Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1908.

ltAASheel formally announced that the we'd
ding of Miss Ellen N. and Mr. Georgia Cover
nor will ndssSeocur June 4th as was intended by
the young ady,s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Corp o.
Ration. 1"'" -
In another column print a synopsis OF
business conditions, thruout the state. 1t is fine
showing and should make the pessimist optimistic
and the optuist: more 1t is not enough to
know that good times are fast approaching but we
should all talk about the coming and ook at the
doughnut, hotvthe hole."
0fanSShe conventions and associations that
have met in Fitzgerald during the past few weeks
none have been enthusiastically received or
more largely attended than the one now in session
here k6S tS9hens Home Mission Society of the
South Georgia Conference
The one hundred odd delegates and their
friends are representative body of South Georgia
women and their work noble and worthy one.
Their coming among us has added a new IN
spiration for better things and tho they are not
to be with us for long their stay none the less in
teresting or APPRECIATED.
We trust they may have as high regard for
Fitzgerald as Fitzgerald has for them and their
work. n7q
The attitude of the Enterprise with reference
to railroads and railroad Investments will not be
misunderstood by those who know us well or know
us at all.
We believe that money invested in railroad
property has precisely the same right that money
invested in any other enterprise has
We believe that railroad building should be
encouraged and investors in railroad property pro
tected, but we7are unalternately opposed to rail-
road domination Of state politics and corporation
influences about the halls of legislation we De-
leye that railroad man should be allowed to vote
as every other man is allowed to vote, without
the influence or interference of the employing
power. q
The railroads are, truly great civilizeIs, but
like other corporations they are to a great extent
conscienceesS and the history of many states teach
us that it is dangerous thing to permit them to
get control ofthe states politics or to hover too
to legislative halls
There tare two extremes, a in all things
meaAsf eorrupsion and corporation domination,
the other is contiscation and anarchy. NO one
man wants the latter extreme and nobody unless
it theSGrp6iations could desire the first extreme
Let us not choose between the two, but adopt
Just medium between them.
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Macon has had dry Sunday e, they have
obeyed the Sunday law in that city at least once
Last Sunday the new administration of that city
prevailedcn the citizens to observe the law III the
Georgia;eode against the dissertation of the sab
bath.>~4<n srs~e~-,=-.
The Telegraph took rather gloomy view OF
the situations In discussing the matter that pa
per said: sss
EsThe lid went on early, and it went on tight
'1t was Macons first Sunday dry, and it was
the dryeSt ever The places that opened doors in
the morning aud closed at midnight did not open,
many of them, and the people grouped about and
talked-and, but for the day being Sunday would
have cussed out loud enough to be arrested for dis
turbng the peace. AS it vas they cussed softly
THE drug stores were the saddest places
scenes of solemnity Men with well developed
thrsfs walked in and looked sad-eyed and dry
throated at the marble fountans-monuments sa-
cred to the memory of the week days.
stCigar counters and show cases were covered
with sheets-shrouded
-ssSoft drinkerieS were Theoretically sealed.
~EsEheffdEsas On.
ItsNothnEs doing the simple but express
i've sign that hung droopingly from the dry faucet
of one soda fountain.
Z" CLOSED on accout of Spasm of Refawn,"
wilted on another.
stOn the closed door of one sign hung cata
wampus and read: ''Closed on Sunday This is
because of too drastic law. If you die, will be
live TO- f fhn VT