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Wednesday kdition Official Organ Ben Hill County, ‘ q? §2 * ai Farmers’ Meeting at Courthouse -~ Next Saturday, 2 P.M. 4 If you are interested in Tobacco Culture, COME OUT to this meeting and hear Expertsi tell you all about it. The Export Tobacco Co. will have a representative at the meeting to contract far 500 acres in Ben Hill County---FREE Seed. | | | Saturday, 2 P. M. From Perry To Jacksonvilie The Waycross scout cars for the initial inspection of the ‘‘short route” are scheduled to arrive in the city Wednesday afternoon on Dec. Ist and will be accompanied to Perry by some of the local good road advocates, to join Commissioner Anderson and his party at Perry on the 2nd for the tour to Jacksonville. At Hawkinsville and Abbeville a number of cars will join the tourists and come on down to Fitzger ald where lun%fivill be served. The cars will goto Waycross via Ocilla agd Douglas, local officials attaching themselves to the party along the route. The night will be spent in Waycross, the guests ot the Waycross Chamber of Commerce. Friday the trip will be made into Jacksonville via Folkston, : | Fully fifty cars are expected to make the trip and a decision is expected from the commissioners. President Bowen of the ““‘Short Route” Association has sent out the following invitation to the county and city officials in the territory and several responses have already} been received. k | My Dear Sir: ; . } At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in Wayecross, Gg.,! after due and carefulf consideration, it was decided that it would be a wise and proper thing tu do at this time to promote and stimulate a further interest in the Short Route of the proposed East Dixie High way which will run from Perry, Ga., via Hawkinsville, Abbeville, Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Douglas, Waycross, Folkston, Callahan, to Jack sonville, Fla., that an inspection tour be made through these counties and cities on December2nd and 3rd; that the inspection tour should start at Perry, Ga,, on the morning of the 2nd, and that the parties would join them in each county and county seat they passed through along the route, and make such a schedule as would suit them so as to reach Waycross on the afternoon of the 19th and spend the night there, leaving on the morning of the 3rd, and going into Jacksonville that afternoon and spending the night there, I believe this movement to be one that will greatly promote and stimulate interest in our proposed route, and as President of the Dixie Highway Short Route Association, I do hereby declare and designate December 2-3 as official Inspection Days of the different roads through their respective counties of the Dixie Highway Short Route to Florida. I do especially Insist and urge that the County Commissioners and the County Superintendents of each County, and the Mayors and other City officials jand Chambers of Commerce of each City through which we shall pass, and also all other good roads advocates take notice of this declaration and join in this inspection Blankets, Comforts! These new ones are fine—sl.l9 to $10.50. It’sag)d time to get ready for the first cold snap!fi; This big store is Y t ]Sh : l EVERY department of the Empire Store is alive with items of interest---Visit the Millinery and Ready to Wear Depts. on 2nd floor---The Shoe and Clothing---The Dress Goods and Staple Depts.--The Notion and Small Wear Depts.--- You'll find the biggest lot of really good merchandise under one roof in this section and our one-price plan *%sys miney on New Plush Coats for Girls SCHOOL SHOES:; Girls; $1 to $3.50 SCHOOL SHOES; Boys; 31 to $4 bt ~Plhlirs (4 Bt el sy, Belid ol oLI KlO, bt colhs b osthat By, i S ECWAH, - o | ’ @ One Price e Empire Mercantile Co. e, Yes, it’s our treat to the Grand—Every $3 worth of cash purchases entitles you to free admission ticket. THE LEADER ENTERPRISE FITZGERALD, BEN HILI COUNTY, GECRGIA, NOV. 10, 1915. RIG-ER-UM-ER-O A Banker away from here writes, asking how we won such large deposits. We wrote him a long Rigerumero and then told him the following facts, which count for everything: : “We have one of the strongest set of stockholders and one of the most experienced and careful set of di rectors anywhere in the whole United States,"and these people make a specialty of drecting our bank well. They see to it that the government laws are strictly lived up to and that every person dealing with the bank gets a fair and liberal deal. The public are gradually finding out these facts about us and they are rewarding us with their confidence and the depositing of their money.” The Exchange National Bank Leader in deposits Government depositary Entered on Honor Roll of Strongest Banks. Empowered to act as Administrator, Ex ecutor and Trustee on Estates under the _ supervision of the County Ordinary and the . United States Goverment. oo : tour, making the trip over the Dixie Highway Short Route, to Jack. sonville. ' We have this fight for the East Dixie Highway practically won, and it will now depend on the quality of road from Waycross to Jack sonville in comparison to the road from Savannah to Jacksouville, in our final success of being named official route of the East Dixie ‘High way, yhet me urge your hearty cooperation in making this inspection tour a great success, and - succeed in our laudable undertaking. It does mean so much to our section of country to have this Highway finally and officially named through it, We can succeed, WE MUST succeed in our undertaking. Hoping to see you on this inspection tour on December 2nd and 3rd I am, with best wishes anda determination to win the official recognition of our route for the East Dixie Highway. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Horne and little daughter Miram of Abbe ville spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Horne. THRICE-A-WEEK And Fitzgerald Press Miss Ella Chapel accompanied by her sisters, Mrs. C. H. Gill and Mrs. W. Royal Smith left for Atlanta where Miss Ella will consult a specialist, Full cut and stylish coats _ 25 with belt and ornament. Splendid Coats that will @ last the little folks at least two seasons. 6 to 10 year size Beaver Dam Bridge Opens; y WORST PART OF SHORT ROUTE IS ELIMINATED BY CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE IN PIERCE COUNTY: WILL FINISH ROAD IN PIERCE WITHIN TEN DAYS Wayecross, Nov, 10—Chairman A. Fleming of the county com missioners, reported today that Beaver Dam bridge, covering whatis regarded as one of the worst parts of the proposed Dixie Highway through this section, has been finished and is now open to the publie. The bridge is in Pierce county. The road through Pierce will be finish ed during the next ten days. Efforts have been made for years to bave a bridge built at Beaver Dam without success, The (Georgia Short Route Association 'got busy on the matter and through their work the bridges needed im Pierce have been constructed. Chairman Fleming is ‘higrbly pleased that tte Pierce county link is so near being perfected and is satisfied that-the other eounties will have all objectxbnéble pieces of road mtip= top shape before the Georgia Dixie Highway commissioners u.e ready to make their final inspection trip of the several routes between Macon. and Jacksonville. f ; . The short route from Macon to Jacksonville is now passable imm all kinds of weather, and the continued improvements the counties in- - terested have agreed to make will only add to the attractiveness of the - route. .Chairman Fleming is very optimistic over the outcome of the. - campaign to have the short route via Waycross officially recognized. .. *“Ware county has done hec best,” he said today, “and from reports - I have from the other counties I fail to see how the Dixie COMmMmission ers can select any other route for the eastern leg of the Dixie bigh way.” Mrs. R. C. Ellison has return ed home from Birmingham, where she has been attending the bed side of her mother, Mrs. R. A. Wagoner, for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Brown and children are visiting Mrs. Brown’s parents at Ashburn Ga. VOL. XX. NO. 134 Major Chas. Wright of Tampa re turned to his home Tuesday after a delightful visit with Dr. and Mrs. E H. Dorminey. Mr. Oliver Cook of Thomasville: was the guest of Dr. E. J. Dorminesy Monday and Tuesday. ' Rev. G. L. Ware left Monday night for the North Georgia Confence., which meets at Rome, Ga. Everyday Needfuls New arrivals of Standard goods to help you in year winter sew ing! Broadcloths, §O-inch, $l, $1.50, $1.98 Serges. 36 to 48-inch . . 80c¢, 75¢c, 98¢ Plaid Silks, 27 and 38-inch, $l, $1.25, $1.50 Self Striped Silk, Blk, Navy, Green, $1 FINE LONG CLOTH (14 yard bolts) / $1.25, $1.78 ENGLISH Nainsook, (10 yd box), $1.50 New Shirting Cheviots .. . . ... 10e New Dress & Shirt Percale, 10¢ & 123 c Special Cantorf, Brown and Black, 10e Best Grade Gown Outings . . . . . IQ¢ New Standard Mattress Ticking . . 10¢ Special Riverside Checks .. ... 8¢ Special Sovereign Checks . . . ... Se¢ All Best Calicos, . ..... Scayard Monday Wednesday Friday