Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18

prosperity is brighter than usual
Pull Fitzgerald O Pull Out.
If you see out groupings of mental abnormality
it must not be assumed that we will undertake to
kill any body; we prefer to take it out in cussing
Fitzgerald Pull
"Funny, Editor Perham has not been down
to see us since January frst.'-Brunswick
News.
Yes, it's funny, Clarence but Perham was al
ways funny, at times-that is more or less.
Iun for OF
The new ruling of the Postofice department
means more trouble for the r. T. ID. system than
at first appeared. The farmers and country people
are fast becoming readers of the daily papers, but
"a rule that requires paid subscription will work
great hardship on those who are fast taking ad.
vantage of the great rural free delivery system.
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1t has been suggested that the ruling of the
Postofice Department requiring paid in advance
subscriptions, is blow at the rural routes,
whether aimed at them or not.
Anyway a general cancellation of newspaper
subscriptions means curtailment of the r. +. D.
system.
The ruling was undoubtedly aimed at the pub
fishers in the large centers that the subscrip
ton ruse to get their advertising sheets thro the
mails, but in it's effect the new law may proyevery
disastrous to the Rural Free Delivery System.
for o Pull
editor Miller of StateSb0r0 and Editor
Mercer of Fitzgerald are advertising their pa
pers for sale. The latter is going to for
office and the former, we believe has already
run.-Savannah Press.
els this reminder of Brother NIilers late
unsatisfactory experience candidate, or
M:
Editor Hilton is trying to frighten us and it
may be that Editor Stovall is party to the con
spiracy. Any how we are in the race and expect
to do our dead level best-both before and after
election.
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The cry against the manner of baling cotton
in this country has been long and loud, and, we
may add with truth, without avail.
The farmer is the loser and he is perfectly
helpless in the matter. lie does the best he can
with the material at hand. They put on the bag
ging and the wrapping that is permitted by the
buyers and all the material that they will allow.
Either the material is entirely unfit the hand
ling of cotton is responsible for its condition when
it reaches the factories foreign ports, which is
described in a late issue in the Macon Telegraph
as follows:
'sThe other day visitors TO the port of Man
chester watched the diSchargng of the steamers
Eastry, from Savannah, and Merchant Prince
from Alexandria. Both steamers were discharg
ing cotton cargoes at the same quay. Out of
the hold of the EastrY came constant succession
of what could only by courtesy be described as
bales They looked more like dilapidated rag bags
In spite of the most careful handling, they shed
part of their precious contents at every movement
and it was obvious that never at any time had the
majority of the bales been properly covered. Out
of the Merchant Prince came the Egyptian bales,
perfectly rectangular, neat and trim, clearly mark
ed, and with hardly lock of cotton visible any
where.
'sThe truth seems to be that American cotton
bales have almost ceased to become scandal and
have become mere derislon. These are no longer
covered by wrappers, but by mere vestiges of COW
ering inadequate for the protection of American
cotton from wet, dirt, and loss in transit"
The remedy does not lie in further complaint.
A proper wrapping material should be put in
reach of the farmer, who will no doubt make
the best Of it.