Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-10-18
The Enterprise and its Constituency.


Several times within the several years we
have edited this paper we have felt it our duty
to our business affairs to surrender editorial
work on the Enterprise and there can be no
doubt that it would have been, from a purely
business standpoint, greatly to our advantage,
for we have had much to do, the demands on
our time have been constantly increasing, but
we can not bring ourself to forsake the Enter
prise. We are literally held to the work by the
good people who read the paper
Everywhere we go, aud almost every day,
some good citizen puts himself to the trouble to
explain to us how much he appreciates the work
the Enterprise is doing for Fitzgerald and this
section, both in a material and moral sense.
Indeed it is the better part of our compen-
saton (altho we get good wages) We have
become so much imbued with the work, and our
pride in what we have accomplished is so great
that we completely ignore all business policy
and do not stop TO consider the enmity and spite
that may be aroused. We have learned great
lesson by actual experience and that is that by
standing for the eternal right will make
more friends than enemies, and is sure to make
both and the difference in the character of the
two factions is to his everlasting credit.
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The Enterprise is unalterably opposed to
any scheme or plan for private advantage or
gain in the location of courthouse. It is entire
1y too early 10 settle it, we must not attempt
to build one for a long while yet and when we
come to the bridge it will be time enough to
cross. We are not at all annoyed at the talk and
rumors about the location of the county build
ings, it is very natural thing at this time and
to be expected, but we shall devote our most
earnest efforts 10 the prevention of any jobbery
at the county expense, or intended to give any
private advantage. 1t is hardly probable that
the first board of commissioners will locate the
courthouse, although there is every reason to
believe they will attempt to 60 So It will be the
middle of next year before the commissioners
will be authorized to do anything and they will
have other matters of Importance aud urgency
to engage their time for the first year or so. In
the meantime let's be sure that we select men
who will not be controlled by selfh motives and
who may be trusted to do the right thing under
strongest pressure,
If the people of Ben Hill county fail to send
Jesse Mercer to the legislature, they will be
lacking in appreciation of the good qualities in
man.-Dubn Courier-Dispatch.
If Editor Stanly is student of human ma
ture he must know that every success brings
its penalty IS we'll as reward. The part we
have played in securing Ben Hill county has
made us enemies, at least has aroused t b e
envey of men who would have been our personal
friends had the project failed.
With some people the success of neighbor
is crime. We do not claim the credit for the
creation of Ben Hill Co. but we have been per-
sudaded that we contributed to the success of
the movement and we did that for Fitzgerald,
not for Office. We may never represent Ben Hill
County in the legislature but we expect to do
great many things better.
By the way Ben Hill County will be
without representation in the next legislature
although Irwin's representative lives in Fitzger-
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