Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-25

John Temple Graves, always cratic and
sometimes amusing, proposes Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Hoke Smith as running mates on president1L
ticket Both gentleman appear to be advocating
about the same principles, and, really, we could
not pick out two men in the country we had rath'
Ell see beaten.-TiftOn Gazette.
Really, we could not effect patron OF the
tkarm Jigs' school of craftsmanship to appreciate
the man who will this week be honored as no gov
efnor of Georgia has been hOnOred since the days
6f Oglethorpe
Herring you are bilious.
Pull for Fitzgerald o. Pull Out
scare head in a Sunday paper announced that
8he Central of Georgia Railroad was reported 1or
ale, probably because of legislative activity But
seems case of mares nest, certainly there IS no
rod foundation for the scare head in the body OF
Hbe article quoted from the N Y. Herald
The New York Herald article follows:
tRlmors that c. w. Morse made efforts to
ssv the control Of the steamship properties con
lied by the Central of Georgia railroad crystal
ed Yesterday into definite statement that negoti-
Mons with that end in view had been under way,
Ia that up to the present time they were not sue
sful
"a
erests. the identity of whom was not discussed,
re seeking to acquire not only the steamship
bperties but the control of the railroad which
many years, despite official denials, has popu-
Ely been understood to be lodged with the South
railway
stMr Morse has acquired large number OF
great coastwise steamship lines of the Atlantic
sagt, and the report that he was negotiating for
IL control of the Savannah lines, steamships com
anies controlled by the Central of Georgia rlIl-
IA. was received with considerable attention.
he marine properties of the railroad are of great
IMPORTANCE in making the rate on cotton and other
anmmodities between southern points and New
NDrk and Boston.
stThe railroad owns two steamship lines, one
ia which runs to New York from Savannah and
he other to Boston. There are twelve steamships
III operation of between a, 1000 and 5000 tons each
ia order to round out his immense system OF coast
Fise lines Mr. Morse believed that he ought to con
tlo these two lines.
MoRsE's PLAN BLOCKED.
sIt was learned yesterday, however, that Mr..
&rse,s plan fol Jhn control of the Boston and New
M lines we're blocked Precisely what was the
..,robling block no one would offer an explanation
yesterday. 1t was suggested to Il director OF
10 company hat probably the New Haven
;lroad in its desreGo control business from the
tton belt ior the large manufacturing districts in
sso,v england used it's influence with j. p. Morgan
Va Co c.nd through that firm with the Central of
Heorgia to prevent the sale of the lines to Mr.
Morse This explanation was denied 1t was ad-
mtted at the office of that banking firm, however,
hat Mr. Morse's offer had not been accepted.
s"The negotiations begun some time ago by
Morse it was learned, brought very forcibly to
The attention of other financial interests the I'M
portance of the Ocean Steamship Company and
The New England and Savannah Steamship Com
many, the corporate names of the Central of Geor
pia's coastwise lines. The control of the stock OF
the two corporations is held by the Central OF
Georgia, and it appears that the negotiations now
going on have in view the sale of a controlling in
ferest in the stock of the railway company. There
il a reorganization committee still paramount i'll
its affairs. of which Adrian H. Joline is member.
There is only 100000 of the Central OF
Georgia stock outstanding, which, according to
The Chronicle is held by interests identified with
the Southern railway. 1t is in every respect
parallel and competing line of the Southern. In
view of the activities of the state Legislatures of the
Duth and the passage of bills similar to those in
New York it is believed that the controlling inter
ats are prepared to sell at least a portion of
sir holdings. This having become known, offers
e been received for the purchase of large.
Central of Georgia stock
"a system spreads like fan over
portion of the cotton belt. the
inches centering at Savannah, where
ie5 nr0th by water to New York and