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Officiat Organ Ben Hiii "County,
Highwayßoosters Return From
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Four Day Inspection Tour
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Douglas, Waycross, Folkston, ' .
Jacksonville.and Brunswick Visited
The Fitzgerald Boosters-for -the - Dixie -Highway who accom
panied Commissioner W, T. Anderson of Macon on his final in
spection of the two routes offered leading into Jachsonville from
Georgia, returned to the city Sunday afternoon. President W. R.
Bowen of the Short Route Association in whose car Commissioner
Anderson made the trip from Waycross to Jacksonville and Bruns
wick returned via Blackshear and Waycross accompanied by Com
missioner R. V. Handley, M. Dickson, and Isidor Gelders, whilst
Commissioner M. W. Garbutt returned with E. L. Dorminy and
Chas. Taliferro in Dorminy’s flying roadster. THe condition of the
road -from Waycross thru Pierce and Charlton counties were a
revelation to those who had traveled them before the Dixie High
way boosters had created an interest in the development of this
section. The water courses, which in the past made travel almost
impassable thru Pierce county, were all well bridged and though
the road work was new, little difficulty was experienced in negotia
ting the entire distance of 38 miles in high gear, justifying the
Leader-Enterprise slogan, ‘“ln high gear thru Georgia.”’ The
party were the guests at a unique luncheon tendered by the Way
cross Board of Trade Thursday night, proceeding which, speeches
were indulged in. The Waycross Herald has this report of the
evening:
“Mr. V. L. Stanton, president of the Waycross Chamber of Com
merce, presided over the business meeting that breceded the refresh
ments. Mayor Scott T. Beaton welcomed the boosters to the city,
aad Hon. W. R. Bowen, ot Fitzgerald; presidert of ‘“‘Short Route” As
sociation, responded.
~ President Bowen and all of the out of town speakers of the even
ing paid Waycross a great compliment for the - magoificent m#nner in
which the ‘“Boosters” were received and JW;HAO.‘*‘&.KQ&» the City of
Waycross and the county of Ware have done in the interest of the
Dixie Highway, ' : _
Mavor Beckhan, of Wilcox county, told : of the work Li.
county has done in the way of road improvement along the .proposed
Waycross short route, and stated that Wilcox county has completed
her road through the county. '
Col.-Hanley, of Ben Hill county, thanked Mayor Beaton for the
key to the city and assured him that they would make good use of 1t
during the night. He said that the Ware county road is so good that
when he struck the county on his trip yesterday afternoon it made
him think that he was in Ben Hill county.
Col. Oliff of Folkston, Mr. Joe Brewer of Fitzgerald, Editor
Isidor Gelders of Fitzgerald, Mr. T. J. Holland of Coffee county, and
Mr. Marion Dixon of Ben Hill county, all made interesting talks in
the interest of the Dixie Highway and complimentary of Waycross for
the showing made during the week.
The buffet luccheon at the Railroad Y. M, C. A. has as chef, J.
D. Mitchell, clerk of the Ware County Commissioners, and it was
everything one could desire, It was probably the most tnique affair of
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FITZGERALD, BEN HILI COUNTY, GEORGIA, DEC. 6, 1915.
!the kind highway boosters of the Short Route have ever attended, It
'Was a progressive luncheon, and started at a't_able marked Perry, the
first stop out of Macon on the I‘oute to Waycross and other towns
working for the eastern leg of the highway into Florids, The Perry
sign ss_lfd ‘Start your motors;” Hawkinsville was next, and the sign
said, ““Get in gear;” the Abbeville sign said, ‘First stop for gas;?
Fitzgerald, *‘Fix puncture;”® Ocilla, “Fill radiator;” Douglas, *“Let
D)wa top;” Nicholls, “Get in high speed;” Wayeross, ‘‘Blowout;”
Folkstgn, *‘Tighten bolts;” Callahan, “‘Get right; "Jacksonville, “Go
as far as you like, ™
Friday at 9 a. m the party started for Folkston and Jacks’ville;
having been joined by cars from Douzlas. Wayeross and Folkston.
Oa reaching Folkston the party was greeted by a number -of
Charlton county citizens and escorted across St. Mary’s where a
splendid dinner had been prepared for the tourists. Col. Oliff
for Folkston and Charlton county made an address of welcome, to
which President W. R. Bowen and Chairman Williams of the
Jacksonville Board of Trade responded. After luncheon the par
ty proceeded to Jacksonville, pilloted by Mr. Williams and his par
ty. A short stop was made in Callahan and the party arrived at
the headquarters, the Seminole Hotel about 6 p. m. A smoker
was arranged for the party at the Board of Trade ro>ms for 8 o’-
clock where Mr, Anderson, Judge Philips and others made
short addresses on the topic of Good Roads. An impromptu
business meeting in the rooms of Commissioner Anderson at the
Seminole Hotel, resulted in arrangements for a trip to Savannah
via the proposed link offered by that city for the Commissioners’
consideration. Mr. Bowen and Mr. Dorminey volunteered their
cars and services to the party, the other members of the party
deciding to spend Saturd'ay.sight seeing in and around Jacksonville
8;30 Saturday Commissioner Anderson, the county commis
sioners of Ben Hill, Handley, Dickson and Garbutt, Messrs. Bow
en, Taliferro, Dorminey and Gelders started on the inspection
tour of the route via Brunswick to Savannah, a distance of 196 9-10
miles from Jacksonville. The 25 miles of shell roads to Youleg,
the limit of Duval county were a source of mixed pleasure to the
boys, whose hopes depended upon bad rather than good roads on
this trip. Soon their spirits roseas Nassau county was reached
and a trail struck thru the woods to Kingsland Ferry, which was
readily crossed to the Georgia lineand the low lands of Camden
¢unty. .
At noon we reached the Satilla river at Woodbine, too late for
hightide, and the ferryman reluctandly consented to carry the
party across. One car could only be taken at the time and this
proved fortunate in this instance as the propability is that a
second car on the flat would have ended in a fatal accident. The
river being low at this hour, the landing was made under diffi
cultues, the rear end of the heavy car being precipitated into the
mud of the Satilla and it took an hour and a half to raise it and
bring it over the landing. After the delay of about two hours,
the party left for the next stop about forty miles away, the city
of Brunswick, which as Mr. Handley expressed it, was the hardest
town to reach he had ever tried, being acting chauffeur for the day.
The cars arrived in Brunswick at 4:30 and Commissioner Anderson ‘
immediately phoned the management of the Ferry at Darien to
advise them that two cars would cross. He was informed that no
cars would be taken over until morning, as the ferry was not
operated after sun down. This being news to the Commissioner,
THRICE-A-WEEK:
' Much attention is being attract
‘ed by cars of Livestock and Home-
Grown feed now touring tho state.
On December 15th the exhibit
of purebred livestock jand home
grown feed stuffs which has been
sent out by the State College of
Agriculture in co-operation with
the United States Department of
Agriculture and the A. B. & A.
Railroad will be seen at Fitzgerald
from 1 to 5 p. m.
Farmers of this section should
not miss the opportunity afforded
of seeing purebred and registered
animals and hear what the experts
accompanying the exhibit have to
say. Reports from towns where
stops have been made are to the
effect that lurge crowds have turn
ed out and have -felt well repaid.
Aside from seeing the splendid
animals exhibited, the farmers
bhave learned a good deal about
the fine points of purebred animals
from the experts and have found
the car of feed stuffs very interest
ing and attractive.
Douglas Registration Closed
Douglas, Ga., Dec. 4.—The city
registration books .closed yesterday
with only about 350 voters register
ed. The city election will be held
on December 18, but so far not
much interest is ‘being manifested.
G. M. Stantcn cashier of the Citi
zens' bank, and. A. L. Wilson, a
member of a labor union, have both
announced for mayor.
and having engagements in Macon Sunday, the party’s plans were
changed and the trip to Savannah discontinued. Mr. Anderson left
for home on the Southern at 8 p. m. and the party -of autoists, re
joicing in the difficulties encountered spent the night in Bruns
wick, returning to Fitzgerald Sunday via Blackshear and Way-
Cross.
The rest of the party returned via Folskton and arrived later
in the day, All the trip was one to be long remembered by all
‘.particinants . Seeing South Georgia was not the objert of the
trip, but the party seemed so much of the territory that it might
have been a sight seeing tour through the section. We are thor
oughly convinced that the entire population, of Belgium, could
find ample land tosettle on in the coast .counties of the
State, ‘
With the party were Mr. and Mrs. H. Garber and Miss Eva Garber;
C S. Sandlin, B. H. Dorminey, J. C. Glover, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brewer, Ed.
Whitman, C. A. Newcomer, M. C. Britt, Col. J. N. McDonald of Douglas-
T. J. Holland of Ambrose.
Mondayv
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XX, NO. 146
- §. L. Griggs,
Aged 78, died at his. home in this
city Saturday nightt He was a
pioneer in the . Colony City, a mem
ber of Post 17, G.. A. R, and was
loved and respected by all who
knew him. He will be missed, not
only by his. wife and two children.
but by a host of friends besides.
The funeral services were held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
family home. conducted by Rev. E.
A. Wanless, and intermen in Ever
green cemetery.
The Leader-Enterprise extends to
the bereaved family the sympathies
of this community.
Grape Fruit Grows
In Ben Hill County
Judge J. R. Horton brought us a
bezautiful specimen of grape fruit
grown on his farm east of the city.
The fruit is about the size of the
Florida variety and fully up to stan
dard in taste and looks. Oranges
have been grown here for some time
and are said to do nicely in this
climate.
~ Mrs. T. A. Meaker,
Residing three miles east of Lula
ville, passed away Saturday night,
aged 55 years. The family came to
the Colony City at an early date,
and hence Mrs. Meaker was known
to a large circle of friends. She was
a woman loved by all knew her.
The funeral was held at the fam
ily home this morning at 10 o’clock
the services being conducted by
Rev. E. A. Wanless, and interment
in Evergreen cemetery.