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The Fitzgerald Leader. Established 1896. VOL. II. # | 4? 9 # auuuuuuu kiUUUUUUU # Notions, TV \ > Our stock of Dry-Goods, iii AL Flannels, Shoes, fact everything is -J> H usually kept in a first-class store, now 0 complete in every department. Never ^ before and country have the people of complete Fitzgerald or ^ 0 seen a more better selected stock f 'r-i om which to # make their purchases. zfc vl> >A a LOW PRICES MM LIVELY BUYING. 93 > !> VC No firm in Fitzgerald realizes the of the above expression fully g* •& truth more tx than we do. This season we before. have priced is . goods cheaper than ever It ^ _ %*• \ ** our constant aim each season to better * Jr our best of the season past. <! Dress Goods i « m ‘ In this department we are better pre- 3|s pared to serve repiete you than novelties ever before. ^ 5f> Our stock is with 0 so <L popular this season for Shirt Waists. ^ *** We have made a special effort this V* season on Black and Colored Wool 1> Dress Goods. Our s ock is larger, <1 ' assortment more complete and prices <1 K * '3 cheaper than ever, nothwithstanding the 4$ high tariff will surely make goods of >4 >k Sfig this kind higher later on. «¥ 4 Shoe department. 4^ We carry the largest and best stock , iff s|s of Ladies' and Gents’ Fine Shoes ever ||f seen in Southern Georgia. We sell the I finest Ladies Kid Button Shoe in the <J> l city $5!00 for $3.00. Why pay better? $1.00 and t< elsewhere and get no 1" EWPISE STORE 4> 1 4* 111 T. SL PRICE & CO., jLit/geSraTtl, Ga. A h* V* #########!^###### H s' DRUG (I * j i •u •:■ V JIISEI • v i 13*0 Full of Drugs, Patent Med¬ > i A Line icines of all kinds, Druggists’ Sun- dries, Etc., Etc. v i ^ ^ ! || Toilet Soaps am! Fine Pefftlmery. | 4 The Finest Soda Fountain in Wire- .j. : * grass Georgia. Prescriptions Com- I pounded Day or Night. I | Tlie Josej Drug Co rrV * *:• * South Grant’, Fitzgerald, Ga‘4 !>' MwmmmmMmmmMMMwmwmmMmwM $ .73 D. G. DREW & CO. Warehousemen, are Ready for Business at [ The Cotton Warehouse. 1 JuAtuiiumuuiihiiaiuuuuiUiuuuiuiiiuiiUiiUimuuiuiihiiiUiiiumiiiii^ On Centra! Avenue, near the Colony Bank. Reasonable storage rates charged on Naval stores, Hkv, Grain, Provisions and all kinds of merchandise. Car-load lots a specialt The building-is flre-proof ami patrons are guaranteed against loss by Are. GET Our prices on all classes of Job work. “MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE" FITZGERALD, IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 10, 1897. COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL j A Logical Argument from the I’en of President P. II. Fitzgerald. Tlie people of Irwin county have no doubt well considered the great ad¬ vantage to tlie people and the county of Irwin in having the court house, or county seat, at tlie city of Fitzgerald. The county lias, by reason of tlie colony settlement, sprung into a prom¬ inence that lias surprised the whole State of Georgia. With the city lo¬ cated where it is and tlie county-seat tau miles out into the woods, would not speak well for the enterprise of the people of Irwin county. The great colony has done its part to make the county one of wealth and position. It now waits to be seen if tlie citizens of tlie county appreciate the work the colony lias done for them ; it waits to be seen if tlie native element of the county wisli to take a step forward to keep up with tlie growing onward movement of the county, and to aid the colony in making for them the most prominent county in all south Georgia. We believe tlie progressive class of people in the county will not be in favor of stepping backward. We cannot believe they will dose their eyes to the progressive step the county is now advancing with. They must see tlie future results of tlie county- seat being located at tlie colony city. It means to them a higher price for their lands ; it means to them a better price for their produce ; it means to them a school system equal to any in the South, and to those who would take advantage of the present low prices and make purchases of good city lots in tlie city of Fitzgerald, will realize a handsome profit upon their investments, for they must see that with the location of the court house in that city, that the property must, increase ill value over and over again, aud those who purchase at tlie present prices may make fortunes in a sboi;t time. The thing to do by the good people of Irwin county is to drop tlie fight,; to join hand in hand with the city and make it their county-seat city, and a city they will be proud to say is lo¬ cated in their county. The county- seat does not belong to any city ; it does not belong to Irwinville; it does not belong to Fitzgerald : but, like the State capital, it belongs to tlie people, and tlie people should be proud to say •‘Our city of Fitzgerald,” as well as to say “Our capital city of Atlanta.” Tlie native people of Irwin county should do as much for tlie colony as the colony lias done for tlie county. Now, is it not reasonably fair for the native element to join us and make a county-seat we can all be proud to say, is the leading; county-seat of south Georgia V The question of county of¬ ficers we must admit, cuts quite a figure to tlie movement in and around tlie western side of tlie county, for these people have had more “r less to do with tlie county offices for the last fifty years, while the eastern, south and southeastern parts of the county have not been so well represented. It is not tlie intention of the colony peo¬ ple to contend fcr such offices. We have said from tiifi bfiginiiihg that it is not office that wti fame to Irwin county for. We came to ith'ki; homes, to build up the county, and wtf fiLidh iprefer the natives to administer co&i* i tty affairs'than to be burdened with the:® tmitfelve?. We favor an equal division' dt bUStY ofiices to be equally aistributed over the county and among the native pdopfc. We have so pledged onrselves'td’th 1 ?#/ The colony company has offered to’ dona-tiff the lands and aid in the construction of suitable stone and brick buildings' Co be made fire-proof and build some¬ thing a county and her people Will' he' proud to say belongs to Irwin county. I believe all these tilings have considered by the people of If win county, aud it is useless for me to dis¬ cuss this subject. They must know that our colony lias but partly settled. I will say, I do not believe one-half of our people are yet located ; that be¬ fore another year ends we will liave within our colony over twenty thous- and people. Those who have notified they are coming I believe will our present population. Then, this be the case, what must the peo¬ of'I t win county expect in a short to come? They cannot but for- 9ee the resuIt ' Tlie colon y wil1 te overwhelmingly in the majority, and j in such an event, would be aide to carry the county as we saw fit. Now, let me ask all interested, would it not be better to declare the so-called fight off ? Would it not be better for all to join hand in hand in this work, and by a unanimous vote, decide that Fitz¬ gerald is the proper place for it ? It is not the desire of the colony members to be compelled to favor any element or section in the county, but it is but human nature to aid those who aid you, and therefore, for the future of those who openly work against this removal, they must surely not expect any aid from the colony people. As a rule, all our colony people are pleased with the management and the work- ings of the courts and all county af¬ fairs. They are not asking a change of such nature. They are only asking that the county-seat be located in a growing, prosperous city, where it stands a chance to be brought up with the times ; brought up with the growth of the county and the surrounding Country. From my conversation with the na¬ tive farmers of Irwin county, I believe that when thiselection is held, we will find that there are but few who are fighting the movement, and that it will be carried by an overwhelming majority. Should this be the case it would surely be a recognition of the good Work done for the county by the colony company, and we would appre¬ ciate it to the fullest extent. It would help tlie colony and help the county ; besides, those who would quietly in* vest in city property would realize large profits, for such a movement in¬ creases tlie value of city property, and it also increases the value of farm lands in the whole county. I believe what I have said on this subject is the opinion of nine-tenths of the colony members, that, it is not for office we ask tliis change, and that tlie colony members will surely help those who help us, and “by their works all men are known.” Loyally yours, I’. II. Fitkgehald, President Colony Company. A LETTLK Fit (fit EVERGREEN. IS. Mobley Gives a Few Interesting Facts On the County-Seat Ouestion. To The Fitzgcrald Leader. Please allow me space through tlie valuable columns of your paper to ex¬ press my opinion as to the removal of the court house to Fitzgerald. On personal interest I can’t see why every real estate owner in Irwin county would not vote for Fitzgerald for this reason: Irwinville has been the county- seat for fifty years or over, and it lias never advanced the value of land one cent or any other property. Fitzger¬ ald is only two years old, and it fins advance! land at least 100 per oent all over tlie county. Now, if we Call get the court house to Fitzgerald and also 10,003 or 12,000 more people, Ir¬ win county land will be worth on an average of $12 per acre. This is a big item to all of us people, who you might say have too much land. If I had 5,000 acres of land and it worth S3 per acre—S15.000, and to move the COUVt house it would make it worth a ilArtA£ r “ tried Irwinville fifty or more years and have made nothing of it yet. I say, let’s try Fitzgerald, a* the cost of a as mufeVas theoiie at Irwfftville, and native* farmers are tlier? building our ownitvtevest. duce. Fitzgerald Rws built a c”r: t r:2;rS:“ living me that every man in iiwiii comity should vote for Fitzgerald, nil- ies»he belongs to a ring. yours truly, B. Mobley. EVWfcreen, Ga., Sept. 13, ‘97. F. Sl-'-I read the article in your last week’s paper that was written by one at Minnie. It expressed my Give us another letter, “Old they are interesting. The farmers declare that three- fourths of the cotton crop is now open and that the' bulk of the crop will be gatheted by the first of October. The hot weather bf the past two weeks has wliitehed the fields’. ?;o. KNAPr; [Editomnd Publishers. mmmmmmMWM m We Cannot Take Your Time To Quote You Prices we are Making. MWMWWMMMMM :: = i i l I I .... mm m £ i i; i: :F=4j I', ;l ,jfcg m «« l M m m ; i You Will Have to Come to Our Store And See. mills • * FITZGERALD Block. Suits Made To Order. '- -r r r . ' T Si Tr— 1 on can have a Suit of Clothes made to fit yoe in first-class style at only an extra small expense. We have One Thousand Samples of goods from which to make your selection, which is much better than to depend upon the ready¬ made suits where the assortment is so small in s "^ fl»t you. Our Fall ami Winter Samples ailll FfiSiliOll PfitteS Ul'C UOW ill - am] we I « . 7 # l 1 • suits daily taking measures tor and supiilv- *"« our ^“y customers who are acquainted with our work. We UTC DmCtiCal tailors find i 1 ‘ j l , , KiioiY . just now to take a measure to insure a P, e rfe ct fitting suit, which is the most important thing . in the business. W h&ve e made thousands fsui ‘ 8 aiKl I««l one left on our hands on aJeeount of a misfit. Prices raiure W,, from $1 v - 2 In tu at,™*. and I 1 higher, • l it -p desire. i • Please call and you samples. n D. C. McCOLLUM, I*ine Avenue. Fitzgerald Bottling Works, North Grant St. All orders will receive prompt attention* OLIN S. McCOYi NO. 37. Hurst Bros. Our New Fall Stock lias commenced to arrive, embracing everything* known to the l)rv-Goods trade. The Latest in Style The Lowest in Price The Best in Quality N-EW , Ffannefs 7 New Prints Underwear, And the Finest Line of Ladies 9 and Gents 9 Fine Slides To be Found in the City. Dollars invested with us will Make you Gold. We dial- lenge a comparison.