Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-19
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1906, !

Fitzgerald is making what would generally
&onsidered very satisfactory progress. Our
kerial Advancement is gratifying indeed, out
are not looking for place to rest, there are
{ lany things yet to be accomplished If we would
lave city, One improvement calls for anothert
me successful enterprise makes room Tor
bthers. We have much to do this year. DO not
top to talk to the dler about it, but make haste
EST. the opportunities slip thro our fingers
MM
If those people in this community who have
suf6cent public spirit to forget temporary pri-
ate advantage for the permanent welfare and
Progress of the city, will stand together and
work together giving the community the advant-
re of their united strength and wisdom our
history will be record of continual successes.
It'd is not essential that every citizen should be
public spirited. Those who are not will have to
Eonform to the progress created by their more
Rnterprising and less selfish neighbors.
MM
What the preacher said Sunday would more
than fill this column of very readable and in
structive lessons, but one thought that he led
up to that impressed most was the import
ance of useful employment as against those
ayocations that do not contribute to the COM
non good.
Every man who works for living, (and
very ought to work for living,) should
select not only an honorable, useful trade, avo-
ation or employment, but one that will contrib
ute directly to the common good in material
moral or religious way. ~..,. ~
In the smaller things of life the idea should
be carried out, no man or woman should be ex-
cused for reading cheap literature. The civil
ned world is full of good books, good literature
daily weekly and monthly publications, no man
tan read thousanth part of them, then what
excuse can there be for reading the weaker,
nglier, debasing stuff?
Shun bad literature and bad company,
And
Get busy at something useful.
MM W.
The sight of Bank keeping it's doors open
and transacting business until the late hours of
hight is very unusual one. Yet one passing
The doors of the First National Bank of Fitzger-
lid at any hour up till twelve midnight Satur-
lay would have taken note of the business
Roing on in that busy bank.
81. The employees of the Atlanta, Birmingham
.& Atlantic Railroad were day late in getting
their pay checks. The checks arrived here on
the 4:30 p. m. train Saturday. The officers of
The Bank knowing that the employees would
need their money at once Immediately announc-
Hed that the Bank would open at O'Clock and
stay open until midnight.
This obgng action on the part of the
First National Bank was great convenience to
the Railroad employees, and they praisng
u the Bank for it's consideration.
The First National Bank is the Depository
n az the Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
al Fitzgerald, and can always be counted on to
a do the obging thing for it's customers.
1t has not been our purpose at any time dur
ing the campaign to misrepresent any candi-
date aspiring to gubernatorial honors. We
have dep1ored the SANDER and vituperation that
have characterized the campaign all over the
state. We are just as much in earnest for our
candidate as any man and since it looks as if he
\ is sure to be nominated on the first ballot we
are even enthusiastic but there is less reason for
Temptation for spiteful statements. In this con-
Enection we think we see one unmistakable evil
dence of the general recognition of the waning
strength of the opposition to the candidacy of
Hoke Smith, and that is the pronounced irri-
liability and want of patience, and in some
instanced absence of reason among those who
oppose his candidacy.
It seems that we are sure to have good
man for governor either of the five of them
would be all right. We favor our man because
we think he is the best of the five; the biggest,
the brainiest, equally as honest in his purposes
and the only one with a pronounced platform
and emphasized purpose to better conditions,
because he is dreaded most of all by the cor
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