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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-16
Cottot Crop is Ruined; Fruit
Badly Damaged; April
Record Broken.

Growing crops in middle and
South Georgia, kitchen and mar
ket gardens all over the state
and the fruit crop in Georgia
have been badly injured by the
cold and frost of the past few
days, according to Agricultural
Com missioner Hudson.
Colonel Hudson estimates the
damage to cotton south of Fort
Valley at near SO per cent. Of
the cotton that is up he bellows
not less than IS per cent is killed
and that Is per not yet up will
not mature, or if it does that the
plant will die soon after coming
out of the ground.
"A larger per cent of cotton is
planted in South Georgia than l
ever saw this early, "said Colonel
HUI dson. The pretty warm
weather of March induced the
early planting, and now great
harm has been done. About so per
cent of the crop down there has
bene planted.
Market and kitchen gardens
have been killd Out; corn nipped
and put back, but that will not
seriously harm it, as the plant
will put out again. oats and Their
grain is hurt; cantaloupes and
watermelons all have been killed,
and replantiug is necessary.
1T is difficult to state how SER
iously the fruit crop has been
damaged. The high winds have
beaten the limbs about until
great deal Of the fruit has been
thrashed off and more Of it will
fall off. l am afraid the peach
crop will be very short in Geor-
gia this year"
All records at the weather bu-
reau we're broken Wednesday
night, when the temperature
went to % degrees-freezing.
This is the coolest weather for
April 10 on record here. Light
frost was reported in this vicini-
ty and killing frost in Augusta.
ATLANTA Ga, April Is
The cold weather Of the past
three days, extending Throughout
the State Of Georgia ard reach
ing as far South as Jacksonville
Fla, appears to have done enor-
nous damage to fruit and vege-
tables, and Injured cotton to
considera BILE extent. The lowest
TEN perture ever recorded here
in April.28H degrees, was reach
ed here Sunday morning Sunday
night the freezing point was
reached. Ice was formed here
and killing fros! is re ported some
distan south of Macon.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-16
Public Notice!

Examination of the applicants
for the Office of County School
Com missioner of Ben Hill Coun-
ty will be held in the Council
Chamber at the City Hallin Fitz-
gerald. Ga, on Tuesday, April,
10th, 1907. Hour Of beginning
examination will be 10 o'clock a.
m.
Done by order of the Board of
Education of said County, this
the 9th day of April, 1907.
B. E. Wilcox,
President Board of Education
of Ben Hill County.
Enterprise on sale at Adams
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-16
FOR SALE

New 5 room house, 80 fit corner
1st, ward $1,000 New room
house 40 tt lot 1st ward $1,000.
New 5 room house, 40 # lot, 1st.
ward $110O. 6 room house, 40 #
corner lot one square north of
new depot site, $1,000. 6 room
house so # lot one square north
depot site, $500. can make
terms like paying rent on some
of the above propositions.
B. T. Strickland,
see No / Empire Bldg.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-16
0. & v. Changes
Hands and Name.

The Ocilla and Va1dosta Rail
road has been sold by Mr.. J. A
J. Henderson, the principal own
err, to H. C. McFadden and
others, and the name chang
ed to Fitzgerald Ocilla and Brox'
ton Railroad.
The road will be operated un'
der the old charter of the Brox-
ton Haze1hurst & Savannah until
the new charter can be obtained,
in about one month.
Several weeks ago the editor of
this paper became acquainted
with the facts, but out Of justice
to the parties to the trade we
refrained from any publication,
except to mention that there was
some trading being done in Rail
road circles that meant good
things for Fitzgerald.
The transaction has been COM
pleted and the property trans
ferred and it will now be no in
justice to the parties at interest
to publish the facts.
It is Mr.. McFaddens purpose
to make Fitzgerald his head
quarters. In fact that has al
ready been done. Of course he
will enlarge and improve his
terminal facilities here. The
road will be brought up to and
put on a paying basis.
There are more sawmills per
mile on the road than on any
road in Georgia and Of course it
will do a tremendous freight
business from the start.
The people who know the new
Owners do not expect them to be
slong content with the present
mileage of the Fitzgerald, Ocilla
& Broxton. They are the men
who took the Waycross Air Line
and transformed it into the At.
lantic & Birmingham, which was
the neucleus for the splendid
system now known as the Allan
ia Birmingham & Atlantic.
The old plan of Mr.. Hender-
son to extend the road to Macon
and to Valdosta may be carried
out, but of course the new own
ers have not yet had time to de-
termine what they will do in
that particular. Certainly the
enterprising gentlemen who now
own the property cannot be ex.
pected to rest long on their oars
with the stimulus of this bust
community squarely at their
backs.
The officers of the roa d
are H. C. McFadden presi-
dent and General Manager
C. B. Gwyn Aud itor, W. N
Smith Superintendent, J. ]. Haze
Master Mechanic. The presi'
dents Offices have air eady been
opened up in the Roush Mosher
building.
Mr.. McFadden is here and
actively in charge of the proper
ty and its operation.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-16
The Fitzgerald OCilld
And BrOXtOn r. r.
Growth and Progress Of
the New South.

TheGeorgia and Ala bama Indus
trial Index says in lis regular
ssue this week:
"Coincident with the increa'
cling establishment of new indus
trial enterprises and the upbuild-
ing of towns and citis IN Georgia
and Alabama is substantial in
crease in the values ofand steady
demand for lands of all kinds in
the two states. Capital is inter-
ested in this section as never
before. 1t is being attracted more
and more by the miner1 treasurs
here; thousands of dollars are
being devoted to developing the
unmeasured wealth of tim Der
lands, and many thou sands more
are to come; the worth of fruit
lands is increasing and the values
of farm land are growing as
more railroads bring the markets
to the farmers gate. This con-
dition will be intensified with
the building of interurban electric
railways. Telephone lines are
being strung in many country
sections, rural mail delivery per-
fected and other things accom-.
plished to the end that life on the
farm is made more desirable and
lands more va1ua Bile. More fac
tories and larger cities increase
the demand for farm pro-
ducts and the plantations" must
give away soon in many sections
to the smaller farms. Even the
old, waste sand-beds in the creek
bottoms are furnishing valuable
articles of commerce that go into
the erection of stately and ornate
structures. 10 an Ala ba ma Sec
ton Philadelphia capitalist have
purchased $4,000 acres of gold
lands. Ia another section large
tract mica-bearing land has been
bought and will be developed.
Near Tuscaloosa, Ala, a tract
of land has been bought by Ohio
capitalists and will be subdivided
and sold to Ohio people; 50-acre
suburban tract has deem bought
near Georgia city; at Talladega,
Ala; 100000 mining company
has been organized by Many land
capitalist; 2OO-acre Georgia
peach orchard has been sold for
$40, 900 and in a Georgia county
a 1,2OO-acre farm brought $780,
900 at public sale"
Among other things reported
by The Index this week are:
100000 cotton mill, Tallapoosa,
Ga capa cities of cotton mills at
Cedartown, Ga, and Dallas, Ga.
to be doubled; sash, door and
blind factory. Montgomery, Ala.
woodworking plant, Cedartown,
Ga ; gas plant, Bessemer, Ala.
vehicle body factory, Valdosta,
Ga two ginners; three electric
light plants; clothing factory
| ten-story hotel and three-story
business building, Montgomery
Ala; $4,000 business building
! Brewton, Ala. brick business
blocks at Marietta, Ga, and
Nashville. Ga; eight school build
ings; two churches; theater; two
court houses; two water works
systems; paveing plans in four
cities; sewer plans in four cities
and four municipal bond issues.
Among the contract awards are
S75O,OOO cotton mill addition,
Jacksonville, Ala 1000 college
building, Gainesville, Ga, and
$1O,5O0 school building, Mobile
Ala.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-16
JURY LIST

b. e.. Wilcox.
C. L. Prescott.
G. r. Cooper.
]. G. Knapp.
]. L. Dorminy.
w. B. Stone.
]. A. Parrot.
James Fletcher.
| D. w. Paulk,
S. Y. Gibbs,
l.. Robitzsch,
A. B. Cook,
Wright Terrence,
S. D. Walker,
T. M. Parsons,
G. A. Roberts,
Fred ]. Clark,
]. H. Harris,
w. r. Luke,
D. A. Miller.
f. w. Rod we'll.
D. W. Pau1k.
S. Y. Gibbs.
L. Robitzsch.
A. B. Cook.
Wright Terrence.
S. D. Walker.
T. M. Parsons.
G.. A. Roberts.
Fred. ]. Clark.
J. H. Harris.
W. r. Luke.
C. A. Miller.
J. W. Rodwell.
Isador. Gelders.
J. L. Googe.
John. Gray.
H. C. Drew.
J. H. Villa mson.
List of Traverse Jurors.
Homer. Adams.
L. T. Stone.
G. w, D. MinsheW.
Lon. D ickey.
]. F. Barnes.
W. T. HinsoD,
]. r. Horton,
J. A. Brown,
Fred Isler,
A. 2. Williamson,
J. T. Hendricks,
M, D. Holt,
Wilson Deitricks,
Jesse Taylor,
w. ]. Crawford.
Homer Tjsdel.
Anci1. Troup.
1, Goldenberg.
E. P. Keefer.
William Williams
A. H. Hitchcock.
w. H. Bishop.
Burton Johnson.
J. A. Jones.
]. W. Beall.
| O. D. Lee.
R. L. Jones.
E. K. Farmer.
G. W. Pridgeon.
Il. ]. Livingston.
John. Wash.
S. H. Hendly.
G. w. Rogers.
J. ]. Dykes.
GEORGE Mink
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-16

For Sale-Shingles Nos. and
/. Sidney Clare,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
RESOL UTIONS
Adopted at a Mass Meeting Of the
Citizens OF virqioia, M;asesota,
Held at the Fay Opera House, Mon
day Evening. February 4, 1907,
Under the Auspices OF the Virginia
Commercial Club.

-. VIRGINIA.. MIMI, FER 4, 1907.
To His Excellency. John A. johnson,
Governor of the State of Mime.
sofa, and to the Honorable Sena.
tors and Representatives of the
State of Minnesota:
Gentlemen:
The citizens of the city of Virginia,
st. Louis county, Minnesota, earn
estly and sincerely call your atten-
ton to the fact that mass meeting
OF the citizens of said city was held
at the Fay Opera House February
4th, 1907, pursuant to call of the
Commercial Club of Virginia, Min
nesota, for the purpose of protest.
ing against certain proposed meas
ures introduced before the legisla-
ture of the state of Minnesota which
would divert the taxes from mining
property direct to the state, and de-
prive the city and school district of
their rightful property and result
in severe injuries to the community
and injustice to citizens. This COM
mittee having been appointed at
said mass meeting, to draft resolu-
tons expressing the sense of the
meeting protesting against the pro.
posed laws, submitted the following
resolution, with the statement of
facts appended, and reported the.
same to said mass meeting, and
which resolution was unanimously
adopted: ~ TS#5
RESOLVED, That the people of Vir-
ginia are watching with great anxi-
ETY. and are vitality interested in any
proposed changing of the present
laws relating to the assessment and
taxation of mining properties, and
particularly iron ore, whether ii
stock-piles or in the ground, and
that it is the unanimous opinion 81
the people of this city that any il.
reference of the Legislature ID the
local taxation of this community
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15

gone forever. There are thousands
upon thousands of crops of wheat,
corn, cattle andihegs. Why should
they pass .iniqnitous law forcing
as to depart: from the regular meth
DDS of taxation practiced through
out the country. and divides with
them, when they will be unwilling
later to. divide with US when orr
crop is gone. No. other state where
iron is mined has, such a taxnor do
theiropeople advocate such tax.
The Citizens Of the range ape do
ing theuest offths state great and
lasting service. i'm educating the
children Of the. many newcomers
and training, them to becomergood
Americans: We should receive
some encouragement in thissgood
work..
Such abdelegatioa could point ont
the vast' importance to the nest Of
the statecoftthe: markets of Bhnuth
and the range tnWns. If wer4e count
the people employed on the one-car-
rylng railroads.. ON the ore and, lun-
Der doGds andrvassels, and alHthose
on theefarms of central and south-
ern minnesota who are WORKING to
supply these maukets with food for
man andtbeasb,we shall not@e far
out os'the-Vawby stating that fully
a quartar of million of peoule de-
rive their support in whoIs or in
Parttfpm tina. mines and mills of
ST. Louiasooupty, of;whiah pr pros. :
peritEwould be interrupted or de-
stroyad'by the passage of this in.
iqMtous tonnage tax bilh on iron
oree
kaeS1%HN FURTHER, That by rea-
son,of tho: foregoing results which
would be bses.ght about by the pro.
posed: changes in the present tax
laws OF the. state which, would in
Mot gross injustice upon every
property e~ner in this district and
deprive. the community of it's edu-
oational facilities, we do. most ear
nasbly protest and condemn the.
proposed amendment of our tax
laws.
; o. A. POlR&ER
J. NJ. MAR7rN
/ S. w. GILR4N
LAFAYETTE BLISS
Committee
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
Reach & Bowers Foaoous All White
Ministries. Cominq.

Reach & Bowers foaous All White
- Ministries. Coming.
For this, the fourteenth season of
Beach & Bowers Minstrels, every
degree of theatrical representation
has been made 10 excel. The. grand
choruses, gorgeous costumes, spec
tacular scenic and electrical effects,
80 greatly enjoyed last season; the
large company of superior minstrel
talent, costumed in garments of al
most bewildering beauty, is strong
er and more brilliantly arrayed, and
additional accessories have been
provided. Nothing more minstrel
sey complete will be seen this sea-
fon. and it is Of pleasant record that
last years success is being surpass.
ed. Manager j. r. Chalmers Conf.
IDENTIFY expects this engagement
will be to the capacity of the thea.
tire. The management of the com.
pany, takes pleasure in bringing to
your notice the old-time favorite 90
long connected with VESTS Min.
strels," George u. Wade.
Beach & Bowers will appear at
the Fay Opera House, Saturday.
February 16.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15

that have obtained in other parts Of
the country and have gone ahead
and built up business-blocks, school
houses, churches, substantial resi-
dences, paved Streets. dug sewers,
and have done all, things with the
understanding. that there was to be
future to the, country. Now at
one fell swoop, by vote in the state
Legislature which may be: given on
the part of some uninformed, care
less reformers> who: are :epxious of
our prosperity, all this good work
is to be undene. We are to have
the sources Of our revenue cut off.
We are to become a poverty stricken
and bankrupt People,. if this bill is
enacted andspassed!
You ask what effect, it will have
on our schools if: this tonnage tax
bill is passedT'
In the first'place, if it is passed
we will be Obliged, to. look about as
and see whore we can cut down ex-
penses. Teachers'salarie@ must be
Topped off. This will mean poorer
teachers. Rree. teHsb books and sup
plies mush 20. The. hi&h school
departmentawith: it, ibr.9ies, lab
oratories, and'speeiai comuses must
be dropped, because: all this will be
too expensive, with our principal
source of reveuue~9one.T The school
term mus+,be cut from n to S or
months. Everything nnust be run
on the nnost nan>oux
lines. The. wonk of the schools
would gnow:lass. and less efficient,
and the:splendid' worn, now being
carried. on,. Oh farming nineteen diff
erent nationaAitiee into American
citizens. would end i. failure. If
this tonnage tax bin is passed our
splendidi cities of the range will be
reducad' to- mere poverty-stricken
mining Camps.
Railroad corporations experience
ed in early days this attempt to tax
their property as personal and real,
and. also, to- tax their gross earnings.
The courts, have uniformly decided
that when property ie taxed in one
way or by one method it cannot be
taxed again in a second method.
Hence il iron ore is taxed in the
:stockpile or after it is loaded on tbs
car it cannot. also be taxed in the
ground. '.-.
Therefore if the tonnage tax is
passed and is enforced we do raot
have the slightest doubt that all, the
mining companies will be relieved
from all forms of local. taxation
just as the railroads now are, be-
cause they: pay on their gross earn
ings. We might say in passing that
the mining companies do not care
and have no concern whether they
pay their tax on the ore in the
ground or a~'tonnage tax OF five
cents ton in the car.
We are not asking the farm.
ers of southern Minnesota to
put tonnage tax on their wheat
their corn, their butter, hogs and
cattle to help build up this part Of
the state or to relieve us from on,
share of taxation. We could do this
with az much justice as they prac
tice when they attempt to pass the
tonnage bill. .=..a IS.
There is but one crop of iron ore
I; When once harvested it is gone ane
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15

Under. this statement If mines
were withdrawn from school levy,
the tax would be increased $00O8
per Thousand on all property within
School District No. e.
It is further submitted that the
city of Virginia is bonded for over
$11 y0OO.00|. which becomes due May,
1908, and School District No. q is
bonded in the SUM Of over $1O0, 900,
due from five to twenty years from
date, the interest on said bonds be-
ing about $1,000 annually at the
present time, and the tax rate must
be increased in both city and school
district to provide for the payment
of these bonds at maturity.
To- maintain our present standard
and to care for the increase in the
school attendance it is reasonable
to presume that the expense will in
crease at rapid rate, and the school
district is almost wholly dependent
upon the mining property for it's
revenue and support. As the pres
ent state law provides a maximum
levy of IL mills for current expenses,
and 10 mills for building purposes,
if the mining property in the school
district were withdrawn, the taxable
property within the district remain
ing would be 1874, $500, the maxi.
mum levy from which would bring
only $1O,89480 for the support of the
schools, instead of $61 yOOOyO 600 or more
needed annually for the support of
the schools in the district.
IS In ten years there have been built
up here on the range school sys-
TENS, and schoo. equipments. which
rival or surpass the systems, build.
|ings and equipments of any of the
schools of southern Minnesota
which have been fifty years in the
building. This has been done with
infinite pains, with an infinite
amount of energy, with a steadfast
faith in the future. The people
have faced the hardships of pionee,
life in a new country with a rigor
ous climate. They have had faitt
! in the steadfastness of condition,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
Duluth 4 Iron Rance RAILWAY

Through coach from Duluth arrives at Wiz.
gfniu 1905 p. m. and leaves for Duluth at
$3.50 p. m.
Trains run to and from Drummond on
Tuesday add Saturday only.
Trains daily except Sunday.
B. NJ. BERGERSON, Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-22

Woman Thought He Has Dro1cned
Left Him to Battle.

A slight woman. whose name was Withheld. wear
inc a black bathing suit and light blue cap tied
over rer hair. left her little boy on the sand at
brighton Beach in front Of the Parkway Baths.
yesterday afternoon and waded into the surf a
strong south wind made the breakers turbulent and
frequent The woman. though clinging TO the life
roDes could nay attention only 10 the frothy
combers which every second broke over her and
threatened to SURROGATE her. and for the time she
lost track of her son
The beach and waters were thronged with noisy
bathers when the woman. dripping and glowing.
returned the spot where the little boy had been
He nowhere to be seen. She was startled.
and looked quickly about. wilderness of chill
drens faces greeted her but she didn't her boy
\ fear seized her and she became pancstricken.
With ashen face and blue lips she began crying
in a high strained voice: My boy, In the water.
find him. And she began walking up and down
rapidly at the edge of the tide.
The crowd gathered and tried 10 keep pace with
her Men and women approached and tried to
quiet her. get description of the child.
to assure her that he wasn't drowned. but I'M
needing she broke through. this side. and now
that. the ring which formed about her. and with
staring eyes continued crying in her tired voice
for her boy Men women and children in trying to
keep up were strung out behind in long line.
and every time the woman turned the line whipped
about like a great tail, those the end running
to keep up
Suddenly all stopped and gathered in great
mass Then shout arose: He's found!' And
everybody laughed and clapped hands The boy
had been in the procession
The mother wept, softly. but unrestrainedly
as children weep. She touched her son, felt of
his head and then seemed about TO fall She was
supported TO a seat the sand and there, the
centre of a ring of staring eyes. she sat In a
stupor holding her lap the boy. who hung around
her neck and sobbed with fright
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-22
HOLMES JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
Woman Fighting for Release from Bloom
ingdale Wrote to President

The Sheriffs jury which heard the testimony
in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes. whose
husband declares she is insane, could not agree
after being out an hour in the Kings County
Courthouse yesterday. Mrs Holmes was con-
fined in the BIooningdale Insane Asylum. and IS
said by the alienists there to be ineuraoly IN
sane
Mrs Holmes the stand yesterday admitted
writing letters TO Washington officials asking
that changes be made in the Constitution she
explained that she was interested in the "Anert-
can League for Christian Purity" which is said
IN he a mythical organization. She said she
wrote & personal letter TO President Roosevelt
Counsel for Mrs. Holmes called Miss Blanche
Culver TO the stand. She said that while IN the
Holmes household she saw Mr. Holmes strike
his wife with a carving knife
The commission which has been appointed Tor
Mrs Holmes adjourned the hearing until sep
tember s. when new Sherif's jury will be i'm
Dauelled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-22
ANOTHER u. S. &. INQUIRY.
COney Island Line VII Haze
Chance to Defend Itself.

The Public Service Commission. at its meeting
Yesterday passed a resolution providing for a
hearing the condition of the Coney Island &
Brooklyn Railroad Company. which gives the only
fve-cent fare To Coney Island This hearing which
will be held a the commissions new offices. in The
Tribune Building. September 1. will comply with
a provision Of public service act requiring the
commission to give any common carrier hearing
before issuing order to it commanding an in
crease In equipment.
Commissioner Bassett as previously stated in
The Tribune has prepared the following order
which the commission will issue to the company
after the hearing unless it show why
It should not be issued
To provide ten new combination
To provide fifty 50-horsepower equipments for its
49,
breakers 80 80
To provide and equip its with 100 new gear
pans. , 49, ,,,,. e..
every
To place car numbers ConspiCuously in the mid
die of the outside of the platform OF closed cars
Another section of the resolution provides Cor
giving the proprietors If the Smith street line ten
lavs notice of the hearing. and to afford the cor
poration all reasonable opportunity for presenting
evidence and examining and cross-examlning wit
neSSeS."