The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-26
A LETTER TO THE BOYS AND
GIRLS


My Dear Boys and Girls:
want to have a personal heart to-
heart talk. You are beginning new
year and perhaps you are now think
ing OF what you can do to make your
ire better and brighter. Opportu-
mites are knocking at your door Lex
me tell you about .ue, don't laugh
and say that it is little thing to do
and you do not care to try. He who
SAID. There is no royal road to suc-
cess, knew what it taxes to succeed.
lie knew that it is dong little thines
and doing them better than any one
else.
YOU have an opportunity to join
the agricultural clubs and to BEGIN to
do things and to learn more about
dong things Make up your minds
right now that you are going to ioin
the clubs and be an active worker
Pay no attention to what others NAV
say or think. Go right ahead with
your work learning how to feed and
care for pigs and how to grow corn
and peanuts. You will soon see things
IN different way and be getting
more out OF life. Continue to bat
away with a determination to over
come all difficulties and one by one
they will be overcome. Learn to
2conomize in business like way and
putty savings in the bank. You
VIII be surprised to see yourself and
your bank account grow. The people
who once laughed at you for joining
the clubs and trying to raise corn and
pigs will be coming to you and look
ing to you as leader.
In this club work you get in touch
with the Federal Department of Ag-
riculture with wonderful store OF
information; you vii. get facts from.
the state college Of agriculture and
other sources that are worked OH;
from time to time for your benefit;
YOU will also get better acquainted
with local conditions and your vision
will be broadening day by day until
YOU become strong and scfYiceablc.
| wish also to insist on YOU cul
tivating the reading habit. First o
all read your home paper, in this yor
get practical information about YOU,
county and the people. You are learn.
ing more about business and business
methods-you will find that it will be
worth great deal to you to know
what is going on around you and tc
know people. | am wondering how
many OF you see the ads in your coun-
ty paper and realize what they may
mean to you? | see the Union Cot.
ton Oil Company offering cash prizes
tor growing peanuts. An opportunity
to. you not only to grow peanuts.
thing you ought to do but you have
an opportunity to make extra money
The Fitzgerald Oil mfii offers to aif
you in getting your seed peanuts, LEI
you have them at cost, or take them
on return basis and then buy all the
peanuts you grow. And the Fitzger
aid Ice company will pay you 10 cents
a pound for your hog dressed. or the
will take it and put it on cold storage
80 or 90 days and return to you cur
ed. | see where farmer in boil wee
vii territory made this year on three
horse farm net, $2,731.22. All this is
more interesting than a fairy tale
and much more helpful. My, my, the
opportunity you have today to d.
things and make money. | believe
men like Lincoln and Washington
would have walked 10 miles before
day to get such a chance.
Let us have your name and address
by return mail or as quickly as pos
sible. You will never make mistake
to tie yourself to any thing that has
the approval of Federal, State and
County leaders.
Wishing you happy and prosper
Gus year, l am,
Very truly yours.
]. Z. PITTMAN.