Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-12-12
y Tuesday, December y, 1905. -
THE ATLANTIC & BIRMINGHAM STRIKE.

&heir claim, or the position of the railroad. We
10 know the Atlantic & Birmingham R. r. Co.
has proven great friend to Fitzgerald 1t has
cen worth great deal to US and every bus-
less man in Fitzgerald appreciates it. Already
he have large number of employees in the city
nd to say that we regret the strike puts it
8ut mildly.
We hope that it will not greatly in1ure
Business and that there will be no great loss to
10 the railroad company or to the strikers
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Vote for Fitzgerald, not for personal
friendship.
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Our Ocia contem psraries show marked
signs of prosperity.
The presidents message is said to be good
Dne. 1t was entirely too much for US to read.
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Ocla has held mass meeting in the inter-
sst of the Irwin county fair, att which it was de-
cided to issue stock in $40 90 shares to the
amount of SIS, 900 90 or $4,000 90, or whatever
Is sufficient to make the (aDfair bowling sue
cess That's iIst about what they will do.
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After spending day in Fitzgerald Mr.. Dan
& w. Pauk went back home and committed sui
eide. Mr., Paulk was clerk or the superior CouIt
of Coffee county.-Dawson News.
He seems to have never realized what he
had missed until he spent day in Fitzgerald.
N. Bills name was Gaskin, not Paulk.
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Judge r. B. Russell. candidate for governor,
s Is quoted as saying during his speech in Marlet-
Ia on the 18th instant that he favored the dis
Franchise ment of the negro; that he represented
40 political clique or party and that he opposed
n..A:f ~o0 (loC choor me-
Thus he differs with candidates Howell and
Smith.
The council that we elect next week will
probably be the most important in point of the
Iuties that may devolve upon them in the mat
FER of contracts and bond issues, in short
history Let your vote be cast with that
thought in view. Vote for no who would
seil the city's interests for his private gain.
In another column announce the candl"
lacy of w. II. Paulk for the Office of alderman
rom the third ward Mr.. Paulk IS well known
nd highly respected as one of the leading and
konspicuous business of this city since its
#ettlement He is a strong, capable, conscl-
ntious man and if elected will make the city
nost satisfactory officer.
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We have noticed many kind references to,
nd expressions of approval of the proposition
b make Editor Jas. r. Gray president Of the
&Ereat Southern Industrial Exposition project for
atlanta four years hence. These compliment
&ry illusions come from quite number of anti
Joke Smith papers, We have noticed only one
Exception to the rule. Editor Gray seems to
BIZ the man.
We are running today the announcement
81 Mr. L. C. Parnin for ward alderman, second
ard. Mr.. Pdrnin is one of the sturdy, sub
kantia1, honorable colonists who have gwen tone
nd strength to the city and colony. He is in
..nstrious, straight forward in his dealings and
8En 10 ands the utmost respect of his nelghb ors,
4ho know him to be quite capable and well tit
"a for the duties of the important office he
eeks 1t is needless to say that he would not
lave offered, except on the strong solicitation OF
ia voters of his ward.
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Clark saws he will try Hoke one barrel at
I1oaurn bus to see how he comes out before he
1rees to subsequent joint debates.-Madlson.
*n Clark believes in the old law which says
7zsf self preservation is the first law OF nature.
he Enterprise will be very greatly surprised
&ssv more debates will be arranged as Clark
90 take kindly to the idea. The ring organs
preparing editorials now denouncing the
E4 febate'' as harmful and full of personal
Please watch our prognosticaton; there
ia bnt one Joint debate between Hoke ana
Covington Enterprise.
sven one will be the greatest sut1cl-
..sex men than Clark have been sat