Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-11-20
NOW AND THEN.
Editor Enterprise.

WIlLe you asking W UISCOutuuC SSuUAA&
my paper as am back with my subscription
now and am taking so many home papers that
I feel am not able to pay for so many. value
your paper very highly and am lothe to give 1t
up, but feel it necessary, please send statment
and will forward P o. order. Respt Yours,
T. E. Smith.
The Waycross Journal speaks of Waycross
spirit Who would "a thot that there we're
spirits in Waycross. It has been dry down
there so long.
We understand that Col. Jesse Mercer is
going to put in a great deal more machinery and
make one of the largest rpinting establish
ments of the Enterprise Printing Co., that
there is in South Georgia. Col. Mercer bid on
the Cordele News plant, but it brought more
than his bid. Mercer is a hummer, and can
manage a big plant if anyone can.-Cordele
Rambler.
Now they are after cur own turpentine
trusts. 1t appears that the authorities at
Washington aided by United States Attorney
Akerman will take steps against the naval stores
companies that have consolidated and in
which many local people are interested. 1t
is claimed that the Standard Oil Co. controls the
Naval stores trusts. This brings the trust
breaking business right home to our doors.
The building up" policy is far better
than the tearing down" policy. Why adopt
the former when the latter is yours for the
choosing? your position may be an extremely
humble one, yet your influence and impress in
- f0 fell m
than that of the rich and great. Tack on the
loose paleing, clear the grass from your side
walk, speak friendly word for the honest,
struggling tradesman, greet your neighbors
and friends with cheerful mien, and your name
shall surely be called blessed" and your MEM
ory severed.
Build up!
The rich woman, Hettie Green, predicts
trouble in the near future growing out of the
trusts.
There is going to be a revolution IN this
country" said Mrs. Green. THE people are
going to revolt against the oppression OF the
trusts. There will be a deluge, aud these
streets will run with blood when the people are
aroused.
''The people are gradually finding out about
the trusts, aud when they realize little more
fully how they are running the chances of the
people there is going to be a revolution. 1t
will be deluge, tell you"
The cost of living continues to outrun the ad-
vance of wages Savannah News.
We have seen the above so often in print
and we are so deeply impressed that it is all
mistake, that we would like to see some figures
demonstrating the claim. We believe that
the advance in wages has kept pace with the ad-
vance in prices of comodities, especially staple
diets. Flour meal, bacon lard, potatoes, sy-
rup, sugar, coffee, can goods, etc. We be-
lieve that the advance in wages has kept pace.
Houses and clothing have advanced in about the
vance in cost of any of the necessaries of life.
We are perfectly willing for wages to advance
more rapidly than any of them. We are of
them who believe that the laborer is worthy OF
his hire. What we have written here is sim
ply in he interest of truth.
Whether we have prohibition campaign in
Georgia or not, whether the legislature passes
any laws restricting the distribution ofintoxica-
ting liquors at its next session or not, in spite
of everything and every body, the time will come
when sane people will wonder that there ever
was time in an enlightened country when
governments licensed and men traficed in stuff
that is manufactured, sold and drank for the
sole purpose of destroying senses. However
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