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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17
A CHOICE PATRONAGE.

With limited capacity, high
curriculum and expensive facul-
ty and equipment, Cox College
and Conservatory, at College
Park, Ga, has sought aud re.
cieved the best class of patron
age. Its students come from
among the best families of the
south. This matter of assoc
ates is worthy of every parents
careful consideration, being of
as much Importance as the
course of instruction itself in the
molding of a girls character.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17
Flowed Up Cotton.

Mr.. George W. Johnson, Ct
Laurens county, who lives two
mics south of Dublin, astonished
his neigh bors a few day ago by
putting his hands to work plow-
Jog up his cotton He says that
he found that it would be a waste
of time and money to attempt to
make more money by blowing up
his cotton and planting peas
where cotton was growing, and
he promptly acted on his impress
sion. Other farmers in the
county state that it is their belief
that it would pay them to follow
Mr.. Johnson's plan, but meme Of
them, so far as it is known has
decided to abanCom their cotton
crops and cultivate peas instead.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17
Table Talk.

Il gave a dollar in good money
-greenbscks for one common
soda cracker during the battle
at Chicka manga | had been wit b.
out morsel of food for thirty
six hours and that cracker tasted
good. The Sutler risked him
self and team of four mules right
on the battlefield: we got the
crackers he got the money but
all four Of his mules were shot
and the sut1er was glad to escape
with his life"
Yes, and I paid seventy.fve
cents for a dried apple pie. It
was about as thick as a knife
blade. The crust was without
shortening and tough as sole
leather but that pie tasted good.
mo sauce like hunger. The
above was overheard among other
table talk.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17

Work will begin this morning
on the survey of Townsville and
Gulf railroad. This is the new
road that is being promoted by
local men, and when it is con
sum mated it will mean a vast dea
to Townsville by giving the city
a direct outlet to the sea.
Mr.. c. r. knight, formerly of
the Atlantic Coast Line, has been
employed as chief engineer of
the surveying party. w. L. Har-
re1l will be his transitman and
E. w. Carroll levelman. They
will begin running their line from
a point about in the rear of the
Cooper Grocery warehouse, and
after following the line of the At
1antic Coast Line Monticello
branch short distance Will take
a southwester1y course. 1t is in
tended to complete the survey at
once to a juction with the Appa-
lachicola Northern railroad. This
A. N. railroad is already building
from St. Joseph, on the Gulf of
Mexico, northward to Appa1achi-
cola and River Junction, the lat
ter place being the junction point
of the A. C. L., the S. A. l.. and
L. & N.
The Thomasville and Gulf peo-
pie, who are some of Thomas
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17
Is Attracting Considerable
Attention.
Auction Sale of Lots at Winona
Heights VIII Bring a
Large Crowd to
Fitzgerald.

The great interest be ing mani
tested in the coming big auction
sale, of Winona Heights" lots
to be held in Fitzgerald on We'd
nesday and Thursday, July 18th
and 10Th is attracting attention
from all over the country.
The rapid growth of Fitzgerald
in the past and the wonderful
prospective future growth that is
now upon this progressive city
has for it's substantial foundation
not only a class of the best peo-
pie in the world but also farm
ing and industrial section that is
of more than passing notice.
The Enterprise has long up
held this com munity as a model
of progressiveness and now the
the outside world quick to recog-
nize real merit is beginning to
sit up and take notice.
The coming of the Glynn De.
velopment Company with it's ex-
tensive purchases here and the
influx of out side investors dur
ing the few weeks is an index OF
! what may be expected in the
future. It is a recognized fact Of
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17

Fitzgerald, Ga, July 14.-Dur-
ing her short career Fitzgerald
has reached out and grasped sew
era1 institutions that have been
The envy Of her eighbors, but
The location here of the Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
shops has given the town a big
ger boost in the way of increas-
values and encouraging invest"
nent and i'm migration than all
The other concerns com bined.
The cotton mills, the cotton
compress, the cotton seed oil
mills and planning mills all have
contributed their share toward
the development of the wiregrass
city, but none of them produced
SO visible and immediate results
as the railroad shops.
Investment and Immigration
companies already are interested
and beautiful suburbs are being
opened up on the west and south
Sides of the city, and all availa BILE
lots are being built up to supply
The unusual demand for homes.
The shops themselves will
bring here small army of men
whose families must have homes,
and even now there are employed
at the shop site, nearly 200 labor
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17
From Townsville to
the Gulf of Mexico

ville's leading business and pro.
fessional men, are bearing all the
expense of organization and sur.
vey before making an eudeavor
to interest outside capital. The
proposition is pauning out so
beautifully in the matter of terri.
tory and promised business that
there seems to be very little
doubt that the road will be rushed
to an early completion. There
are hundreds of thousands of
dollars lying idle in Northern
banks seeking only a safe invest.
ment. The success of the T. T.
and G. has become a proverb,
and this will greatly aid in lend
ing confidence to Thomasville's
new propositin.
There is an ever growing pros
pect of the A. B. &. A. extending /.
the Townsville branch down the
west coast of Florida to Tampa,
thereby putting this city iE direct
touch with one of the largest
round timber sections in the en-
tire south.
The exact point at which the
Townsville and Gulf survey will
touch the Appa1achicola North
ern has not yet been determined
and will depend largely on the
lay of the land.-Thomasville
Times-Enterprise.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17
What Strangers Say.

In a city that possess the sta
bi1itV and future of Fitzgerald
has it ought not to require two
thoughts to make NY your mind
that money invested in real es-
tatAin this town and the right
prices bound to bring large re-
turns in the near future.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17

More than once a day our at
tention is called to the fact that
from two to three hundred houses
must be built in the next three
months, and at least two hundred
within the next two months. In
stating the case to parties whom
we thought might possibly be in
duced to help meet this emergen-
cy, one of the men authorized us
to say that he would be one of a
company to build one hundred s.
room cottages for rent, and do it
at once. Call on Mother Enter
prise for the authority.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17
city of Fitzgerald is
Growing Very Rapidly

ers, many of these having come
from other towns. The extent
of the work already under way
assures the permanency and inn
portance of this industry.
The shops and yards will cover
200 acres, and the buildings con-
templated at present would, if
strung out in line, reach one and
one-half miles. All the buildings
will be of brick, and will range
from 100x150 to 15Ox3O0 feet, aud
their construction will require
something over four and one-ha1f
million brick. A 3O-sta1l round
house with a turn-table in pro-
portion will be a feature of the
shops, this building already be-
ing we'll under way.
The company will put in a
complete system OF water works
and the shops will be lighted by
electricity, to furnish which the
company will erect its own plant.
Over million dollars has been
expended in orders for new ma
chinery and equipments, but
work is delayed for the want of
laborers, every available work.
man in an around Fitzgerald hav-
ing been pressed into service
Macon Telegraph.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17
Gard Of Thanks.

DR.. and Mrs. D. B. Ware are
grateful to their friends and
neigh bors for kind and thought
full attention shown them during
the illness and after the death
of their dear baby, Louise.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17

Where whiskey may for time
Stimulate a man from some weak
ness or inspires him to some un-
usual exertion, beer beclouds,
1 eadene fdulls and decays him.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17

II has been decided that the
new star in the blue field of the
American Flag shall be placed in
the lower right hand corner but
it will not be seen on the Nation
al ensign until July /, 1906.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17

Where whiskey may possibly
preserve bodily tissues, beer pu-
trifes it.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17

Fruit crates. Inquire at the
Enterprise Office.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-07-17

Miltown Ca, July g. 1909.
South Georgia Land G. Industrial Co.
Gentlemen:-You ask my opinion
of Midtown and its futures the best answer we give
actual experience few years ago bought 40 feet
front Broad street for $50 We have sold 81 feet for
$780, and consider the remainder easily worth today
$4,000. Yours, etc,
KNIGHT & GOODWIN.
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The Middies' Latest Song.

The cadets at the Naval Academy, at
Annapolis. or "Crabtown.'' as that historic
city Is commonly called by the irreverent.
are now singing the following song to a
popular air:
Everybody works but John Paul
He lies around all day,
Nicely picked in alcohol,
On permanent jag. they say.
The midshfpmen all stand around
And keep watch his bones.
Everybody works In Crabt0wn
But John Paul Jones. "
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THREE HURT IN AUTO SMASH.
Speeding Trolley Car Hits Machine in
BROOKLYN

Because trolley car of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit exceeded all legal speed Inn
its an automobile in which were prominent
Brooklynites was wrecked last night ana
two of the four occupants seriously Injured
Arthur X Sage, thirty-five years old. and
his brother, J. NJ. Sage. were badly hurt'
and s. Bishop Marks. all OF Brooklyn.
prominent lawyer. is in bed suffering from
numerous cuts and bruises.
The other occupant of the car, friend
of the Sage brothers. named Jennings. land
ed in a grass plot and was able TO make his
way home.
If 1t had not been. for the passengers on
car No 23i5 of the 39th street line. the
motorman would have run away from his
victims. After pushing the auto from the
track he started TO put on all speed TO gel
away from the scene of the accident.
Passengers who had felt the shock when
the swiftly flying struck the slow-goiug
automobile say the occupants of the motor
machine tumbled in al directions. Naturally
they expected the car to stop
When they found that the car was speed
ing away from the wreck several OF the
passengers took matters In their own
hands. They had to threaten the motor
man before he would reverse his car and
gn back to the corner of 18th s>yenue and
Gravesend where the accident occurred.
After show of force he complied
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GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

Howard Thompson. white man. twenty
five years of age, residing at 1910 3ith
street northwest. had an epileptic At yes
terday on Dent place between 34th and
35th streets. The seventh precinct ambu-
lance removed him to his home.
In a collision between car No. 1921 of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany and delivery wagon owned by the
Atlantic and. Pacific Tea Company and
driven by T. p. Jones of 233 Q street north
west. last night, Jones was thrown to the
ground and slightly bruised about the face.
The wagon swerved against an automobile
owned by DR.. w. c.. Gwynn of 1886 o
street. DR.. Gwynn was thrown to the
ground. but escaped injury
Policeman H. C. Shepherd OF the seventh
precinct went to Rappahannock county
Va. several days ago, and was married. He
and his bride are now on their wedding
trip.
the Blue Ridge mountains, to remain ten
days.
Mrs. C. p. Burch and daughter, Miss
Blanche. have gone to Eagles Mere, N. J..
where they win remain until about the
first of October.
Rev. DIR. Rowland. .pastor of St. Johns
Episcopal Church, Potomac and 0 streets
northwest, has gone on his vacation.
Mrs Kathern Mourse of 2S2S @ street
Mr.. a. ]. johnson of 3426 p street north
west has gone to Bethesda, Md, to reside
the remainder OF the summer.
Mr.. 3. T. Simpson of $40 NJ street north
west has gone to his summer home near
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and thus far have only been grown with
profit in this country In narrow belt OF
southern California. While they often
yield large profits, they require the most
care and involve the largest risk to the
grower There are no very large lemon
orchards In this country thus far. COM
pared with those in Sicily. The largest Is
the Limonera ranch in Ventura county,
which has 2oS acres of trees in one orchard.
and last year shipped $500 boxes OF fruit
to the eastern market. 1t costs on an aver
age N.42 box to place lemons on the
market of New York or Chicago. There
Is very little difference In the transporta-
ton rates TO the two cities. while Messina
lemons can be landed by steamer In New
York for no. more than $50 box. This
narrow margin in favor or California is not
enough to offer great Inducements for lem
on culture as long much more money
can be made in oranges, prunes. olives and
other fruits. Twelve cents box Is the
average expense of cultivation; Ii costs 81
cents more to pick. wash sort and pack the
fruit, while the freight will average 30
cents.
Local conditions and climatic accidents
have decided influence upon the returns.
but full-bearing tree ought 10 yield from
as a rule for s. box. This is a very small
profit compared with those enjoyed from
other California fruits and agricultural UNI
dertakings Therefore. comparatively few
people go into the business
There is doubt, however, that lemon
growing can be conducted with profit Cali
fornia today supplies nearly one-thlrd OF
all the lemons consumed In the United
States, an average of 1900 carloads, while
the other two-thlrds come by sea from
Italy. Therefore, 1t Is no lonser an expert
mental culture. The Franciscan fathers
raised lemons about their missions two CEN
turtles ago, and some of the old orchards
which they planted arc stiik bearing. The
state horticultural commission reports 1n-
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weeks the boxes must be removed to a
COOL dark cellar to complete the ripening.
Darkness is necessary in order to enrich
the color of the skin. The matter of stor-
ing lemons Is very important one to the
growers because they must be shipped to
market at exactly the proper time. A few
days delay may make all the difference IN
the world And the grower must depend
upon his own judgment to determine When
they are In the proper condition.
A newly picked lemon is only mildly sour.
The acid pulp turns to juice and the acid
grows keener during the curing process.
The Hridd{as3 r afast Sonr
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Preparing a Text Book.
Missionaries for the Mandarins.

Speaking OF religious work reminds me
that the students Of Princeton University
have recently undertaken to raise funds to
send out several competent men to do mis-
sionary work among the young Mandarins
of Picking the capital Of the Chinese en-
pire. Harvard is working in India. Yale In
central China and the University of Penn
sylvania In southern China at Canton.
Princeton therefore has chosen the capital
OF China for the field OF its enterprise and
VIII work entirely among the nobility and
Hterau class attached to the government,
because from their ranks the future off,
claiS ana leaders of public opinion In China
Will come. l told you the other dav that
two young men had gone over TO organize
a Young Mems Christian Association among
the nine thousand Chinese students in Ia
pan. FOR they also Will have the most active
part in the marvellous change that is now
transforming the ancient civilization of the
'lOng-lived empire"
OF course they must have a foot ball hero
to take the lead. and Bob" Galley of 9I
y member of the championship team of 90
has been chosen to take charge of the
work TWO other Princetonians will 20 out
with him and their expenses which will
amount To about 81 800 a year viii ne Maid
by annual subscriptions TO a fund in charge
or committee composed of recent sradu-
ates. Cleveland Ii. Dodge of the class OF
% - chairman and Robert Garrett 'e7
Continental building, Baltimore Nd is the
treasurer. TO whom all checks should be
sent Thirty thousand dollars has already
been subscribed by Princeton alumni for n
building and a site. which will be secured
a. soon as Mr.. Galley. who is now In this
country. can return to China
rms building viii be made a club house
70 which the members OF the younger no.
oilty and aristocracy will be invited. and
as soon as they understand and appre-
ciate the object OF the movement they will
be asked to become members and nav an
imitation fee and dues The social side of
the work Will be carried on there and
viii be stimulated by athletics and phys
ical culture. in which the young men of
emma are Just beginning TO take an ac-
tive interest. The first public exhibition
OF athletics among the natives occurred
last year at Hankow in the presence of the
great vtceroy. Chang Chi-tung and an au-
dsence of 10000 spectators The athletic
side OF the work IS expected TO be the
greatest drawing card. and Mr. Galley IS
particularly qualified TO conduct IT,
Educational work in English. history and
modern science will be carried on both by
classes and by courses OF popular lectures
II is not, however. proposed TO make a
school OF the institution. II Is 10 be more
like social club. sort of Y. NJ. c. A. on
an independent basis. Bible classes and
religious services will be held. but evan
seiical work win not be attempted
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Laurel Md. where he will reside for the
summer.
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600 acres of lemon orchards in California.
and Estimates that there are at least 49,
700 acres suitable for that purpose. -
Planting a Lemon Orchard.
In planting an orchard sour orange
pomela stock is used and budded with the
variety of lemon which experience has
proven to be the best for that particular
locality. There are three or four dozen va
riettes at the disposal OF the planter. The
sour oranges are budded when they are
two three years old, and at five years
the trees are expected to be in bearing.
OF course, irrigation Is necessary In every
part of California. and the manner in which
the water is handled Is vita, to the quail
ties of fruit. Too frequent irrigation pro-
duces large fruit with thick skin and
a watery pulp that lacks the acid that a
lemon is raised for. Too little water VIII
make small, bitter and unmarketable
lemon. The planter must be his own judge
OF how much water to use and when TO
use 1t, and he can only determine this by
the experience of years.
II takes from six to nine months for the
fruit to develop from blossom to maturity,
bur. the trees are picked regularly every
two or three weeks as soon as the
lemons reach the proper size. The ranch
man does not walt for them to ripen. the
fruit Is harvested entirely by size and not
by color, and each lemon must be cut from
the stem by pair of small clippers anu
handled in the most delicate manner IL
must be picked when 1t Is about two ana
q half inches In diameter. Experienced
piekers can tell by looking ut a tree whefn-
er II Is necessary for them to set up their
ladders or not. They usually make the
rounds OF an orchard every few days, for
IL any of the fruit grows over size It Is
unmarketable.
The picking has to be done with great
deal OF care. because the oil cells of the
skin are very delicate and the slightest
bruiss spoils the fruit. The picker must
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Planting a Lemon Orchard.

600 agrees of lemon orchards in California.
and estimates that there are at least 49,
600 acres suitable for that purpose.
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not only know his business, but he must
even trim his finger nails for fear or break
ing one of these oil cells. Padded baskets
are used to carry the fruit, and work can
not begin until midday, because lemons
become musty II they are picked while the
dew Is on them.
Sensitiveness Of the Lemon.
The lemon Is much more sensitive than
the orange or fig. or olive, any other
frmt, both to handling and to the weather.
1t requires less heat and less sunshine to
mature but Is exceedingly sensitive to cold
and drought On cold nights ranchmen
build charcoal fires in small wire baskets
and hang them among the trees In order
to warm the atmosphere. Sometimes hye
and ten thousand of these baskets are hung
around in a single orchard.
Every lemon has to be carefully washed
before 1t is packed. because 1t Is suscepti-
BILE to all sorts of germs worms. bugs ana
other parasites. The process OF washing Is
a very delicate one, and 1t cannot be done
with the hands for fear OF bruising the
fruit A machine has been invented which
will do the business. but that has to De
handled as gently as an Incubator. and
after being carefully adjusted Is tested
with an egg before the lemons are turned
in. II the egg goes through without break
ing 1t Is assumed that 1t may be trusted
to handle the lemons. After being washed
through rings II they go through easily
they are wrapped in tissue paper and
placed In a box, different sizes OF rings
being used to grade the fruit.
During the sorting the bruised lemons are
thrown aside and Immediately sent to a
factory to be crushed for their juice. which
Is bottled and shipped as an acid Tor me-
dicinat purposes or reduced to an essence.
The perfect fruit, after being packed. Is
placed In n store house to cure, which
must be q wefl-ventilated, airy building,
Nth an even tsmperature. Aftsr few
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The San Francisco Chronicle announces
that its new business manager will be
Charles De Young, son of M. +. De
Young. proprietor of the paper.
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Lemons are the most troublesome and
uncertain Of ali the semi-troplca, fruits.
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More of the
all linen
Handkerchief
at 7C.

The best sort OF Handkerchief for
use during summer As every
one knows. linen absorbs water
or perspiration-and it is so soft
to the face, too. Buy dozen OF
so. They are linen handkerchiess
with narrow hem, hemstitched.
AS many as you want-and what
better to put in your grip-at &c.
each
We have an all-linen Handker-
chief. hemstitched hem, sheer
and fine-with initial in corner
to sell at IOc.
First Floors. KAHN. SONS 81 co.