Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-09-15

isn't ours, but the golden-hearted
Willie Upshaw, of the Golden Age.
His last weeks paper of pictures
and pretty things said about Fitzger-
aids pet railroad, we are producing
the article in full because there is a
whole lot of good things in it and
it's all about bunch of business
pen we personally admire, and on a
subject, The Development Of Wire
grass Georgia" that we love:
The man who says that all rail-
road corporations are as unfeellng
as the steel rails upon their tracks
is simply another on"-thats all
there is about it! No, it is NOT ALL
either-for that pessimistic individ-
ual is a dangerous alamiSt, unjust
in his judgment, unfair in his de-
auctions and positively hurtful in,
his citizenship-hurtful, because he
sows the seeds of discomfort and
suspicion in the attitude of the pub
lie, leading oft times to discouraging
legislation against some Of the most
unselfsh builders of our progress
and civilization.
GOOD! thought over that SEN
tence rather carefully just as a
starter" I like it pretty well since
reading it overland I've decided to
let it stand. This is no new doctrine
I'm preaching Ehave written and
spoken words to this effect ever
since the priceless boon of editorial
free speech" came to me In the birth
of The Golden Age.
4 In my platform work have been
an almost constant traveller for tit-
teen years, and my personal expert
,ence with railroad men-from the
grimy-handed toiler on the track to
the engineer in his overalls, the con-
ductor on his train, the Passenger
AGENT in his office and the President
on his throne, has made me feel
anew that life is worth living. lam
convinced that, right along with
preachers and drummers, railroad
men are big-hearted set, rejOyclng
in their privilege of everyday service
to humanity.
And the man who jumps on rail-
road men in my presence is in dan
ger of bodily harm-from my
crutches-and my tongue.
ADMIRATION-BR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
But I am specializing. My patrio-
tie interest has been tremendously
enlisted by the good work being done
for home-seekers and home-sellers
bv the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic Railroad Company.
This superb new system which
has been given to this section by
the monumental pluck and enterprise
of that wizard of finance and organi-
cation, H. M. Atkinson, is one
railroad that never knew an infancy
Like Jupiter from the brain OF JoVe
the A. B. & A. sprang full grown
and gigantic in its service from the
brain and purse of Atkinson and his
associates, and the finest trains with
electric lights, electric fans and all
other modern fixtures, opened their
arms or comfort to the astonished
public.
And there has been something SO
splendid and royal in the attitued
of this new road toward the public
Z something so gentlemanly and
Generous in the manner of its officers
and employees at every angle where
they touch the public, that, some
how, the people along its route are
positively enthusiastic over the road
smile if you will, but instead OF
lists "cussing the railroad" as is SC
often the case, the people seem tc
actually love the "A. B. & A" Those
initials seem to stand for Admira
ton, Brotherhood and Affection.
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