Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-31
Timber Supply Of United States.

'sWe are now cutting timber from the forests
of the United States at the rate og 500 feet board
measure year for every man, woman, and child
In Europe they only go board feet"
''At the rate, in less than thirty years ali on
remaining virgin timber will be cut. Meantime,
the forests which have been cut over generally
in q bad way for want of care; they will produce
only inferior second growth. We are clearly on
the verge of timber famine"
This is not due to necessity, for the forests arc
one of the renewable resources"
E'Present wastes in lumber production are
enormous. Take the case Of yellow pine, which
now heads the list in the volume of annual cut.
In 1907 it is estimated that only one half ofal the
yellow pine cut during the season was used, and
that no other half amounting to 100000 was
wasted. Such waste is typical.
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The announcement of Walter r. Brown, an
Atlanta attorney, of his purpose to support
Thomas Z. Watson for president is believed
by some people to mean that Appellate Court
Judge Richard B. Russell, of Jackson county,
will be a candidate for governor OF Georgia two
years hence Mr. Brown is Judge RusselPs
knsman, was one Of the managers OF his cam
paign for governor two years ago and was large
ly instrumental in eleVating him to the court
of appeals bench.
Attorney Brown has been lifelong Demo
craft, and his supden turn of ocat is taken by
some to Indicate that he is at least flirting with
the Hon. Thomas h., with a view to enllstlng
his support for Judge Russell two years hence.
News Itom.
That is a great introduction, and settles the
matter SO far as we are concerned man who
would scheme in that way for an office is not en-
titled to an honest mans support Tom Watson
will cut quite some smaller figure in Georgia poll
tics henceforth Because his flop from Smith to
Brown is thought to have Influenced the result in
the late gubernatorial campaign is no reason why
he will influence elections in Georgia to any great
extent in the future
If Russelps kinsman wants to support Watson
for any reason he has permission, but the above is
not calculated to inspire confidence or to make
friends for the judge.
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A fast flying A. B. & A. passenger train
struck q man and woman, Frank Cullum and Miss
Matte Davis, while they talking on the track
lust this side of Birmingham Thursday. The girl
was fatally injured and the gentleman has several
fractured limbs and it is thought cannot recover.
The counting couples of the Alabama village
should steer clear of the A. & A right OF way
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The next issue of this paper will be on the
day of the election and after the matter of choice
of president shall have been decided what We
might say IN this paper cannot effect the result
one way or another ever slightly, except as to Ben
Hill county, We would be disappointed to lose
this county. There is really little danger if the
Demo Gratis go to the poles, We have nice ma
iority of votes if they will only do their duty next
TueSdaS.
One objection to the creation of Ben HiILcoun-
ty blythe Democratic legislature was that it would
be Republican, We promised that it would not
he and we would like to make good the promise in
this the first National election, or real test.