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The Fitzgerald Leader.
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THE LEADER PCB12SHKNG CO.
ISIDOR GRLDBfi r . Managing Editor
Karl Bra^whj. City Editor
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Official Organ of Ben Bill Co.
THE RAliROAD SITUATION.
Our „ pm*. , b.«H: . . .
to toeogmxo
the importance of budding this
extension 0.i the OCJLLA
SOUTHER] I ami are eo- operat-
ing with tin: locating; committee
in getting up thenecewaary stock
subscription;] , By o Tuesday m the
committee . will . have the .
entire
amount raised and Fitzgerald
will again be facing an era of
prosperity, such as we haven't
bad since the location of the A.,
B. & A. shops here. This rail-
road means a great deal .more to
the city than an industrial in¬
vestment of several tunes the
amount involved; an it means the
expansion and development of
trade territory which will double
the commercial importance of our
city. This investment will begin
paying dividends as soon as the
contract is made with the man¬
agement of the Ocilla Southern
and before even a shovel of dirt
has been moved on the r ight of j
way. Every lot owner will add
value to hie possessienu thru the
new life this extension will give
our city.
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THE FITZGERALD LEADER. SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1911
Commission Government
We have examined some
charters of Commission
cities of late, but there is not
one of them, where the people
not eiect their Commissioners.
Their forms of government
not vary from ours, excepting
tbe number of elective officers.
Tbe same results can be bad, as
tbese have, by limiting tbe num¬
ber of aldermen to be elected to 5,
either including a Mayor or creat¬
ing that office in addition to the
alderman. Some of the cities have
adopted as few as 3 commissioners,
but all of them ELECTED them
by a vote of all the people at an
election; most of the charters re¬
quired ratification by the voters
before they became the law of the
city affected. The purpose to be
! served in ail these cities seemed
to be not to deprive the people of
the franchise bat to teach them the
proper use of the vote and its irn-
)ll)rtMce- by the responsi .
j of selection, directly upon
the voter absolute democracy is
the aim of the SHORT BALLOT,
-'he neuclus of the Commission
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gerald can better afford to risk the
men who , , be selected , , , , by the
may
voters at a city election than the
STAR CHAMBER selection of
any self constituted committee of
“EEFQRMERB” who fear to
face the public with a frank and
°P en declaration of their plans.
We can combat an avowed evil
better than a secret vice.
The Fair Association is in a
fair way to -succeed. The com¬
mittees appointed are made up of
our most progressive farmers and
business men in Ben Hill county,
and the lady members of the
committees are showing a deep
interest in the work of the Asso¬
ciation, The undertaking is a
large one, and has its difficulties
to overcome, but we believe the
members will find ways and
means to deal with the obstacles
as they make their appearance
a ” d briri £ the Fair t0 a
ful termination. A good deal
work will need to be done, but
the distribution of the work into
committees has been so well
arranged that we can expect to
soon see buildings and
shape themselves for this win-
ter , , s exposition. ...
The Farmers Educational And
Co-Operative Union; Geor¬
gia Division.
June 20, 21 and 22 will be days
of great moment for Ben Hill
County and this entire section.
Farmers from Every county in
Georgia will convene here to de¬
liberate on the welfare of the men
and women forming the basis of
our prosperity. The eyes of
thousands of their members will
be turned to the Colony City and
its hospitality will be the keynote
of e- ; ery report made by those
- t-,- the hundreds of local
unions tv which they will return.
The ckLen.s of Fitzgerald will use
every effort to make the visit of
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these people one long to be re-
membered by them. Our people
feel proud to have been selected
1 the first city in South Georgia to
! entertain this important organize-
tion and we will leave nothing
done that will seem necessary to
make their stay pleasant and
fitable and shall endeavor to con-
Vince as .many as possible that this
favored section offers them op¬
portunities that can not be match¬
ed in any part of this great State.
First. M. EL Chvirch.
Services tp-morrow will be at the
usual hours. The theme of the
morning sermon will be “Require¬
ments for Divine Fellowship.”
That of the evening sermon, “The
Unchangeable Christ.” The general
public, especially strangers, cor¬
dially invited'to every service.
E. J. Hammond, Pastor.
|V?on r oe Signs Petition
or cDrimnm, Senatorial Primary
rorsyth, Ca., .uay 19.—A t pe-
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! D L emo( ^ a
1C "* eCw ' 1V e omrni .ee ca a
senatorial .J primary . tnat the voters
of the c0 ty might declare their
preference for the next senator
from this state to succeed the late
A. S. Clay.
The petition is being rapidly
signed, and it is believed that the
e lection will be called by the exec¬
utive committee at an early date.
Notice.
The Glenwood Local of the
Farmers’ Union will meet at the
Lynwood School House on the
second Saturday in June. There is
important business to be transacted
and a full attendance is earnestly
desired.
Beauty Parlors
Just Opened Fv Mrs.
W. L. Co:ve'.
w . L . (jolyer has complet-
e d the furnishing of her Beauty
p ar iors on the second floor of the
Five Story Building, and same are
no , v 0 p en t 0 patrons. Miss Annie
Laurie Brooks, of Macon, an ex-
perieneed manicurist and beauty
doctor, is with Mrs. Colyer, and
Ls aa espert in jhairdressing. mas-
saging, manicuring, scalp treatr
ment, electrical treatment, the
treatment of facial blemishes, etc.
Save your combings and have
switches made of them,
Miss Brooks will give free dem¬
onstrations all day Monday, and
the ladies and gentlemen of this
vicinity are cordially invited to
call at the parlors of at any time
during tha day.
Mrs. Colyer is .also making a
of sewing of all kinds.
The E-aciies of the Grand Army meet
at 2 p. 5ii. on the 2nd and 4th Satur
day in each month at the K. of P.
Haj) on Central Ave.
A mass meeting has been called
for Saturday at Cochran, at which
a protest will be formulated against
the failure of the State Democratic,
executive committee to act in tbe:
ma tter of ordering a primary for:
] choice of a United States senator
; to fill the unexpireci r term of
,tor _ Cl ^~
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The stany friends of Ur. R. C*
Reynolds, plumber, who has been
connected for some time with
Roush & Son, has been confined
to his bed several weeks, as a
as result of sticking a nail in
his foot. He is rapidly improv-
^ and will be able to be
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