Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-05-02

One sorry white man can do town more
damage than can be offset by twenty of it's best
citizens.
The Enterprise will continue to pursue the
even tenor of it's way and when the tenor gets I'M
even we will even it.
Waycross is one of our neighbolS that is Civ
ing our Enterprisng business men something to
think about We are not envous of our doughty
neighbor but on the other hand we admire her
progressive pluck.
The Enterprise to day takes very firm stand
against the INDECENT and the vicious in this com
munty, we shall make it uncomfortable for those
who have no useful employment or who align
themselves with the tOughs
The jamestown booklet issued by the SeabOard
Air Line is gem of art, with much Interesting
detail of the great show
The folder can be had by applying to any Sea
boad Air Line agent, or to Chas. S. Stewards at
Savannah, general passenger agent.
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In the meantime Fitzgerald is booming right
long, business is good in every line, new lines OF
business are being opened up and old lines OF bus
mess constantly extended and enlarged. There
was never greater confidence in the future of the
city nor indeed greater reason for confidence.
The Editor of this paper is proud OF the
friends he has made in his efforts for a better and
greater Fitzgerald, and we have reasons to be no
less proud of the enemies have made for dec
ency's sake and for Fitzgeralds sake. The good
people who have recently spoken kind words of
approval of our paper and our course have special
claims on our gratitude Weshall continue to en-
courage the good and discourage the bad as long
as we edit this paper.
visitor to the Enterprise office this week
discussed real estate values at some length and III
cidentIy mentioned that an offer of 5000 had been
made and rejected for a lot on the corner of Lee
and Palm The owner wants 81, 100 for the lot atho
it costs considerably less than 500 two years ago.
These enormous profits must not be mlsconStrued
as Indicating high prices, Real estate is very cheap
in Fitzgerald yet, and the opportunities for profits
in Fitzgerald are greater than they have been i'll
the past the slump seems to be i'll the right dl-
rectOn.
The interstate commerce commission is pre-
pairing to enforce, as as a practical plan is
adopted some uniform system of keeping accounts
with the railroads doing business in the United
States
The object aimed at is admirable one and
it would seem that this method should accomplish
fine results The idea is said to be coeval with the
passage of the rate bill at the first session of the
fifty ninth congress.
Railroad accountants wonderful genuses
They can make up a statement of roads condi-
ton that will show almost anything it is necessary
to show-that is necessary from the standpoint of
the railroad hnancier The things that the public
would like to have shown are too often not shown.
There are beautiful and symmetrical tables of de-
tailed earnings and expenses; there are itemized
accounts to show how much each branch of road
has cost and what profit OF loss it has brought to
the system There are figures to show how many
engines and how many cars and how much equip
ment the system possesses.
But the thing the public would like to know,
that the small stakeholder would be pleased to
know is what calls for the mysterious item label
ed 'miscelaneOus expenses" These vague and
altogether unintelligent classifcations have fire.
ouentlv embraced figures which make an appre,
cable reduction in the net earnings OF the roads
Are these miscellaneous eXpences necessary!