Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-12


John d. Rockefellow has given away $4,000,
I 900 and still they call him bad and point the
accusing finger of scorn at his bald and defence
less head.
The Immigration Conference to be held in
Macon on the 10Th instant, next Tuesday, will
attract there quite number of prominent men
from all parts of the state.
The Atlanta Constitution has cut out the
Thaw evidence. Good now if that great paper
will cut out whiskey and obscene patent medi-
& cine adds it will be much filter for the family to
read.
Editor Christopher, of the Coffee County
News, should meet with the editors business
meeting which is proposed for this spring,
at Macon. He is quite right about the lmpor'
tant matters to be considered and that is the
place to discuss them.
They do tell us that Sligo Myers is the head
of Big Spring Distillery, concern which dis
-tills whiskey without still manufacture 1t out
of chemcals) which no saloon in Savannah who
caters to white trade will sell to their customers.
But the negro dives handle it for him and he rakes
ia the dollars, and what cares he how much de-
struction to humanity his poisonous stuff pro-
duces since it fills his pocket with gold. Such
man would sell his own son or daughter Tor
enough money.
Then of course Sligo understands not only
The virtue aud righteousness of the whskey
kkafic, but he can prove to any man that cheap
liquor aud saloons are necessity to every
Hommunity
The Montezuma Leader has double col.
nmn editorial on the dog question, treating mad
logs, muzzled dogs and dead dogs. Of course
mad dogs are the worst, muzzled dogs are com.
paratively harmless but dead dogs are the best
dogs of all.
There has been some dog poisoning done
ID Fitzgerald as we'll as Monte2uma, recently,
and while we detest proving dog, we have
less respect for the poisoner. While we cannot
6gure out what would become of the world if
the CANNES were not thnned out occasionally,
Il looks cowardly and bad to throw dog NOR
sci of food which contains dose that will kill.
By the way we were in Montezuma about
Six months ago and counted twenty odd dogs
within two blocks and we thot if there was any
excuse for dog poisoner, that Montezuma
you'd be good field for his operations.
Editors Blauton of Leary, Mercer, OF
Fitzg erald, May of Quitman and Braswell
Of Meigs, have all agreed to the calling of
meeting for the editors OF the weekly papers
in Georgia, at Macon on March 1st and End
and get together on matters of foreign adj
yertising." We have no obi lection to such
meeting and agree that good might be
com plished by it, but why not stay at home
boys, and demand pay for your space or re-
fuse to accept proposition for space from
any at their price. Just reserve the
privilege of making your own price or don't
print any foreign adv. That is what it will
d take to do the business even if you do meet.
brownsville Press.
There's where the trouble lies, that is the
point at issue. We doing the very thing
suggested by our Townsville neighbor, except
stay at home not willing to let the mat
ter stand as it is. AS long stay at home
as long refrain from concerted action, so
long will we be at the mercy of the shrewd adj
vertising agencies who make it their business to
procure the advertising space of the country
papers at the very least possible price. We
may stay at home and refuse to accept the BUSH
ness at less than our rate, but there are others
who will, in sufficient numbers to defeat the pa
ner that charges a reasonable rate.
We are entitled to this foreign business at a
8sonable rate, but no paper will ever get
m an occasional contract at the rates
home patrons, until the papers of the !
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