The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-22
While Enjoying Them
selves In The Hills OF
North Georgia, Tour
lists Will Sing Praises
OF This Section.

Senator O. h. Elkns has been plac-
cd IN charge of the speaking program
OF the Seeing Georgia Tour, and will
introduce the speakers from Fitzper-
aid and Ben Hill county at all points
and places where speech making is
part OF the plans of the tourists. With
his well known ability as an orator.
nc will surprise many of our friends in
Northern Georgia as he Enthusiastically
tells them OF the type of our people,
and attractions OF Fitzgerald and Ben
Hill county.
On the speaking list will be men
like J. {. Brewer, who will tell the
citizens of North Georgia in his own
different and unusual way, the secret
OF success i'll making money in dear
old Southern Georgia Mr.. Brewer is
prince of good fellows and all who
meet him will long remember with
pleasure having made his acquaint-
ance
Another one of the main speakers
OF the tour will be Hon. Ludlow L.
Griner, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, and one of the most ac-
tive men in the progressive devleop-
ment work of Fitzgerald and Ben Hill
county. Mr.. Grisser is an enthusiast
and makes you feel after you have
been with him a little while that if
he is for you, he is with you even un-
to the end" He will tell the citizens
OF North Georgia of the>trlatchless at
fractions and advantages from bust
ness and social standpoint, of the
city of Fitzgerald, and tell OF the
paved streets and white way lights of
the key city OF Central Southern
Georgia.
William r. Bowen, one Of the most
prominent citizens of Fitzgerald. will
also be one of the speakers on the
tour. Mr.. Bowen is chairman for the
county o fthe War Savings Stamps
organization.
l.. {. Montague, chairman of the
Agricultural Committee Of the tour
and former citizen of Atlanta will
investigate agricultural conditions of
South Georgia and will explain to the
citizens of North Georgia the agricul-
tural advantages Of South Georgia as
compared with those of North Geor-
gia, and it is believed that compare
tive statements along this line will be
of benefit to the citizens of both sec.
tons OF the state.
Secretary and Manager OF the Tour,
+. Y. Clarke, will tell Of the pro-
gressiveness of South Georgia cities
and describe the work of the Fitz-
gerald Chamber of Commerce and
outline its plans for the next year
A number OF the prominent citi-
zens will also be used by the speakers
committee at different places along
the line of route.
The publicity car operating twenty
four hours ahead of the tour will be
the official publicity car of the tour
in charge of B. L. Mccoy. The pub
licity car will be brand new big Six
Moon and in the car will be w. r.
Tucker, Agricultural Agent of the A.
B. & A. Railroad, and chairman of
the publicity committee of the tour,
and Isidor Gelders, Editor of the
Leader-E Enterprise and member OF the
publicity committee.
The chairman OF the publicity COM
mittee will make the final arrange
ments for the tourists at the various
points along the line of route, and
Mr.. Gelders will distribute at every
town, copies of Tour Extra of the
Leader Enterprise, telling Of the com
ing OF the tourists.
The tourists plan to make the trip
one of real pleasure for those who 90
on the trip and to make it the means
of creating acquaintance and friends
between the citizens OF Ben Hill
county and the citizens of North
Georgia.