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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE DOUGLAS, GEORGIA ESTABLISHED ISBB 0 Published Ewry Sc Surd jy By THE LNTEBPRiSE PiiiiLiSriiNG COMPANY W. R. fRIER, Ediror SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN ADVANCE! ONE YEAR. .SI.OO SIX MONTHS THREE MONTHS 25 Publishes The Legal Advertising Of The City Of Douglas, Coffee Counlv, Ar.d County Commissioners. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Douglas, Ga., under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879, They are still having trouble in Savannah. slO Has your dish of crow reached the hash stage ? o It’s a poor county that can’t furnish a can didate for representative. 0 Waycross is boosting a big fair down her way. That Waycross can’t keep still. 0 Did you ever see politics as quiet in Coffee as it is this week? Only one announcement for J. P., in this issue. 0 7 Well, we hope to meet “Little Joe”, “Little Albert,” and “Little Tommy,” at the Macon convention next week. 0 Here’s hoping that Judge George, of Vien na, \ ill be one of the three judges selected by the Macon convention next week. 0 There were several mighty hot representa tive races in this vicinity last week. Over in Berrien, Bacon, and Jeff Davis. 0 The pool at the Kracker Club seems to be the most popular spot in the county. We un derstand that it is never vacated, always some body in it, day and night, and we don’t blame the visitors, for it is a great resort for Douglas people. G. M. Stanton & Company To Our Customers: The conditions this year are somewhat different to what they usually are at this time of the year. Cotton is com ing in very much earlier than it ever has. Most of our paper is not due until October first. However, if any of our custo mers are in shape to pay us before the notes are due, we will appreciate it, and will only charge interest up to the time payment is made. A good many have already paid us be fore it was due, and if others will follow suit, we will promise to put the money in circulation immediately. G. M. STANTON & CO. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA NOT THE TELEGRAPH’S BUSINESS. The Macon Telegraph is already leading a light to try and make a break between the Gov ernor-elect and Thos. E. Watson, they are keeping their correspondent busy in Atlanta sending in “news” of the probable break be tween these two gentlemen. Of course there is nothing in these articles except the writer is trying to say something that will make the McDuffie statesman mad and, if possible, get up some feeling between the two. The Telegraph is mad because Dorsey was overwhelmingly elected. It hurts them to the quick, and they are trying to put Mr. Dorsey in the wrong light with his friends, whethei there is any foundation for it or not. As for Mr. Watson, he is amply able to take care of himself. If he sees fit to break with Mr. Dorsey or anyone else, that matter is for him alone. He gave his loyal support to Mr. Dorsey, and no doubt it is appreciated. Hoke Smith, Joe Brown, Jack Slaton, Nat Ilariis and the whole lay-out, have had Watson s sup port, and got away with the prize. His sup port is valuable, and the office seekers know it. They all go after it, and if they fail, they come up shy something like 30,000 votes in the pri maries. Dorsey and Watson may “break.’ If they do, let them break, and it is nobody’s business but theirs. Surely it is not The Telegraph’s. 0 THE HAPPY FARMER. If the farmer is without money this sea son, he might as well tear down his fences., sell his stock, and get into some other occupation. The present price of cotton is all that could be asked for, and the yield is plentiful. A large crop is being harvested, sold, and the farmer should be paying off his debts and laying aside a snug sum in the bank. We understand that money is plentiful. The banks have plenty of it, and the fertilizer and stock men say that their notes are being met promptly, some of them being paid before they are due. The merchants are also getting their share of the good cotton prices, old ac counts being liquidated, and goods being sold for cash. Indeed this is a great year for the Georgia farmer, and they deserve to have it. They had reverses after reverses, conditions beyond their control, but with it all, have kept up cour age, and this year they are receiving their just reward. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, Sept. 23 1916. And it is a good thing that the farmer is prospering this year, for from all reports the boll weevil will be with us next year and for several years to come, and there is no telling just how the cotton crop is going to be affected. But the farmer has had his warning and many of them have laid plans for the weevil reception, and no doubt some of these will be of great as sistance in the tug of war. THE DOUGLAS SCHOOLS. Both the Douglas schools are in full sway and the attendance is larger at both schools than at any time during their existance. Both have strong faculties, and the work they are giving the students is bound to get results. The Georgia Normal is running over with students. Every department is full, and each one of them is presided over by a well trained professor, and the results are bound to be fruit ful. The same conditions exist at the Agricul tural School. Their faculty is the strongest in years, and the student body the largest and most representative. Prof. Powell is getting all out of the student he is capable of giving, and the year’s work promises to render ? great yield. Our schools are our pi'ide. They have advertised us as no other institutions have, and Douglas is looked on to-day as one of the best equipped educational centers in South Georgia, and justly so. o DOUGLAS MERCHANTS BUSY. Douglas merchants are now enjoying a period of prosperity. We have made it our business this week to mingle with many of them, and at every turn, we find that the mer chant is enjoying a splendid business. The present price of cotton is indeed a boon to the man in business, the man selling goods, and especially the merchant who operates a credit business. The farmer is paying up and buying more goods, and the average citizen is getting his share of the prosperity, and the merchant finally gets it all. But we are glad for the merchant who had necessarialy had reverses in his business, due to conditions beyond his control. He is now reaping his profits, and we are glad of it. He is due to have them. We might also add that Douglas is fast becoming a center for trade for miles around. Anything can be bought right here that can be bought anywhere, and the price is much less for you save Che freight and other charges. All of our merchants are keeping fully supplied and at the right prices. It is the duty of the people to trade with them, and keep the money right here. And, we are glad to say, they are learning to do this very thing. o Speaking of steam rollers, there is likely to be one in Macon next week. At any rate, there was one there two years ago. 0 It will soon be time for the city election again. This and the J. P. election are two events to look forward to, in addition to Christ mas. 0 Another sign of better times in Douglas is the building boom that is on just now. There are many contracts to be let here in the next few weeks. o The Douglas Farmers Union headquarters didn’t do so bad after all. They made a Com missioner out of J. J., when nothing else had ever happened to do it. O The approaching Macon convention promis es to be one grand sweet song, if there is such a thing. We understand that a love feast is being prepared, a thing most kin. 0 The Coffee county farmer is some man this year. He has more money than the average bank, and backbone to meet the boll weevil next year with all the courage imaginable. 0 It seems that the congress race two years hence is already taking shape. We understand, not officially however, that Judges Lankford and Thomas are both preparing for the contest two years ahead. 0 It certainly looks like Wilson will succeed himself, if reports as given us thru the press are correct. These reports are opinions of various public men of the country, and of the press of the larger cities. Newspaper after newspaper in New York and Chicago are already predicting Wilson’s election. Most of the papers are independent in their politics, too, not democratic evervtime. This means something, and with the administration’s record combatted against a weak candidate like Hughes, there seems to be no doubt about the final result.