Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-07
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1907.

and 1866, collected as alleged, in violation OF
the constitution of the United States, from
n thirty states, and amounting IN round num-
N bers of to $68,O0O,0O0.
The bill provides that for twelve months
after the passage of the act any person or
4 lawful heir of any person who paid taxes on
cotton, under the acts referred to, shall have
the right to establish his claim, proof OF
which is to be made in the court of Claims
After the adjudication of claims, the re-
naming money is to be paid to the respec'
tive states, and by them used for the build
ing and improving of public roads.
Thus the old scars of the sixties are gradu-
ally being healed.
Editor Sawtell of the Montezuma Record is
with us on the foreign advertising proposition
He says;
We are with you, gents Now let's get to-
gether and do something for ourselves
Such movement has been started once be-
fore but failed to receive the proper sup
port from the newspaper fraternity.
dozen good workers banded together can
soon bring the other weekly papers ia line,
and we say, Let's do something"
If no better date is suggested we will prob
ably adopt the date and place named by Cal
houn County Courier. We are anxious to get to
business and at least get matters in shape for
The press convention at Saudersyille.
An
If we had predicted two years ago that
Ejaculation in cotton futures would disappear
rom the business area, we would have been
aughed at. Probably no man anticipated the
great change that has already been wrought.
Sfa tod
finance about two years ago, he Was sneered at
bysthose who were the objects of his assault and
ridiculed by those who believed that he under
taken a task that could not be accomplished, yet
avery day we see evidences of the great work
he has done for business probity in high circles
Il has grown until Mr.. Lawson himself is as
bounded at the result
A few months ago the intmation that
Rockefeller, Rodgers and other great multi
nilliorares would be indicted and convicted of
rrime, and that fines amounting to hundreds OF
thousands of dollars would be assessed against
hem, would have been hooted, but things are
coming to pass.
Editor Gray in the Atlanta Journal Tuesday,
ambasts the postal commission, consisting OF
Senator Penson, Carter and Clay, and congress
il k8Gu OVerStTeet, Garner anu MOou, WuO nave
asst reported to congress with recon endation
hat it pass, what Editor Gray calls the most
drastic and revolutionary measure that has ever
been suggested since the liberty of the press
vas guaranteed by the constitution. Editor
Gray thinks their impudence is almost iuconceiv-
able and wonders what must have been the sin
ister motive.
The bill provides, among other things. that
No newspaper, or part or section of a
paper or other periodical, shall consist
wholly or substantially OF fiction, carry
advertising to greater extent than so per
cent OF its superficial area.
be of the same size, form and weight of pa
per.
The number of sample copies authorized
must not exceed 10 per cent of the issue of
s. the paper. With each issue of his publica-
ton the publisher must make, under oath,
statement showing the number of copies
mailed to subscribers of different classes,
the number in bulk, the weight thereof, and
the average weight of single copy.
Newspapers must be folded the post
niasser general lza5 prescribe.
you smoke? We don't, but ii we did
smoke the made.in-Fitzger
Best Smokers, for instance.
They do tell US they are the finest for the
and then they are made in Fitzgerald.