Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-26
IT'S GREAT TO BE A GEoRGIAN-Two hun

Gred newspaper men and women from all parts
OF Georgia returned home this week, singing the
praises of their North Georgia hosts and hostesses
who SO royalty entertained the members Of the
Georgia Press Association nearly all OF last week.
Toccoa the first city which Monday noon,
gave the editors the Introductory taste to the many
feasts to which they fell heir during the week,
When the train arrived at Toccoa, fifty or more
automobiles waiting to take the crowd to
Toccoa Falls, about three miles from the city one
Of the show places OF Northeast Georgia and one
which Georgans really should visit they spend
money on long journeys to see much lesser won
ders in far off states
Dinner was served at the Toccoa Falls Bible
Institute, from whence the Toccoa folks drove
the entire party in autos to Lavonia, reaching
their destination about six p. m, where eff
c1ent local committee had the two hundred
editors, etc, stored away in comfortable homes.
The address OF welcome delivered during the ev-
ching at the school auditorium by Mayor J. r.
Dortch, completely shared by the citizens
OF Lavonia and its sincerity attested by all their
guests. The hospitality Of these Georgians was
inspiring, every available auto in Franklin coun-
ty was at the disposal OF the party and Tuesday
FULLY one hundred cars carried the entire party
over the large county, visiting Gainesville, Can
ron and Royston, in each OF which towns the en-
tire population turned out to welcome their vis
tors and the ladies of the communities serving
them with light refreshments
Dinner was taken at Hartwe county seat Of
Hart County, one Of the most prosperous looking
little cities in the state, whose new hundred thous
and dollar hotel built to take care of its large tour
lst travel, is one of the most complete hostelres
OF the smaller cities and attracting the tourist
travel.
Outstanding features of that section Of Georgia
are the many beautiful church buildings in the
rural settlements, several OF which erected at
cost OF over thirty thousand dollars reflect ,ng the
hlgh tNDe OF citzehsh OF these sections Rural
schools abound, and each of the towns visited
were proud OF their local school building each of
which had a spacious auditorium and play grounds
we have discovered several good reasons why
these North Georgians are not llockino down IA
this section, to take up the much cheaper lands
and better agricultural prospects which they
would find here and the above are a few OF them.
They have a fine citizenship public spirit and
heighborlincss which is refreshing and inspiring
he entire three days spent in I-avonia and the
HV'SHpoliIlS towns were Il revelation to those of
us from the low lands as crops had more prom
lsng future and practically all of the farm work
done by white farmers, owners mostly of the farms
they till
FOR scenic wonders Tauah furnishes ample
diversity, mountain streams being corraIled bv
large lakes built as reservoirs for the Georgia
Hallway and Power Company, that fores:phted
corporation which has secured these attractive
waterpower sites and which is developing them at
cost said to exceed fifty million dollars whose
Plants were open to the newspaper representatives
VINO during their stay i'll the mountains were the
the guests of the Georgia Railway and Power
company, which left nothing undone to make the
stay most pleasant
Linton Starr, director of the publicity depart
ment OF the company, who planned for the enter
'ainment and comfort of the editorial party, earn
ed ITS lasting apprec alton for the manner in
which he discharged that self-mposed duty. IFS
great to be Georgian, but it pays to visit everv
part OF the great State to fully appreciate its Won
eriul possibilities
WHY WE BOOST THE ScHooLS-Newspa-