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The Fitzgerald Leader.
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Official Organ of Ben Hill Co.
Messrs Garbutt, Bowen, Drew
Paulk, Seanor and Wh'itley are a
team when it comes to work for
Fitzgerald. It is due largely to
the efforts of these Gentlemen that
the necessary funds for the Rail¬
road are forthcoming. We con¬
gratulate them on the success of
this important improvement.
The St. Mary’s and Kingsland
Railroad having been granted the
privilege to issue $(>,000,000 in
bonds, will probably be built. The
Ocilla Southern having pre-empt¬
ed in a measure the territory in¬
tended to be traversed by that road,
will most likely bring about some
changes in the line to be built. It
is not at all improbable that that
Road may have to change its plans,
and take a more westerly course,
coming through Fitzgerald and
going west to Ashburn and Albany,
a territory offering an inviting
field for a new rail road. It is on-
derstood that some of our active
citizens will take this matter up
w ith the parties interested ami
oil er the road some inducements
t > place Fitzgerald on their route,
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THE FITZGERALD LEADER, SATURDAY. JUNE 10. 1911
JUNE 14th.
Millions of the emblems of our
country will bespeak the love and
pride we have in our Country’s
flag. From every public building,
every school house and the more
demonstrative homes of the people
the little flags will float.
Fitzgerald will assemble in a
body at the Court House to do
honor to the occasion and to join
in the celebration of Flag Dav.
Our best speakers have been draft-
ed for the occasion and we may
expect some genuine samples of
real oratory.
4000 people turned out to hear
the Hon. Thomas E. Watson in
Athens, Pussy Foot Bill Howard's
that lampooned Tom so
severely during the last congres¬
sional election. The hold Mr.
Watson has on the people has
rarely been equaled, despite the
efforts of his traducers, he retains
the confidence of the thinking
public.
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With the link of standard road
being built by Irwin county con¬
necting Fitzgerald with Ocilla
a great part of the proposed High
way from Perry to Nashville will
have been completed. Wilcox
county has about 12 miles of road
to improve and Berrien about the
same distance to the Lowndes coun-
ty line. With these links com-
pleted we will be in direct touch
with the National Highway and
say .see a stream of winter tourists
pass through this city. Bill boards,
advertising this route will be
erected at Perry, the dividing
point, and the tourists be given
their choice of the two routes.
J K soon as , 0 convict gang can
cor COUnly np>^e s the roa< northern k is end expected of Irwm j
to
J ° 1 tn0 southern end to
1 ad. aln.ad\ n. >eiv <
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■ L'CV expected to go down
j !ea( H D g citizens of Fitzgerald!
j Ocilla to complete arrangernen ts
We have the new Railroad, now
for the new Highway via Ocilla
and Nashville to Valdosta.
l he Ocilla Southern,
Ail necessary contracts between
gerald have' been signed up and
the construction of this important
roat ' ^ as become an assured fact
for Fitzgerald. Mr. J. A. J.
Henderson, President of the Road,
has stated it as a fact that the ulti¬
mate terminals will be at Macon,
giving this territory the much
needed direct northerly outlet.
Fitzgerald will have a trade terri¬
tory opened up, that will add
20,000 bales of cotton to our
market and attract to our whole¬
sale and retail trade husdreds of
people who have been.inaccessable
to our merchants heretofore. A
new impetus will be given to the
progress of Fitzgerald and the
success of the undertaking will be
only the forei unner to greater and
better things.
Missionary Address
The general public is invited to
attend a iecture at the Christian
Church Tuesday evening at eight
o’clock, the speaker of the occasion
being Dr. Jennie Crozier, of India,
a returned Missionary. Dr.
zier’s subject will bo “India
Her Needs.”
Dr. CrozierG talk will be
esting to all who attend, and
especially those interested in mis-
sion work.
—
Mr. Marcus Luke is at, home
again, after an 'extended trip
through the west, which he en-
tered upon at the close of the Con-
federate Re-union in Little Rock,
Ark.
We have a bunch of old papers
at the Leader Office. •r
DOt tied themselves to the wheel o
of politics.
There is such a thing as states-
mansbip in private life. The lead-
I gamzation, er ° f ‘ he h " must nw *, train in or ont , to ot that
up
sort of statesmanship, the first re-
••HAVE ,, 0 ,
YOU KBIT FAITH |
You, leaders among the farmers,
have you kept this faith? Has
your every effort and energy been
directed toward bettering the con¬
ditions of the farmer or youself?
Would you make for the farmer
the sacrifices you have made for
yourselves? If you have not, and
would not, it is unlikely you will
ever be able to give the brand of
service that will be truly effectual
and that will write your name in
history..
Are you in order for glory and
selfish advancement, or to strength¬
en it by your devotion and abili¬
ties that it will further the inter-
ests of the farming masses of this
country. You would not allow
yourself to become easily discour-
aged if you were working for your
own aggrandizement or prosperity.
Will you allow yourself to become
discouraged when you are working
for the aggrandizement and pros¬
perity of the farmer <
Here is this man of the acres
who has suffered and been neglect-
ed these centuries, and who is
just coming into his own. Are
you able to point out to him
his frailties, and have you the
courage to do it? Have you the
bravery to stick to his cause when
in misunderstanding and tempor¬
ary pettishness, he smashes you?
Are you broad enough to remain'
fighting by his side, when you be-
lieve be is wrong, but know -he !
needs you none the less,
We Slave solved some big prob- j
lenas for the farmer in the past six
years. W'e will need to solve still
larger ones in the future. You
must strip for the battle. Unsel¬
fishness must bt} your motto.
More Honor Irv Service
Than Title, Says
Barrett
Union City, G„„ Jane 8.-Tbat
there 1S m0re honor in serrice thaD
,
ers’union. Mr. Barrett also ad-
vises the members of the organi-
nation to “ask themselves if they
have kept the faith.' 5 His state-
DIs< usses selfishness.
No the Officers and Members of
the Farmers’ Union:
Selfishness is the bane of politics
and of every organization, the
Farmers’ union not excluded. We
are gradually scouging it from
the Farmers’ union. There’s less
of it among the leaders than ever
before. But the-purging must be
complete before the order reaches
the effectiveness destined for it by
the national needs it seeks to sup¬
ply.
Here is an illustration: I know
politicians ... .... high favor and in of-
in
fice who could have served
people with twice the efficiency
had they stayed out of office. The
minute a man begins to run for
office, his nobled and broader qual¬
ities arc likely to suffer. He finds
himself compromising with his con -
victions, when they run counter
to his opportunities. He finds his
mouth closed in denouncing abuses
that work to the harm of the peo-
pie, because those who perpetrate
them may be able to injure him.
He makes countless enemies of
powerful and good individuals that
otherwise he could have kept in
line for the public good, had he
not in i ecte d the bitter virus of par-
tisanship.
I he man who would serve the
farmer r . can most often do it best
b iniog out of politics. You
• difficulty
„ no recalling
men of powerful mentality who
could have beenjof inestimable ser-
vice to the public weal had the\
Self-control must be your guide*
Hanging on in the face of defeat
and keeping your head in the iiush
of victory must be your program.
I admit the program is a hard
u ODe But when you consider the
immensity of the neld you are
more thoroughly V the necessity of
the , qualities I have , outlined. ... , ^
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Primitive Baptist Ser-
' vice's.
The Primitive Baptists have
procured the use of the First-
Baptist Church building for ser¬
vices Monday evening, Rev. E.
W. Powell, of Statesboro, having
charge of the meeting, which
will begin at 8 p. m. Rev. Pow¬
ell is a well known Primitive
Baptist minister, and there wi33
no doubt be a large congregation
out to hear him.
L&dies Attention
Wanted, ladies^ who wish to do
good, to help to collect good books
for library in county kindly jail. We do¬
thank those who have
nated, but more are needed. See
Mrs. J. Burkhart, W. Central
Ave., 515.
The City Barber Shop
IS FIRST CLASS
Union Barbers
Hansen Block Brant Street.
H. B. DEYO
Painter and Paper Hanger
All grades of Wall Paper always
on hand. Contracting a specialty.
Shop, 802 West Oconee Street.
R. ELKINS. JOSEPH B. WALh
ELKINS k WALL,
Attorneys at Law, .
Rooms 40S-11 Uartrati-Donovan Buildfaa
Will Practice in all the Courts.