enjoy il, or I would not
have stopped you in the rain" He stated that
he had been to Waycross and had talked some
politics. He related that in conversation
with man who had been travelling Southern
Georgia considerably within the last few weeks
and who had been on the lookout for the change
ia sentiment that the Howell papers
have been telling us so much about,
that instead he had found Hoke Smiths