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holder-. f The 'y; -d National of the brightest attorneys in to
Bans the lot A, wing Sinn ^holders Section. Mr. Cook has been ac
were elected directors for tive tively connected with tnc > n..
year 1912 Edward l.Iussev, Jas. since it* organization ant m re<
L. McCarty, J. M. Adams, Jos. ognizedasasat'e, progiessive -'an
B. Wall and A. B. Cook. er. (
These gentlemen are well known. The election o: Oftkeis res,)den
to the,people of Fitzgerald, Mr. j as follows: A. B. Cook. * eiM
McCarty having been manager of dent, Edward Hussey, ice- res-
Empire Mercantile Co. for a num -1 ident; Harry Breedlove, Casmci.
ber of years, and a business man ■ George Wooten, bookeepei.
of exceptional ability. Dr. J. M. j The Third National Bank t of s
Adams professionally and in acom-j an exclusive banking business
mercialway his made many friends! and under these officers wd! con
in the city since coming here, i tinue the splendid grow t» <• t.
Mr. Edward Hussey is regarded j institution. Lhe Ollioeis an.u
as one of the most substantial men| rectors are in a close touen wit !
ill CLVb OJL'y v i'j ireful, safejcond'tions in the e:ty and ci-miiy
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business man, mid Col. Wall, our land the bank has bright prospects
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city attorney, will look after the j for the new year.
Boys Girls 'M Ben Hill County
Last year the Leader organized a Corn Contest for the
< i M-'-n’' farmers of Ben Hill County, to which the business
n £ Pit-crp olri ^ rontribrted a lame ^ f c: nd. These “grown-
ups were a omplete auuie, irom ill rc ^ onBoninf y of rorn
raisers. The hugest yield, pel acre was OT\y Six \ 1 ^
bushels and we know that they didn't do their best.
The Leader is anxious to demonstrate to the world ^ at
lame and to the farmers of Ben Hill Countv, that our soil
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can do better than that- and will undertake to raise a fund
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rural teacher , •
The Leader requests every to organize a
BOVS and Girls’ Corn Club Ot the school house, and act as
president Of the club.
There will be no charge for entering the contest and
the crop will belong to the one making it, so you are,
tne . game . . by it anyway, even :r if „„„ you ,Un’l Jon n win a o nri'/p prize
rhe following rules Will govern lie on CS .
1. Any boy or girl in Ben Hill county ovei ten years
old and who will not be over 21 years old when the crop is
harvested is eligible to enter the cbntest.
2 . There is no entrance fee required but application
for entry must be in the hands of Isidor Gelders of the
Leade!, . , not , late! ,'T . . than Mar .. . L . , 1fll , , llc( . conrl n ’
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or postal card giving name, postotfice and age tgive date of
birthday.)
3. The prizes will be given for crops of corn grown on
a measured acre of land in Ben Hill County and must be
grown by the contestant.
4. Contestants may seek and accept advice regarding
all matters soncerning corn growing, but each contestant
must plant his crop and do his own work, except that a
small bov or girl may hire help for heavy plowing in break¬
ing the land.
5 The land and corn must be carefully measured in
the presence of two disinterested witnesses who shall sign
a certificate showing the result of the measurement.
y This is your opportunity, boys and girls, to show what
i • cu can announced' do with soil, sunshine, the and Corn industry. Clubs The have prizes been
will be ized the different as soon schools. as
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Jftjjui.- |Mx. Jndson US r Canada, atz has returned las, is. ■=r c attractive Er C
i.omc i c after a, o guest of
vjpasadt vi«jt viU) his brother, Mr.! uncle and aunt, l)r. rnd Mrs.
it>fre<ttKratz. jChesleigh A Holtzendorf.
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Fitzgerald Leader
FITZGERALD , BEN HILL COUNTY GEORGIA, JANUARY 12, 1912.
Report To Stockholders Of
The Exchange National Bank
Following is the report of Cashier J. D. Dortniney and Vice
President J. E. Turner, of the Kxchage National Bank to the Stock¬
holders’ meeting Tuesday.
Fitzgerald, Ga., January 9th,
To the President and Shareholders of
The Exchange National Bank, Fitzgerald, Ga.
We greet you today, in this Annual Meeting, with due appre
ciation of your friendship, your loyal patronage, and ) our great
measure of financial strength and backing, which your combined hold¬
ings, your good judgment and your broad influence places under and
around this bank, making it such a giant in strength, and to give it a
cdor and tone that our increasing and enlightened population seem so
much to approve and aomire: and we congratulate ourselves parsonal-
ly ou being honored by you with the great responsibility of maintain-
and elevating from time to time, the high standard of strength,
usefulness and popularity, which you are determined that your cherish¬
ed institution shall enjoy.
While 1911 was in no wise a panic year, yet it resulted in this
section of our country unprofitable, generally speaking, to all impor-
milt interests, with few exceptions. During the year, however, we
nave very great pleasure to snow' you, your bank gained in business
from every point of view, whatsoever, so that at the end of the year,
we are reporting much more deposits than a year ago, our deposits
now ranging around Four Hundred Thousand dollars, that cur surplus
and undivided pro tits account show closely to an amount equal to the
paid in capital stock, viz: One Hundred Thousand Dollais. Out of
this account our directors have ordered a five per cent semi-annual
dividend to be paid to you on this date of our meeting, and, according
to their well known and established rule, have left a considerable sum
in the surplus and undivided profits account for the use of the banks
p a t 10 ns, and as a voluntary additional protection to the depositors of
This practice of steadily increasing this voluntary addi¬
- { protection fund distinct and separate things;
l Qua means two one,
our stockholders are so well fixed, financially, until they do not need
to t j rHW ou t all of tne profits of its institution, the other, they are de-
sirous of increasing the strength of the bank at the close of every
seriH . annua [ term, doing so by leaving a portion of the banks profits
in this voluntary additional protection fund-
What all people, well informed on the subject of banking, like
to see j u aQ institution, is a large cash reserve, and plenty of surplus
and no bills payable. Upon the subject of surplus, our present Hon-
0 rrble Comptroller of the Currency, and likely the wisest Comptroller
iVe have ever had in the history of our country says: “A banking
S y S t em that builds up large surplus makes for strength and stability.”
At present we have a larger cash reserve thah we have ever had, the
| ar g es t surplus we have ever had, and owe no money to the East,
This large cash reserve means that although 1911 terminated with
^ omtl stringency, yet we collected our loan? splendidly, which con-
n r ms our judgment in making loans. ‘
The records show by our operations for 1911 in short, that the
institution has moved up a great many degrees in the sebale of popu-
'arity and public patronage, that vve have met with success every
where, and that our patronage has been extended for several miless
followed by an extention of our usefulness in the same directions.
vVe have something over Two Thousand depositors names on our
books, and we trust that you, like ourselves, hear no complaint as to
fche manner in which we treat this patronage.
We do not claim for ouiselves all the credit for this splendid
showing, but your directors and the very thorough going Auditing
Committee, which they appointed last January, are to share with us
in t(ie cm { it deserved by this attainment.
We have had monthly directors meetings, and at these meetings
the directors were, thru our examining and auditng committee, en-
Aided to get a very clear and satisfactory insight into the internal con-
dition of the affairs of this bank, and have been ever ready to advise
with us and direct us in the wisest administration of our banking
blli . iuess
We recognize the fact of the fundamental importance of a safe,
liberal and progressive banking institution in every community, as
the same is needful for the development and conservation of the com-
raunities’resources, a D d for this reason we a>e endeavoring steadily
to render services to the ^ public toward this end, not forgetting the
o£ ^ delta* with them „ we do upon a
Live and Let Live basis, while at the same time, endeavoring to make
f ol oarse i ves moderate profits. It is our policy and plan not to stand
i u the way of any upright and deserving person, engaged in the pur-
suit of his business, but rather to assist him, making him our friend
and advocate, and by this means win a great patronage for ourselves,
a ” d morc P ub!ic faTOr - We believe that Ulis policy and plan is be-
coming to be recognized by the public at large, and this, together with
our undoubted strength and safety, explains our splendid growth in
the , ast twelve roonths .
We see no very unfavorable signs for 1912, yet we believe that
there will be a greater practice of economy on every hand, less expan-
sion in business, so t..at at the winding up of the present year, with
the, care which i\c propose to inject into our work, and energy which
iv o propose to exercise in gaining Jegitmate business, we hope to have
a report next January for you equally as favorable as this present
repon.
Please let us remind you, that in a prudent way each of you can
win patronage for this bank, and we shall greatly appreciate any effort
whatever on the part of either of you to direct the public to this insti¬
tution for bank accommodations and favors when ever opportunity
presents itself, and even in some instances you will be able to create
opportunities for so doing.
Our best wishes will attend each of you until we shall have the
pleasure of meeting again.
Respectfully,
,1. D. Dobminbt, Cashier.
J. E. Vice President.
The l-*adies E. Church, Aid Society of
1st M. will serve
regular monthly dinner at the YV.
II. C. Hall, Wednesday Jan, 17th
Price 25cts.
Mr. ltotand.tardy, ol the
Southern luxpress Company, ha> \
gone to Poaipsuio, Fla., to,
visit the family of his father.
First f
National Bank
The Stock Holders of the First |
National Bank of Fitzgerald held
Annual Meeting on Tuesday :
10:00 o’clock a. m. There was
an unusual largo and enthusiastic,
attendance upon this meeting and
the reports from the same are in¬
deed eery flattering for this strong
and influential institution.
The meetingjwas .. , a very .
ous one from every stand
the stock holders were
very much delighted with the un-
usual good showing made by the
bank for 1911. The Officers rc-
port showed the bank’s business
was better by 25 percent over the
preceding year, which in the face
of the low price of cotton was a
most extraordinary showing.
Organized twelve iyears ago the
bir;-i National Bank has made a
most remarkable record and stands
out prominently among South
Georgia’s ban k‘s. Commencing
with a capital stock of $15,000.00
thru successive increases during
the twelve years, this bank now
has a combined Capital and Sur¬
plus of $200,000.00 and has paid
in cash Dividends to stock holders
$110,000.00, a record unequaled
in Georgia. The career of the
First National Bank has been uni-
lormly piosperous, having re-
mained under the same rrianage-
,„,nt tcun the .late of
tio, outlWI". prerent; its Hoards
ot Directors oous.st chielly of the
men who orgameed the: bank- and
have been closely 'dent,bed with
,t smee the bc«mu, n!{ , all having
a \v,de reputation jor sound bus.-
ness judgment and the utmost
servatism, their Hied po icy being
distinctlv reflected in the condi¬
tion of the strong institution which
thev have, bruit up.
The management of the First
National Bank is thorough in every
respect and every safe guard is
P u k forth in the conduct of its
a da.rs. Its Board of Directors is
undoubtedly more attentive and
thoiough than the average Board
of Directors, no detail of
Bank’s affaiis escaping their
attention. There is a meeting of
the Board every Monday morning
without fail, everyloan is
ly inspected and every detail of
the bank's business carefully
pervised at these weekly meetings,
insuring the utmost care in the
administration of the bank’s affairs,
The old Board of I)irectors were
re-elected, the same being:
L. Iv. Farmer
4. E. Mercer
C. A. JloUzeudorf
M. W. Garbutt
C. W. Kimball
B. E. Leo,
*L D. Goodman
Jno. B. Seanor
Jno. H. Powell.
The officers were all duly re-
elected as follows:
E. K. Farmer, President
M W . Garbutt, Vice Pres.
T. F. Hemmingar, Vice Pres.
A. H. Thurmond, Cashier
W. II. Bailey, Asst. Cashier,
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qipnin 11 dill Mocfnr iillloUJI jJllmDl/11 nipl/VM!
Has
Mr. George F. Dickson has
signed his position as trainmaster
of the Brunswick Division of the
Atlanta Birmingham and Atlan-
Railroad, with headquarters in
Fitzgerald, and Mr. k. L. Barrett
although they have not yet
at what point they will I
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VOL. XVJL NO. 96
Irwin County's Tragedy
Duplicated In New
York
One Lone Negro
Defies Soldiers
After Killing Cmezr, Negro stooil
Off Jiew York Militia for Hours
Rochester, N. Y. t January 10.—
Reports from Scottsville say a ne-
gr0 who barricaded himself in his
horne this raornir g after murder .
ing his father, lad killed Deputy
Sheriff Bermingham and wounded
1)eputies Abbott and Vogt. The*
sherirt and a posse trailed the ne¬
gro to his house after the black
had killed his father on the street.
The negro’s name is Twiman. It
is supposed he is insane.
In response to a message from
sben Hamil, a posse of national
g Uar dsmen and police have left
Rochester for Scottsville in auto-
mobiles.
Up to 3 o’clock this afternoon
the negro had managed to hold the
posse at bay.
National guardsmen with mem¬
bers of the sheriff’s party were
pouring bullets into the negro’s
barricade.
Deputy Sheriff Bermingham is
lying only a few feet from the
house. He is dead. Deputy Abbott
j g b e fatally hurt,
At 3 o’clock an order was ob-
tained f , omSuprenic Court Jostiee
ooton for< , d f ,.
the s , afe to be teken to
ScoUsvil , e t0 bumbard tbe , hoos6
in .bidlTwIom I, barricaded.
At4 m . TwimaII w>iked out
of , he ,, arricaded 1)ms0 wiu , hj ,
haQds ^ ,„ s htad aud surren-
„ le p(KSC
He was placed in a closed auto¬
mobile to be taken to Rochester.
Pastor Hammond
Slowly R.ecovering
The many friends of Rev. FI J.
Hammond, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, will be inter-
to know that he is still le-
from his recent illness,
and will attempt to till his pulpit
Sunday as usual.
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Knights of Pithias
Will Give Banquet
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p p... tll,as are plann,n , £* or ar > elabo-
rate banquet on the evening of
the eighteenth of this mouth, and
the indications are that it will be
one of tne largest affairs of the
kind held in Fitzgerald in so.'
time. Anorchestri will furni.
good music throughout the evenin,
and speeches will be made by
prominent out-of-town knights, as
as local eelebreties.
Among the special speakers
will be Hon. YV. G Sutcliff, of
the Savannah Press: Hon. Wm.
H. Leopold, Grand Keeper of
Record and Seal, of Savannah; I
and Hon. George T. Cann, Grand
Chancellor, of Savannah.
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