Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-11

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No, we are not out for bear. Its tigers we
are looking for.
Fire destroyed two tenant houses in the
Josey quarter beyond the reach OF the hre sys-
tenn Thursday night. Walter Wilkerson and
his boys we're sorry they could not reach 1t.
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The Pennsylvania railroad one of the larg-
est systems in the world and in the United
States is taking time by the forelock by reduc-
ing pass enger fare to Gets per mile.
Ben Hill county has been created by the
legislature with Fitzgerald as its county site.
The entire credit for this county being created
is due to Jesse Mercer, editor of the Fitzgerald
nterprise.-Douglas County Sentinel
The legislature has not only passed some
good laws, but it has killed some bad ones,-
one of which was senate bill proposing to lease
the state road for term of sixty years after
the expiration of the present lease, thirteen
years hence.
Lest we forget certainly we have not for
gotten-we can not forget that in the days
when populism menaced the democracy of the
state the man and the paper so industriously
denouncing the populists, gave them most COM
fort then.
Fitzgerald has some of the finest warehouse
es in the state. Has a cotton factory, COM
press, oil mill and ginnery as we'll as hot compe-
tition between export buyers. Then is it any
wonder that we have one of the best cotton mar
kets in the state?
South Georgia is growing and prospecting
ing faster than any other part of the State and
will continue to do so if her citizens will only
look out for her interest.-Waycross Herald
That's exactly what Fitzgerald's citizens
are doing.
And the bucket shops are defunct ALSO Gig
aretts have been completely outlawed, whiskey
has been banished from the borders of Irwin
county, the slavery of children in cotton facto-
ries has been made crime, all by the present
legislature. Verify this legislature has been
doing good things.
Among the good laws that the legislature
has just enacted is one intended to stop vote
buying in Georgia. The law not only makes it
a crime to buy or SELL or offer to buy or SELL to
be in any way concerned in or contribute money
for the purpose of buying votes, but the hiring
of workers at the polls is made misdemeanor,
also to be so employed is crime under the new
law. The law applies to primary elections, as
well as general elections.
Andrew P. Rives, of Springvale, Ga, is
verbose newspaper correspondent Not only
does he write unanimously for the Cuthbert
and contiguous newspapers but is carrying the
war into the Fitzgerald press. Bro Rives
seems to be man with a grievance.-Ban-
bridge Search Light.
Mr.. Rives is without grievance, but he
yields a trenchant pen. He is one of the
strongest writer's in Georgia and white mans
man.
Hoke Smith is going to carry this county
by an overwhelming majority if the game is
plaved fair. But it would be just like the
Novelties to propose to the RuSsel supporters
to Jim their forces and divide the spoils. No
believer in open, fair ballot could afford to do
such a thing, an thus tramp1e on the wishes of
the majority of the people. If such scheme
should be Matched, as has been done in some
counties, the only clean thing to do would be to
pull right out like man and not become party
TO such fraud .-Abbeville Chonicle.
No. No Suow the scheme and the schemers