Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-12-15


to Barnesville. Among other things the News
says:
THE News does not think that Joe Hill Hall
had influence enough to defeat Bibb county in
her desire to get the agricultural college, but
does think that he furnished Governor Terrell
and the politicians the means to do so. He was
merely the tool, the Jimmy used by others to
defraud Bibb in the face of bid $4,000 in ex-
cess of the nearest competitor. Well, it that
kind of role suits Col. Hall he is welcome to it 4
as there is hardly another public man in Geor-
gia who would care to assume it.
But seriously speaking, why did the people
of Bibb ever elect this man to the legislature?
Now, that they have done so, why don't they
try to remedy the matter by asking his resigna-
tion2 He is a misft and a misrepresentation
from a county that is ambitious, prosperous and
hopeful. He cannot fit into any such condi-
tions. His ideas and thoughts are all those Of
obstruction and reaction. His impulses are
backward and not forward. The News would
and does, unhesitatling suggest that mass
meeting be called to ask for his resignation as
Bibb needs men in the legislature who are in
sympathy with the aspirations and ambitions of
the people,
This same Joe Hill is the obstructionst that
caused the writer several sleepless night during
the Ben Hill county campaign. The Bibb states
man seemed to have about the same reason for
defeating Ben Hill county that he had for defeat
ing Bibb's claim on the college, and that is
hankering for notoriety.
Bro Shipp, of the Cordele Rambler. used
Hard Times" as the subject of his leading edi-
toria1 in Tuesdays issue and displayed an unus-
ually pessimistic turn of mind in the treatment
of same.
Bro Shipp insists that hard times
right on us, and as Cordele is but short fifty
miles from Fitzgerald the subject challenges
our attention. The Enterprise can state on the
best of authority that actual conditions in Fitz.
gerald business circles at this time in no sense
warrant the application of the term hard
times" There is of course, the usual Slight
stringency in the money market incident to the
annual settle ment ia banking, and in fact, all
lines of business It is true Fitzgerald mer-
chants are making more aggressive campaign
this fall for trade extension than at any period
in the cty's history, and Special Sales," Sac
rifce Sa1es'' and Bargain Days" have become
familiar terms from the freq uency of their oc"
currence, but, so far from their being the result
of Overlooking" or forced to realize" investi.
cation will prove that they are modern feature
of commercial transaction and are proving pro-
ft-makers.
period of unprecedented prosperity has
prevailed for some time, and such is invariably
followed by reaction, but with present prices
obtaining for cotton, lumber and naval stores,
and comparative conservatism prevailing re-
CARDS spec ulation, we do not believe there is
ground for aDDrehenSiOn of a serious com mers
cial crisis.
At least it is gratifying to the Enterprise to
know that no indications of such are at present
discernible in the local field, and we here and
now prescribe for Bro. Ship visit to Fitzger.
aid in the full belief that his pessimism will be
dispelled and he be restored to his usual hope
full self.
We have it from mayor elect Knapp, that
if he had the police force under him as mayor he
would clear out the Blind tigers"
He made the statement to the editor of the
; Enterprise in the presence of Mr. F. J. Clark
the day before election. He meant what he said
and we expect him to be as good as his word af-
ter the first day of January. We do not say this
as mere banter to the mayor-eect for we be-
1ieve id his sincerity and very implicitly rely on
his ability to do what he then believed to be the
mayors duty. We believe that he can, and we
believe that he will.
The Fitzgerald Enterprise comes to the
front with story about remarkable engine on
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