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CITY AND COUNTY.
Good suitable dwellings will be in de¬
mand this fall and winter.
Commissioner Dickson held a teach¬
ers’ examination last Saturday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cheney,
last Friday a 10-pound daughter.
Lord Bersford to himself hath said:
“What fools these mortals be.”—Cor-
dele Sentinel.
“Bathing suits again reduced,” is the
startling headline of an advertisement.
Americus Herald.
A 37-pound musk melon raised by
Geo. Miller on his 10-acre tract, was on
exhibition last Saturday.
Take your tomatoes to the T. St N. E.
railway depot. II. H. Tift will pay you
20 cents per bushel for them.
Fitzgerald’s fine military band played
for the Valdosta carnival this week.
Sensible, Vald osta.-Tif ton Gazette.
It is’ stated that Lord Bersford and
Will Myers are spending the summer at
the same resort.—Americus Herald.
Mr. G. Bell, a prominent business
man of Hancock county, was the guest
of Dr. and Mrs. J- L. Miller last Sat¬
urday. __
J. N. Daniel, of Williamsburg, Cal¬
houn county, marketed the first bale of
Georgia cotton last week which weighed
565 pounds. __
Rev. J. M. Glenn returned last Satur¬
day from Valdosta, where he attended
the meeting of the Valdosta district
Epworth League as secretary.
Comrade E. M. Winslow entertained
a number of friends last Saturday even-
ing by_giving them “watermelon till
you can’t rest.” A delightful time is
reported.
Says an exchange: “A girl down east
is slowly turning to stone. ’ A girl
down here in Wiregrass Georgia can
beat that; she married Stone and
turned to Stone at once.
T. R. Way, two miles east of this city,
has a sunflower that measures 161
inches across the face. It is of the
Russian variety. Comrade Schroll, let
us hear from you again.
Geo. Kelley, who broke out of the
Abbeville jail a few nights since, incar¬
cerated for dispensing bug juice, was
captured last Saturday and taken back
to his quarters in the county lock-up.
Mrs. M. A. Douglas returned to her
Florida home last Friday after a splen¬
did visit with her daughter, Mrs. O. F.
Wyman and family. She made the ac¬
quaintance of many warm friends here.
The Blakely Observer pointedly says:
“The old saying that ‘it is easy to
make money, but hard to save it,’ we
take occasion to revise. It is easy to
hook money, hut h—1 to collect it.”
An Iowa man has homesteaded Pike’s
Peak and demands a patent for his lit¬
tle farm. He will farm the tourists who
go up the cogwheel road, and expects
to be able to demonstrate that farming
pays. _
The Waycross Jeurnal has been pre¬
sented with a stalk of corn 17 feet long,
with tho ear so high that no man can
stand flat-footed and reach it. The air
ship will be heard from next.—Ash-
burn Advance.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. Jones are home
after two weeks pleasantly spent on
their wedding tour. Sam and Katie
have a host of warm friends who gladly
welcome them back to the Magic City
among the pines.
No wonder so many fellows think
that “eo-education is a failure.” For
instance, twenty-five of the pupils who
reached the highest grades this year in
the grammar schools of Chicago were
boys, while 197 were girls.
T. R. Way, who resides on a 20-acre
tract east of town, left at The Leadfjr
office last Saturday two choice melons
and a peck of luscious tomatoes. Mr.
Way will please accept our thanks, rest¬
ing assured that his offering is appre¬
ciated.
_
A fair widow in New York has sued
a man for $10,000 for hugging her so
hard as to fracture two of her ribs. The
man’s defense will probably be contrib¬
utory negligence on the part of the
widow in hugging without a limit.
From the Eastman Times-Journal of
last week we learn that Mrs. Blanche
DeLong left Thursday (last) night on a
visit to her old home in Indiana. She
will return about September 1st. Mrs.
DeLong formerly resided in this city,
and is well known to many friends.
Editor Knowles is anxiously inquir¬
ing as to the whereabouts of Trilby. If
any Herald readers should happen to
see the lady they will please communi¬
cate direct with brother Knowies—
Americus Herald. Perhaps she’s out¬
ing with “My Lord.”
The Fitzgerald band returned last
Saturday lrom Valdosta, where they
furnished sweet music during the car¬
nival. They report the carnival a
grand success, and kind and courteous
treatment for themselves on the part of
the people of Valdosta.
Editor Herring, of the Tifton Gazette,
came over Tuesday to witness the ball
game, and of course paid this office a
pleasant call.
_
Benjamin Pullin, of McRae, Ga., is
here for a short visit with Dr. Miller
and family. Mr. Pullin is a brother of
Mrs. Miller’.s.
_
Mr. J. S. Wilson and wife were the
guests of Conductor Rooks, of Tifton,
last Tuesday. They report an enjoya¬
ble good time and visit.
R C. Kimball, a colony member, se¬
cured the contract last Monday to re¬
pair the court house at Irwinville, ho
being the only onq putting in a bid.
Dear reader, you may not be aware of
the fact, but it is true, nevertheless,
the big Cycloneta fruit larrn of Wire-
grass Georgia is located in 1 rwin county.
Mr. J. H. Clark left at The Leader
office last Tuesday a clover stalk that
measured 2 feet and 9 inches in length.
This clover was not cultivated. Who
can beat it?
_
Mr. O. W. Fussell, of Atlanta, rep¬
resenting the Y. P. A. paper of that
city, is in the Magic City for a few days.
He paid this office a brief, but pleasant
call Tuesday.
Mr. S. E. Coleman, of Ocalla, came
to this city last Wednesday with forty-
three names to a petition in favor of the
removal of the county-site from Irwin¬
ville to Fitzgerald.
The Abbeville artesian well is now
down to a depth of 570 feet, and the
drill working in flint rock. For one
week the depth was only increased 31
inches. Hard sledding, that.
W. J. Josey, our popular and good
looking druggist, attended divine ser¬
vices at Barnesville last Sunday and in-*
cidentally spent the day with his best
girl. He returned home Tuesday.
L. D. Bingham, general yaveling
correspondent of the Manufacturers’
Record, Baltimore, Md., was in the
city Wednesday in the interest of the
publication he represents. He paid
The Leader a fraternal call.
Sheriff Handley and his prisoner,
Nesbitt, the negro murderer, arrived
on schedule time last Friday. Nesbitt
was taken b. fore Squire Paulk, and
from there was carried to Irwinville
and placed behind the bars, to await
the October term of court.
Miss Lizzie Benton, who makes her
home with Mr. J. II. Clark and family,
sent to The Leader office last Tues¬
day morning an exquisite boquet of
flowers. Your offering, Miss Lizzie, is
appreciated, and may your life be as
pure as the gift and your future happi¬
ness as great as ours as the recipient of
your offering.
_
An eclipse of the sun will take place
on the morning of July 29, to be visible
in all parts of the United States. A
large portion of the sun’s disc will be
obscured, being the largest eclipse in
recent years. The earth will enter the
moon’s shadow shortly before 8 o'clock
on the date mentioned, and it will be
10:30 before it will finally emerge
from it.
The Fitzgerald Leader declares
that the health of that town is as good
as can be, and has been so for the past
year, An effort will he made to fill
the Fitzgerald hotel with winter re¬
sorters. .. .The Salvation Army has es¬
tablished a branch office at Fitzgerald,
rented a hall and gone to work trying
to raise the fallen and save the sinners
—Brunswick Advertiser.
The report sent out from Fitzgerald
that William Pelkey, father-in-law of
Sidney Lascelles, had written R G.
Dunn & Co., giving Lascelles a rating
equal to the value of his, Pelkey’s
property, was a mistake. John S.
Fowler, manager of the Savannah di¬
vision of Dunn & Co.’s, said Monday
that he had received no intimation
from any source that Lascelles had any
hackers.—Abbeville Chronicle.
The Abbeville correspondent of the
Rochelle New Era says: “The local
fishermen and those from other coun¬
ties who are catching for the markets
are just now making large hauls. Im¬
mense quantities of blue and channel
cats are being daily taken from the
river. Some of these fish are of mon¬
strous proportions, it being no unusual
thing to see specimens weighing from
fifty to seventy pounds.”
“A newspaper whose columns over¬
flow with advertisements of business
men has more influence in attracting to
and building up a city or town than any
other agency that can be employed.
People go where there is business.
Capital and labor will locate where
there is an enterprising community.
No power on earth is so strong to build
up a town as a newspaper well patron¬
ized, and its power should be appre¬
ciated,”—Key. Dewitt Talmage.
Our ball club came home from Val¬
dosta Saturday and true enough, they
resembled “Bow Peep’s sheep.” Why?
The Valdosta Times tells the story of
the “Yank’s” defeat in the following
brief item: “The ball game between
Quitman and Fitzgerald was witnessed
by a large crowd, but was too one sided
to be interesting. The Quitmaaites
were reinforced by several of the pro¬
fessional players, and the colony boys
were made monkeys of to the tune of
about 25 to 1.”
“Shorty” Pearson, of Wolf Pit, places
the writer under many obligations for a
choice melon left at this office last Sat¬
urday.
_
Forrest Kabrlch leaves this week for
his former home in Indiana, but expects
to be with us again when “ the birds
southward fly.”_
Fred Bigharn left at The Leader of¬
fice Friday a choice muskmelons and a
big mess of ripe tomatoes, Fred, may
your shadow never grow le$s.
The difference between a*cat and a
sentence is that the cat has its claws at
the end of its paws while the sentence
has its pause at the end of its clause.
The second nine from Tifton came
over Tuesday for a friendly game with
our second nine, but owing to a heavy
rain the game was indefinitely post¬
poned. ' _
A Georgia colored woman accounts
for hard times on the theory that there
are “too many leafy husbands.” There
is a bare chance that it will hold good
for some other sections.
A Texas newspaper referring to the
death of an estimable woman, says:
“She was laid to rest by the side of her
six husbands and leaves thirty children
to deplore her untimely end,”
The public meeting Tuesday evening,
called to consider matters in the in¬
terests of the city, adjourned without
accomplishing anything. It was a kind
of “chew the rag” gathering and con¬
ducive of no gcfod.
J. G. Knapp, wife and son returned
last Tuesday evening from St. Simon’s
Island. They report having a splendid
good time bathing in the salt water,
boat riding and fishing. Geo. Kicker
and wife will be home Saturday.
A parlor entertainment will be given
at the home of Professor and Mrs. Mc¬
Intosh to-morrow (Friday) evening.
The entertainment will consist of in¬
strumental and vocal music. Ice cream
and cako will be served. Entertain¬
ment free and refreshments 10 cents.
In its report of the ball game at Val¬
dosta last Thursday the Macon Tele¬
graph says the Quitman team made
monkeys of the Fitzgerald boys. The
Telegraph should bear in mind that the
Quitman team are all profession players,
while the Fitzgerald nine are only am-
ateures. The Macon club was billed to
play Quitman, but “craw-fished” out of
the game by not playing, while our
boys played the best game they could
and went down in defeat. The Fitzger¬
ald team are not cowards.
A wrong impression seems to be in
circulation among the farmers of this
county, and that is, in order to retail
anything' raised on their land they must
first secure a license in order to sell it
in Fitzgerald. Such is not the case.
Anything produced raised on your
land in Irwin county can be sold here
either by retail or wholesale, without a
license. No matter what others may
tell you bring your produce or other
products to Fitzgerald and you will find
a market for it. If you are molested or
in any way intimidated, report to this
office and the publishers of The Leader
will see to it that you have police pro¬
tection in the sale’ of anything you pro¬
duce on your farm here in Irwin county.
A. E. McLeod, whipping boss at
Sweat’s convict camo near McDonald,
Coffee county, has been indicted for
whipping a negro to death. The ne¬
gro was sent from Berrien county a few
weeks ago, and was reported a most
desperate character. He refused to
work, although whipped twice, and
tried to kill one of the guards. In de¬
fending himself from the negro’s at¬
tacks the guard struck him several
times with a limb, after which Mc¬
Leod came up and whipped him. He
died as he was being carried to the
stockade. After being buried eight
days his body was exhumed, an inquest
held and a verdict rendered against
McLeod.
_
Dr. W. L. Ryder, the murderer of
Miss Owens, at Talbotton, not long
since, was hung by a mob near Waverly
Hall, where the prisoner was taken
from the sheriff and his deputies. The
trial of Ryder had been postponed until
the next term of court, which so en¬
raged the people of that locality that
they meted out justice by hanging the
prisoner. Mob yiolence in such cases
is only the outgrowth of our courts in
postponing and delaying justice, A
red-handed murderer, and especially
Ryder, who murdered an innocent and
chaste young woman without cause,
simply because she did not reciprocate
his love, should of had a speedy trial
and dealt with according to law. There
is entirely too much red tape in our
courts.
_
If Beresford had been kept in the
penitentiary, where he belonged, the
State would now be saved the expense
of catching and convicting him; Mr.
Northen the trouble of recommending
him; Mr. Pelky the a daughter of Fitzgerald and a few
dollars, and citizens a
very useful lesson. Moral: Don’t allow
the pardoning power to be abused.—
Tifton Gazette.
How easy it is to give advice after
the wrong has been done. Cheating
and swindling is a crime, to be sure, but
had Lascelles been a murderer, and had
several dead men to his credit, he
would then have been a very popular
man with the Atlanta papers. There are
some people that don’t seem to distin¬
guish the difference between a cheat
and swindler and a red-handed mur¬
derer.
Mr. Roy Balsden, of Fitzgerald, Is
still quite ill with fever at his father's
home in this city, He has been sick
for three weeks, but was resting easy
last evening.—Americus Times-Re-
corder, 21st Inst.
Mr. J. W. Temple presented The
Leader this (Thursday) morning with
a fine sample of strawberries. Mr.
Temple has had strawberries since the
middle of March last, and his vines are
still growing and producing fruit. Our
northern readers will please make a
note of this and console themselves
with the fact that there is not a month
during the year but what this soil will
produce a crop.
G. W. Barley, a colony member, left
at The Leader office this (Thursday)
morning a new variety (to the editor at
least) of cucumbers, which he says are
known as the California Muskmelon
Cucumbers, They are, indeed, a flue
cucumber. Mr. Barley also left with
us a fine mess of China beans (yard
bean) which are the finest bean of that
variety we have yet seen in this lati¬
tude.
Some twenty odd couples, besides
children, were the guests of Dr. Coe
last Friday evening, the occasions be¬
ing a watermelon feast. It was, indeed,
a happy gathering, and an occasion that
will long be remembered by the doc¬
tor’s many friends present. Besides
the best of watermelons, the doctor had
also prepared an elegant lunch on ta¬
bles in front of his dwelling and among
the foliage, flowers and fruits of his
magnificent garden. The melons were
raised by the doctor in his garden. Dr.
Coe has the finest garden in the city,
in which can be found everything Known
to tins latitude. A visit to the doctor’s
garden will more than repay any one.
The school board met Wednesday,
and besides other business transacted,
accepted the resignation of J. A. K.
Stevens as member and secretary of the
board. Messrs. Martston, Knapp and
Paulk were appointed a committee to
draft a resolution in commendation of
Mr. Stevens and the high esteem in
which he is held by the board. A res¬
olution was adopted calling a special
election for Tuesday, July' 27th, for the
purpose of electing a member of the
school board from the 3d Ward, to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr. Stevens. By unanimous vote the
president and secretary were instructed
to draft and sign a letter of recommend¬
ation for Miss Sue V. Portmese, after
which the board adjourned.
We publish this week an article from
the American Tribune relative to the
county site question. It will be no¬
ticed in the article an intimation that
Col. H. H. Tift might possibly be op¬
posed to the removal. In this the Tri¬
bune is in error. Colonel Tift has al¬
ways said he would aid Fitzgerald and
the colony at large, and assist in their
upbuilding. The Tribune is too far
away to know what is really going on
down here. It may be all right and
proper, but it would have been better
had the Tribune article been published
in the Fitzgerald papers and no men¬
tion of it made in the Tribune. The
people who are here, those who have
made this colony what it is, with the
aid of their newspapers are abundantly
able to attend to home matters without
the intervention of outsiders. Outside
influence will accomplish no good, but
will, however, have a tendency to cre¬
ate a feeling of strife among those who
are working in harmony with us.
An “ice war” is on here in Fitzgerald
between our ice dealers. Good, pure
ice the past few days has been retailing
at 10 cents per 100 pounds, delivered.
This price is very satisfactory to the
consumer, but it means a great loss to
the dealers of the congealed fluid. This
is all wrong, and our dealers should not
make long-eared animals of themselves
by cutting their own throats, finan¬
cially. Put the price up to 35 cents or
40 cents per 100 pounds, and stop this
monkey business for the sake of pleas¬
ing a few chronic kickers. We do not
know who it was that “threw the first
stone,” and it matters not. The Lyle
Ice Co. is a home institution and it is
the duty of the people of this city to
give it all the financial encouragement
they can by patronizing it. This ice
plant is a home institution and every
true member of this colony should
stand by it. If either Smith Bros, or
Littlefield & Co. were the owners of the
Lyle ice plant The Leader would en¬
tertain the same opinion. This opin¬
ion, with but few exceptions, is the
opinion entertained by the people of
this city. II outside parties can ruin
our home ice industry, the same kind of
tactics will be used to ruin any other
enterprise that may be established in
our city. Remember that it is not
Smith Bros, or Littlefield & Co.’s
money that is “bucking” the Lyle Ice
Company. The Lyle ice plant, as noted
Bboye, is a home institution, is a liberal
patron of the Fitzgerald newspapers
and is here to stay. And right here
permit us to say, that no man or firm is
entitled to the patronage of a commun¬
ity unless they, in some way, patronize
home institutions. A firm that will
“hog” everything in sight under the
name of “business,” and at the same
time expect their home newspapers to
keep their names before the public,
The Leader has no use for in these
up-to-date times of the 19th century.
WEATHER REPORT.
From Noon July IStli to the ‘i-il In,
elusive.
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Temperature. Itam- 1‘ri/vV
DAYS. f«l). win<
5 A m I* M
Thursday. Friday...... | 1
(Hi 84 74
Saturday.... 65 j 84 75 I
Sunday...... Monday..... t >8 , 82 I j 71 | ........
m Stt 72 4 7-100
Tuesday.... Wednesday'. 55 1 ¥3 72 10 8*100
67 80 70 Light
Thursday... (HI | 81
Total rainfall, 115-100.
Sun shone every day.
Hains, after 7 r >. ni. - are measured at 5
o’clock the follow! morning and credited to
that day.
County Court.
At a regular session of the county
court held at Irwinville last week, with
Judge Clements presiding, the follow¬
ing cases were disposed of:
CRIMINAL COURT.
Thoa. Buchanan, carrying concealed weap¬
ons. Demanded indictment by the grand jury,
and was placed under $100 bond which he fur¬
nished.
Jim Bordeaux, gambling, demanded indict¬
ment and gave a $250 bond.
Steve Carter, selling liquor, demanded in¬
dictment.
The above are all colored.
Chas. Mikler, peddling without a license,
demanded indictment and gave a $250 bond.
Jake Lonberger, selling liquor, demanded
indictment. As there are four cases against
him his bond was placed at $ 0 ,000.
Thos. Carter, carrying pistol, demanded in¬
dictment and gave $100 bond.
Ida Harvey, selling liquor, fined $50 and
costs.
Jno. Smith, chicken stealing, fined $25 and
costs.
Jno. Williams, larceny, not guilty.
CIVIL CASHS,
R. H. Sutton vs. A. J. Dyess. suit on note.
Verdict of $300.40 for tho plaintiff.
J. IV. and E. C. Atkins vs. Paulk & Paulk,
suit on account. Verdict of $135.08 for the
plaintiff.
'V. N. Fleetwood vs. W. IS. Fussell, B. O.
Kelly, A. M. Fussell, Williams. M. McDermid, It. T. Will¬
iams, G. D. S. Wells and T. J.
Williams. Verdict of $187.85 for the plaintiff.
Davitte Manufacturing-. Mining and Con¬
tract Co. vs. J. Ij. Jay & Son. Verdict for
plaintiff Kentucky of 8181.50. Whisky
Co. vs Robitzsch & Co.
Settled by the plaintiff.
Jos. Fletcher vs. Jno. W. Tomherlin. bail
trover. J udg-ment of $30 for the plaintiff.
It. VC Rustin vs. D. J. Bruton, bail trover.
Dismissed by plaintiff.
Mayfield E. Woolen Mills vs. Drew W. Paulk
and J. Dorminey.. Judgment of $131.86 for
plaintiff. A. D. Adaro and McCarty Bros.
vs. Jesse
Paulk and John Branch. Judgment for the
plaintiff W. H. Keene of Ilkt.SO. J. W.
vs. Hurst, on account of
$135. Judgment tor the defeddant for costs.
H. Brunner vs. L. Weary, on account. Dis¬
missed Brunner at plaintiff’s L. costs
It. vs. Weary, garnisheement.
Same disposition.
E. E. Bruton vs. W. B. Rustin, foreclosure
of lien, suit for $159. Judgment of $27 for the
plaintiff. Jos. Fletcher
vs. Jno. W. Tomberlin, on ac¬
count. w ithdrawn by plaintiff.
R. J- Corbett vs. polony Post No. 34. depart¬
ment ij. A. R., foreclosure of lien. Judgment
of $66,64 for the plaintiff.
W. M. Gaddie vs. E. J. Dorminey, suit on ac¬
count. S. B. Judgment E. for the defendant for costs.
Brown vs. B. Paulk, Judgment of
$50 for the plaintiff.
S. B. Brown vs. Mary E. Paulk and J. L.
Royal. Judgment for the plaintiff of $50.
Some New Commandments.
I. Thou shalt not go away from homo
to do thy trading, thou, nor thy sons,
nor thy daughters.
2. Thou shalt patronize thy own mer¬
chants, also the printers, and they shall
patronize thee. Make haste, therefore,
and purchase that which shall cause
thy countenance to shine with intelli¬
gence, bring prosperity to both.
3. Thou shalt employ thy own me¬
chanics that they be not driven away
from home to find bread for their little
ones. Thou shalt also consider him
that is thy neighbor above him that
dwelleth in a strange town.
4. Thou shalt not ask for credit as
goods cost much money and the mer¬
chant’s heart is weary with bills. His
children clamor daily for bread, and
his wife abideth at home for want of
such raiment as. adorneth her sisters.
Blessed, yea, thrice blessed, is the man
who pays cash.
5. Thou shalt not ask for a reduced
price for thy influence, for behold guile
is in thy heart, and the merchant read-
eth it like an open book: he laugheth
thee to scorn and shoutetli to his
clerks, ha, ha!
Two years ago several families left
Plymouth and took up their abode in
Fitzgerald, Ga., a new town which had
just been located by some Indianapolis
parties. Many of our citizens predicted
that the Plymouth folks would soon re¬
turn with empty pocket books and lots
of experience, but such predictions did
not prove to be well taken. It is true
that three or four did return, but the
greater portion remained and are now
to-day in good circumstances and pros¬
pering. Many of them who had been
suffering from diseases of various kinds
have been restored to health and could
not be induced to return to Indiana. It
is a trying ordeal for one to leave the
home of their youth and commence life
anew among strangers, but if you ever
noticed it, you will find as a rule that
providence has been very kind to them
and permitted them to prosper in their
new homes. The Independent goes to
Fitzgerald twice a week and it is ap¬
preciated as a letter would be trotn
home.—Plymouth (Ind.) Independent
of the 17th Inst.
Citizens’ convention met last
Wednesday night and nominated Mor¬
ton Scott of Second Ward, for alder-
man-at-large, and named the ticket
the “Citizens’ Ticket.” Quiet a num¬
ber of people are laboring under the
impression that prohibition was or
would be the issue. AVe refute any
charge that would go to mar the in¬
terests of the gentleman nominated or
the convention. That question was
settled last winter and will not come
up before the two years; then you
might talk. The main issue is to
elect, if possible, the best and most
capable man for the place, one who is
clean and who will stand by the peo¬
ple and not a ring. We think that
Mr. Scott is well worthy of the confi¬
dence the convention imposed and
prophecy his election. By order of
convention. Sid Miller, See’y.
The County Site Question.
American Tribune.
We notice that the people of Irwin
county, Georgia, in which the colony is
located, are filing petitions with tho
proper officials to have the court house
removed to the colony city, Fitzgerald,
and it is said but little opposition will
be made to such removal, except from
the west and southwest sections of tho
county. The Ocilla people have fallen
in line, and are working for the loca¬
tion at the colony city. Mr. W. H.
Henderson has always said, from the
beginning of the colony, that he would
do all in his power to aid the colony and
build up Irwin county so that it might
be called the banner county of South
Georgia. His work in this line is fullv
appreciated by the colony members,
and in the time to come they will be
able to return the compliment he Is
now extending.
So far, we have heard of but few any¬
where who have opposed this move¬
ment. It was reported that Mr. Tiff
was quietly working in opposition, but
we can hardly believe that such is the
case, for both Col. H. H. and W. O.
Tiff have far more to gain by aiding
the colony than they have by opposing
any of its movements. The location of
the county court house at Fitzgerald
would be far more to his interest than
to have it placed at some way-station
along his line of road. With the court¬
house at Fitzgerald, the time is sure to
come when the territory along the lino
of the T. & N. E. railroad will be dotted
with many small villages. The colony
has it in its power to make them, and
we do not believe the Tifton people are
blind to their best future interests. The
people around Irwinville, would, of
course, like to keep it there; but they
are a small percentage of the popula¬
tion of the countv, and must see the ad¬
vantage to the general public of having
their court held in a city accessible by
two or more railroads, and realize that
it is impossible for them to keep it in
the back, woods much, longer. They
must know that their county has, by
this colony movement, developed more
in one year than it had done during tho
previous seventy-five years of its exist¬
ence, and that, if its present progress is
continued, it will soon become a noted
one and a credit to the entire State, so
that they will be proud to say they are
residents of Irwin county, the most
rapidly growing and up-to-date county
in Georgia. They need have no fears
that the colony people want their of¬
fices. This is not the object. We have
built the largest city in the county, and
we want to further improve the colony
by building the finest court house in
South Georgia. But the county offices
will be left in the hands of the natives.
It will only be insisted that there be a
fair distribution of them in each sec-
tion of the county. Few, if any, colony
members want county offices. They
prefer to have the natives of the State
perform such work, for it will be a
long time before the colony people fall
into the working-ways of such matters,
and we freely say that, so far as the
Tribune has been able to see, the work¬
ings of the court and all its officers have
been of the best and and for the very
best interests of the county and the
public at large. We could ask no more
on that point.
We did not locate in the county for
the purpose of governing the county,
nor to secure its offices. Our. desire
was for homes in a country favorable to
health and prosperity, and the.-e we
have found in Irwin county.
It is true, we will in time be able to
cast many thousand votes in the county,
and there will be many things to work
upon, from congressman and represent¬
atives to road supervisors; but, in
choosing these, the colony people will
be fair and reasonable. Ali good peo¬
ple help those who help them. Would
it not be better, therefore, for the poli¬
ticians oi the county to meet with the
colony people and arrange so that the
county seat may be changed without a
dissenting vote, rather than to have a
hard canvass of the county to settle it?
We believe the progressive people of
the west end of the county are in favor
of the change, and there appears to be
nothing in the whole county against the
movement, except the fear of the loss of
the offices. As the colony people do
not want the offices, this point could bo
easily settled, and the whole matter
amicably arranged and harmony and
peace would prevail.
The county would be more popular
and influential with its county seat in a
progressive city. We do not bei ieve,
when the time comes to take the vote,
that any opposition will be made, for
the people who do oppose it, now, must
not expect aid in a political way from
the colony, and they cannot, therefore,
afford to come out openly and work
against this movement, and no one be¬
lieves that they would dc so secretly,
for, in time, such conduct becomes
known.
This is a movement for the best inter¬
ests of the entire county and its people,
not for the good of any one point. To
have a modern court house in a modern
city should be the pride of all, of every
section of the county. The colony city
is your county city. It does not belong
to the colony people, only, nor will the
courthouse. All, it may be said, be¬
longs to the good people of Irwin county,
and the native citizens of the county
should be as proud of the colony city as
the colony people are of Irwin. This is
the spirit of true American citizenship.
All should join hands to make both tho
colony city and and banner Irwin county the ban¬
ner city county of South
Georgia.