Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-04-13
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

G. Raoul, Vice President George Dole Wadley
of the Atlantic & Birmingham K. K. Co., and
Hon. Harry M. Atkinson and Mr.. Preston Ark
wright, of Atlanta, and Messrs. Percy r. Pyne
John l. Waterbury, A. A. Russell and 5. ).
Palmer, of New York. They spent an hour
riding about the city and colony tracts VI
course they were favorably impressed with the
best town in South Georgia.
Mr.. Atkinson is one of the most capable
and aggressive young business men in the South
and was president and largely the owner OF the
T. T. & G., which was merged with the L. &
N. E. into the Atlantic & Birmingham system.
These gentlemen we're in Fitzgerald for the
reason that they are interested in the most i'm
portant point on their road. AS the head Of
four divisions of their completed system, Fitz-
gerald is naturally point of interest to them
as the logical site of the great shops the system
must have. They we're interested in looking
over the ground and meeting the people. Their
visit was not altogether one of pleasure, but they
came here to see and to meet the people, to feel
the pulse, as il were.
We had ten minutes notice of their coming,
but delegation of the representative men COM
posed of the local officers of the road, Mr.. G. l..
Drummer and others, with Messrs E. w.
Stetson w. r. Bowen, E. F. Chambliss J. M.
Mcdonald DR.. Ware and the editor of the Enter
prise met the visitors at the depot and taking
them in CARRIAGES and buggie5 drove them over
the city Fitzgerald would have gladly given
the distinguished gentlemen more royal well
come and more generous entertainment but the
extremely short notice we had made elaoor-
ate preparations impossible The party left at
l. p. M. over the Thomasville branch to COM
plete tour of the system
In about twenty-five communities in the
state there has been more or less agitation OF
the question of new county, at least, few
public spirited citizens in that many commune
ties have opened the question but in most in
stances strong opposition has developed, and it
is not likely that the legislature will find good
reason for establishing as many as eight counties
out of the two dozen propositions.
We believe that the opposition will, in most
instances out weigh the New County move
ment. Then it is not violent presumption to
surmise that the legislature will refuse to give
new counties to those communities where the
opposition is vastly superior to the movement.
Although it has been suggested that there
would be great deal Of politics" political
trading, scheming and log rolling in the legis-
1ature when the new county question is taken
up, and that the question of a communitys
necessities. it's Importance and its rights will be
in measure ignored by those who have axes to
grind.
AT any rate Fitzgerald is in the contest and
will make fair, square and open fight for the
New County of Northen. We believe our claim
stands second to none in the state. A COM
munity of 5000 people, with ~ millions of pro-
perty railroads in every direction, Except to-
wards the county site, eleven miles in the woods)
ought to be entitled to recognition, under the
new law and we believe will be.
The Enterprise has never devoted great
deal of space to the good road proposition. 1t is
evidently waste of worthy effort 10 expatitate
on the great advantages of good dirt roads when
there is no definite plan in view. The last grand
jury however adopted law which was printed
in full in this paper about two weeks ago and
which is binding on the County Commissioners
to put in force, and which would within very
short time, (and with an expense so evenly divd-
ed that no man would feel IT'D give us splendid
system of public roads. If the County Board
has acted on this matter we have not heard of it.
We trust there will be no hitch in the plan and
that the law, which was legally adopted, or which
became legal and binding when adopted by the
grand jury will be put into operation.
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