Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-14
Official, Organ Of Ben Hill County.
THURSDAY, MAY IA, 1908.
Food For Reflection.

new organ.
The first issue of the Twiggs Weekly Advocate
published at Jacksonville, Ga, has just made its
appearance.
In the first column of the editorial page APP
pears paragraph which will be of absorbing in
terest to the people of Georgia. 1t is brief but
eloquent
''George G. Noble Of this place. was in Dublin
with Republican parties Tuesday Much good
was done in favor of the race. They think Mr.
Joe Brown is the man.
Now what do the good people of Georgia think
of that?
The negro paper at Fort Valley is carrying
display advertisement of Joe Browns candidacy.
THEY THINK JOE BROWN is THE MAN
DO You?
From now until June 14th the registration
books will be open for the purpose of giving the
voters of the city and opportunity to register and
vote on the proposition of issuing bonds for city
improvements. Every in the city should
make it his special duty to register and vote in
this important election. Wemust have the sewers.
That is of the greatest Importance today. The
city has Outgrown its present sanitary arrange
ment and the sewers are needed and the health OF
the city depends upon the speedy installation OF
system. The plans that have been thot favorable
of by the city council, and which will be used If
the bond election is carried, are Tor a system that
is second to none and will give to Fitzgerald sew
erage that will fer all time keep the city clean and
healthy. 1t is water flush system and for this
reason no more money has been asked for water
and light extension for wherever the sewer is put
down the water must necessarily follow and there
fore the amount asked for sewers includes enough
to cover the cost of extending the water with Them
There is money needed for water and light ex
tension outside of that asked for in the $4,000
for sewers, and $25, 900 is reasonable amount for
the amount of work that has to be done to make
the present system sufficient
The amount, $50, O0O asked for school pur-
poses is nominal sum and should be voted. Schools
are the one thing that advertise city above every
thing else. The first thing that person asks
about place under consideration for locating i'll is
about the schools. Fitzgerald is widely known
now thruout the south for the advanced steps
along educational lines that she has taken in the
past and this work must not relax. We need added
facilities to accommodate the increased attendance
In fact there is no part of the call for the bond issue
that is not Just and at this time the work can be
accomplished at great saving to the city.
The claim made by the managers of the Joe
Brown campaign that union men generally thruout
Atlanta ignored the directory of that city and re-
fused to let their names appear therein is an in
suit to union men and belitting of their cause.
1t is fact that the directory is published in non
union print shop but no man of ordinary sense be-
leives that union men are so narrow minded, so
wilfully blind to their own interests that they
would do such thing When the copy for the
directory was ready for the printers committee
from the printers union of Atlanta waited upon
the publisher and endeavored to get him to give
the work out to any one of the union shops in the
city, but for some reason he did not do it.
The writer was at that time a resident of At
lanta and knows that within the council of the
union nothing said or done about keeping
union members names out of the directory Their
patronage in the way of advertising in it was
withdrawn which one can say was but good bust
ness; but the claims made by the Joe Brown cam
paign managers is an insult to unonism and they
will find out that it is resented.
Our fire department saves the city many thou
apds of dollars annually thru their efficient work
putting out fires and in being, at all times, night
Or day, ready to go any where for this purpose.
There is no way to estimate how much property
would be destroyed but for their existence. Too,