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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-21

OF all the matters that will come before the next session
of the Legislature of much Importance to large
and most progressive section of the state than the act
proposed and introduced the close of the last session.
providing for the new county of Ben Hill with Fitzgerald
as its county site.
It is measure so reasonable and just to say nothing
of necessity that practically all opposition has disappeared
and Of the people of the county and territory in
the old and proposed county not only willing but
anxious and soictous about it.
Last session we based our claim for New County
solely facts and figures and depended plain state
ment of the truth to place OH the list of eight
counties created them We did not go to the expense of
exploiting and celebrating figures, but madea plain,
undispued statement showing the old county sufficiently
rich in territory population and wealth. and the terri
tory amply sufficient these points to impress the
mee to the extent that tied the eighth place and finally
lost by vote Members of the committee expressed the
regret that there provision for the ninth county
Since that time the figures used in making
showing have become utterly useless, except to
In the twelve months that have elapsed marvellous ad
vanccment in wealth and population not only in Fitzgerald
but in the surrounding sections would entte us to
trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence
Fitzgeralds tax values alone have increased nearly
half million and her population much than thousand
souls and at this writing the game is just becoming inter
estng On this point present here figures that will give
some idea of Ftzgerads growth
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-21

James Simpson, living Aeax
the old colony mill site IL quite
i'll. His neighbora, Messrs.
Lambert and Gof took their
teams over and did Mr.. Slim
sons blowing simply on the xu1e|
|of DO a. you would baEe
DO for you. 2
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-21
Cots
AIlnuat7Ene
Of Patriotic Sons of
Also Captured Ths
the Grand Lodge
Officers.

'gs' .@g4a fsne@ lHsf
The delegationyfrom ahan
to the Patriotic order Gon
America at Albany have al
turned home and report y
successfuls and enjoyable 4
150 delegates attended efrou
owe the state and notwithat4
ling Albany has thiFtyse
saloon nota single delegate
seen under the iofauencG
liquor. fitzgerald was also
ored with the Office cfaS
s Chaplain and E. ID Byrds "a
city y was appointed % 81
srganlzer by the State Execu
Committee.
We take the following ~
from the Albany Daily Herr
The State Camp of the Pa
otto Order Sons Of America
| journed at s11.35 o'clock
morning after n renagrk
successful meeting.
The First Annual Conven1
Of the order in Georgia nat
this city at 2:3O O'Clock yenl
day afternoon. Practically eys
local camp in the state was ii
resented, and the organiEati0n
the State Camp was accomplia
led under auspices full Of promi
The members of the order
the city, including the omcere
the national camp who came
superintend the organizations
the state association, are. graft
ed beyond expression at the Il
thusiasm manifested and s.
evident determination Of oil
attendance TO make the Geosa'
camp one Of the best in the coz
TRY.
The next meeting Of
Georgia State Camp will Be ~
in Fitzgerald, conyening on q
second "Wednesday in April, fs0
The following officers wei
elected
Past State President-S. |
Hudgins, Valdosta.
President-F. L. Bighaa
Fitzgerald.
Vice President. S. Gordg
Cordele.
Master of Forms-p. L. Natl
las, cambridge.
Secretary. E.. Howell. Mos
frie.
Treasurer-B. F. Brimberr]
Albany.
Conductor-G. r. Chriatial
Quitman.
Inspector-W. J. Farfov
Lafayette.
Guard. B. Basron. Boaton.
Trustees-O.,M. Spence. Fun
ton: W. A. McLarty, Albany,
l.. Akridge. Magnolia.
It is agreed that for the initil
meeting of 4 state body rspr,
senting numerous local camps
this was one of the most success
full gatherings ever held il Geo.
gia. The attendance waa muc
larger than had been anticipate
and all members feel greatly e.
couraged for the future Of q
order in Georgia.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-21
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Minutes Of the Adjourned Ses.
sion Held Tuesday Night.
Several Important Res
olutions Passed.

City Council Tuesday evening
was of more than ordinary i'm
portance. Monday nights SEES
sion had been adjourned over
It was considerably past the
hour when quorum showed up,
Mayor Paulk and five aldermen,
Knapp, PARROT, Mosher, Turn
er and Paulk and as spectators,
Supt. of water and lights, Polli.
tier, I. Gelders, VIM. Bowen and
the editor of the Enterprise were
present. The meeting was pri-
marily for the consideration of
charter amendments and amend
ments to the city court bill, but
quite good deal of other bust.
ness slipped in.
In addition to the charter
amendments proposed Monday
night an amendment providing
for a sewerage system to be paid
for by AUDITING property own
ers was suggested and the adver.
Using authorized, also an amend.
ment making it the duty of the
council to elect each year a city
depository.
The amendments to the city
court bill we're not proposed. !.
The question of fuel for the
water and light plant was dis
cussed and price of 81 per cord
was authorized for wood and the
Supt. andtreasurer were req uest-
ed to buy a limited supply of
coal for emergencies.
The city clerk was authorized
to settle the advertising and
taxes on 16 city lots after which
the following nine resolutions
we're offered and passed.
RESOLUTION BY AID. KNAPP.
Whereas, a resolution was
passed at a meeting of the city
council, held some time ago. in
which the Chief of Police was
directed to collect all poll taxes
Of the city and make an itemized
report of the same and amounts
collected; under this resolution,
the Chief of Police is hereby
ordered and directed to have pre-
pared full and complete report
for the meeting of the city coun-
Gil to be held at the council cham.
Der on Monday, July 2, said re.
port to be published in full in
the official city paper.
RESOLUTION BY AID. KNAPP.
Resolved, That on and after
July /, the Office of Sanitary In
spector is hereby abolished.
RESOLUTION BY AID. TURNER.
Resolved. That beginning July
1st, the Supt. of Water and Light
make monthly comparative state
ment showing COMPREHENSIVE
operating expenses of plant, re-
receipts, expenditures, equip.
ment, etc.
RESOLUTION BY AID. PAULK.
Be it resolved by the Mayor
and Council of the City of Fitz'
gerald, That the Hon. E. E.
Wilcox, Representative from Ir'
win county, be and he is hereby
cordially thanked for his efforts
to obtain the passage of the bill
creating the county of Ben Hill
and be it further
Resolved, That said Repre-
sentative be earnestly requested
to lay aside all other matters Of
local interest to Irwin county AND
the City of Fitzgerald looking t.
the introduction of any 1egisla
ton upon the question of Thu
sale Of intoxicating liquors in II
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
A TYPICAL
MACHINE POLITICIAN.

The hide bound partisan spirit that
some politicians display, should show
the people how useless they are fol
any practical service. Here is Sena.
tor Frye pledging the Republican
State convention in Maine that he was
for the G. O. p. "right OF wrong"
As the Republican machine in Maine
has been notoriously corrupt and
wrong, very wrong, for number of
years, the members of the convention
must have felt their hearts warm to
Frye for his pledge to stand by them.
1t is only necessary to mention that
Frye was the champion of ship-sub-
sidy in the Senate to show how faith
fully he stands by the G. O. P. when
it is radically wrong. The voters of
Maine should clear the decks by de-
feating the Republican ring and then
dispose of Frye and his like when their
time comes. If you look up Frye's
record he will be found voting for all
the corrupt legislation that the Re-
publican party has been responsible
for.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
1T Is HIS TO DO
WITH AS HE PLEASES.

Every now and then some promi-
nent public man rises up and has
the courage to say word in defense
Of the "unfortunate rich, " who in
these days appear to have few defend,
ers outside their own ranks. 1t is un-
fortunately too much the custom in
these days to look upon the man who
has managed to amass fortune as a
thief and rogue, who has succeeded
in accumulating riches at the expense
of Others less fortunate. Secretary
Shaw made little plea in Chicago
the other day in behalf of men who,
by their industry and enterprise, have
made accumulations of money and
who spend it in ways to suit them
selves when he said:
Let the man who has made money
spend it any way he pleases so long
as he is law-abiding. Do you i'm
agine man is going to take the
trouble to indulge in important indus
trial schemes, interest his friends and
make a fight against desperate odds
and his own native inertia if he is to
be told that he will receive small in
terest on his money for his pains? A
man who conceives and carries out
important commercial ventures is en-
titled to dine on his golden plate if he
chooses to. He puts bread in the
mouths of his operatives.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
ROCKEFELLER
ESCAPES.

When the news was received over
"the ticker" in Wall Street that At
torney-General Moody had decided
not to press for any jail penalty
against John d. Rockefeller and other
Standard Oil officials "the fact was
pointed to joyfully," says New
4 Y ork journal in its market report,
''as evidence that the Roosevelt Adj
ministration and the trust were now
in accord and that occurrences in the
near future will demonstrate clearly
that the two have reached thorough
understanding. Wall Street regarded
the developments in connection with
the Standard Oil investigation in
Ohio by the Federal Government as
a moral victory for the great trust. :"
1t seems impossible to divorce the
Republican leaders from Wall Street
influences and trust associations and
the above Wall Street news indicates
that the trusts will supply the sinews
of war and that the campaign fund of
the Republican party will be replen-
lshed from that source. The dollar
subscription dodge of Chairman Sher-
man is onl y fake to fool the voters
into believing that trust influences
have been banished from the Repub-
lican campaign.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
REPUBLICAN
IMBECILITY.

Standing pat on the tariff and
other economic issues is absurd. Con-
ditions change with the time and what
may be for the advantage of the peo-
pie one year, is to their disadvantage
hereafter. To "standpat'' on the
tariff as the law is today, when it
has proven to be plundering the peo-
pie for the benefit OF the protected
monopolists is not craftsmanship, but
Bourbonism. The fact is the Repub-
lican party has become atrophied by
standing pat and lost its virility by
being fed by the pampered trusts and
special interests it has itself created.
1t stands pat because it does not feel
competent to throw off their incubus
and again assume its original spirit of
liberty and devotion to its pristine
conceptions, which were announced
i'll the great Declaration of Independ-
ence, but which it now says are OBJ
solete and glittering generalities. The
Republican party stands now for tax
alton without representation, it allows
the trusts and protected combines to
tax the people ten times the amount,
than even the plundering tariff law
compels the people to pay to the gov
ernment itself. To stand pat on such
a system of legalized robbery is imbe-
cility. The great doctrine of Equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none has no lodgment in the heart of
the Republican standpatters.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
A CONTEMPTIBLE
captain OF INDUSTRY

We have reason for pride in many
of our captains of industry" but
President Corey, of the steel trust, is
not an American to be proud Of
The directors of the United States
steel corporation Yesterday declared
dividends on both preferred and COM
mon stock after listening to report
which is said to have shown one of
the most prosperous quarters in the
existence of that most colossal of
corporations. The president of the
company gave dinner, but his sec
retary frankly explained that it was
not given by President Corey to cele-
brate the prosperity of his company,
but as outlet for his joy at having
received news from Nevada that he
had been granted a divorce from his
wife upon her complaint that he had
deserted her, he having acknowledged
that charge, having resisted the ap-
peals of his mother and sister to re-
turn to her, and having declared to
his son that she was good woman,
and that her sons place was by her
side. Rumor, plausibly supported,
says that there was no demand for
alimony, because he had agreed to
pay several of his millions to the wife
whom he thus brutally cast aside, and
that he is soon to be married again to
an actress.
And this is the kind of man who
is chosen to preside over the greatest
of American industrial organizations;
a position of both dignity and sacred
responsibilities; a position calling for
not only a mechanical knowledge and
administrative ability, which he un-
doubtedly possesses, but demanding a
reputation for honor and strict recti-
tude which would warrant the conf
dence of stockholders and of all who
deal with his company.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
THE CORRUPT
REPUBLICAN MACHINE.

Former Republican Congressman
Fos' has declared war on Senator
Lodge and his corrupt" machine in
Massachusetts, which he declares
should be "annihiIated. " He says
in letter to Charming Smith of the
Republican state committee: "The
machine has made up the slate for all
offices for II years in advance. As
you have said publicly, no man has
any chance of political preferment in
Massachusetts who will not wear the
collar Of the political boss of the state.
Now, | am in for breaking up this
sort of thing"
Everywhere there is the same re-
volt against the Republican state ma
chimes and it is one OF the good omens
for Democracy that honest Republi-
cans are talking plainly and exposing
the corruption that exists. How is it
IN this state and who will be the hon
est spokesman for reform?
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
A QUESTION OF
TAINTED MONEY.

If the Republican Congressional
Committee is only going to collect 81
from those members of the party who
feel like subscribing, why did the
party leaders refuse to pass the Till
man bill which rro'l 'libited corpora
tions from giving money to political
parties? q? Somehow the two facts don t
seem to iibe and there is a sneaking
suspicion that Chairman jim Sher-
man would not refuse larger dona-
ton from tn Sugar trust the Stand.
ard Oil trust, the Beef trust or even
the railroad corporations, if checks
were forwarded in plain envelopes. 1t
will be remembered that even Presi
dent Roosevelt denounced Judge
Parker for charging that the trusts
and corporations had subscribed to
the Republican campaign fund in
1904, but it has since been proven
that such funds were solicited and re-
ceived, especially from tie funds of
the Life Insurance corporations which
should have been sacred to the widows
and orphlns Of the policy holders.
And there is no record of the Presi-
dent having apologized to Judge
Parker nor that restitution of the
tainted money has been made.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10

DAVID NJ. PARRY, the Indian
apolis manufacturer and railroad of.
fetal who has been fighting the Labor
Unions for years as president of the
National Association of Manufactures,
is much opposed to laboring men re-
quiring pledges of candidates for Con-
gress or the legislatures. Parry is
ardently for Manufactures organizing
to protect their interests, but bitterly
opposed to labor organizations for the
protection of the interest of the work
ingman. He subscribes money to
elect a Republican Congress that will
"stand pat" and give special favors
to his class and derides Labor for
pledging candidates to stand for what
the workingmen desire for their inter
est. As it is now the Republicans
have carried out the Parry program
and the manufacturers have the in
side track while Labor holds the little
end of the horn.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
WHEN FLIES ARE BAD
Is HEALTH GOOD?

According to report just issued
by the bureau of insular affairs, Il
DR.. Heiser, who is at the head of the
Philippine Bureau of Health, reports
that the spread of Asiatic cholera in
the islands is due to the unusual num-
Der of flies. This is reminder of the
discovery that yellow fever is spread
by certain variety of mosquito, and
there is much encouragement in the
reflection that Yellow Jack has been
controlled and restricted with com-
parative ease since that fact was es-
tablished. There are no flies in
Cuba.
The pest of flies in the Philippines
is said to be worse than it has been
for many years, but the intelligent
people everywhere are now said to be
taking vigorous measures for their de-
struction, and to be carefully screen
ing all places where food is kept, and
otherwise protecting themselves a
gainst infection by the hitherto de-
spised fly bites.
If flies carry cholera, why not
other maladies ? When flies are bad
is health good? 1t is fly time with
us also, and there is warrant for some
misgivings as to the possible damage
done by flies and the expediency of
combating them with something more
effective than sticky and unsightly fly
paper. There is strong probability
that insect life, like bird life, serves Il
useful purpose, but growing suspic-
ion that more attention should be paid
to the little things that buzz where
fever turks, and where the pestilence
is brooding.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
INTERPRETERS WITH BUSINESS.

There are hundreds of women who
find delight in visiting shops, pulling
over the stocks, obtaining samples
they do not want and wasting time
and patience of sales people for which
good customers are willing to pay
literally. What possible pleasure can
be secured from such a pastime is
hard to understand, or to practical
persons the days are all too short for
necessary tasks. Dealers certainly like
to display their goods and they pub
licly invite inspection, but that can
not be stretched to mean the inevit-
able damage by handling and the in
reference with business which comes
from monopolizing the attention of
sales people.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
PRESIDENT
AND SENATORS.

The Ohio Republican Convention
Must Straddle.
When the Republican factions in
Ohio meet in State convention, they
will not only have to settle their diff
ferences, but have still harder nut
to crack. The puzzling question for
these patriots to settle is how can the
President and the two United States
Senators be indorsed at the same time :?
Foraker and Dick, the two Senators
seemed to take delight in opposing
the Presidents most cherished legisla-
ton. Foraker voted against the rail-
road rate bill and the bill for Joint
statehood and in fact aided the Demo-
Gratis in amending the latter measure
so as to give Arizona the right to de-
eide on Joint statehood, or not, while
President Roosevelt wanted the part
isan measure of forcing the two terri
torres III as one state, so as to be a
sure Republican state. Then Forak-
er pigeon-holed the Santo Domingo
treaty and We know from Secretary
Taft how savage the President feels
about that, though he publicly blam-
ed the Democrats.
Then Senator Dick, who belongs to
the old Hanna gang, helped to defeat
the bill reducing the tariff on Philip
pine importations and voted for sea-
level canal in the face of the Presi
dents recommendation for IL lock
canal and favored Il broad review OF
the acts of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
But perhaps such little inconsistent
cies will not bother an Ohio Republi-
can convention, for they may indorse
the bunch in general terms. If Cos
venor was not so thoroughly discredit-
ed he could draw aplank that would
teeter either way and stand straddled
in the middle with Foraker and Dick
on one end and President Roosevelt
gritting his teeth on the other. The
Republican game of fooling the peo-
pie is not so difficult in Republican
convention, but occasionally the
''dear people" discover the trick and
kick over the traces.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10

Nick's position owes something to-t0
appearances"
Stuff" she scoffed and ran by him
into the house
In the library, to stem the tide of
Adolphus' wooing, she hastily opened
her box and lifted out the contents, a
quaint and curious bonnet of a decade
ago, bonnet with a scooped brlm
piled high with flowers and nodding
plumes. AS she put 1t on her head,
shrieking with laughter, her UNCLE and
Nick entered the room, both OF them
showing In their manner strong excite
ment. The girl paused in hAr pirouet-
ting and paled at the sight OF the stern
faces. Her uncle saw her strange head
gear and angrily demanded its origin.
Adolphus explained very carefully, not
forgetting his own expostulations
against the caprice. The old man turn
ed wfathfully upon the girl.
you and Nick are of piece in your
attempts to humlliate and make a
lauehinestncl Of me. Ny niece. the
female head Of my family, bidding at
common auction against washer
woman! Take that hideous thing out
Of my slght"'
But the spoiled girl only made him a
daring little courtesy which set all the
bonnets varlhued plumes a-noddipg.
Nick crossed the room to her side.
Nellie" he said wistfully, II am 60
ing away for good; my uncle and 1
have agreed 1t is best. He has for
hidden me to speak to you Of marriage
(and that Is the cause of our quarreD,
but love you with all my heart. You
know what have to offer you, dear
but will you come with me us my
wifef"
1t was as If bomb had exploded Mt
the old mans feet The words Of in
terruption he would have uttered were
only splutterings Of anger. BY the
table the girl paused, trembling and
going from white to red. Then her
uncle found his voice.
"Out Of my sight. sir! Your disobe-
dience shall cost you dearly. dis
own you'll cut you of without
penny for your impudence! Your In
heritance shall be'-he glanced about
for the most worthless thing in sight,
and his eye lit on the empty box on
the table-"that trash, sirI Take your
inheritance and gow
He was pointing to the door, but
Nick's eyes We're on Nellie and into
them there flashed a radiant Joy as at
a sign from her he approached the
table.
"You give me this box and Its con-
tents as my fortune. sir?"
"Yes."
"Then am content. for you have
given me that which most desire In
all the whole world"
The old man looked sharply at the
two smiling faces. What mummery
is this?" he demanded. Then he, too,
approached the table and peered into
the box where Nick's eyes were fas-
tened. "What is that?" he cried, ad-
justing his glasses.
III you please, sir, 1t Is Nick's heri-
tage." answered Nellie shyly.
For in the side Of the pasteboard box
was a hole through which the rogue
Of girl had thrust her dimpled hand.
And that was how Nellie obtained
her uncle's consent and how Nick won
his hearts desire as the aftermath of
the old horse sale.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-10
KEEP YOU EYE
ON OYSTER BAY.

Former Postmaster Smith who is
editor of the Philadelphia Press, was
invited to Oyster Bay soon after the
congressional leaders and Penrose, the
Republican machine leader, had been
there. The Press is backing the Lin
conference.-the ticket and a dispatch
to the Washington Post says it is be-
lieved that the Republican leaders
urged President Roosevelt to remon-
strate with Smith on the stand which
his paper had taken. Is the Presi-
ent secretly aiding the old Quay ma
chine? 1t certainly looks like it.