Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-05-27
MADE IN FITZGERALD.


The Fitzgerald Ice Co., who furnishes us
with made in Fitzgerald, CONCEALED GOODNESS
is at least consistent For several years
we have each spring called attention to this
worthy Fitzgerald enterprise and explained to
our readers why it was their duty to patronize
the home factory, and now Mr.. Smith has dem
onstrated his consistency by patronizing home
manufacturers in the matter of wagons and
harness.
He has had the Armantrouts-the Fitzger-
aid Wagon & Buggy Co., to make him three as
pretty ice wagons to be found in the
state. They are up to date in every particular,
substantial and artistic; and the harness, hand
some1y brass mounted, we'll made of the best
leather by NJ H. Grover a local manufacturer.
The Fitzgerald Ice Co., doubt saved
money by patronizng Mr. Grover ard the Ar
mantrouts, but strange enough too many people
have weakness for sending abroad, with the
foolish idea that stuff made away from home is
better than the home made product.
The Enterprise not only believes in using
the homemade ice but homemade wagons
and the harness.
The following letter from this weeks Daw-
son News contains some thoughts that might
be considered by Fitzgerald people before we
take hold of the sewerage system:
EDITOR NEWS Endorsing as l do your re-
cent article in regard to issuing bonds for water
works and sewerage write to emphasize the
ideas you set FORTH am ardent advocate
for both waterworks and sewerage. But, as l
understand matters, when this issue is made
we are at our limit and can go no further in i'm.
provements, however urgent the demand.
Hence, it behooveS us to look carefully in
to our ways and to understand perfectly for
what we vote. Waterworks must have.
They are indispensable to the safety and gen
eral welfare of our town. But every man who
is taxed to defray the expenses of them should
have the benefit. | we'll remember that under
the arrangement that has so fortunately been
removed by the United States supreme court
many of friends we're taxed to defray ex-
penses of a system that did not reach them, aud
from which they could derive no personal bene-
fit. This is both ungenerous and unjust. We
have no right to tax the many for the benefit of
the few.
Now as to sewerage. Popular opinion and
general comfort and healthfulnesS demand that
we should have complete system of sanitary
sewerage put 10 and arranged in all details &C
cording to the latest and safest methods. We
want no imperfect syetem. This thing should
be placed in the hands of the most competent
engineers and plumbers without regard to COT
ditions; or it should be abandoned. We want
no imperfect leaky system that would deal sick
ness and death to our people. Now, are we
ready? Are we able to undertake this? mo
builds house without first sitting down
and counting up the cost" Let us do this.
Let map of the town be drawn and every main
of the sewerage be given, with the approximate
cost, before we ask our people to vote for these
bonds. We want to vote intelligent1y and for
the best interests of Dawson, and this we can
not do unless we know for what we vote Give
us the details and plat of the system proposed
before you ask US 10 go to our depth in debt.
Respectfully, ]. W. F. LowREY."