Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-26


to d. J. Christmas. We regret to loose Editor King
from the Fourth Estate butwe welcome editor Chris
mas who seems to be new man.
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The all wisdom that arranged this plan so fix
ed it that each individual would get "his'n by the
sweat of his brow, and when you see an idler you
see man who is beating the game and living at
the expense of those who toll keep busy at some
thing useful
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Eleven cents seems to be the bottom for cotton.
Last year ten cents was the rebounding point. 1t
ought not to 60 below twelve andhaf at the present
prices of other products, and considering the cost
of production. Wages and almost everything that
goes into the production of cotton has about doub
led in value since the price averaged seven and
half cents. Fifteen cents is about right for this
seasons crop.
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1t is the ambition of Governor Hoke Smith to
be elected to the United States senate. Well, is
there any one so dull to think for moment that
that ambition wifr"not be gratifed just as soon as
he gives the word and an election is held!-Darien
Gazette
Is there any one so Indifferent to the common
good as to object seriously!
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The pay of school teachers in Georgia schools
has been often discussed, but usually with refer
ence to the delay 1t seems the fund has been
about one year behind all along. But more i'm
portant matter is the question of the amount of
compensation.
Considering the necessary preparation, the
character and the ability, to say nothing OF
the exactiCns and the responsibilities of the high
calling the school teachers of the state are the
poorest paid of all the 'wage earners" We use the
term "wage eamers' advsedly, for it seems that
the "profession" has fallen below the standard of
dignity that carries with it the suggestion of salary
altho we were recently impressed with the out
spoken resentment of a teacher of refinement and
culture and of many years experience at teaching,
at the use of the word ''hire" when she thought
employ or engage would be more in keeping with
the dignity of the case
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The 1905, 800 derived from the whiskey license,
tax will be missed by the taxpayers of Atlanta
next year. There are SO retail dealers who pay a
license of So, 600 each and % wholesalers who pay
81, 900 each and % saloons that pay $500 each.
But then the $205, 800 is but very, very, small
per cent of the money derived from the sale, GER
tanly not more than five per cent of the stuff Sold
1t is safe calculation that 20 times as much
money went out of the pockets of the people for
the stuff as the license amount to, or w. 10000
Well our guess is the~people can, saving that
much money in one year, afford it. 1t will soon
make them very rich
But wait let's see. We were about to forget.
The people who consume 81 116, 900 worth of booze
per annum, will be worth that much more to them
selves their families and the country sober than they
could possibly be worth while guzzling $4,116 900
worth of booze.
Besides the wives and children of the men who
drink 81, 116 600 worth Of booze per annum will
get 81, 116 600 worth of pleasure that they could
never see, to say nothing of 81, 1000 worth of
hell they will escape under the booze regime.
After Analysing the situation it would appear
that Atlanta can afford to surrender the $205, 800.
That is, we think they can.
Rab! for Atlanta.
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The fraAties of human nature have been aptly
illustrated in an issue brought in the city court
this week. Two neighbors, old men who had lived
neighbors nearly half century and had been
friends all these years, came to court about the
killing of hog. We do not know the names of
the parties nor the merits of the case and we do
not care. really no one cares which killed the
others swine nor the value of the pg suffice it to
saw that one shot the Others hog because it destroy
ed his crop. The provocation was probably great,
or possibly was not The ugly part Of it is that
these two old men gray, and stopped with age came
to the court with their troubles, witnesses sworn,
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