Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-05-29
THURSDAY, MAY 20. 1906.

XIterfering with the Improvements aOSoluteiy
ENssary to the success of the enterprises on
d'Eh we so largely depend for our present pros
<SEy and future advancement and CROWN
lost before we have done with the congratu-
>ns and felicitation incident to the establish
J Il to the great A., B. & A. shops, we are con-
J ted with spirit of rebellion against the
panv that has done and is doing so much
Fitzgerald.
& We do not believe that any citizen or tax
NSer should be required or expected to sustain
great actual damages to property without
Der remuneration. We have always believed
! shall always insist on the protection OF the
Its of the least and humblest tax payer, but
re is remedy, better remedy, and more
&onable remedy than that remedy which is
Ia on opposition to the expansion of the rail-
interests that are growing up about our
#ressive city.
Ingratitude is said to be the greatest OF
/ certainly it is the most common OF human
knesses, and if the council hesitates to grant
railroad reasonable privileges by which it
lave access to the shop site we have recent
Nurchased and donated to them, it will not
be the heighth of inconsistency but blund-
Lat every property owner in the city should
shamed of.
We are right now figuring on making room
he our city and through our streets for a
line of railroad. and one that will add
sher half million dollars, Immediately, to our
values.
we must not foster spirit of spite against
railroad companies.
Without them Chicago would be a marsh
bosting place for birds that fly over Lake
higan.
The way Hoke Smiths strength is wan
= is alarming to the political tricksters and
IS the railroad attorneys figuring.
MM
Fitzgerald is going to make hard fight
new county. We hope she will get it, and
la it Ben Hill.-Cordele Rambler.
We will name it Ben Hill, all right, that is
allow the legislature to do that. We are
ID Ben Hill county.
RI
We are printing today a short story of
gerald, published in Mondays Constitution,
kten by Col. Clayton Jay. It's beautiful die ,
s. and Mr.. jays tactful statement of the case
short article stamps him as a smooth and
|ong writer. The article was written Off
Ed at his typewriter and without any prepar-
6n of data. Don't fail to read it.
"a Washington story says statistics show
II there are more than 700 Joseph Benson
Fakers in the Southern states and every one
hem is pickaninuy. Senator Foraker is
great anti-Jm Crow statesman of Congress,
i ia recognition of his efforts to give the neg
The right to ride with white people, number
.ator by naming their offspring for him.
s Senator must indeed feel honored.
NM
Judge Kennedy opened the regular May
ssion of the City Court yesterday morning,
smptly at ten o'clock. The civil docket was
Eirst taken up and Solicitor Mcdonald was
"a with quite list of cases. The following
Is was called. Alex Schmitz, Geo. F. Nc
van Darius Nelson, J. G. Rowe, J. E. Tur-
I, ]. B. Seanor, J. M. Barentine, ]. M. Haynes,
j. Armantrout, D. L. Martin, M. H. Grover
d II. M. Warren.
Winnie Rountree was chief spectator.
There is a strong sentiment in favor OF
citing Pearly McInnis to fill the unexpired
I'm of his father as sheriff. He has been look
Z after the duties of the Office during his faith
3 last illness and is considered quite compe-
nnd worthy.
heriff Handley is spoken of in connec-
the long term. If he consents Ymake
8 race, he will, in all probability, be elected
ny other aspirant that might appear. He
OFFICE Eonger now than when he was elected