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Will There Be Any For You?
By Major F. W, Barber
We are entering upon what is predicted to be a year of great and
inexampled prosperity for the American people. Unquestionably
many communities and peoples will rise to the crest of the wave and
reap to the fullest of the harvest of gold. ;
_ But will there be any for you? :
~ All over this fair land, from the snow capped fields of the Dakotas
o the sun kissed shores of Florida, farmers of every degree will
bhrive upon the riches that are to pour into our country from the
hations of the earth.
But will there be any for you?
The manufacturer and the workman who create the goods we use,
bhe wholesaler who distributes them, the merchant who retails them,
all are hoping and planning and scheming for the most productive
year in history, and into every state and county and hamlet the flow
of gold is expected to find its way,
But will there be any for you? :
The woodsman who fells the trees, the millman who turns out the
lumber, the architect who draws the plans, the contractor who erects
the building, the laborer who does the work, all have their eyes fixed
upon the promise of a golden future.
But will there be any for yout
- The doctor, the lawyer, the teacher, the lecturer, even the editor
everywhere we turn the American hand is oat-stretched for those
millions in gold. ‘
But will there be any for you?
Gold may come—it will come—in millions and in billions.
But what will 1t leave in its wake? What will it bring to you ¢
Some who profit by the great wealth that 1s to flood our country
will use a portion of their riches in an amelioration of the condition of
the poor; they will take sunshine into the homes of gloom; they will
bring the smile of gladness to the faces of the little ones; they will
plant the seed of hope in hearts of despair; they will be as God in
tended they should be honest, upright, kind and gentle, with a word
of cheer and a lifting hand for those upon whom fortune has failed to‘
shine.
But what will you do? l
Others will reap of the harvest of Mammon and will follow t:'hel
lead of the god of greed, The gold that comes to them will purchase
the desires of lust, the pleasures of the devil. And will pave with
misery the road that leads to oblivion and perdition.
But what will it buy for you? "
In our minds we see the gold thatis wrung from the tears of
[lurope strewizg our land with smiles and with gladness, for gold is
rold, and 1s the power that rules the world. It is more potent than
the honor of man, than the chastity of woman; it is the rock upon
which hopes of the futureare wrecked; it lifts the lowly to high
spheres in life, and it drags the exalted and the noble down from their
pinnacles of greatness and bemires them in the slough of debauchery
rreed; it 1s the source of more gladnsss and sorrow than all else thel
world of man has produced,
They tell us that nineteen sixteen is to be a year of gold—that
his is to be a land of gold—goll everywhere, gold for everybody,
slittering, shining gold?
But will there be any for you? And what will you do with your
rold, and what will it do to you?
We Must Maintain Roads as well as Build Them
In many a country in the South the condition of the roadsis
the same as those which the editor of the Clinton Democrat de
seribes as existing in his county. He says:
| “We can’t survive the impression that we have wasted a lot of
money; that we have built a lot of roads that have gone back to
t leir former condition, from neglect; that we have burdened our
posterity with a debt that has proved to be a rather bad invest
m>nt. We have burdened our children with bonds that will be
mighty hard to pay, and we will have to answer for a great deal,
it for their $150,000 we leave them a legacy of mudholes, a heritage
0" sand and water. (ne of the main defects in our present pro
gram, we think, is the fact that we are spending all of our money
on construction and are not taking proper thought for the main—l
tenance of roads.”’—The Progressive Farmer. :
THE LEAD:R-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12, 1916
In Reply to Savannah News With
Reasons Why The ‘‘Short Route’’
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| (By C. Fort Andrews.) - :
Waycross along with 2 number of othetr progressive cities and ;owns
of Georgia, is in the fight for official recognition at the hands of the
l?oard of Commissioners of the Dixie Highway Association, Waycross
wants to land a place on the eastern route, and Waycross will land a
place on the route. We can name any number of reasons for this state
ment, but primarily w will use a statement from the Savannah Moming‘}
News, made in today’s issue, which if accepted by the Dixie Commissioncrs‘
eliminates the Savannah route. The Morning News, endeavoring to boost
the famous “no ferry route” along the coast, said:
“It has been the claim of the Savannah advocates all along that if the
directors could be induced to go over the route through this city that it
would promptly be adopted. The advantages of the other route have
been pointed ou.t The chief objection to it appears to be that it runs
through the Okefenokee Swamp and that during certain seasons of the
year some of the roads are impassable.”
There you have it. “The chief objection to it (the Waycross route)
appears to be that it runs through the Okefenokee Swamp and that dur
ing certain sasons of the year some of the roads are impassable.” That
“chief objection.” Isn’t it awful—the very idea of the Short route Asso
ciation being such a bunch of beneheads as to attempt to build a road
through the Okefenokee Swamp. We move that they be fired instanter—
and that we build our route via Augusta and some of the South Carolina
tourist points. e |
The Short Route goes through the Okefenokee Swamp just as much as
the Savannah route passes through Texas. That's near enough for you
is it not? The statement that the Waycross route went through the Oke
fenokee Swampis absolutely untrue—it has been denied by persons of un
doubtde veracity so often we are surprised that a paper as reliable as the
Morning News would, even in an endeavor to land something for Savan
nah, continue to use it. We respectfully invite the Morning News staff to
come to Waycross and take a trip to Jacksonville over the Short Route.
We will then leave it to them to say. whether or not the road goes
through the Okefenokee Swamp.
Savannah route boosters issued a report not long ago on the famous
“no ferry” route. Their report has attracted much notice and as others
have commented on it better than we could we will quote a litle righta
here. Isidor Gelders, in the Fitzgerald Leader-Enterprise, said:
“The Savannah Automobile Club is certainly composed of the best
ecuipped talnt for lying of any body of men in the State. In a report
submitted to the Dixie Highway Commission they brazenly state that there
were no FERRIES along their route. Now hey either have never travel
ed the roads or subsequently to the report did build or had built those
ferries at the St. Mary’s and Satilla rivers, as otherwise only a flying ma
chine or a submarine could have made the trip. In this particular re
port they failed to mention that five mile trestle, no doubt depending
upon the credulityof the commissioners to pass on the road on the bare
statements of their profesiional writer, who could have informed himself
at least from the geography of the situation that either ferries had to be in
existence or auto travel would certainly be impossible. No set of gentle
men can afford to take any promises for future performance from a set of
men who so carelessly handle the facts. If lying will get the highway it
must go to Savnnah, we are unable to match these fellows in their lying
| propensitigs.”
Now, if Gelders did not say enough how about an opinion from one
of the Dixie Highway Commissioners? Mayb what he has to say will
cause the rest of the Dixie Commissioners to pay close attention to and
believe every word they hear of he famous “no ferry” route, via Sa
vannah. Well, Carl G. Fisher, who knows what he is saying because he
has been over both routes, favors the Waycross route. That of iself is
sufficient to make Mr. Fisher an irresponsible judge, from the Savannah
route advocates viewpoint, but we agree with him and others who have
used the two routes, the Savannah and Waycross routes, will agree with
aim. Listen,—here’s the hot stuff—straight from the shoulder—almost
as plain talk as Gelders used—as written by Mr. Fisher to Mr. W. T. Ander
son, of the Macon Telegraph. i Ql,fi‘&;-”&éfikfi}&flm“&h“‘ :
“Inthe original report submitted to the Dixie Highway Association
'by the Savannah Automobile Club, as I have said before, they stated, print
ed in their report, that there were no ferries along their route.
“That was a direct misstatement of fact, and as far as I am person
ally concerned, I have no confidence in a bunch of people who will submit
such a report.”
Two votes for the Waycross route—Fisher’s and Anderson’s. The in
specion tour, which will begin at Macon March 20, will give us more—
we know whereof we speak,
Richard H. Edmonds, cd{or of the Manufacturer’s Record, said in an
interview given out no later than Saturday, Jan. 8, 1916, that, notwith-
TStanding the improvements made since his last trip over the Savannah
rouet, he would not undertake the trip by auto. We don’t believe the
Edmonds interview was faked—it could hardly have been when Jackson
ville is for some unknown reason to us so eager for a better road between
Jacksonville and Savannah.
The Waycross or Short Route is the logical route for the eastern leg;
of the Dixie Highway in Gorgia. It comes almost perfectly up to the con
ditions suggested by President Allison himself, of which we will have some
thing to say during the next few days.
The Dixie Commissioners invied to inspect the route, will see what
Commissioner W. T. Anderson saw, and will vote almost unanimously in
favor of the Waycross route. We make this prediction because we know
what the Waycross route offers to the Dixie Highway Commissioners, and
we know that the actual work of the Shor Route advoctes will have far
more weight with the members of the board than such claims as have
been made by the Savannah route advocates—that “no ferry” report for ex
amle, G
A route one hundred miles shorter—only one ferry, a splendid one,
too—no railroad trestle to use, at an expense of $3 per car—and a high
way that is good and getting better—we offer the Dixie Commissioners as
against -the “elbow bend,” “no ferry” route via Savannah.—Waycross Her
ald-Journal, :
Eddie Stone.
Eddie Stone, the popular young
Quartermaster Sergant of Company
G, Fitzgerald Guards, died at the
home of his parents on West Cypress
Tuesday evening with the setting of
the sun. Eddie had been ill with
pneumonia for the past few weeks.
His remains were laid to rest this
afternoon at Bethlehem church with
military honors. The funeral was
held at the home of his pafents.
Come to Fitzgerald to shop.
No. 8250 d
Report of the Condition of
So ¥ ‘
The Exchange National Bank .
At Fitzgerald, in the State of Georgia, at the close of business Dec. 31st, 1915
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: - RESOURCES
ceeeee.. 447,621.74
Loans and discounts.......c...cuonveeieacrnnnaniiine conees b
Overdrafts, Unsecurad........ coceceeeerocaccsosssoserrace soacnee '
U. S. Bonds deposited ta secure circulation (par va1ue)....1 00.003. 800
U. S. bonds pledged to sécure U. S.deposits (par value).. 1,000.
' ; Jheksdniiplol,ooo 00
Total U. S. Bonds...co.veueeneneeinnntanennneens .
Securities other than U. S. bonds (oot iocludiog stocks) owne S eRsE
Canpledgel .t st esl e s TG e 1604,
Subscription to stock of Fedéral Reserve Bank .......... $I 2,33382 Gt
- Lessamount unpaid...............cc0eevene oeeee. 6,000, 5’500,00 /
Value of banking house (if u facumbered) ........cceeeeivnenn :;80600
[Kurnitore and BXGUEeE.. .- ... ... . eeiaumli S Sih e v e 5. .767 .20
Real estate owned other thau ninkiog housa.....tviioeueennn 11. 248. S
10. Net amount due from Federal Reserveßank. LSRR LR 1248.
11. Net amount due from approved reserved agents in New York,
Chicago, and 5t..L0ui5.........................;i]86.815.34 : :
Net amount due from approved reserve agznts in other
res';rve-elbies;;’.[.‘?... e e e e DBB 48 37 88 881171
Net amount due from banks and bankers (other than included in kb
ROaF LI s L T e b e s e s
Other checks on banks in th2sam: city or to#a as reporting bank 8,186.26
Outside checks and other cash items.........cccvveeiinss 186.27
F'ractional currency, nickels and cent5...............c000eee. 280.79 437.06 ;
Dotes of othar nationalbanln: . ... .ist et e 6,600.00
Goin AN cRIREREER. 5. 0. ot ssV 26,915,00
Leon) Tendee Nates .-o0 o o o e e
Redemption fund with U. S, Treasurer and dae from U. S. Treasurer 5,000.00
Customers liability acconnt of acceptances advanced on c0tt0n...,. 109,433.69
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g 7 )Ve S e e R e e T
LIABILITIES .
Ganitabaloslinfidiing . o .ol iR e 100,060.00
SUEpMS I R et . Se e 10.000_.000
RIIREI ES it s s e SL R T
IRROTEIN TR RN . e
Less current Expenses, interest and taxes paid...
Circulating notes outstanding.............coviiiviee oiiieanne.., 100,000.00
Due tobanks and bankers (other than included in 28 or 29)....... 13,627.35
B T I I 0000 L sb e s e 498.00
Demang Deposits: ' 4
Individual deposits subject t 0 ChecK .......evuuuvvrrnnensnnnnnnss 233.912.58
Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 day 5................... 33,5629.91
T T S R R S 9,6689.68
Re R T R 1,000.00
Total demand depusits, items 32, 33, 34 35, 36, 37, :
SOUMBE RO ioes. oo i $278.018.07
Time deposits (payable after 30 diys or subjact to 30 diys or more
notice:)
SRR I R b ee e 101,085.02
Ocher time depnsits..........oovuiun.s 89,864.16
Total of time deposits, items 40, 41 and 42.... 190,909.18-
Notes and Bills Sodbic isTR e S R T e B e none
Bills payable, including obligations representing money borrowed. . . none
Dales e L “eessereintiiancrsacasiniesass $801,616.67
et et T ST
STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF BEN HILL, ss.
I, J. D. Dorminey Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is trua to the bast of my knowledge and belief,
J. D. Dorminey, Gashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 12th day of January 1916,
L. E. Rohrer,
Notary Public.
Miss Gladys Wooten, of Shellman,
who has been visiting M:s. J. L. Mc-
Carty the past ten days, returned to
her home Tuesday evening.
Another Car Load of
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in the market £ |
for another car * g R
of mules. They Sl %
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Correct-- Attest:
W. R. Bowen,
E. T. James,
J. E. Taraer,
Directors.
D. J. Taylor, Poultry Club agent
for the State College of Agricuiture:
isln the city in attendance at the
Poultry Show.
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