Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-21
Status of the New County Bill.

Most of the readers of the Enterprise are IN
terested in the new county bill now before the
legislature.
And we are glad to state that the outlook
in reassuring. The Indications are that the bill
will pass the committee Monday and become a
law next week, Tuesday or Wednesday. The bill
is in the hands of the house committee on cons
titutiona amend ments, will be read second time
and recommtted, to the New County com mitee
this week, which will consider and report on
same Monday 10 all probability.
Representative Wilcox has divorced it from
all other local Legislation he has in hand and is
doing his earnest best to expedite its considera-
ton and to secure its passage.
There is but slight probability of any hind
erance being offered before the committee, al
though it is rumored that an effort will be made
to change the lines west of the city. Those
who propose change ia the lines are not taken
seriously, as it is understood to be ruse to de-
feat the bill by the delay that would grow out
of the confusion that might result from an eff
fort to change the lines OF course nobody wants
a change in the line except the few people who
oppose the new county. Either of the changes
suggested, i. e., to leave John J, Luke's land,
Con the Wilcox County line, near Isaac,) in the
old county, or to leave Judge Clements, who
lives Just beyond the court house, in the new
county, are so unreasonable as to appear ridic-
ulous and make it evident that it is only weak
attempt to defeat the bill by delaying it. 1t is
now near the last quarter of the session and
there is no time to be lost, Mr.. Wilcox and
the committee having the bill in charge thorough
ly appreciate the importance of prompt action
and will not permit the bill to be delayed by a
mere subterfuge.
To us the new county matter seems to be
in splendid shape aud we hope to be able to re-
port it's passage by the house by unanimous
vote early next week.
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The Weekly Press Cow ention at Hartville
this week again took up the matter of foreign
advertising and referred it to- a committee of
which the editor of the Enterprise, is chairman.
We shall address ourselves with assduty to
the onerous task of bringing the hundreds of
weekly papers in the state to an agreement of
permitting this business to be handled thro one
central Office Whether that Office be an adver-
Using agency with experienced men to do the
work or the office of some member of the associ-
alton. We will first ask an expression from
the mem DerS OF the dSSOCldtIOn Oh that
lar point and by following out the will of the ma
iority, step by step we will progress slowly
10 be sure, but surely progress.
Then the question is, shall we use an es-
tablished advertising agency or adopt an Office
within the association?
1t is time to vote, state your preference; ad-
dress y. E. Mercer Fitzgerald, Ga. Write US
letter orlposta1 card, we want to know.
Hon. B. E. Wilcox is zea1ously devoting him
self to the responsible duties devolving on him
in his capacity as the countys representative at
the state capital. He is not permitting the differ
ences that grew out of his recent campaign to
interfere with his duty to his constituents, and
we predict that when the present session of
the legislature closes that he will be stronger
with the people than he has ever been in the
past We expect to see him pass the new coun-
tv bill next week, and pass his high license bill
before the close of the session Notwithstanding
a desperate fight is being made against the lat
ter bill.
Fitzgerald, always active and vigorous, is
thinking of putting few more tucks in her
dress-expanding, on account of a certainty of
having the A, B. & A. railroad shops.-Douglas
Enterprise.