Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-09-14

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Its hard matter to accept 49, cents for cot
ton when you are used to 13 cents.
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Tt is claimed that cold tea is a sure cure for
Typhoid fever or preventative, at least.
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Your Uncle Marcus Luke was the gentleman
who put his hand to the throttle at the right time
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The Souths cotton crop will bring nearly
billion dollars this year. Manufactured 1t would
be worth many billions.
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We closed a contract yesterday with travel
ing passenger agent for advertising at our regular
rate of 10 cents per inch net cash.
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A Fitzgerald citizen is sending out circular
letter swatting the town. He should accept
Mercer's advice and "pul out" if he don't
like the place-Dubln Times.
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The Panama Canal had cost $94, 800, 600 up to
the first of the present year 5O,0OOOOO of that
amount however was paid to the Panama Govern
ment for the right to cut the ditch
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The Trade Edition of the Wrightsvile Chron
Gle twenty eight pages all nicely printed and well
edited, literally patronized, is a credit to Messrs
Bussy and Allen and splendid advertisement Tor
their town.
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The Americus Times Recorder gives its read
ers one strong editorial in each issue, besides
column of bright paragraphs, and Notwithstanding
it's constant naggng at the administration as II IL
were paid so much per line, we enjoy each issue OF
that bright exchange
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The Roddenbery enthusiasm in evidence at
the Joint speaking at Triton was i'll the nature OF
surprise for the Griggs healeIs, so much so that
thew claim that Mr. Roddenberys friends had been
instructed to make as much noise as possible;
which reminds us of an incident at Morgan during
Crigps first campaign, when that gentleman posted
claouers. about the court house E'instructed" to
caoue as he spoke and the complaint comes with
poor grace from the friends of the man who intro
duced the claouer system into Seconl District
politics. ,u.
Fitzgerald is receiving right much notoriety;
entirely too much of the kind for her good
We realize that we could do the city no great
or harm than to reheaISe the details OF the lUGle
sstempest in a teapot disturbance between the
white citizens of the second ward and the denNens,
of srukus hollow - dirty negro settlement on Geo
nee street where the toughest of the tough 90 con
gregate and brawl and carry on as only drunken
men and lewd negro women can, till the early hours
of morning.
The people who came to Fitzgerald III the
early DAVIS came here on the idea and with the I'M
derstanding that this would be strictly white
MANS town and some of the men involved IN the
little brawl were living where they are today when
there was not negro resident i'll the city.
They came from the north without any know
ledge of the negro question and they have not tried
to learn anything about it. They prefer to live IN
Ignorance of it and stay away from it. For some
time they have witnessed the encroachments on
their homes and neighborhoOd by very undesirable
citizens, and their resentment is natural.
The Enterprise is loathe to believe that they in
kend any harm or any injustice although they are
eonfronted with most difficult question, and
Il possible that associated with them there were
iEegeet persons who might have committed
TO their embarrassment and prejudice
Use. We believe in law and order and
ne we have gone with the ministers of
fs Of this city on tour of disrepu-
tss purpose Of discOuraging the