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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19
Tom Watson End0r-
SeS More Mon
Icy League
GP|an.

In a letter to /. Gelders, Of this
city, who conceived the idea of 6
currency scheme for relieving fol
all time any money striDgency,
Tom Watson endorses the plan
His letter follows:
May 18th, 1908.
Mr.. Isador Geldcrs,
Fitzgerald Ga.
My Dear Friend:
| am not at all sure but that
your plan for getting Government
made money into the hands Of the
people is the best has ever been
proposed. OF course, the Govern
ment could create Green ba( ks, and
with this money pay current ex-
penses. This is the ideal way for
the increase of circulation to get
into the hands Of the people, but
as long as we have such a large
national revenue derived from tar
iff duties and excise duties, the
Government could not use a suffic-
lent number of Greenbacks to an
swer the demands Of the people,
without rcsorting to some such
plan as you propose.
In my Judgment, your propos-
ition, if acted upon by the Govern
ment, would be vastly and imme-
diately beneficial to the people.
This increase of currency would
not only put an end to the present
depression from business suffered
thruout the Union, but would
make future panics impossible.
Very truly yours,
THOS. e. WATSON.
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Gard Of Thanks.

We employ this means of ex-
pressing our deepest thanks and
appreciation of the love and sym
pathy extended us during the re-
cent illness and death of our wife
and mother. We feel that we owe
the people Of Fitzgerald q debt of
gratitude that can never be re-
paid.
L. L. Braswell and Children.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19

For RENTAL or part Of large
and convenient house, unfinished
or furnished rooms, near in. Al
most every kind Of household fur
niture including baby carriage and
fine piano for sale, dishes, carpets
and splendid large cook stove, are
almost new. Also blue fame
cooker and heater. Nothing but
books reserved, ZIG W. Orange
Ave. 25-tf
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OsIerfieId Items.

Our little city is still forging to
the front as place for business,
aud we hope for it in the near
future to have many Inducements
for those who may come to buy
and sell, that they may not go
away disappointed.
We had a nice, gentle shower Of
rain Sunday.
Farmers are getting their crops
in in good shape.
Mr.. G. Z. Weans fine residence is
nearly completed.
Mr.. Jake Barnes has his frame
nearly up. He is building quite a
nice house here.
Mr.. Bishop has the material on
the ground for a nice store build
ing, so we will soon line up with
our sister tOwns-Fitzgerald and
Ocilla.
Well, we went up yesterday to
hear Hon. West at DELLA, and we
saw him. [ fell sure Joe Brown s
most ardent supporters were
much disappointed in him;
but his chances were bad. First oil
all the cause which he was speak
ing for has no foundation to build
Oh, and Of course he had no mes
Sage to deliver. 1t was chips tt
him and could be nothing less thar
chips to his hearers. And then the
crowd was not with him, and be
tween it all the pull was to hare
for him. lie never did reach thu
top of the hill. He made. one O.
charges against the administration
which | was very anxious for hin
to answer; but as l disdaiu tn
idea of interrupting public speak
ers in this way, l said nothing
All have a right to a respectful
hearing.
But here is my question, and
hope some of the men on the Brow
side will answer it intelligentIy
Nov the panic; Hoke Smith
responsible for his share of it. Tn
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19
The Third National

BANK offers prompt and accu-
rate service to the people of
this community and it's policy
affords absolute safety to the
depositor. Officers and direc-
tors: Z. N. Davis, J. Fl.
Goodman, J. G. Glover, J. M.
Mosher. A. B. Cook, j. g.
Knapp, G. E. Baker. 671m
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19
POSITION WANTED

By a young man with several
wears experience in book keeping
and general office work desires po-
sition in Fitzgerald. Willing to
begin on small salary. Address
J. NJ. P, P. o. Box $40.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19

We regret very much to have to
report the death OF little baby Nor
ris, aged ten months, whose sudden
death Monday afternoon brings
sadness to the hearts of Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. N. Norris. The Enterprise
extends heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved parents.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19

governors of North Carolina, Geor
gia, Mississippi and Alabama;
these four are responsible for it by
driving capital out of their states
and stopping all railroad improve
ments on the same" Now, here is
what [ want answered: If this is
true (and we will grant that it is,
to make their case stronger, how
could the driving out of capital
from these four states cause the
tieing up of $500, 900, 600 in north
ern and southern banks in 80 days
after the first bank failure? 1t is
absurd for an intelligent man to
try to force such "tommyrOt" on
people of intelligence for any intel
Iigent man to stand before
an intelligent audience and try to
make them believe such unreason-
able stuff as this. Gentlemen, you
can take the man, but give me his
"gall."
Now the Brown men are reading
a great many clippings from Thorn
as =. Watson and banking on them
greatly. This was great theme
of MI. West Saturday. | trust
some one who may read this will
read Tom Watson's Magazine of
September, 1907, and see Hoke
Smiths picture on the front page,
and then see how Tom took HOke
On his pen and analyzed him as no
other man could. He placed him
among the greatest men on earth.
Now, bless your soul, before the
printers ink is dry, he is writing
little crawfsh stories about the
same parsonage. "Lord help"
Now, Tom surely knows Hoke
Smith had no chance to do any
thing since then, in the way of leg
islation. l suppose the legislature
could have been called together,
but when was there anything so
urgent as that? No, Mr.. Brown,
if you can't win on q straight,
honest argument, take your defeat
like a man, and we all will applaud
1our manhood and excuse you
forever from another race, and for
not showing yourself or offering to
speak in public. We don't cen
sure you for not doing this, but
tell your intelligent men to quit
TRYING to work on the less enteIli-
gent with that "all in all argu-
mentD that hard times should be
laid at Hoke's door. No, if I was
to 90 to church and the preacher
would say, NO corn only in Egypt,
[ would take my hat and hunt the
going out place. Yes, I would, for
the next thing / would hear would
be that Hoke was back in the other
county running it, world without
end.
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Decoration Day At Andersonville.

GA r. Posts IA and II and the Ladies Auxlares of
Fitzgerald will hold important and interesting services at
Andersonve May The programs for the day are given
~ below:
DECOR PROGRAM
y Decoration of the Graves of our Honored Dead.
= Prayer by the Chaplain of Post II, VIM. Carl
= Duties of the Day by Commander j. NJ Mosher.
Reading Orders by Adutant General OF Department.
= G. Brown.
Reading of Lncons Gettysburg Address by COmIade o.
y A. Oliver.
Singing by the Fitzgerald Quartette.
Reading of Poem, 'The Unknown by Past Department
y Commander, O. P. Webster =
= Singing by the Fitzgerald Quartette.
: Short Addresses by Invited Guests
Special Services to ''The Unknown Dead by Ladies of
4 the G. A. r.
Salute to the Dead by Georgia State Troops
y Taps by the Buger
Benediction by the Department Chaplain a
BY Order Committee, JESSE MILLER
j. Fl. CARPENTER
Dedication of Grand Army Memorial Hall. y
Presentation of Bible.
Reading of Scripture and Prayer
Singing by Fitzgerald Quartette composed by Mr.. and z
Mrs L. o. Tisde Mrs Abrams and Willis Smith :.
Recitation by Miss Pearl zimmerman.
Dedication Address by Department Chaplain Rev Jesse =
Miller.
Address by Mrs. Nettie G. Hail.
Recitation by Miss Mildred Tisde.
Remarks by the Chairman of Building Committee, c. III.
Brooks.
Presentation of Couch from Gettysburg, Pa by s. c.
Brown
Singing by the Audience America" =
Dtncdcton. !
s11 4@%3%0WNs9e% N,es y. u y. a[5 \ y =
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church will have Cake
and other Gelicacies on sale st the
Fitzgerald Drug Co., corner Grant
and Central Ave, every Saturday
afternoon. 6|-GI
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19

Old papers for wrapping or other
purposes can be purchased at The
Enterprise Office. If
The Grant Street Barber shop
Fitz Hugh Lee proprietor. Hot
and cold baths. tt.
Ovens Barber Shop opposite
HaiIe's Drug Store, Pine street.
Strictly first class, hot and cold
baths. tt
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19
Council Proceedings

B. G. Mosher presiding, and the
following named Aldermen present:
Hayes, Paulk, Bigham, Wilson,
Kicker, B. G. q j. M. Mosher and
Davis. Absent: Mcdonald.
The minutes of the last regular
and adjourned meeting were read
and approved.
A communication was received
from the Fitzgerald Fire Depart
ment inviting the Council to at
tend demonstration of the work
OF the department and also of
their lawn festival on the evening
of May 10Th, 1908. Aid. Hayes
moved that the invitation be &C
cepted, and that as many as can
attend the festival. Motion car
ried.
A communication was received
from Mrs. Isabella Chovin attach
ing a bill of So. 80 for damages done
her buggy by one of the scavengers
and asked that she be reimbursed
for the amount she paid out. Aid.
j. M. Mosher moved that Aug.
Deimel be summoned before the
Mayor to show cause why h e
should not pay the account. Mo
tion carried.
A report from the new charter
committee was read, reporting
their action up to date. Aid. j.
M. Mosher moved the reAprt be
laid over and action on same be
deferred till it is completed. Mo
tion carried.
The chief of Police reported hay
ing received some bids to repair
the jail, but that he thot the City
could do the work cheaper. Aid.
j. M. Mosher moved the Chief of
Police secure the lumber and pro-
coed to have the Jail repaired. Mo
tiOn carried.
RESOLUTION.
Aid. Hayes introduced the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved that the Finance Com
mittee be authorized to negotiate n
loan of So, 600 to be used for pay
ing the school teachers the money
due them for services rendered,
and that the Mayor and Clerk be
and they are hereby authorized to
sign note for said amount so
borrowed, the said note to become
due Aug. 1, 1908.
Aid. J. M. Mosher moved the
adoption of the resolution and the
same was passed ON roll call by the
following vote to wit:-''Ayes"
Hayes, Paulk, Bigham, Wilson,
Kicker, B. G. Moshe2, Davis and
j. M, Mosher. 'ENays" none.
Aid. Davis spoke to the Council
about the report from the commit
tee that was appointed to secure
the A. B. q A. Ry. site and sug-
gested that u committee be APP
pointed to secure report from
them and submit same at the next
regular meeting. Motion Carried.
Aid. j. Nj. Mosher moved that
the Mayer, City Atty. and Clerk
be appointed to secure the report
and submit same at the next regu
lar meeting. Motion carried.
Ord. No. 261 being an ordinance
requiring the property owners on
the North side of Central Ave.
between Tisdel's store and j. G.
Knapp's residence to put down
either tile cement, OF clay side
walk, was given it's second reading
and was lost by the following vote:
"Ayes" Hayes, Bingham, Rick
er and B. G. Mosher. 'ENays"
Paulk, Wilson, Davis and S. M.
! Mosher.
! Council adjourned on motion of
Aid. Bingham to Tuesday evening
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WANTED:-A second hand file
cabinet at the Enterprise office.
Wanted to rent, typewriter by
month, Address or call Jones:
Enterprise Office. tt.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19

Horse For Sale.
Suitable for light farm work or
delivery wagon.
w. B. Brown.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07

NJ. Carnes, president; NJ. e. Wallace
vice-president and manager and Geo
A. Adams, secretary and treasurer
and these with Mr.. ]. j. Gillian will
constitute the board of directors.
Provision was made for the edito-
rial work of The Eagle by electing
Mr. ]. NJ. Carnes editor-in-chief, and
Mr.. j. ]. Gilman, local editor.
The firm of Carnes & Wallace is
responsible for all liabilities incur
red by them prior to the change, and
all accounts are to be presented to
Nj. E. Wallace, and TO him are paya-
BILE all accounts owing the firm of
Carnes & Wallace.
The Eagle Printing Company be-
gins with clean new books, in charge
of George A. Adams, secretary and
treasurer. The Company's equip
ment for book and job printing OF all
kinds, and facilities for publishing are
unexcelled in Central Texas, and hun
dreds of satisfied patrons attest the
excellence of its work. 1t is the in
tention of the new management TO
add to this equipment and to increase
these facilities from time to time, as
occasion may require. The resour-
ces at its command are now such that
it can promise with confidence, not
only to maintain the high standard
already attained, but to keep abreast
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07
A BUSINESS CHANGE.

Negotiations were closed Monday
by virtue of which Joseph NJ. Car.
mes, M. e. Wallace, J. ]. Gillian and
George A. Adams acquired the inter
est of Carnes & Wallace, book and
job p. 'nters and publishers of The
Bryan Es.. 'e. In order to perfect the
organization and to place the business
on more permanent ba-
sis, application has been made to the
Secretary of State at Austin, for a
charter. The name and style of the
new organization will be The Eagle
Printing Company, which succeeds
the firm of Carnes & VILLAGE, and
will continue to- publish The Bryan
Morning Eagle and The Bryan Week
b Eagle, and do general printing
and publishing business.
y The following officers of the cor
poration have been decided upon; j,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07
Many a Woman

Has experienced the loss or wear out
of some of the working parts of the
common or ordinary makes of ma.
chimes, which could not be replaced
If you buy Singer you get the best
machine made and from company
tl.at is in every own ant ciy in the
United States.
T. A. SATTERWHITE, Salesman
Phone 105. II
The boys are bringing in few teal
occasionally, which indicates that
duck season" will open earlier than
usual this. year. There is only one
duck heaven and that is in the Nav
asota river bottom. A little too early
boys, but they will be there before
long.-Navasota Review.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07

The Nashville Banner says "A
company has been organized in
Atlanta, with capital stock of $780,
600. to manufacture paper from cot.
ton stalks. The cotton stalk affords
a cellulose of the best quality for
making paper, and 1t is claimed that
the supply of stocks available in the
south is practically inexhaustible. 1t
is estimated that there is q ton of dry
stalks for every bale of cotton raised,
and that it would require nearly 1900
paper mills, turning out 20 tons of
paper per day, to consume the stalks
of enc cotton crop. As the stalks are
valueless for any other purpose, ii is
claimed that a supply of raw material
can be secured at a cost that will en-.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07
Social Postponed .

The Penny Social which was to have
been given by the ladies of the
Christian church at the residence OF
Mrs. David Bate Friday, has been
postponed until the following Friday,
Oct. 18th.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07
& FROM THE FAIR
teeIe OF Mllliean Wires
4 Hes a Winner,

kteele OF MIlliean Wires
he's a Winner.
prize pulled down by the
ling farmers of Brazos coun'
ty at the International fair in San
Antonio is a piece of good news wired
to The Eagle yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. j. ID. Steele of Millican, who
entered an individual exhibit at the
great display, wires The Eagle: j,
d. Steele wins out" This is taken to
mean that Mr.. Steele has captured
first prize for individual display at
the fair, and ii the surmise is cor
rect then citizens of Brazos county
have pulled down two good prizes
from those hung up at the fair. Mr.,
f, w. Yeager was awarded the third
prize of $4,000 as announced in The
Eagle yesterday morning and the
prize taken by Mr.. Steele, as men
toned today, puts old Brazos county
prominently before the world as an
agricultural proposition that is hard
to beat.
Much credit Is due Mr.. Steele for
his efforts and to Mr.. Yeager and the
farmers who co-operated with him
in having Brazos county represented
at the fair and both gentlemen are
to be congratulated upon the fine
showing made and the results OBJ
tanned.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07

The pastor of the Christian church
urges that all the members of the
Prayer Meeting and those who intend
entering the training class, come as
early as possible tonight, by o'clock
II possible, so that all who may wish
to attend the Methodist church can do
so.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07

Kenneth Bowen and Percy Ter.
rell, students at Allen Academy of
Bryan, spent Sunday here with home
folks.-Navasot Review.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07

This is to advise my patrons and
friends that my connection with The
Eagle Printing Company will in no
wise affect my insurance business.
All business entrusted to my care will
receive the same prompt and effici.
ent attention as heretofore. can
be reached by telephone at most any
time at either The Eagle office or
at my office in the Parker building.
With thanks for confidence and pa.
tronage in the past and hoping that |
may have a continuance of same, |
am, Very respectfully,
GEO. A. ADAMS.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07
A Word Personal.

II is known to most of the read.
ers of The Eagle that have been
for more than a year on the edito-
rial staff, therefore, in assuming the
editorial management do not con.
slider formal salutatory necessary.
The publication of newspaper is
purely business enterprise The
primary business of a newspaper is
the publication of the news, especi-
ally such news as will interest its
readers. In addition to this, a news
paper should advocate whatever is for
the material or moral good of its con.
stiuency.
The Eagle will stand for civic right
BUSINESS, for the largest measure of
liberty of the citizen consistent with
the public welfare, and in general, for
the principles of democracy as taught
by Jefferson, Jackson and William
Jennings Bryan. At the same time
it will recognize the right of those
who hold other opinions to advocate
them and to embody them in the con
stitution and laws of the state and
nation.
Personally, am a firm believer in
local self government, not only in the
reserved rights of the states, but also
in the right of every community to
regulate its own affairs.
With malice toward none, with
charity for all, shall in the future,
as ! have done in the past, follow the
light as II is revealed to me-"
JOSEPH NJ. CARNES.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07

Oysters served in any style. Family
trade solicited.
C. c. EDINBURG.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07

'dDle the company TO make a superior
grade of print paper that will readily
compete in price with the wood pulp
paper made by the paper trust"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-07

of the times in all moo
ments.
N. p WALLACE,
J. ]. GlYHAM.
GEORGE A. ADAMS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-07

Continued on fourth page.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-07
Nine Hour Law In Force

Washington, March 1.-American
railways have made arrangements to
comply with the provisions of the
nine-hour law. The operation of the
law will mean the employment
by railroad companies of several
thousand additional operators and the
closing of large number of small
stations on the 4th of March. The
discontinuance of railway service at
many points, it is realized, will in
duce at least temporary inconven-
ience to the travelling and shipping
public, but in order to reduce opera
ting expenses, which now seems nee
essary, the operating officials of the
railways believe that this is the only
way they possibly can meet the
situation with which they are con-
fronted.
During the hearing of applications
for an extension of the nine-hour law
by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
ssion some astonishing statements
were made by the operating officials
of important railways. A good many
lines, owing to the reduction in their
revenues and to their inability to COM
mand the cash necessary to meet
their pay-rolls, have been forced,
during the past four months, almost
to the point Of asking for receivers.
In the opinion of railroad officials,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-07

expressed at the hearing under oath,
and in private conversations, this con-
dition does not seem to have been due
to the enforcement Of regulative laws
or to the incapacity of railway man.
sgement. Most of the railroad Of
ficials attribute the difficulty to the
unfortunate banking situation which
developed last September. The rail-
ways did not feel the stringency in
money until about the 1st of Nov
ember. In fact, the month of Oc-
tober was one of the best in the his
tory of business of American railroad
ing.
One railroad official ventures the
statement that in the country to-day
there are 400, 900 idle freight cars.
and one line, which is instanced, was
declared to be hauling empty cars
backward and forward because it haG
not yard room or sidings to accom-.
date them.
Not single official of single rail
way line, who appeared before the
Commissioner, has expressed the be-
lief that the present Industrial de.
preston would be lasting In the
testimony of nearly every witness be-
fore the Commission there was q
note of confidence because all. of them
practically believe that the stringency
in the money market, from which the
country has suffered, is not due to
fundamental causes. They point out
that the crops last year were good,
that prices were excellent, that in
dustrial enterprises throughout the
country were 1uorishing. 1t was
merely the inability to command
ready cash and the boarding of money
by panic-striken individuals, which
produced so suddenly the remarkable
depression from which all have suffer
ed. They practically uniformly ex-
press confidence that the return of
prosperity will be almost as sudden as
the coming adversity, and in their
arguments as to the enforcement of
the nine-hour law, they pointed out to
the Commission that such return of
prosperity might embarrass them in
complying with the law because. it
would render it difficult to command
the services of competent operators
in sufficient numbers to meet the needs
of prosperous conditions.