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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

The Enterprise has been request
ed to publish the following state
ment furnished us by one OF the
striking firemen:
THIS IS TO GIVE TO THE PEOPLE ALONG
THE LINE OF THE GEORGIA AND FLOR
IDA RAILROAD THE TRUE CONDITIONS
AND CAUSE OF STRIKE.
list. The men are paid less than
any Firemen in the state OF
Georgia and work longer hours and
if they make any complaint they
are Immediately discharged.
End. The Contract that they
submitted to the officials three
months ago only asked for fifty per
cent of Engineers pay which IS less
than other roads in Georgia pay
and reasonable rules and working
conditions that other roads IN Georg-
ia Give their Firemen and when
they presented said contract three
months ago they were told tnat
they could not give them SAID rate OF
pay and working conditions, they no
tilted the General Manager, j. NJ
Turner, that they would call for the
Grand Lodge Officer to try and ad-
inst said contract and when said
Officer arrived three motnhs later
the committee representing the
Firemen made application for pass
es from the Master Mechanic to 60
to Augusta, Ca, to meet the Gener-
al Manager Turner, in company
with their Grand Lodge Officer, II
@. Teat, the Master Mechanic no
tilted them that they were dis
charged, there never was more
high handed piece of practice
perpetraded by Railroad OH
Gals than this. Mr.. j. M. Turner
was notified that the Committee
must be reinstated and the con-
tract signed that had been sub
mitted to him three months prior
to their dismissal, this notice was
served on September 25th, without
receiving any attention, the men
polIed the road and voted to
strike, Mr.. J. M. Turner was given
thirty hours notice that if he die
not reinstate the committee and
sign the contract that they would
leave the service of the company.
This is the true cause of the strike
Mr. Turner, in his notice to the
public does not state the true facts,
he wanted the strike declared OF
and the committee to 90 to Angus
ia, Ca, to meet the Officials. This
was the proposition that the he
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07
POPE BROWN OUR CANDIDATE, AND WHY.

The Enterprise favo of Pope Brown to the Office
of Governor.
for everything do and have weak
ness for telling others
Pope Brown public spirited high minded and honorable
devoted the time of his useful life to the interest
of the state particularly to the agricultural interest.
His private life has been without reproach and his public
above criticism
Georgia man. enough for sections and clean
enough for all people
peer any candidate mentioned likely be in the
race
There why any good should hesitate
him unqualified support the who in
the liquor business Georgia. and they will represent the rank and file
of the opposition to his candidacy
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

Mr.. Charles j. Haden, one of
Georgias largest land owners and a
close student of industrial affairs,
traces the cause of the phenomenal
growth of certain parts of America
to judicious advertising He says:
Editor Constitution: 1t is only a
few years ago that Southern Ca Ii
fornia was near-desert. By bitches
they tapped the distant mountain
streams and with the printing press
they tapped the distant money
streams of the east. Before these
enterprises began the lands were
barely worth one dollar per acre
now they are selling for 5000 an
acre.
If the people of southern California
had gone no further than get water
they would have gone bankrupt,
for water alone would not pay irri-
cation bonds. Advertising brought
the people and the people brought
the brain and the Drawn. The Cali
fornians began telling the people
of the east of the great crops, about
apricots, olives, raisenS, oranges;
about the climate. They kept tell
ing it. internally. externally and
eternally they told it and are still
telling it. With pictures and prose
and poetry they told it. They fer
tilted with printers ink. They have
raised colossal crops-crops of roads,
crops OF homes, crops of wealth.
California is 5000 miles further
from the great markets than Georgia
the people and their products must
cross both the mountains and desert
before they reach the center of pop
ulation; they have to pay an annual
water toll before the lands will even
sprout a pea. All these Instructions
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07
DUPONT GUERRY AN ARTIST IN BLACK AND WHIT

The Hon Dupont Query something of card writer himself
Witness press announcing his decision support
Honest Pop" Brown for governor.
Could anything be searching or finer than the following pen
pictures political personalities of Pope Browns two opponents
Judge has long thrown down the gauntlet the
champion local option and has been and pressing his cause
fore the people
Governor made declaration the question and it
is he will declare for prohibition or local option
or both What he will do depends uncertain conditions
and uncertain convictions
The position of his friends and others who use words with
out meaning ignore the subject altogether and matter
what he fails he will be strong candidate
He will large the ground that ne prohbionist
and larger ground that he is prohbionst
Many will for him Little Joe the giant killer although
that the giant still mpudeny persists in living
He large labor Notwithstanding ne is the only gov
ernor Georgia who such oppressed laborer
going get considerable Baptist because he
Baptist Judge Russell shouting Methodist matter how
repued fanacm of the latter denied
He will the solid public utility corporation vote nowih-
standing the opposition of these companies uonsm In
Labor for subsistence and existence and solidarity among the people for
popular government against corporation government
get good because ii the exercise of
gentle conservatism he ained from dominating the
Hoke Smith legislature of 1909 and 1910.
He will large business because business is business
get the floating because the gamblers will
give odds in betting on his election.
Judge Russell will the solid local option but not
including election day.
will be Governor Brown
the available if not equally desirable candidate
LAS Plain Dick the judge already strong and he will
the role he the people and the manifest
eRunene of this plank his platform confidence in
its other planks nM@f#8S #9fNkEEAE 8@a
Besides there are always good number cand
without knowing why and the judge will get these votes almost
entirely Excepting of those the exodus from Smith to
who have caused capita than has been heard
band routed the Mdanies by the blowing of
and the breaking of empty pitchers s ses
s Query apn point and few such
either the press from the stump will add the ginger
favor the campaign that has been said be ckngMacon News
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07
ANNOUNCEMENT.

ITO the Voters of the Third Congressional Districts have
the ambition represent the Third district congress- AS
my fitness and worhness propose submit that the
of the district along with the other gentlemen who may
aspire to the honor in a democratic primary.
Il farmer born and reared arm in this dis
c and have contributed all that possibly could to the ad-
of the farming interests of of the coun-
AS member of congress would be controlled largely by
the desires and purposes that have acuated me as pr
citizen in advancing the farming interests of the
county which ultimately the interest of every person. wheth
merchant lawyer DOCTOR banker mechanic or citizens fol-
lowing other callngs
shall be glad the face to face in every con
ty of the district before the day of election"
Sincerely
JOHN r MERCER
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07
TERRELL'S FARMER CANDIDATE.

Hon. Mercer of Dawson candidate for congress from the
Third district the few who offer themselves for public ser
vice who was raised farm and is farmer The
farming constitute majority of voters and there is no argument
they should be represented by man who is tamil
lar with their needs.-Turner County Banner.
Terrell counys farmer candidate receiving encouraging re-
ports all parts the district The Third now ably represented
nv distinguished transferred another district the
akep and satisfactory have his services been
that surprise the people decide to send another son OF
the soil to represent them Washngton-Dawson News
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07
"Fertiize with Printers Ink"
Haden Advises GeOrgians

they surmOunted and distancec
Georgia in the race only because
they used that modern Aladdin's
lamp-advertising.
By the same methods that sun
scorched area of southern Texas
called the Brownsville District
brought the prices of its dry sands
up from so cents to $500 per acre
The Brownsville laid tribute upon
the north to the extent of millions
and 'blossomed like rose" The
cause was that some magic alche
my-the printing press.
AS nature made them, Georgia
compares with the Brownsville
District as a paradise to a plague.
South Georgia is irrigated gratis by
the clouds; it fronts the Atlantic
Ocean, which is the worlds COM
mercial exchange. South Georgia
has the ocean breeze and the near
by markets and yet our superior
lands are selling for only about one
tenth the price of the once desert
lands of Texas
North Georgia and middle Georg-
la have as many advantages and
opportunities as south Georgia, but
they are somewhat of a different
character. There isn't a town,
there isn't a county, there isn't a
city in the state but what needs
intelligent publicity. The
truth in Georgia publicity is itself
the greatest advertisement that can
be given the state.
Atlanta, Ga. j. C. HADEN.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07
The Strike on the Georgia { Florida,
True. Conditions and Causes

made. We informed him that we
could not 90 to Augusta under such
conditions. Had we declared the
strike off without first getting
settlement he would have discharg-
ed every white Firemen on the
road and the men would not have
had any recess. We have agreed
to the the Officials of this company
to carry the United States mail, but
not haul anything else. Mr.. Turner
claims that he has done great
deal for the people along.the line
of his road, he has never done any,
thing only what he had to do. AS
to the burning of the bridge, we
believe the company did it to gain
public sentiment. If Mr.. Turner
knew who did this he would have
had them arrested long ago. He
claims that he offered to pay twenty
five per cent more than they were
receiving. We only ask for a ten
per cent increase. We will now
give you Mr.. Turner's letter signed
as General Manager.
Douglas, Ga, Sept. 80 1911
Mr.. H. 0. Teat,
Vice President B. of L, F. & E.
Oliver Hotel, Douglas, Ga.
Dear Sir:
In regard to our meeting this
p. IN. and as promised you to make
a counter proposition. provided the
Firemen report for duty at 1880 a.
m, Oct, 1st., | will take the respon-
sibility of adjusting our differences
on the following basis:
Madison Hostler $500, Helper
1925.
Augusta and Douglas Holsters
$3.50, Helper $3.50.
Firemen forty five per cent of
Engineers wages and overtime.
Of course the changes we
agreed upon will stand.
Kindly reply by bearer, as leave
for Augusta on the A. B. & A. at 9:
80 p. m.
Yours truly,
j. H. Turner, General Manager
We notified him that we couldn't
accept his proposition. So it is
plain to be seen that he has mis-
represented the entire matter to the
public. He has done this to gain
their sympathy.
Signed H. S. Hancock, Chairman,
T. E. Mcleod, Secretary,
E. Lee, Committee,
H. o. Teat, Vice Pres.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

Crisp county voted abolish the city court Fights to
abolish these courts are now being many of the
ties O the sate-Dawson News.
And as soon as they are abolished there will be just
fights to eesabsh them Many politician unit to referee
dog 6eh has gone legislature the county issse
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

The Mouie Journal has remarkable editorial this week
on the question of the rights the the streets yards and gar
ems of that The article every argument we nave
ever heard offered on the rights of protection against
he of his neghbOs
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

What will do depends uncertain conditions and uncertain
convictions They Little Joes attitude 1t may not De
ceave politics but shewd politics wait and see before
issuing the promised "kyard
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

Seab Wright after Dick Russell He says in part Never IN
southern before the spectacle Judge OF the
statess highest standing between organized band OF CRIMINALS
who faerany the sacred law of his state with hands
stretched the awbeakng for political support denouncne law
as the sources Hypocrisy and yng"-Waycross Herald
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

The Dawson News says that John Mercer gathered l4o
bushels of oats from and 1867 bushels from one acre OF Terrell
County land this year farming He the man we are 60
ine to ask you o for for congress
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

Get a Majestic Souvenir Set of
Ware at watt & Holmes Hdw
store during demonstration week,
Oct, 9Th. to 18th.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

The Joe fighting desperately to keep the prohibition
question the gubernatora That rock a niue Joe
political craft will 60 pieces upon
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1911.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

Perseverance, Dear. Keeps the Honor Bright.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
FORMALLY OPENED rs
PRETTY NEW CHAPEL
OF Methodist Protestant
Church at Corner of Locust
and Sycamore Streets.

me pretty new chapel OF the Meth
oaist Protestant church at the corner
OF Locust and Sycamore streets erect
ca at q. cost CO $500 with the lot
costing $1,000, was duly opened sun
| d"y with large congregations In at
tendance. Formal services were held
throughout the day, the first being the
sunday school which opened at 9
O'Clock. At 9:45 o'clock there was an
enthusiastic experience meeting led by
the Rev. y. L. McKeever Of Jane Lev,
and this was followed with a preach
ing service 1915, the Rev. Y. W..
Morrison. of Grafton. delivering the
sermon. Dinner was then served in
the building to the big crowd.
7 Al 1890 o'clock in tho afternoon
there was song service and u sermon
by the Rev. G. II. Snyder of the Mari
on county circuit followed. Then
there we're ;en-ninnte talks by the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
WEBER
Is Appointed as Assistant ito
the Railroads Chief
Counsel.

BALTIMORE, Mar. 1S.-General
Counsel Hugh L. Bond, Jr., of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has
announced the appointment OF Mr.
Charles Radley Weber as assistant
to the general counsel, with offices
in the Central building. The appoint
ment is effective at once. Mr.. Web
Der has been connected with the law
department of the Baltimore and Ohio
for several years and private secre-
tary TO the general counsel, also
acting in the same capacity during
Mr.. Bonds incumbency as second
vice president and general counsel.
Mr.. Weber is a native of New
York state, having been born at STAFF
ford. After finishing in the high
school of his native town, Mr.. Web
Der went to the state capital, at Al
bany, where lie became private sec
rotary to the comptroller. James A.
Roberts. Later Mr.. Weber entered
the law school of the New York Uni
versity and became connected with
the legal firm of Dillon and Hubbard.
one of the partners in this firm be-
ing the wellknown iurist, Judge John
i. Dillon, former United States cir
cult Judge for the Eighth district,
comprising the states of Texas. Ar
kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas
Colorado and Iowa. After completing
the course at the New York Univer-
sity and being admitted rs a member
Of the bar of New York state, Mr.,
Weber became connected with the
law department of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
ASSOCIATION
Is Formed by General Con
tractors and Builders
of the City.

building contractors oc the city held
a meeting Monday night at the waldo
hotel and took steps toward organic
Ing the General Contractors and
Builders Association OF clorksburs.
Permanent officers will be elected and
constitution adopted at 4 meeting to
be held next Monday night at the
same place.
one of the objects of the association
is to adjust wage scales with the vari-
Gus building trades Of the city. y
meeting CT the new association will be
held Wednesday night at the Waldo to
receive cornittecs from building
trade unions in regard to wage scales
for the coming season. Practically all
thu contra tnrs of the city were pres
unt a. the meeting Monday night.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
SCALE SIGNED
BY Local Operative Plasterers
is to Become Effective
April /.

At regular weekly meeting Of
the Operative Piasterers, Local No,
1876, over the Welch and Higgins
saloon last night vote carried to
exclude all contractors from mem
bership and scale was signed for
4 year providing ffo:: wages at $3.50
day and eight hours days work.
The scale is to go into effect April
/. This action was taken by two
thirds majority vote OF the mem
beers present. All fines were remit
ted and it was decided to keep the
charter open ten days at SO for
membership fee. w. w. Sherman,
business agent for the Central
Trades Council, was present and al-
dressed the numbers, All plasterers
in Clarksburg and It's suburbs are
invited to attend the next meeting,
March 20, at night, at the same
Glace, as there will be business OF
Importance to the trade.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
NEW ORGANISE
And Choir at the Episcopal
Church Heard by Large
Congregations.

4 large congregation both morning
and afternoon yesterday, attended
Christ Episcopal church 10 hear the
new organist, Mr.. MdIenry Me-
Chord, and his choir. The music
was exceptionally good. Solos we're
rendered by Mrs McChord Austia,
Mrs. y. S, Longa6auoh and Mr..
George s.ager in the morning SER
vice, with special mention to the an
them sung, "oh, Lord, My Trust is
in Thee" by the choir, with a So
rrano solo by Mrs. Austin. During
the evening soag services a very i'm
pressivc offeTtory anthem was beau
ti.uiiy rendered by Mrs. Austin.
Following the afternoon services an
organ recital Of three numbers was
given by Mir. MGChord, whose en-
tire program was repiete with beauty
and variety, showing wonderful
teshnique and brilliancy
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
BIG ENGINES.
Known as the Mallet Articu-
lated Compound Type
Are Received.

BALTIMORE, Mar. 1S.-The Bal
,imore and Ohio Railroad has been
notified that Eve of the largest rail-
road locomotives ever constructed, of
the Mallet Artlculated Compound
type, have been completed and have
eft the shops at Richmond, enroute
10 Baltimore for delivery, all ready
to be placed in service. Ten OF these
huge locomotives were contracted
'or by the Baltimore and Ohio sew
aral months ago, the present INSTALL
ment being the first delivery to BE-
made under the contract, The weight
Of the new engines is $4,000 pounds,
or $1,000 pounds in excess Of any
motive power heretofore built; the
tender weighs 1Sl 900 pounds, maxi
ing the combined weight Of the en-
CINE and tender ca 600 pounds. The
new locomotives will be placed in
service TO haul freight trains over
he mountain division of the Balti-
more and Ohio.
The Baltimore and Ohio was the
arst American railroad to purchase
Mailet engine, which is of French
design, and after exhibiting one as
4 part of the company's display at
he Worlds Fair st. Louis, in
1904, 1t was put in use as helper
engine in freight service over the
lllegany mountains. This engine,
which is still in use on the Connells,
lille division, weighed $4,000 pounds
being the heaviest engine in the
'orld at the time it was built. Prov
ng especially adapted to American
'ailroading, where large tonnage IS
handled, still larger locomotives OF
he same type were purchased by the
ines for use as helpers on freight
trains
The Mallet locomotives arc %
Get, 3 Id inches long from the pilot
. the drawbar on the tender, having
IS driving wheels arranged in sets of
our pairs. The engine also has two
cts Of cylinders, those forward being
ow pressure and those in the rear
nigh-pressure cylinders. The steam
ressure of the new engines is 21O
ounds to the square inch.
The Mallet engines wers included
n the contracts for new equipment
laced carly last year with view to
quipping the road 10 expeditiously
andle business offered and 10 care
or increased business. 1t the same
me, It viii be remembered, the Bal
more ana Ohio management began
1e cpnstrunton Of third track
ross Tic mountains in Yves; vir-
MA, which work is progressing sat
%c.o@.!y
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
COUNTY COURT
Opens It's March Term Here
and Looks After Road
Matters.

With President John d. strothet
and Commissioner Charles Post
present, the March term of the coun-
ty court began here Monday morning.
Matte j. Mccauley qualified as
administrators OF the personal estate
of the late David L. Mccauley with
bond at $1,000 and U. C. Mccauley
surety. Ernest Pferdehirt, H. B:
sneed and Joseph ocniltree were
named as appraisers Of the estate
Road matters occupied most Of the
day.
S. P. Carney qualified as a notary
public.
Minnie E, Boring qualified as adj
ministrator of the personal estate OF
the late Dever Boring with NJ. D.,
Stuart surety in bond OF $500. The
appraisers are William A. Blair,
Claude Dye and Edward J. Thomp-
sen.
The court members were appointed
viewers Of n bridge across Salem from
near Elihu shahan's residence in Ten
mile district,
George c. Southern was released as
a bondsman FOR Carl Duncan, admin
lstrator OF susie V. Duncan.
A road Was established through
lands Of Bruce Moore in Clay district.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
BUSINESS AGENT
5 at Work in the City for
the Central Trades
Council.

As announced elsewhere in an adj
'ertise.nent W. W. [teermau has
oeen appointed business agent OF the
Central Trades Council and he is now
actively discharging his duties as
such agent. Among the lines Of
Sork Mr.. seerman has to do is that
of arranging that all building con
truction be done by organized labor.
dc represents nine locals. namely
the carpenters, BARRIERS, plasterers,
'athers, tailors, bartenders, painters,
lass workers and brewery workers.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
NEW BUREAU
Known as Scales and Weigh.
ing Created by Balti-
more and Ohio.

BALTIMORE, Mar. ls.-Genera
Manager A, w. Thompson, of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has
announced the creation of Weighing
bureau 10 supervise the maintenance.
methods Of weighing and testing
scales. l.. D. Davis has been placed
in charge of the bureau, with the
title CT supervisor of scales and
weighing, with headquarters at
Baltimore. He will exercise super
vision over all matters pertaining to
installation, maintenance, testing and
operation of scales, and will be as
sisted by d. II. Eetty, who has been
appointed INSPECTOR of scales and
weighing. With the creation OF H..
new bureau, the position of chief
scale inspector is abolished.
ENGINEER SHOT