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Erered at the Pesteffics at Fitzgerald, ss Second-Class Mall Matter, under Act of
Ceongross of March 18,1879 :
Ornoi Oraur of Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
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Our Slogan.
Georgia For Oscar W. Underwood
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The Leader-Enterprise.
We have purchased the Enterprise. lock, stock and
barrel, good will and all. Subscribers to both papers
will receive the new issues until ordered discontinued by
the subscriber or failure to pay their subscriptions.
The Leader-Enterprise will continue its policy of
standing for the best interests, morally and ®mmercially,
of Fitzgerald and Ben Hill county. Every effort will be
made in the direction of contributing our best to the com
munity, and if in the march onward we run counter the
interests of some individuals, friend or foe, it will be our
intention not to turn aside if the public welfare demands.
Our aim is to give the.news and and te encourage
the builders of our city, qF they capitalists or humble work
ilg people, doing their shiare of the werld's work. ‘
To our advertisers we can say trut%fully that the Lead
er-Enterprise covers now the entire county, and is read in
nearly every W{i;ite man’'s home in Ben Hill. If you want
to reach the People you can do it through the Leader-
Enterprise. eMes mining schemes, mail order houses
and other fakes cannot buy advertising space from us at
any price. We will stand by our home merchants and
enterprises and contribute our share toward raising the
standard of education, morality and labor conditions in
Ben Hill county. To that end we ask the co-operation of
all the people, regardless of previous political affiliations.
The Leader-Enterprise will be the organ of no fac
tion, but will strive to cement the waring elements to
gether. We will do our utmost to help suppress crime, but
will not advertise it, believing that results can better be
achieved by moral persusion than by stamping men as
criminals whose families would suffer more by the humil
iation than the offender by his punishment.
Get Together. \
Will you help to fight for prosperity ? Will you lend a hand to mnake
1912 the biggest year for Fitzgerald and Ben Hill county? We need the
co-operation of every business man and professional man, farmer and
builder who believes in pushing ahead. GET TOGETHER, no time bet
ter than the present; lay aside any other thought but to build a bigger
and better Fitzgerald. GET TOGETHER.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
The one quality in any business that will a'ways insure its success is
personal responsibility. It is because this is true of that the local
retailer has a great advantage over th mail order house if he will but
use it. Let it be remembered the big muil order house is an institution
out of which practically every human—we were about to say humane—
element is eliminated. When you buy of a mail order house in a distant
city you deal with a machine. This machine has atone end a hopper into
which your money falls, and another end the thing you order or think
you order is ground out.
So far as you are personaily concerned in your relations with the mail
order house you are a nonentity—you are nobody. You might as well
be designated by number—in fact, you are so designated in the mail order
house records, and when you send an inquiry to that institution the reply
that comes to you is made up of numbered paragraphs that have been
used in various combinations to answer, other nonentities.
Now when the human element, the human interests, the personal
responsibility are eliminated from business dealings those dealings assume
a pretty cold blooded basis. And when every transaction is done as it
were in cold blood, and when the persons to that transaction are hundreds
of miles apart, there isn't much of an inducement to fair dealing left. -
If you think for a minute that merchants in Chicago are any more
honorable, you—well, you'd better take another think. Why should they
qe?. At any rate, why should you think they are? Do you know them
personally? Do you know their bringing up? Do you, in fact, know any
thing about them? Of course you don’t. The truth probably is that if
the same persons ran a store in this town and offered you the same goods
at the same prices, you wouldn't buy them If you think you would, how
do you explain the fact that Chicago people do not buy from Chicago
mail order houses? They don’t buy of them, notwithstanding the fact
that in one of them, at least, they can go and buy direct much the same
as they can buy of any other retailer. Verily, doth “distance lend en
chantment to the view.” The Chicagan does not buy from the Chicago
mail order house because he can go to the small retailer, get better goods
at lower prices and get quicker service and, best of all, get intelligent,
personal attention.
Notice. \
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This is to notify the Public that Mr. B. F. Barden is no ionger?
in my service as deputy Sheriff of Ben Hill County. |
J. W. Norris, Sheriff, |
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1912.
A Card From J. E. Mercer
Since the sale of the Enterprise, Saturday, and the announcement
of that fact in the paper, a large number of my friends have flattered me
with expressions of regret at my retirement from the newspaper field,
‘and out of their comment on the fact considerable has been said with
reference to the establishment of another paper in Fitzgerald, which |
trust will not materialize ; certainly not until the present owners of the
two old papers have bad a fair opportunity to show their ability to cover
the field, and, steering clear of factions in local and petty politics, pub
lish a paper representative of the city and county and not a sectional or
}fac(ional publication.
| I have the opportunity since I wrote my farewell Saturday at noon
t) learn something of the financial backing of Mr. Gelders in this trans
‘action, and purely out of honesty, for no local reader will £ss Ime that
!there is affection between us, I feel it my duty to say that he is, and up
to the present time has avoided placing himself under obligations to the
people who would be likely to wart 10 coerce him in any matter effecting
the public interest.
Fitzgerald has been considered a two-paper town, for the reason
that it is populated with a people frorr every section of the Union, and
people with a wide diversity of opinions, religions and charteristics : and
I believe now that with the writer as gditor of one paper that the town
would remain a two-paper town. But there is business here for only one
paper and one printing plant, and with,two one of them is bound to suffer.
1 bespeak for Mr. Gelders a fair showing and a square deal.
Sincerely, J. E. MERCER.
We call attention of the voters of Ben Hill county to the fact that
Col. Alex. McDonald, the present Solicitor, is a candidate for re-election.
We have no word of censure for his oppenent, Mr. Horpe, but in justice
to the tax-payers and law-abiding people of Ben Hill county, we call your
attention to the fact that the efficiency of Mr. McDonald as county pros
ecutor is the sole reason for the opposition to him. His successful ad
ministration of the office has brought upon him the condemnation of the
law-breakers.
The abolition of the City Court is desirable, but we do not wish to
see it abolished through the inefficiency of its personnel and still have
the tax-payers foot the bills. Until abolished by an act of the legislature
let us meintain its present efficiency if we can't improve upon it.
THEY'VE BURNED THE WOODS AND
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(From Macon Telegraph.)
Some days ago it was urged in Georgia that the pecple of this state
ought to vote against Underwood, because, as it was said, he had ‘“‘ap
pointed Congressman lamb of Virginia, chairman of the agricultural
committee, Lamb’s offense, ag charged, being that in sixteen years he
bad cast one vote not approved by some of the farmers.
The Telegraph promptly peinted cut that the chairman of the ways
and means committee (Underwood) ¢id not have the power to appoint
the c¢hairmen of the otber commitiees ¢f the house—that the commi
tees and their chalrmen were elected Ly vote of the house.
Now they bave amended the charge by saying that Underwood voted
for lLamb,
The Telegraph does not know whether or not Underwoed voted for
Lamb, as the vote was taken in caucus, but this fact is known: John
lLawmb entered the Pifty-fifth congress and for sixteen years has been
a member of the agricultural eommittee. In the Fifty-eighth congress
he became the ranking Democrat and held that position during the four
succeeding congresses, When the Democrats came into control in this,
the Sixty-second congress, by every right ¢f rank and precedent known
in parliamentary affairs he had won the chairmanship and practically
without cpposition. Besides this he is an cold Cenfederate soldier, hav
ing served in lLee's army and fought through the entire war and wounded
several times. He is cne of the few remaining Confederate veterans in
Cengress, lle is a fine type of Southern gentleman and an old-fashioned
Temocrat. é
Things have come tc a pretty pass if Underwocd is to be voted against
for president because he voted for this cld soidier and Democrat to a po
gition which he bad won by every precedent—a precedent which made
Hardwick chairman cf the committee on coinage, Adamson chairman
of the committee on commerce, Sparkman of Flerida chairman of the
rivers and barbors committee, and so on.
For twe menths the opposition has bad a corps of experts criticaily
examining the congressicnal records, and they have yet te find an action
or utterance of Mr. Underwood which they can criticise,
It was Hon. Oscar W. Underwood who recently drafted and presented
to Congress the great free sugar bill, by which the tariff is taken off of
sugar. If the bill passes, the poor man can sweeten his coffee without
spending as much as he does now. The Government wiil lose the tariff
which amounts to $50,000,000 2 year. How does Oscar Underwood pro
pose to reimburse the Government for this loss? By putting a tax on in
comes. Every man who has an income of over $5,000 a year, shall pay
a small tax on it. In other words; Mr. Underwood takes the tax off of
the poor man’s stomach and puts it on the rich man’'s bank bock.
Lost On Cotton At
t Georgia State Farm
Milledgeville, Ga.. April 13-—The
periodical lime-light era of the state
prison farm has been reached again.
‘This time cotton is to blame for all
the trouble.
. For several years past, determin
ed efforts have been made to pre
vent the state from engaging in
growing cotton at the penitentiary
here, but last season the prison com
‘mission. in common with everybody
else. tried to raise a maximum crop
and 575 bales were grown. -
This was stored out in the fields,
waiting for higher prices. Along
with the advance came ruination to
t ie crop and damagde approximating
$5.000 has accrued, according to lo
cal cotton men and warehouse pro
prietors, who are well versed in the
business.
Buyers from various points have
‘been here to see the cotton, but it is
not in merchantable shape and it
‘will not be offered for sale now.
- Controversy between the commis
sion and buyers is giving the state
penitentiary a big advertisement,
and the outcome is awaited with
considerable interest. A force of
‘hands are nowing picking, repacking
‘and shaping up the cotton.
~ Mr, Carl Wall went to Atlanta
yesterdav, to spend several days
‘with his parents.
. Mr. H. Garber spent Sunda)
and Monday in Thomasville, |
Rev. S. G. Hatton, R. L. King,
and Z. V. Barden, left today for
Statesboro, to attend the Presby-i
tery of Savannah, l
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Proper Types to Choose. Each of the Others Is Faulty and an Ear
Containing Such Kernels Should Not Be Chosen for Seed.
The tip kernels are likely to be flinty
and of a pop corn shape, which is un
desirable in dent corn. If bare tips
are moticeable to- quite an extent
throughout the field, it may be due to
the fact that the silks representing
the tip kernels which were formed last
were too late to receive the pollen to
fertilize them. If ears baving defec
tive tips are used for speed, their un
degirable clharacters will soon become
permanent. Open tips usually accom
pany shallow and irregular kernels on
the ear which makes the kernels on
that part of the ear undesirable for
‘planting, or accouut of lack of uni
formity. .
In judging the character of the butt
of an ear of corn, the way in which
the rows come over towards the shank
ie importent. If the corn comee in
too close, the ears may drop off the
stalk during the ripening and not ful
ly mature. All eare which bave butts
tmproperly filled should be rejected.
Corn breeders in desiring to get =a
large proportion of corn to the ccb,
’ often choose eare with too small an at
tachment for the shank. The butt and
’ the tip kernels are rejected for plant
ing, because they are more likely to
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owing to their peculiar formation, they
are not uniform, and interfere in the
planting. They also seem weaker in
germination and are more tardy in
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Types of Good Ears. In Choosing
Seed Corn, Select Ears as Near the
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Shape of Those Shewn Here as
Possible.
growth than kernels from the middle
parts of the ear.
Kernels should be of perfect wedge
ghape, narrcwer or wider at the point,
according to the variety characteris
ticsa.
They should be uniform in shape,
size and color and true to the type or
variety. The crown or big end of the
kernel sbould be such that the edges
of the kernels slope from tip to crown.
The tip of the kernel, which is the
part attached to the cob and contains
the germ is rich in protein and oil
and of the highest feeding value. For
thig reason a plump tip usually indi
cates vitality.
The kernels on the cob may be ir
regular, being deeper at the butt than
at the tip. This makes the kernels
neon-uniform in size and renders the
corn almost wholly unfit for seed. No
machine will plant kernels of this tyvpe
80 as to get a uniform stand.
Kernels with weak or shriveled tips
should be discarded, no matter how
well the outside of the ear may look.
At least 86 per cent. of the oil in the
kernel is in the germ, hence corn
with well formed germs is desirable.
Tests by the Illinois experiment sia
tion show tbat the o¢il in corn may
vary from 2% to 7% per cent. and
protein from 6% to 16 per cent. If
seed corn contains a large amount of
protein and ofil the crop grown from
this seed will be high in these desir
able features.
Standard measurements for corn
produced in mnorthern, middle and
southern Wisconsin, are as follows:
Length, northern section & to 9 inches,
central, 8% to 914 iuches, southern 8%
to 81% inches. Long ears are objection
able because they usually have poor
butts and tips, shallow kernels and
hence a low per cent. of grain to the
ear. In general the circumference
should be three-fourths the Ilength.
The standards for various sections in
Wisconsin are: Northern 6 to 63§
inches, central 61% to 7 inches, south
ern 7 to 73% inches. e &
How to Select Best Seed Corn
By PROF. B. A. MOORE : Wissonsia Colluge of Agvicnitare
The first point in judging seed corn
is to determine its trueness to the type
or breed characteristics. There are
breeds of corn, like breeds of cattle,
which have peculiar colors or forms
which distinguish them; as for ip
stance, the Silver King is a 8 white va
riety and the Golden Glow a yellow
variety. It is difficult to distinguish
between breeds of the. same color,
but this may be learned by experience
in handling corn of different breeds.
In pure corn of any breed there are
certain marke which can be easily
recognized.
The ides] ear ie ¢ylindrical, eonform
ing to the standard for the verlety and
not crooked or too tepering.
It is as difficult to find an ear of
corn perfect in shape as ii ie to find
cows, horses and sheep Wwith perfect
forms. The shape of eare of the dif
ferent varieties of corn differ ase
widely as the shape and form of the
different pure breede of cattie. Keach
clage and variety hae a characteristic
shape peculiar to iteelf. For example,
Silver King corn has an ear of me
dium length, large in circumference,
while the Golden Glow has an ear com
giderably shorter and finer in cob and
general conformation.
The most desirably shaped ear is
cylindrical from butt to tip. Where
ears are inclined to taper, it will be
noticed that two or four rows, as a
rule, are dropped near the middle of
the ear. In scoring corn, take into
consideration the soil and climatic con
ditions in which the cern is grown.
The shape of a desirable ear for cen
tral Illinois would differ in many re
spects from the shape most desirable
for Wisconsin. The sbhorter growing
season in Wisconsin demands a shal
lower kernel and a smaller ear to en
able the corn to mature in a short
season.
The color of the grain should be uni
forin and true to the color standard
for the variety, free from missing or
discolored kernels.
The color of the cob ghould be a
bright cherry red for yellow corn and
pure white for white corn.
The color of the cern varies with
the breed. The Silver King corn has
a cream cclor, while the Boone Coun
ty White has a pearly white color.
Where these shades predominate they
become characteristic of the breeds.
Yellow breeds vary slightly in color
from a pale yellow to a deep orange,
and can only be known by a thorough
acquaintance.
A bright cherry red cob denotes
hezlth and vigor in corn and a pale or
dark red cob denotes lack of constitu
tion or vitality. 'The white corn cobs
should be a glistening white and mot a
dead pale color.
Some farmers prefer to grow corn of
certain colors. From tests made by
breeders of corn, and by experiment
stations, it has been found that in
general, color makes no difference so
far as feeding value is concerned, and
it is merely a matter of choice of the
grower as to the color of corn he de
sires.
Market condition means general ex
cellence and the degree of ripeness or
maturity. Corn that shows a tendency
to be loose on the cob with wide
spaces hetween the kernels ghould be
scored off severely under market con
dition.
When corn is scored from the feed
er's standpoint it is not cut so severe
ly as from the grower’s or seedsman’s
standpoint. When we consider that a
bushel of corn plants about six acres
and realize the importance to be at
tached to uniformity of stand we 3ee
the value of considering the market
condition from the grower’s standpoint
in a critical way.
Corn will gradually become accus
tomed to its surroundings and will ad
just itself to varying conditions of soil
and climate. By selecting those ears
for seed that show good market con
dition, even if there be but a few in
the entire field, the earliness of the
corn can be improved materially.
The kernels should extend over the
tip of the ear in regular rows, and be
uniform in size and shape. They should
extend over the butt of the ear in reg
ular rows and be well developed and
uniform.
A perfect tip has a central kernel
called the cap, which ils completely
surrounded with uniform kernels. A
perfect tip is rarely found, but those
which come nearest to the ideal should
be chosen, provided it is not at the ex
pense of other more important factors.
