Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
RETURNING EDITORS URGE
HARMONY AMONG GEORGIANS


C2e>rSs sases> ~ho visited New
Work or u, -eova- -r,p q, the Georgia
Press A>S,-se,su reeye h'galy M
pressed ug;e srs gre,ees$ made BY
eastern cities eg-e H4cA oreade''et
in their views a. ez> 'aSeg>> AFFAIRS
and obtained ~-5e- nca> eceN" 1n
general business cca,@-> - -v>-
OF this visi; IN ,as oars1a 81 -'1sS
Walls, business NANCY * ne c@>,i,-
ton Messenger who a.sG, ing -rg.
Georgia editors have 1es-< >eca
leaders in their oonwur.,-s> s@c ~
sure that every one WIS made ~ -re
to New York learned raaoS c>-<>
which will be OF value in helping ,osz1
build up their respective ooa,Es,1sss,sss
n Georgia he said.
One thing Mr. Walls believes R1.s
result from the trip and this vii be
the sounding OF optimistic notes in the
editorials which will appear from now
on in the various newspapers, large and
small in the state.
I'VE saw what has been done in the
progressive cities of the east and it
demonstrated to us the many i'm
provements that can be made i'll our
towns and cities" Mr.. Walls said:
Georgia must take long strides and
many strides if our state is to reach
that condition of progress we want 1t
to reach but | think we all learned the
lesson that we will not get there with
out all working together and without
we build up strong public sentiment
for a general improvement in Geor-
gia business, in agriculture, in educa-
ton and in many other essentials.
"There is no limit to what we can
do here in Georgia if we get the
broad vision of the eastern people, get
imbued with their energy, find out
what we want to do and then get
down to real work and do it. Our
state and our towns and cities need
improvement. We might as we'll admit
it now. We need improvements in
nearly everything. A visit to the east
will show us how far behind we are
in many respects. This trip of the
editors showed lot of us that we are
behind the times in lot of things.
ITO offset some of this seeming
| backwardness, however. we have the
natural advantages that will bring us
greater returns if we put forth the
same energy in utilizing them that the
eastern cities have expended We have
a better all the year climate. We sell
dom are in the throes of snow and
ice storms. We have better facilities
for manufacturing certain kinds OF
products We do not have a finished
systems of transportation as they have
in the east but we have systems which
are ADEQUATE for our needs for a few
years at least.
1.-The lesson | drew from the trip is
that we must work more in harmony
in Georgia. We must adopt definite
plans and work toward definite ends
We must find our weakness recognize
them frankly and openly and all Sc
to work to strengthen the weak spots
We have everything else the east ha:
but energy, vision and definite purpose
There is no reason why we should no
have these in Georgia and l believe
we are getting more together to tina
\ end. In the last few years there hav'
been many indications that George
people realize they must take steps to
ward progress. In the last year more
progress has been made to this emf
than in several preceding years.
eve must first encourage capita
| to come to Georgia. Every progress
/ sive CITY in the east was first of all bull
4 ON capital. Money is what builds then
4 and money will build them here If WI
\ encourage money to come here In
l dustries contribute also to the grawtl
Il of the east. We have the natural re
|! sources, the water, the labor condition
Il and the hydro electric power for indus
\ trial purposes that ought to place u
II in front rank of industrial states
Il There is a broad and liberal publ
u shirt in the Eastern cities. We mus
!! have broadness and liberafity here be