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Christian Science.
Services school every 11:80, Sunday Sunday morning eveningsorvioes 10:30: Sun¬
day 7:30, of and and Lee street.
at corner Pine avenue
A cordial invitation Is extended to all of what¬
ever creed or calling.
WEATHER REPORT.
At Government Observation and Signal Sta¬
tion—Forcast of Weather Each A. M.
• and Cover the Following 30 Hours.
Ireported expressly for the leader by
DR. COR ,1
For the week ending Wednesday noon, Oc¬
tober 87, 1807:
Temperature. Mu In- Pro'v'g
DAYS. fall. wind.
_fl A H 12 M. 7pm
Wednesday. 68
Thursday. 53 oh i,:, no
.
Friday...... 5# 74 65 no
Saturday.. ..I ne
Sunday.... 4i; 52
Monday... <4 i,. 40 no
Tuesday.... 41 63 68
Wednesday. 48 58
Total rain fall, none. hours.
Sun obscured by clouds 00 credited to
Rainfall measured at 6 a. m. and
the preceding day.
CITY AND COUNTY.
The legislature of Georgia convened
at Atlanta last Wednesday.
The O Silly News, monkey-like, con¬
tinues to make faces at The Leader.
A. W. Reynolds and wife are ex¬
pected home from Nashville next week.
Tax Collector Paulk is here on his
first round for the purpose of collecting
taxes.
_____ these
The city is full of strangers
days, and eyery indication of a boomiDg
fall and winter.__
Clerk Paulk came over from Irwin-
ville last Tuesday. This office was fa¬
vored with a short call.
Dr. G. B. White has a force of Car¬
penters at work remodeling his resi¬
dence on W. Pine street.
Mrs. Finber, of Brunswick, is here
visiting her brother Mr. T. S. Price
and wife, on S. Lee street.
A native farmer, near town, left with
us a few days ago a stalk of long cotton
that measured 15 feet in heightb.
In the race to the cemetery typhoid
fever can give Y r ellow Jack the pole and
several laps and then win the race with
ease. _______
Ben Drew, living near Mystic, was a
visitor to Fitzgerald last Monday and
became a subscriber to this family
paper. ___
The telephone company put in new
phones at Thompson & Co., Magic city
grocery and Wright’s carriage factory
this week.
___
We are always glad to have our
friends from the country drop in and
see us when in town. They are al-
ways welcome.
Sheriff Bob Handley has made Irwin
county an efficient and faithful officer.
The voters will see to it that he is le-
tained^next yean__ Henderson, Irwin coun¬
Hon. J. A. J.
ty’s representative in the legislature,
left Tuesday for Atlanta to be on hand
on the opening day.
Attorney W. F. Way left on Wednes¬
day evening for Montgomery county,
where he goes to attend court. He will
return Saturday.
Commissioner M. Henderson was in
the city Wednesday, but from some
cause or other failed to pull The Lead-
ER latch string. This won’t do, Nas.
The livery barn of Gray Bros, on the
lot in the rear of Skumway’s store is
being moved to the corner of Magnolia
avenue and Sherman street, this week.
A number of our carpenters left
Wednesday for Sylvester, where they
have a month’s job. Among the num¬
ber going were Siegel Smith and Geo.
Moore. _____
The Leader building will be en¬
tirely remodeled this week by having
new siding and ceiling put on. It will
also receive a coat of paint and other¬
wise improved.
Superior court convenes at Irwinville
next Monday, with Judge C. C. Smith
presiding, From present indications
the grand jury will be kept busy on
Fitzgerald cases.
Henry Gates, a colony member who
resides on 10-acre tract No. 2237, left at
The Leader office last Saturday, a
magnificent stalk of long staple cotton.
One limb contained 32 bolls.
Martin Lowry, a resident of Fitzger¬
ald since the days of “Midway,” left on
Wednesday for his old home at South
Bend, Ind., where he will visit a few
weeks. Mr. L owry is 77 years of age.
Phil Harris returned from Dothan,
Ala., last Tuesday, where he went to
see his father who had received injur¬
ies in a saw mill. He reports his father-
resting easily and will soon be around
again. __
The following marriage licenses
were issued the past week: Ben Taylor
and Viola 'Plummer, (col.), Webster
Simmons and Amanda Lucus, (col.),
Geo. Tomberlin and Faith Luke,—
Irwinville Disp atch.
From present indications there will
be plenty of timber to select from for
the new aldermen to be elected at the
coming city election in December. The
retiring officers will be Aldermen
Miller, Buice, Brunner, White and
SCDtt.
After Irwinville is incorporated we
will bet a cookie that in a year’s time
will be bigger than Mystic or Ocilla.
Irwinville has some good citizens and
Leader stands ready to help the
seat town.
Mr. Fitzgerald ljft last Saturday for
via of Atlanta, where he
to meet the owners of the La
Paloma cigar factory and make the
necessary arrangements to move here.
Mr. Perry Holland accompanied him.
Sunday night is the reported time
gates to leave their resting places,
wagons and buggies to find a new home
on top of some house, and many other
things to happen, as it is Hal-
Keep your eye on your gates.
J. C. Buckley and wife, of Willow
Branch, Ind., father and motherof Mrs.
C. M. Wiso, arrived last week to re¬
main all winter. They are improving
their beautiful 5-acre tract No. 1348,
preparatory to making it their future
home.
_
J. G. Knapp, of The Leader, will be
Irwinville next week during the ses¬
sion of the superior court, where he
will be glad to meetour county patrons
of this paper. Those who are in ar¬
rears to The Leader will find this a
good time to pay up.
O. H. Johnson, who has been con¬
ducting the stationery store of L. F.
Thompson on Pine avenue, has severed
his connection and accepted a position
with Brownlee & Thompson, the mill
men, as book-keeper. His position here
has been filled by Bert Frey.
Croup Bros.’ saw mill, one mile south
of town, burned to the ground last Tues¬
day at noon, The fire started from a
slab pile while everybody was at din-
ner. The loss was about $400, with no
insurance. They expect to have a new
mill running in a few weeks.
Chas. A. DeLang, after spending ten
days at Chicago, on a visit, returned
home to Fitzgerald last Saturday even¬
ing. He was accompanied by his father
who will spend the winter with him
Charley reports times still dull, but
some better than two years ago.
Next Monday is the day that The
Leader’s handsome and accommo¬
dating collector will make his regular
monthly visit to the business men. We
trust all outstanding accounts will be
settled, and that we may all start out
with no debts after the 1st. Try it.
Becker, the baker, is the proud pos¬
sessor of a nobby new delivery wagon,
that for make and artistic finish, is far
ahead of anything of its kind in town.
The wagon was turned out by the D. W.
Wright Co., Fitzgerald, Ga., and is a
great advertisement for this home in¬
dustry.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bigham are re¬
joicing over the arrival of a bran new
girl that made its appearance at their
house last Saturday. The workmen
the big hotel, of which Fred is fore-
man, declare they are having a picnic
owing to Fred being late every morn¬
ing and noon.
_
Miss Ola Bidwell, Mrs. Tebeau and
Mr. Ed Bucher returned Friday from
Cordele, where they assisted Mrs. Ruth
Scott Marco in her grand opening con¬
cert for the Marco Conservatory. Miss
Bidwell has been engaged as
in piano, organ and violin in the con¬
servatory. __
Capt. John Phillips purchased the
belonging to Dr. Deniston and next to
where he is erecting the big brick
building on the corner of Pine and
Grant streets last Thursday at a cost of
$475. Mr. Phillips will now probably
build three rooms facing on Pine street
instead of two.
I. M. Mallory informs us that the ex-
cursion days have been continued
through November, December and Jan-
uary, on the 1st and 3d Tuesdays, and
at present certificates of good health
thould be obtained before starting. Mr.
Mallory leaves Chicago next Tuesday
eve. at 7 o’clock for Fitzgerajd.
From a legal notice appearing on an¬
other page of The Leader it will be
seen that Irwinville will be incorpor¬
ated. They will regulate the sale of
spirituous and intoxicating liquors and
do such other things as becomes a city.
Success, boys, and may your fondest
hopes be realized.
Iu looking over the Marriage Records
we notice the record of tho marriage of
William Richey and Miss Katherine
Llewelyn of Fitzgerald on Sept. 30th,
1897. Richey rather slipped up on the
boys this time, we think as none of
them were aware that he was married.
It may be a little late, but we extend
congratulations.—Irwinville Dispatch.
Wonder how the Pennsylvania miner,
who digs coal lor from 40 to 00 cents
ton, would feel if he should come
South Dakota and have to pay $0.50
$7 per ton for coal! Pretty cold,
wouldn’t he?—Elkpoint Leader.
should come to Fitzgerald where
is plenty of wood and all he has to do is
to buy an ax and cut it.
Whenever you hear a man
fault with his local paper, open it
ten to one he hasn’t an
in it; five to one he never gave it a
of printing to do; evenmp that he
does anyting in any way to assist
publisher to run a good paper,
forty to one that he is the most
to see the paper when it comes out.
Thos. Kay, the W. Ocraulgee street
grocery man, left last Thursday for In¬
diana on a short visit. A letter from
Mr. Reynolds at Nashville, says that
Mr. Kay passed through there and re¬
quested him to write Mayor Goodnow
for a health certificate for Mrs. Thos.
Kay. Thomas, what does this mean?
Mr. L. H. Gatlin says the report that
he went to and vfted for Irwinville is a
falsehood from beginning to end. Tbo
voting list can be seen at Irwinville,
and all interested can see same and sat¬
isfy themselves. Mr. Gatlin says the
report is doing him a great injustice,
and he defies the falsifyor who started
the report to prove it.
Sportsmen are getting ready for the
hunting season. The woods are full of
quail; more plentiful than for years, it
is said. Tho law says quail, wheat birds
and wild turkeys shall not be killed be¬
tween Marc i 15th and November 1st.
Doves shall not be killed between
March 1st and August 15th. Any per¬
son violating this law is liable to severe
punishment. __
The communication signed “Fitzger-
aldite” to be found on another page of
The Leader, is the most leasable sug¬
gestion that has come to our notice for
some time. How easy a cotton factory
could be brought here if every citizen
would take hold and make an effort in
this direction. The Leader would be
glad to hear from some more of our cit¬
izens on this line of thought.
Ex-Sheriff Jesse Paulk, from the
Ruby district, was in the city for a few
days this week building up a few fences
and looking after his chances for sheriff
next year. There will be but one man
elected next year, and that will be the
genial “Bob” Handley, the present in¬
cumbent. “Bob” has made a model of¬
ficer and an excellent guardian of the
peace.
_
The members of the Baptist church
have decided to build a new church, the
old one being too small and not entirely
comfortable. A series of delightful so¬
cials have been planned to assist in
raising the necessary funds, and the
first one was held at the residence of
Dr. and Mrs. Breese last week. After
a delightful literary and musical pro¬
gram dainty refreshments were served
to the large crowd in attendance. The
Baptist ladies also served meals iu a
vacant store on Grant street for three
days during the week, and were well
patronized.
Roller skating under a new term-
foot cycling—is to be revived in Chicago.
The revival will be celebrated on a
grand scale at Tatersall’s, Thursday,
November 4, under the auspices of the
Olympian club. The largest skating
rink in the world will be inaugurated
on that day. A large force of workmen
is now engaged in building the floor
and refitting the premises. When the
artisans will have finished their work
the building will be completely trans¬
formed into an immense cycle skating
academy, complete in all departments
and containing an area of more than
40,000 sauare feet.
Mrs. T. S. Price, of Fitzgerald, and
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Price, jr., of Ocilla,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Price, sr., on Saturday and Sunday last.
.... Mrs. E. L. Girdner, accompanied
by her son, Edgar, and little grand¬
daughter, May Weeks, all of Poulan,
left last Saturday morning for a visit to
relatives in Burgen, Ky., and points in
Indiana. The Local is glad to an-
nounce that the machinery for the
Poulan cotton factory has begun to ar¬
rive, five car loads having been re¬
ceived on last Tuesday morning and the
work of putting it in place is being
rapidly pushed forward, so that the
hum of the loom will soon begin to
make music in old Worth for the first
time.—Sylvester Local.
The Baud Concert.
The first of a series of concerts to be
given by the Fitzgerald Band was fairly
well attended last Wednesday night.
The program was well selected and the
music all that could be desired.
The band is composed of performers of
undoubted ability in their particular
line, and the citizens are justified in
holding them in such high apprecia¬
tion. To praise one is to all, as har¬
mony is their strongest characteristic.
The playing of Messrs. Bucher, Bos-
worth, Netzley, Sanders, Pollard and
Childs was, in fact, worthy of particu¬
lar mention. The character sketch
rendered in a pick-up make-up was well
received and the universal verdict, of
those present, is that they consider
themselves well repaid for their at¬
tendance.
On Wednesday eve, Nov. 3, another
concert will be given, the program for
which is now under consideration and
will be made up principally of vocal and
instrumental selections by outside and
home talent, interspersed with the
comic and humorous.
Following this, on Wednesday eve,
Nov. 10, the boys will give an old-time
minstrel performance. The money ac¬
cruing from the sale of tickets, etc.,
will be expended in the purchase of
new uniforms, and it is to be hoped the
citizens will respond liberally, thereby
giving the band the encouragement and
support they, by their worth, are so
justly entitled to. Don’t forget the
dates and do not fail to add your mito
towards making our band recognized,
as it should be—second to none in the
State.
The Official Vote.
The following is the official vote by
Districts. Fitzgerald Mystic...... Irwinville... Ocilla Total
..
Dormineya Mill. 101 •— OtWKOOOcfec SiSsisaisi
Fifth.. c
by...... ville. 21
83
Mi o
Fifth 154 *1
1 o
26
Oil
2
Total.......... 1455 jg 115 2515
The county seat question is settled for
the time being and Irwlnville will re¬
the capital of Irwin county. Fitz¬
comes out of the battle with a
smile in defeat, but with the encourag¬
facts and figures before us that we
the county on a majority vote of
In other words, out of a total vote
2,515, Fit/go raid received 1.455. The
Leader and the people this paper rep¬
resents feel proud of the majority vote
received last Thursday. It proves con¬
clusively {hat a majority of the voters of
Irwin county are wi th Fitzgerald, With
these facts before them, the people of
Fitzgerald look forward with bright
hope and cheer for the future. The
people of Fitzgerald and their native
friends well know they conducted a
clean campaign, and our proud of the
fact that they did not resort to intimi¬
dation, pistols and dirk-knives. Such
methods will be continued in the future
as in the past, as long as a certain num¬
ber of unscrupulous politicians are ma¬
nipulating affairs in Irwin county. Any
man, or any set of men, who are dis¬
honest and unscrupulous in politics can
be counted as dishonest and unscrupu¬
lous in every-day business affairs. An
honest man will not resort to dishonest
methods—even in politics. Take, for
instance, a few individuals in Irwin
county, who have been benefited to the
extent of from $15,000 to $20,000 by the
location of this colony in their midst,
and the building of two lines of rail¬
road into and through the county, are
the very men who would kiil the goose
that has laid the golden egg. But the
honest, law-abiding people of Irwin
county well know that when another
election is held a new set of county of¬
ficers will be elected to fill the places of
those who have played the part of a
Benedict Arnold, and who have en¬
couraged pistol tactics and dirk-knife
politics in two voting precincts. The
late election has demonstrated who are
the friends of Fitzgerald, and hence the
future is bright and we have no fear of
defeat.
Board of Education Proceedings.
The board of education met as per ad¬
journment. All the members were pres¬
ent except Mr. Paulk.
The minutes of the two last meetings
were read and approved.
The special committee on school
houses, through the chairman, asked
for and were granted more time in
which to report.
President Way informed the board
that Mr. Fitzgerald had stated the col¬
ony company did not ask for rent for the
school houses, pending the settlement
between the city and the colony com¬
pany, and that he suggested the calling
of an election for the purpose of voting
bonds to purchase the said school houses
and to settle the claim against the city.
That he would guarantee to place the
bonds at least at par in the city of In¬
dianapolis.
Mr. Knapp moved that the board of
education, as a whole, meet with the
common council on Friday evening next
at 7:30, and confer with said body con¬
cerning above question. Carried.
Mr. Turner moved that the vote by
which the board failed to allow the bills
for cleaning the school houses, at their
last meeting, be reconsidered. Motion
prevailed. The secretary then moved
that the bills be allowed. A yea and
nay vote was called for and the same
resulted as follows: Yea, Messrs. Grif¬
fey, Turner and Marston. Nay, Messrs.
Knapp, Towne and Burch. The vote
being a tie, President Way voted in the
negative and declared the motion lost.
Mr. Knapp moved that the vote by
which the same was lost be reconsider¬
ed. Yea, Knapp, Towne and Burch.
Nay, Griffey, Turner and Marston. The
president voted in the negative, there¬
by breaking the tie and defeating the
motion.
The committee on finance reported
favorably upon the following bills, and
the same were voted upon and allowed
by the board:
Siegel Smith, repairing well and fixing 85
halliards 3d ward school................ 00
E. school.................................... Towne, one-halfdays work 3d ward
Daily Citizen, printing notices, etc....... 7 5 00 07
C. 15. Lee, printing and stationery.......
I. Oelders, supplies........................ . ..
Col. Burch moved that the clerk be
instructed to advertise in the official
paper of the city for bids for 35 cords of
woods 24 inches in length, and 15 cords
of wood 16 inches in length. Motion
prevailed.
The chairman of the committee on
supplies was instructed to purchase a
stoye for use in colored school.
The clerk of the board was, on mo¬
tion, ordered to furnish a certified copy
of the proceedings of each ffieeting to
the official paper of the city for publi¬
cation without cost the city.
It was moved that the clerk be in¬
structed to label all the library books city.
belonging to the schools of adjourned." the
Carried. The board then
W. H. Marston, Sec’y.
W. F. Way, President.
Repeal of City Charter.
As will be seen from the published
legal notice to be found on another
page, a bill will be Presented by Rev.
J. H. Stoney, president, and W. W.
Breeze, M. D., secretary, of the “Citi¬
zens’ Reform League,” before the meet¬
ing of the Georgia legislature, for the
purpose of repealing the entire city
charter of the city of Fitzgerald.
It would seem to us at this time that
our worthy brothers have taken upon
themselves a job that will be hard to
complete. We all admit that the pres¬
ent city charter is entirely too expen¬
sive for our size, but wo see no reason
why the entire charter should be re¬
voked at this time and a new one put In
its place. A new charter like the pres"
ent one would only be an experiment,
and we do not know where we would
land if tried. We do know of some
changes in the present one that should
be made, and certain bills will be intro¬
duced for that purpose.
The main fight against the present
city charter is the prohibition clause,
and The* Leader, like many others of
our city, are willing to abide by the
will of the majority of the voters at the
coming city election. If the prohibi¬
tionists elect their entire five aldermen
that are to be elected in December,
then they can put the license so high
that no saloon man could possibly pay
and liye.
The present city charter is plenty
good enough, with a few changes, and
we should not try another experiment.
Will Have No Content.
To Our Friends.
The Fitzgerald campaign committee
make this final statement. At the
election the 21st, there was cast 2,615
votes, of which Fitzgerald received
1,455. This gave Fitzgerald a majority
of 400 over the combined opposition, but
not the necessary two-thirds. As in
this instance the law requires the ma¬
jority to bow to the will of the majority.
We must either accept the result of the
election as final or appeal to the courts
to set aside the declared result. Many
of our friends, both native and colon¬
ists, have urged the committee to con¬
test the election. After careful consid¬
eration the committee do not believe a
contest would be for the best interests
of Fitzgerald or Irwin counsy. The
colonists came to Georgia not to engage
in endless factional strife, but to build
homes for themselves and families, and
to liye in peace and harmony with their
neighbors, the native farmers. A con-
test means possible years of bitter feel¬
ing on both sides The court house is
to be desired, but an honorable peace,
and the development of the county of
our new homes is worth more than all.
Having fought hard for the court house,
and having been beaten (whether fairly
or not, we leave to the judgment of our
neighbors, the farmers) the committee
deem it t.o the best interests of all con-
cerned to drop the fight, Irwin county
and Fitzgerald cannot prosper if its
leading citizens engage in warfare on
each other. To those friends who stood
by Fitzgerald in its fight, the commit¬
tee extends its Hearty thanks; to the
other fellows, we have to say that we
forgive you. You are a trifle peculiar
in your county site notions, but you are
not a bad lot, and old Irwin is the bet¬
ter for having you as citizens. To both
sides we recommend the laying aside of
all bitterness, if any exists, and let us
all pull together in the endeavor to
make old Irwin the banner county of
south Georgia. Some day—say five
years hence—when we are all wiser and
richer, mayhap we may meet and
“scrap” again. E. W. Ryman,
Chairman Camgaign Committee.
Snow In Colorado.
Colorado was visited by the heaviest
fall of snow and sleet last Tuesday that
was ever known. The damage in Den¬
ver is over $100,000. One company in
thave 4,000 miles of wire down, rail¬
roads blocked, not able to turn a wheel
and business of all kinds prostrated.
The storm was most severe between
Denver and Pueblo, but extended to
Wyoming, northwestern Utah and
western Kansas, Nebraska and South
Dakota. The storm came so suddenly
that ranchmen did not hrve an oppor¬
tunity to shelter their stock. At Col¬
orado Springs the snow and sleet blew
so furiously that it was impossible to
see across the street.
Fitzgerald was visited by a light frost
Monday morning. The white mantle
was very light, in fact could just be
seen at day light on boards. As the
Atlanta Constitution says, “yellow fever
is a baby in the hands of a giant when
it makes its appearance in the piney
woods of Georgia.” Only one case of
fever has yet struck Georgia, and that
was a refugee from New Orleans who
came to Atlanta. He was taken to a
detention camp, and under the special
supervision of the board of health, was
well in twelve days. No one in the
North should be afraid of yellow fever
in Georgia. The soft, balmy air as it
murmurs through the pines, is a heal¬
ing balm to the yellow fever patients of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The gates of Georgia’s capital city have
always been wide open to the yellow
fever refugees from other States, and
but one case has ever put in an appear-
ance. Georgia is the banner State of
the South,
Bl’ttlNESS MEM PROTEST
Against Changing City Charter in Re¬
gard to Male of Spirituous Liquors.
A petition is being circulated this
week addressed to the Georgia legisla¬
ture which is being freelv signed by the
business men and others in regard to
changing the city charter relativo to
the sale of spirituous liquors. The ob¬
ject of the petition is to head off an¬
other petition that is being circulated.
The following is the petition and has
already over 200 business men and citi¬
zens’ signatures attached:
To the Georgia Assembly and to Hon. J. A. J.
Henderson, member from Irwin County.
The undersigned business men, legal
voters and tax payers of city of Fitzger¬
ald, hereby most respectfully, but em¬
phatically , protest against any chan ge in
the city charter of this place whereby a
section prohibiting the sale Of intoxi¬
cating liquors shall be placed therein.
The present section of the charter council (40)
vesting the power adopted in the city less than to
grant license was one
year ago by a vote of the election, qualified and vo¬
te Js of this city at a legal
by a vote of 326 to 120, and by the same
majority at said election did the legal
voters of this city repudiate the prohi¬
bition section (38) and as we believe in
the principal of the majority ,being al¬
lowed to rule, we object to the Georgia
assembly forcing upon the people of this
town a law which has been repudiated
by so large a ma jority of the legal
voters of this city. Under the present
section the prohibitionists can secure
prohibition if they have votes enough
to elect aldermen, and without a ma¬
jority of the votes they should not be
allowed to rule.
A Good Suggestion.
Editors Leader.
In ruminating (as Bill Arp would say)
over the recent unpleasantness in the
county seat election a plan has sug¬
gested itself that seems to me will meet
with approval and indorsement trom
every public spirited citizen of our com¬
munity. Success often comes with de¬
feat. Does the annals of war record a
single instance of any of our greatest
generals giving up in being defeated?
Who is he that did not rally his forces
and make greater efforts than before?
Does this not hold good in commercial
affairs? Some of our millionaire mer¬
chants made miserable failures—take
for instance, Charles Broadway Powers.
Did he give up in defeat? Never! In
our county seat question we have met
not with defeat, but deferred success.
The plan that has suggested itself is
this: Take our ten thousand dollars of-
fere 1 for the court house and offer it as
a bonus to the first company who will
put in a fifty thousand dollar plant for
the manufacture of cotton goods, cotton
seed oil, cigars or any other article
which can be profitably manufactured
here. We were all anxious for the
court house, sojanxious that we gave
our notes to the amount of $10,000. Now,
I, as one who gave my note to tho com¬
mittee, am willing for them to keep it,
together, with the others, and make
that as a standing offer to the country
at large for a factory whose capacity
shall be designated by the committee
holding these notes. Now, if all will
put their shoulders to the wheel and
push in this direction, we will not need
to offer to build a court house in order
to locate it where it ought to be. Why
did we offer to give this $10,000 to tho
county? Simply as an inducement to
get the court house removed to our
town. If we are able to donate $10,000
for that purpose, then we are able to
give the right kind of a factory that
amount, and more, too! Which will be
of the most benefit to us, the court
house, building costing $10,000 or $15,-
000, and bringing a few dozen people
here at each session of court, and causo
perhaps, a few people to locate here, or
a factory whose buildings and improve¬
ments would cost $50,000 (five times as
much as a court house) and be the di
reet cause of probably forty or fifty
families permanently locating here,
who would have work the year round,
and who would be spending thousands
of dollars every month with our mer¬
chants, lawyers, doctors and every class
of business in the city? It seems that
every reasonable mind would say: Most
assuredly the latter! Then when the
time comes to vote on the county seat
question again we can manufacture (by
reason of our increased population)
enough votes to move Fitzgerald ^he court house
here or down to Landing, if
that suited us, but with our railroad fa¬
cilities, our vast country surrounding
and our geographical opportunity location, wo have
a great before us. We
have worked (practically) in our recent
campaign as one man. We went to the
poles last Thursday and cast our vote as
one man. Now, let this harmony con¬
tinue, and as a unit lets cast our vote
attached to this $10,000 for a factory to
come to Fitzgerald. Lets advertise it
to the world that silk line we are fishing with
silver rod, a and a ten thous¬
and dollar bait for the first good fish
that comes along. No suckers need ap¬
ply- Very respectfully,
Fitgekaldite.
Oet. 22, 1897._
The Tifton Gazette, who the people
of this city have heretofore considered
their friend, shows the ear-marks of
Balaam’s ass in its last issue. What the
Gazette says about “ costly errors,” are
void of fact, and such a thought could
only emanate from a brain, backed by a
constituency, green with envy. Attend
to your own knitting, brother, and the
people of Irwin county will manage to
paddle their own canoe without your
aid or advice. The people of Fitzgerald
ask no favors of Tifton, and when they
do spot cash will follow the order.