Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-28

That city may be able to take care of it's home af.
fairs. In this connection it may be admitted that
it has not always elected the best men to Office
very few cities do that but if they heed the almost
unanimous advice from the outside, if Atlanta sees
herself others see her then they will not elect
mayor Woodward.
Fitzgerald or
"And now Douglas Dublin and McRae are
trying to getanother railroad. 1t is siren.
nous business for Fitzgeradtt Ito keep ahead of
those splendid towns" says the Fitzgerald
Enterprise Follow the pace Mercer, and
you will come out near the top butyou cannot
lead?-Dublin Courier Dispatch.
We are glad of the opportunity, Stanley of
keeping good company even if we are denied the
privilege of setting the pace. We will try to
to make good ON your suggestion and come out
the top
Pull o
The government at Washington has undertake
to protect the forests of the west and for that
purpose three hundred and seventy seven foresters
assistants have been named and assigned to duty
at six stations at Denver, Ogden, Missoula, Mon
tana, Albuquerque New Mexico, San Francisco
and Portland.
Millions of timber has been cut and wasted
in the west every year and the government will now
undertake to protect what is left. The efforts
heretofore have been spasnodc and unsystematic
for Fitzgerald Or run out
The Columbus Enquirer Sun ofNovcmber 26th
publishes list of voters in that city numbering
approximately 1880 with only 10 colored voters
the list. This is.an Indication of the tendency of
things since the adoption of the disfranchsement
of
the black is not only best for the country but
best for the negro race Next to the emancipation
proclamation the putting of the ballot and the bot
tie out of the reach of the average negro has
been his greatest benefaction.
Funf Fitzgerald Pull Out
We are publishing today extensive article
marriage and divorce from the census bureau
and which Of cource is authentic. From it may be
learned some important lessons. 1t will be read
with profit by the married aud unmarried
Some of the things brought out by the report
of striking interest are:
That the marriage rate is higher in the United
States than in any other country.
That for about every 100000 marriage
there are about 900 divorces.
That divorces are increasing about three times
as fast as the country's population increases.
That four married couples out of every thou
sand secure a divorce every year which in the
length of an average married life amounts to one
in every twelve.
That the divorce rate is higher in the United
States than in any other country.
That wives obtain twice as many divorces as
husbands.
That the most common ground for divorce is
desertion, and that divorced wife in eight gets
alimony.
That the average duration of marriages termi
mating in divorces is about ten years. Altho sepa
ration comes earlier.
Fitzgerald Pull Out.
The United States Postal authorities have made
somd arrests Of Mexican eXplortes in New York
City that is probable discouraging to the thieves
who have more than year robbed the weak minded
men who have few dollars to invest, and the in
dicatons are that they have merely changed their
plans so as to send the mail out of Mexico. The
prospect is that the swindllng will go on with
slight interruption as long as the crop of suckers
holds out.
The following letter mailed from Mexico indicates
the new turn of affairs:
Mexico City, Mexico. Nov. 14th 1908
EDITOR: ENTERPRISE, Fitzgerald Ga.
DEAR SIR.
Having been in public life so long in Mexico,
am deluged with letters regarding the proposed
Antifo foreign mining law and will ask you to favor
me by publishing the following statement
The bill will have no furthur consideration as