Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-07-14
SATURDAY, JULY IA, 1906.

The advertising pages OF the Dublin papers
'dicate that Dublin is live town.
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They say the cotton crop in Georgia is poor
There is more in the price than there is IN the
crop.
Cholera in the Philippines, yellow fever in
Cuba-About time to put on that shotgun quar-
antine again.
The progress of the work at the railroad
shops is gratifying not withstanding unfavorable
la Hor conditions.
After all everybody is in dead earnest
about the New County and when we get it which
we are sure to do, everybody will be in a good
humor.
The desire for New County is not based
on se1fshness nor self interest for it's creation
will be for general good, but there is stronger
reason-it is simple justice, nothing more.
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This is cotton growing weather. There
are four weeks of favorable weather at this sea-
on of the year-almost sufficient to make cot
ton crop if the weed is in favorable condition.
& tits said that Hoke Smith was interrupted
by applause just one hundred and six times in
the first hour of his speech at Albany. The last
half hour was one thirty minutes for applause.
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Yes all the candidates in the gubernaturial
race are good men and the people seem to
derstand it, atleast they are unwilling to believe
the ugly things that have been said about them.
If there was as much money in arrestng
Migrants as the sheriff and baliff get out of the
arrests of gamblers there would be fewer idle
negroes while there is so much work to be DONE
South Georgia may not be getting many of
the foreign immigrants but we are getting lots
of good thoroughbred Americans from the red
clay hills just to the north of us. s."-Waycross
Herald.
The Fitzgerald Enterprise has abandoned the
Rubenatorial campaign and is now devoting it's
columns to the advocacy of the proposed new
county Of Ben Hill, which we hope the Legisla-
fure will authorize. Balm bridge Search Light.
The Fitzgerald Enterprise is making
sstrong fight for Ben Hill county and we hope
&&G Will get lI-OGuOId OdZEItGs
Thanks Nolan we will get the county and
We appreciate every kind word that is said, es-
pecialy right at this time.
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Fitzgerald is putting forth every effort to
get the legislature to pass the bill allowing the
people of the state to vote on the creation of the
new county of Ben Hill with Fitzgerald as it's
county seat. Their efforts should be crowned
Ffth succees.-St George Gazette.
Hon. Hoke Smith will speak at Ashburn,
Thursday, July 10Th, and the people of that en-
ferprising city are preparing to give him rous-
'*ng reception on that occasion. An invitation
Is extended to all Irwin county people to visit
Ashburn on that day and hear the peoples can
aidate.
We feel that we can safely say now that
Hoke Smith will carry Crisp County by large
majority. The race was for long time be-
kWeen Hoke and Clarke, but now it is between
Hoke and Col. Estill, with Hoke away yonder in
khe lead! Oh, yesl Hoke will carry Crisp about
Two to one.-Cordele Ram bier.
This gubernatoria1 race reminds us of the
bid story of Tip barking at the moon. Hoke
Smith goes steadily on gaining the confidence
f the people over the entire state, while the lit
He fee run around him and bark.-Thomas-
lie Press.
81 Hold up, keep quiet until the Enterprise
back into the ring. We could tell heap