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Official Newspaper of Irwin County, Fitzgerald, Georgia, Ga.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
C. C. Smith,Judge Sup. Court,Hawkinville.Ga
Tom Eason, Solicitor Sup. Court. McRae. "
J. 11. Clements, OJ. Judge, Irwlnville,
.1. E. Bnroh. Co. Solicttcr, Fitzgerald,
J. J. Leo,Ordinary, Irwlnville, ■ "
J. B. D. Vanik, Clerk Sub- Court, Ivv.-inyiUe, “
K. V. Hundley, Sheriff, Fitzgerald,
0. L. Royal, Tax Receiver, Sycamore,
,T. R. Faulk, Tax Collector, Ucilla,
•lameR Walker, Co. Treasurer, irwlnville, ••
E. J. Hogan. Co. Surveyor, Minnie,
Marion Dixon, School Com.,
M. Henderson, Co. Commissioner, Ocilla, “
TIFTON AND NORTHEASTERN R. R.
"SOLDIERS’ COLONY ItOLTE."
General Offices, Tlftou, Georgia.
Nol. No a Feb. <>, 1S97. No.2.|No. 4.
A. M. -o &?r r. 5f. ip. M.
7:30 Lv. Tifton, Ga. Ar. 12:00 11:45 j | 7:15 7:00
7;45 Brl rding. ghton 11:30 | 8:51
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LI Pinetta. 11:18 | 8:31
8S Irwin. 11;10 8:25 6:13
Fletcher. 10:59 j I
9:00 5:15 Fitzgerald, Lv.jl0:45 6:00
Trains Nos. 1, 2.3 and 4 run daily except
Sunday. Trains Nos. Sunday only.
7 and 8 run on
(f) Trains stop only on signal. with System
Trains connect at Tifton Plant
and G. S. & F. railroads, and Georgia and Ala¬
bama H. at Fitzgerald.
H.Tift, Vice-President. President.
W. O. Tift,
F. G. Boatright. Traffic Manager.
GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY,
“THE SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.”
Passenger Schedule, Effective Sept. 7.
P. M A. M A. M. P. M.
0 30 11 25. Lv. Fitzgerald Ar. 10 15 4 ,35
8 30 12 25 Ar. Abbeville, Lv. 8 15 3 35
A. M. P. M. 3 58
1 40 1 50 Cordeie 1 45
2 -50 3 25 Americus 12 36 2 20
P. M. A. A .
7 40 8 40 Montgomery 8 40 7 40
5 35 Halena 11 35 11 48
8 10 0 40 Ar. SavanDah Lv. 7 25 : 25
Elose connections at all junctions and ter¬
minal points for all points.
Cecil Gabret, Vice.Pres. &Gen. Mgr. Agt.
A. Pope, Gen. Pas.
Fhas. N. Right, Ass't Gen’l Pass. Agt.
Ed Stallings, T. P. A., Fitzgerald.
Postoffice.
Mail closes at 10:50 a. m. and 5:30 p. m.
Mail closes 20 minutes earlier Sunday even-
oiiice open from 7 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. 10:30
Office open Sunday from 9:30 a. m. to
a. m. • D. G. Drew, P. M.
CITY AND COUNTY.
Wanted—T o purchase some house¬
hold furniture, including kitchen uten¬
sils. Inquire at Leader office.
New dwellings continue to go up in
all parts of the city, and improvements
being made all over the colony grounds.
Col. Tom Eason, of t MeR^e, Ga., was
in the city last Tuesday evening’ be-
■ tween trains enroute to his home from
Irwinville.
_
Mr. Bowen, of Lulaville, was in the
city last Monday on business matters.
He was accompanied by Mr. Reid, of
Bowen’s Mill.
A number of excursionists from Kan¬
sas have been in the city the past few
days. A number of them have made
purchases of farming land.
D. E. Kenney, a colonist and success¬
ful gardener, presented The Leader
last Saturday with a bunch of lettiee
that measured 124 inches.
There is no use talking but the ele¬
gant weather seems to have been made
to order. As Mr. Fitzgerald says,
“there is no place like Georgia for
comfort.”
_
Clerk J. B. D. Paulk, of Irwinville,
was in the city last Tuesday on busi-
ness matters, Mr. Paulk makes a
model officer and a safe custodian of the
tax payers’ property.
G. W. Smith, the energetic agent of
the Acme brewing company, left last
Friday for Jacksonville, where he at¬
tended to business matters and Dame
Rumor says, to visit his best girl.
The Knights of Pythias lodge furni¬
ture, including that terrible goat, was
moved to the third floor of the G. A. R.
hall. The boys now have an elegant
lodge room and are nicely located.
LOST— Between Kibby’s resort and
Fitzgerald on Sunday, May 9th, double
cape of black serge nlined with black
satin. Finder will receive suitable re¬
ward by leaving at Leader office.
Col. and Mrs. D. B. Jay left Monday
morning for Savannah, where Mr. Jay
is a delegate from the Fitzgerald lodge
to the grand lodge meeting Knights of
Pythias, that is now in session at that
place.
_
S. A. Siddal, who about a year ago,
was in the real estate and insurance
business here, is expected to arrive in
our city next week, and will again open
up an insurance and pension claim
agency. _
H. H. Richarson, the genial general
agent of the Georgia Southern & Flor¬
ida railroad, with headquarters at
Jacksonville, was in the city last Mon¬
day on business matters connected with
his road. The Leader was honored
wit l a short but pleasant call.
The big boiler for the ice plant that
has been delayed for some time on the
road, arrived last Saturday evening and
is being put in place. Mr. Stansbourgh,
the manager, expects to be making the
frozen fluid by the first of the week.
Success, say we all, to the new enter¬
prise.
G. A. K. Stevens left at this office
Saturday'a fine sample of Early Rose
potatoes, the largest we have seen this
season. The seed was planted six weeks
ago. _
Lutheran Services, conducted by Rev.
H. F. Long, in the Presbyteriaa Church
on Sunday, the 23d inst., at 7 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30 P. M. The pub¬
lic are cordially invited to attend.
W. A. Morgan arrived Monday from
Eastman, that lively little city in Dodge
county, whore they are putting in wa¬
ter works and electric lights. He fa¬
vored this office with a pleasant call.
Alderman Lee had the misfortune to
fall from a loaded wagon of lumber
Wedesday and was quite seriously in¬
jured by the fall, his head
. astump. At last . accounts , he
against
feeling . all right, . and , . few , days , a’
in a
most will be himself again.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clements ■
turned Sunday evening from their ex¬
tended wedding trip through he
northern part of the State aJd/ \ia-
baroa. They are now quarter'd#! the
Lee house until arrangements aiy made
for keeping house. /
Deputy Sheriff Dan Mclnni/ last/ nd wife
were Leader callers hursday
while our big power press i/ s turning
out Leaders at the rat jfof IjOO an
hour. This was Mrs. Melons’ first visit
to so large an office, andpas more than
pleased with her short/tay. / We trust
they will again make a visit at some
future time. _/_ ’/o
A. W. Reynolds, Chicago restau¬
rant man, accomp^ied by his wife,
.wore passengers the excursion to
Brunswick last F/day. Mr. Reynolds
says-“you can t; /. about all the towns
along the roul f. Brunswick not ex¬
cepted, and y® don’t find one that is as
lively and gc/ng ahead like Fitzger¬
ald.” This f the same report of others
who were rp the excursion.
One week from to-morrow the public
schools close for the summer vacation,
and the/sma!l b/ boy with a fish can will
soon looking for the best place to
find gi’ub-worms, so as to be able to
catch the festive trout. A number of
teachers will spend their vacation in
the North, while others will spend a
few weeks at St. Simon Island on the
coast.
_
A Leader reporter a few days ago
had the pleasure of visiting Kibby’s fa¬
mous resort northeast of town, and was
more than surprised at the surround¬
ings. Mr. Ivibby has a beautiful min¬
eral spring of fine water on the ground
and a large bathing pool he is fixing up.
Swings of every description are scat¬
tered about the grove which makes an
ideal spyt for picirifi'parties.
Tax Receiver Royal will be at the
colony headquarters and Commissioner
Henderson at The Leader office, com¬
mencing June 24th, and remain five
days for the purpose of receiving prop¬
erty for taxation. Property owners
should not fail to list their property as
they will be charged for double assess¬
ment - Colony members living away
can send their numbers to us and we
will list their property for them free of
charge. _
Mr. Fitzgerald arrived from Indian¬
apolis last Friday evening and is look¬
ing remarkably well and vigorous. He
reports feeling better than he has for
years, and thinks of no other solution
of the mystery than his visits to this
healthy and invigorating city among
the pines. We are all glad to see
“Fitzie,” and may he always look as
well and happy as he is at the present
time, is the wish of The Leader and
the colony members.
A LEADER reporter was shown
through the Palace hotel last week and
many surprises greeted us since the re¬
modeling of the house has commenced
under the supervision of Landlord
“Billy” Smith, the genial and accom¬
modating proprietor. The interior has
been plastered and the woodwork is
now being painted in an artistic man¬
ner. Landlord Smith is meeting with
great suecess, and his efforts in behalf
of the traveling public is being appre¬
ciated by them.
Mrs. B. F. Knapp had the misfortune
to step off a high sidewalk on S. Grant
street last Saturday evening near Ford-
ham's grocery store, and sprained her
ankle quite badly. At this writing, how¬
ever, she is able to walk around some,
and will soon be over the accident. A
bad accident will happen one of these
days on account of these bad sidewalks
and the city will have a big damage
suit on their hands if these sidewalks
are not looked after.
Mr. Ferdinand Hopp returned last
Sunday evening from a short visit at
his old home, Bay City, Mich. He re¬
ports times exceedingly dull and busi¬
ness at a standstill. The wheat crop,
he says, will not amount to anything,
and the farmers are discouraged at the
outlook. He says there is no place like
Georgia and people here, who
might he thinking of going back to
Michigan, had better save their money
and remain here in the best State in
the Union. Mr. Hopp has formed a
partnership with R. A. Parwin, and to¬
gether huve rented the Grand Central
hotel, formerly the Kimball, on the
corner of Central and Thomas street,
where, he will in the future, be found.
lascelles’ liiminw parti.
Was a Grand Su tM* In Every ParHcu-
lar—ArJjjii»ye Time Reported.
Sidney t py dles. better known
throughout?* State as Lord Bersford,
gave what i«ht be termed the only
“dead swollTparty Jl ever given south of
\ Saturday evening ’ at
Atlanta,
Thompso./ hall in commemoration of
his birtteiy, where, until 11:45dancing
was injwged in by the elite of Fitzger¬
ald arfa number of his most intimate
‘friori/ lanwmd from Cordele, Abbeville, At-
Kramer.
’ fy 6 interior of Thompson’s hall was
m U tically decorated with the Ameri¬
ca/ and British colors, and the music
f/rmsbed by the Cordele _ , , orchestra , was
superb,
Promptly at 11:45 the large party
were ushered from the ball room to the
Palace hotel, where they were royally
banquetted. The dining room was
beautifully decorated with the rarest
buds, and with the dainty perfume from
the magnolia blossom, made it a per¬
fect [garden of Eden. The banquet
board fairly groaned under its heavy
load, and the bill of fare was noted for
its many good things which go to de¬
light the most fastidious. A number of
excellent and well prepared toasts were
given to Mr. Lascelles in honor of his
birthday, which was responded to by
him in a few well chosen words by
thanking his friends for the honor eon-
fered upon him.
There were about 100 guests present,
among whom we noticed the following:
Hon. and Mrs. C. C. Goodnow, Prof,
and Mrs. McIntosh, J. G. Knapp ar.d
wife, C A. Renard and wife,. Mr. and
Mrs. Baisden, Drew W. Paulk and wife,
Dr. White and wife, Rev. Turner and
wife, Mrs. Stevens and Dr. Miller and
wife. Misses Grace and Louise Good¬
now, Belle Graham, Edith Rue, Irene
Ritchie, Chrissie Finical, Clara Pelkey,
Gardner, Royal, Moutfort, Grace Nor¬
ris, Bessie Norris, Maud Smith and
Grace Shumway. Messrs. S. W. Jones,
C. W. Hurst, B. Ellis, T. M. Tatum,
Holmes, John W. Price. J. E. Burch,
P. H. Harris, R. R. Rhorer, J. Mc¬
Donald, Deniston, R. Tuttle, W. More¬
house, I Gelders, Perry Holland, Hum¬
phries, A. Pelkey, C. "W. Lively. A. T.
Curry, the Drs. Holtzendorff and
Breese.
B. F. Knapp is having built a seven
foot veranda around the east side of his
house on Sherman street. Fred Big-
ham, that all-around carpenter, is doing
the work.
_
Every member of Colony Post and all
other citizens ini general who are inter¬
ested in the welfare of the G. A, R.
hall, are requested to meet at the hall
on Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock, on
business of importance.
“Billy” Henicker, the barber, put in
the first 10-foot sidewalk on Pine ave¬
nue, according to the ordinance passed
by the city council. The Leader will
follow suit on Friday or Saturday and
have the regulation sidewalk laid down
in front of the office.
Mr. H. C. Bagley, of Atlanta, form¬
erly president of the S. A. M. railroad,
but more recently general agent of the
Penn Mutual insurance company, was
in the city last Wednesday. Mr. Bag-
ley was more than impressed with the
future outlook of Fitzgerald and the
bright prospects before the magic city.
An alarm of fire was turned in from
the Third Ward near the T. & N. E.
depot last Sunday evening, wl^ere a
brush heap was burning brightly and
some fellow hollowed “fire” and of
course the fire boys bad to shoot a gun
and ring the fire bell and scare the cit¬
izen who was at home reading the
family bible nearly to death. Some
system should be followed in which
every little brush heap that some enter¬
prising citizen was burning, should not
be the means of ringing the fire bell and
calling out the fire company.
The exhibition given by an agent of
the Stempel fire extinguisher on the
vacant lots north of the Fitzgerald
block, where a number of boxes had
been saturated with kerosene and set
fire, was somewhat of a failure in the
first attempt, owing to the fact that the
tubing had been stopped up in the ex¬
tinguisher, A second attempt was
made which proved to be all right.
Sidney Lascelles, with his usual efforts
has been given the exclusive agency for
the southeast part of Georgia.
Messrs. B. A. Denmark and Horace
P. Smart, of Savannah, Samuel John¬
son and John C. McDonald, of Way-
cross, who are connected with the Way-
cross Air Line from Nichols to Fitz-
gerald were in the city last Friday on
business matters. They drove from
Nichols here over the right-of-way that
has recently been established. They
had nothing to say in regard to the
building of the road, but from what
conversation had with the gentlemen
it is thought that dirt would be flying
inside of 60 days. The building of the
road means a great deal for Fitzgerald
and the entire country between here
and Waycross. It opens up an unde¬
veloped country that is noted for Its
fine timber and farming land, and will
be the means of settling hundreds of
good farmers along the route.
PEIPER CONFIRMED.
Will Be Fitzgerald’s Next Postmaster—
Was Confirmed By the Senate
Tuesday.
At last the postmaster contention
that has been wavering in Fitzgerald
for some weeks past has been settled.
D. E. Peiper secures the “plum” and
was confirmed by the senate last Tues¬
day.
A reporter for The Leader in con¬
versation with Mr. Peiper this morning,
was asked whether or not the office
Irom the Fitzgerald block would be
moved from its present location. “Yes,
it will be moved, but when the change
will be made I don’t know ns yet. I
have a number of sites in view, but have
not as yet decided upoma location. One
thing sure, however, there will be a
change, as the present quarters are en¬
tirely too small to accommodate the pa¬
trons of the office. My only desire will
be to’give the citizens a better service.”
Mr. Peiper is in every way qualified
to fill the office and will no doubt make
a model postmaster,
David Ellis Peiper was born in Ohio,
July 15, 1874, and together with his
parents moved to Lyons, Neb., in 1883.
He is a graduate in the law department
of the Nebraska university, and a
yodng trian whose character is far above
reproach."_
Crops of "all kinds are looking excel¬
lent and the cotton crop is looking ex¬
ceedingly fine.
Fred J. Clark, city treasurer, left last
Saturday for Savannah, where he vis¬
ited his parents and was a visitor to the
grand lodge meeting of the Knights of
Pythias.
A'serenading party was outlast Mon¬
day night, and the junior editor of this
great family newspaper was treated to
some fine music about 12 o’clock by the
merry party. Ed Burch and Perry
Holland had charge of the party, and a
royal good time was had.
If anybody in Fitzgerald has a hard
time, it is the mayor and city council.
If they start to do anything there is a
class that sets up a howl, and if they
don’t do anything another class will
start another roar. “Oh, my.” as Al¬
derman Fockler says, “it is, indeed,
pleasant.”
_
The canning factory building will be
all completed by next Monday, and up¬
on Thursday t>f that week a grand
opening will take place at the building.
The ladies are making preparations to
serve a big. supper, together with ice
cream. Music will be furnished by
hand and orchestra. Tickets will be
sold for $1.___
Only about ten days remain when you
can secure The Leader for $1 per year.
Remember, after the first of June the
price goes back to $1.50 per year. The
Leader being the official paper of the
county, official paper of the city, be¬
sides publishing ALL the city and
county news, makes it indeed a family
newspaper—all the members read it.
Last Saturday was regular “market
day” in the city. The streets were
crowded with farmers who came to do
their trading. The merchants report
large sales from farmers Jiving twenty
miles from the city. There is only one
soiution to the mystery. They adver¬
tise in The Leader, which, of course,
will bring them to this lively trading
center.
_
Mr. Peiper, the I. X. L. grocery man,
brought to this office last Wednesday
eight large Irish potatoes raised from
a little vine planted in bis yard back of
the store, the latter part of January.
The potatoes were large ones and would
make a family of eight a good meal.
Talk about raising Irish potatoes in
Georgia, why you can raise better and
more of them than you can in the North.
An alarm of fire turned in from the
Second Ward last Tuesday afternoon at
2 o’clock, was located in the dry kiln of
the Todd planing mill. Chemical com¬
pany No. 2 was the first engine on the
scene, and with hard work on the part
of the fire boys the fire was ex¬
tinguished. This is the second confla¬
gration that has been extinguished
during the past six weeks in the same
place. _
Agreeable to call the Sunday schools
of Irwin county met in Mahan’s grove
on the 15th for their county picnic. The
weather was simply perfect and the at¬
tendance fairly large, there being about
450 on the grounds, yet we had comers
and goers who swelled the crowds up to
about 750. Some of the Sunday
nineteen miles away, sent representa¬
tives. The exercises consisted of reci¬
tations, songs, etc., which were, in each
case, well rendered, especially so that
of Arbor Sunday school, showing that
they were interested in the upbuilding
of the Sunday school. It is remarkable
how much talent one can find in some
Sunday schools to support picnics or
such entertainments gotten up under
the auspices of secret societies or liter¬
ary schools, and how rigidly frigid they
are in preparing anything for Sunday
school children. God bless our Sunday
school. Take it all around they had a
grand picnic; to be sure it was very
rustic, taking the piney grove and as they
found it—with round logs tree tops
for seats, and no underbrush cut off.
They will capture May day each year as
county Sunday school picnic day.
Thanks to everybody who lent their
assistance.
FITZGERALD HEATS ROCHELLE.
The Home Team Wins the Ball Game By
a Score of 22 to 7#
Fitzgerald defeated Rochelle in a
game of ball last Saturday afternoon by
a score of 22 to 7 at the ball park on N.
Main street.
The game was witnessed by the
largest crowd that has yet turned out
to see the national game. The ladies,
too, seemed to take a lively interest in
the game. The “rooters” for the Fitz¬
gerald boys were on hand and the way
they shouted was enough to make a
Cherokee Indian drop with fear.
The game was a iairly good one, but
the Rochelle boys seemed to be weak
at hatting, or the bieyle curves sent
over the plate by James was too much
for them.
Fitzgerald, you might say, put up an
almost errorless game, and did great
work all the time, notwithstanding the
fact that this was their first game of
the season.
Fitzgerald’s [battery did superior
work, James having struck out ten
men. Parks gave him great support
and both boys were warmly congratu¬
lated after the game.
The heavy slugging done by the Fitz¬
gerald “gang”seemed to discourage the
Rochelle boys, whose pitchers were
knocked out of the box.
Following is the detail score:
FITZGERALD.
AB BH R PO E
Parks, c........ O Cl-fW't OO 8 d
Brubacher, s b 'l 4 * 2 cc
F' Martin lb.., 05 I— 4 ci
R. Leland, c f.. w 05 2 co
James, p....... Cl to 1 o
Turnsr, 3b...... -1 1 1 to v—i
W. Martin, s s.. 57 LO to to co
Chaple, if...... 05 05 CO 1
Adams, r f..... Ol 05 CO to 1
Totals...... 56 22 21 24 10
ROCHELLE.
AB BH R PO E
Connor, c............ © CO 1 C 03
McCrimmeon, r f.... OR »—t 0 Cl 15
Nicholson, p......... Oi Cl 0 H lO
Ruff, 1 b............. C« *—t 2 H ©
Simmon, if.......... © 1 0 tO
Adams, sb.......... OR to 1 Cl 4-
Laidler, c f.......... Ol W 1 *-i tit
Jackson, s s.......... OR I— 2 CM 4-
Nicholson, 3 b....... OR tO o <—<
Total............ 47 16 7 18 27
score by innings.
Fitzgerald ... 1 0 Cl Ot 0 4 4- 1 5—22
Rochelle..... 1 1 to © 0 0 © 0 0—7
Time—2:10.
Umpire—Geo. Moore.
A return game will be played at Ro¬
chelle on June 4th, when it is expected
our hoys will meet a strong team, as
some of Rochelle’s best men were una¬
ble to he here.
The Rochelle boys are a gentlemenly
set, and their visit here will not soon
be forgotten. They took their defeat
gracefully and acknowledged they were
defeated fairly.
A little over one year ago during the
month of April there were thirteen
deaths. For the same period this year
there was not a single death in the city
as we glean from Undertaker McCor¬
mick. “But, this will never do,” said
the undertaker, “why, the doctors and
undertakers will starve to death if this
continues. Can t you newspaper men
do something that will cause some sick¬
ness and a death occasionally? ‘Why
can’t you go out and shoot a few people
and make some business for the under¬
taker?” We informed Mr. McCormick
that our shooting irons were out of or¬
der, and in fact that we couldn’t hardly
leave our work to attend court. There
is no use denying the fact that the wire-
grass region with her healthy climate
and cooling breezes from off the sea
will keep most anybody from being put
in the ground. We don’t wish the doc¬
tors or undertakers any bad luck at all,
but if they were compelled to go out of
business on account of trade being
taken away from them on account of the
healthy climate, our wish would come
true.
The frozen fluid (ice) made by the
Lyle Ice Co., this city, will be placed
on the market next week. Shipments
will be made to Abbeville and other
adjoining towns. The large swimming
pool to be made south of the plant and
fed by the unused water from the ice
plant will he a drawing attraction
these days. The pool will be about 40
x80 with a depth of from 4 to 7 feet.
Mr. Stansbrough informed us that they
would commence work on the pool as
soon as everything about the ice plant
was moving along smoothly. Bathing
suits will be kept in stock and a person
wishing for a swim can have one to his
heart’s content.
The city council met in special ses¬
sion iast Wednesday afternoon for the
purpose of confering with Mr. Fitzger¬
ald in regard to settlement of colony
claim against the city. A committee
consisting of Aldermen White, Miller
and Allen were appointed to confer
with Mr. Fitzgerald and the colony
board in regard to what lands will be
given to the city for the settlement of
said claim. A meeting will be held
this week so as to get the matter before
the people who will be asked to vote
upon the question. It is thought the
election will take place some time the
latter part of June.
For all the news, read The Leader.
A VERY PLAIN LETTER.
Hr. Fitzgerald Speaks Through “The
Leader” to Colony Members.
To All Colony Members:
The question asked generally is how
I find matters. To this I must say 1
am very much encouraged I believe
we are to-day in better shape than ever
before. I have visited the county for
miles around, and the improvements
still go on. However, I would like to
see more forage put in, more stuff to
feed cattle and horses this coming fall
and winter. The amount of hay and
grain that is shipped in here is very
large, and it drains the colony of ready
money to pay for it. Every available
piece of ground should he put in to
raise something for winter use. All the
money saved to colony members gives
greater circulation to tho money we
have among our own people.
Colony affairs are moving all right.
While it is now again approaching our
dull season, yet it is dull everywhere,
and will continue so until congress gets
through with the tariff matter and ad¬
journs. Then I believe matters will
settle down to a level and business will
brighten up.;
We have now adopted a plan of re¬
tiring coiony stock, by taking it up at
full value in payment of allotments,
also in payment of any purchases made
of the colony. This will, I think, keep
the stock from beiDg Boated upon the
market at so low a price as heretofore.
I think all allotments, when a reasona¬
ble amount of improvements have been
made, the stock should be accepted to
pay for deeds, and each one should take
his deed. Further, if one has purchased
a lot of stock and wishes to purchase
something from the colony we will ac¬
cept the stock at face value so far as it
goes. We have now reached a point
when this can and should be done. Yes,
I heard of the meeting. When such
meetings occur they only go to injure
the credit of the colony, and in fact of
the city. They get out and people be¬
lieve we are a set of beings unable to
control ourselves, and have no faith in
our organization. The tenor of that
meeting, however, was generally good,
but such men as got up and said they
intended to leave so soon as they sold
out, we. do not believe the members de¬
sires to see them placed upon the board
of directory. I have met the commit¬
tee and give them my views, which is
to let well enough alone. The colony
has yet before it son e hard work. We
have been unabie to collect what is due
us, and therefore have to borrow, from
time to time, money to carry the col¬
ony along. I have had to go to.the bank,
and do this in a personal way. Many
times I could not do this if hampered
by a board of directors, who I do not
know would join or sanction such steps.
We are always willing to keep a board
sufficient in number upon the grounds
to care for the business of the colony,
which, however, is growing less all the
time, and there can be no need of so
large a body to act. My wish is to carry
it to a grand final success: to be able to
return all stock at face value and make
it pay a fair cfivfdend. This, I expect
to be able to do.
Mr. Majors and Mr. Goodnow re¬
signed. Mr. Goodnow’s resignation
was based upon the fact that he was
elected mayor of the city and it was
proper that no one connected with the
city should also be connected with the
colony company board, as the two bod¬
ies are separate and must have dealings
together, which should not he ham¬
pered by any one trying to serve two
masters. We wish to aid the city all
we can, and are ready at all times to
meet them fair and reasonable; at the
same time the city must remember that
the colony members outside must be
protected. We must work together,
for the good of the city means the good
to the colony at large. I long to see
our people work more as a unit and not
be so apt to disagree on trival matters.
We must do this before we become a
successful people. It matters not wheth¬
er we come from the North, East,
South or West, we are here to make
homes and better our conditions, and to
work in harmony and peace, should be
our motto, and all will come out right
in the near future.
Yours truly,
P. H. .Fitzgerald,
President of the Colony Go.
Talk about your gardens’ Well, if
you want to see one where your eyes
will open with astonishment, then you
should visit the home of B. F. Finical
on Ocmulgee avenue. A reporter was
called in to see some new varieties of
late sown peas planted the latter part
of March, that were litteraiy covered
with well developed pods and, for size,
beat anything we ever looked at, the
vines standing six feet and tour inches
in height. The Spanish string beans
planted the middle of April stand nearly
a foot high. The “Acme” tomatoes
planted on new ground that was plowed
up for the first time this year, are cer¬
tainly wonders, and are covered with
tomatoes. A small patch of sweet corn
could not look any finer. Some stalks
measuring five and six feet high. He
has planted turnips and radishes be¬
tween the rows and will plant peanuts
as soon as the corn is picked. Mr. Fin¬
ical is, indeed, a model gardner, and
being an He old soldier, delights in his
work. came here over a year ago
from DeLand, Fla.