Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-11
NEWSPAPERS AS INDEXES TO
TOWNS.

newspaper upon the prosperity OF town,
city or county is simply wonderful And in
this day of wonderful development, especially
in this immediate section of our country, the
newspaper performs great work.
For instance a short while ago party OF
gentlemen seeking investment 70 + some of
their surplus capital, walked into a newspa
per office in Quitman, Ga, and asked for
cambridge paper. The Search Light W s
placed in their hands. e =. They were pleased
with it's handsome appearance, they read its
advertisements, visited cambridge and in
vested $13, 800 in real estate
Who will read the Valdosta Times without
at once believing that it represents live and
progressive city. The same of Waycross with
it's two cracking dailes. Dublin ditto.
The Fitzgerald Enterprise is an unerring in
dex of that city, beginning as small Yankee
colony, it now allows its selfthe high sounding
title of "Queen City of the Wiregrass." From
the Enterprise you can see all about Fitzgerald
that you desire to know preparatory to per
sonal visit.
The Albany Herald, the neatest, brightest
and one of the best-e edited dailies in the state,
is of incaIculable benefit to Albany to whose
wonderful Development it a contributed
more than any other one influence, in that it
has had the discriminating ability to blend to-
gether in the public mind all of the forces
that have put Albany at the head of South
Georgia cities, and the Herald in the front
rank of the press Why? Because the Herald
has been worthy of the patronage of its PEG
pie, who have stood Loyalty by it; hence it has
succeeded, and now Albany has daily adyer-
Using medium worth more than it's weight IN
gold.
We might extend the list and include all of
the towns in Georgia represented by creditable
newspapers, but we desist as those noted an
swer our purpose.
On the other hand there are some neWspa-
pers in Georgia which reflect no credit what
ever upon the town in which they are pub
lished No paper of the dish-rag' variety can
entice immigration to Il town or county. Pa
pers badly printed, indifferently edited-if
edited at aIl-with their editorial pages reek-
ing with patent medicine readers and an
idea of slothfn Incidence, and ignorance per
vadng She entire newspaper so called-sure
ly such sheets do not benefit, but do the town
infinite harm Instead Let the newspapers
support one another That's the moral of this
story cambridge Scarce Light.
MI W. H. Leahy has been appointed genera
passenger agent for the A. B. & A. r, r. Co
effective June To- Mr. Leahy is a well known
railroad man and will doubtless fill the important
position with credit to himself and with satistac
ton to this creates little railroad system in thu
south. He has been with the A. b. q A. Il. Il
Co for several years and will take up the Response
BILE duties with a through knowledge OF the roaC
and the men in charge of it, We congratulate MI
Leahy on his promotion
Editor Clarence Lee of the Ben Hill County
News, is positive menace to the United States
Supreme Court He threatens the robed dignita
ries with Ben Hill County, at least with the 'dowI
trodden'' of this great county. We hope thai
some friend will get in between Lee and the court
and prevent further trouble.
p. S. We believe that the balance OF the PEG
pie can be held in leash Lee can only be man
aged, but it must be done before the ''down trod
DEM of Ben Hill becomes aroused and organized
and, like CoXys army turn their faces toward the
grass plots about the capitol at Washington. Lee
says he ''woud not hesitate to inform the said Su
preme Court, that we are citizens of Ben Hill
County, Georgia, nc, &c.
p. $. No. >. knowing Lee as we do, and be
lieving in the philosophy of the adagc, that -
stitch in time saves nine, " we advise prompt ac
ton.
Lumber is too cheap.
There is but one reason why, that is the great
profit for the last few years has stimulated sawmil
ing to such an extent that the mills have produced