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THE STATE'S ROAD, THE
HERITAGE OF GEORCIA
The historical review of the
State’s railroad, as it appears in
the editorial of the Brunswick
News, contains valuable inform
ation for the public, which is fed
on arguments favorable to the
sale o 1 the property by leading
State papers. The people have it
in their power to protect this as
set of the State and when they
fully recognize its value now and
for the future, they will cxcrt‘
their influence on the (‘nmin;:‘;
legislature to retain what they |
have and to make the necessa.y
extensions to make it the revenue
earning property that it is des
tined to be.
The Brunswick News says: l
“We, the people of (icnrg’i:l,‘
own a railroad, terminals, fran
chise and rolling stock, together
with the business of a going road,
ready built up. This more or less
valuable property was built fur‘
a specthe purpose, but before that
purpose was accompiished, zul-'
verse circumstances uccurrcd,l
over which we had no Cnntl‘u],‘
and the railroad was leased to a
foreign corporation, says the Au
gusta Herald. But tne wisaomn
of our forefathers in constructing
the railroad at a cost of about
$4,000,000 was fully justified, in
that it pays a handsome rental on
the amount Hf the (nvestment,
which is $35,000 per month, or
$420,000 per year.
But the original intention of
the builders oi the state’s railroad
was not carried out. Their pur
pose was primarily to complete
1t irom its terminus, in a direct
line to Savannah. They had al
ready begun to operate it; two
engines were hauled 68 miles
through the country and placea
upon its tracks. The Georgia rail
road from Augusta and the Ma
con and Western railroad from
Macon were subsequently com
pleted, giving the state’s railroad
connection with those two Geor
gia cities. At Augusta it had
both water and rail connection to
Savannah; at Macon it had rail
connection to Savannah. 50,
their purpose being partially car
ried out, and there being no im
mediate cause for haste, they al
lowed their plans to remain in
abeyance, while they busied
themselves in operating the line
to the Tennessee river, and in
solving the problem of the new
science of railroading, |
The Confederate war came on
at this juncture. And in its train
the era of reconstruction, with
carpet-baggers and scalawags ga
lore. With the chaotic condi
tions incident to the war, with the
state treasury looted and deplet
ed, and with its tracks torn up
and its rolling stock run down,
the state’s railroad found great
difficulty in making ends meet.
It may be supposed that it had
the time of its life, bringing buck
le and tongue together, with
tracks torn up and rails twisted
around the trees that grew by the
way side.
In these circumstances, the
state’s railroad’ was leased for
$25,000 per month. This moder
ate rental may have been a goad
makeshift, in view of the fact that
Georgia was undeveloped and the
further fact of an empty treas
ury and impaired credit. At any
rate, it was thought to be a good
trade, all things considered, but
the biggest thing considered then
was the uncertainty of things in
general, particularly the dearth
of revenue with which to rehabi
l.tate the finances of the state
bordering on bankruptcy, by
reason of the effects of a devas
t.ting war coupled with the more
scrious effects of the riot and pil
lzge and plunder of the recon
ctruction period. Therefore, the
i'mporary makeshift of leasing
the state's railroad for $25,000
per month might have beeg a
good thing, as no man could for
see the outcome of the conditions
then prevailing. But the lease
met with bitter opposition.
This, then, is how the amount
came .to be fixed .at $25,000 per
month. When the oid lease ex
pired and a new lease made, this
amount was taken to figure on as
a basis for the new lease. It was
shown that the traffic of the rail
road had increased enormously
and that its capacity was taxed
to the utmost to handle the im
mense tonnage, but all the same
they only offered & raise of $lO,-
000 per month, and this amount
was accepted, making $35,000 per‘
month that the lessces are now
paying. Whenever it comes to
making the worse appear the bet
ter cause, or getting something
for nothing, they are there by an
overwhelming majority. So
when the question of making a
new lease came before the legis
lature, the men who represented
the people of Georgia, in leasing
the state’s railroad, they could
only hide their diminished heads
and accept what was given them,
which was $35,000 a month.
Now, then, $50,000 per month
is the only figure we have seen
mentioned any ways in reason for
the leasing of the state’s railroad.
And this figure was named in
’nnmcrtinn with the discussion of
a proposed sale. Of course, if
!thcrc 15 a sale there can be no
lcase—and hence the discussion
i\"f’“ only to arrive at some basis
ot valuation, in ‘order to deter
-Iznim* the exact figures to sell at,
it is finally decided to sell,
| For our part, we are opposed to
{considering a sale of the state’s
vroad, in the absgnee of complete
;I\':}<"N.\h‘(i}\_’c f the value |of the
property, together with the price
(that is proposed to be paid for
{ There seems to be a well-de-
Ifinc(l propaganda formed for the
purpose of creating public senti
ment in favor of selling the
lstutc's railroad. If it is sell it or
!bust. we say bust. There is less
cause for a stampede in this mat
ter than ever before. And no
sense in the talk of retiring the
small bonded indebtedness that
the state owes, because the bonds
are not due, and therefore not
ip:tyahle. Bondholders are not go
ing to allow their bonds to be re
tired before they are due, without
the proper consideration, and the
Dbetter the security the more con
sideration they will exact.
~ But for exigencies of the war
situation and its aftermath, which
have been related above, it is pro
bable that the state’s railroad
would now extend from the At
lantic ocean to the Tennessee
river, and this may vet have to he
done, in order to save it from the
rapacity of those who are medi
tating and designing its forced
sale and sacrifive.
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Smile, of course—it costs noth
ing.
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~ What, think you, do other peo
ple say of this town? It's up to
‘us.
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| Baseball, however, has not
been shot off the map.
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When your caller dilates earn
estly upon his honesty it is time
to lock up the safe.
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All women are beautiful. Some,
however, are more so than others
—including yours, and ours.
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With warm weather hopping
along we may expect a noticeable
impetus in the fine art of local
open air courting.
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~ The fellow who lays down on
a job usually finds that the job
has wriggled from under him,
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All roads lead somewhere, but
with many the road to success
begins and ends in a blind trasl;
THE LEADER ENTERP PRISE AND PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1916
FEDERATION OF : |
LABOR ASSEMBLED
(Continued from First Page.)
finally tabled by a vote of 74
&tl) 21.
Jerome Jones read a bill which
is to be presented by the legisla
tive committee of the federation
to the Georgia legislature, at its
next meeting, to deny the rights
cof the state courts to grant in
ljunctiuns when differences arise
between employers and employ
ees,
The gist of the bill is that it
shall not be unlawful for work
ingmen or women to organize
| themselves into, or carry on any
labor unions for the purpose of
lessening the hours of labor or
increasing the wages or better
ing the conditions of the mem
bers of such organizations, nor
to carry out their legitimate pur
poses as free as they could do if
acting singly.,
| Court Procedure Reform |
The bill provides that no res
training order or injunction shall
be granted by any court or any
judge in any case involving a
dispute concerning terms of em
ployment, unless it is found nec
essary to prevent irreparable in
jury to property. No order shall
prohibit any person from termi
nating any relation of employ
ment, from recommending, advis-|
ing or persuading others. This
will also apply to any person
engaged' in a lawful manner,
Such acts shall not be illegal or
unlawful in any court of this
state.
Following the reading of this
bill it was moved that it he adopt
ed and turned over to the incom
ing legislative committee of the
federation and be made the para
mount bill of the labor legisla
tion to be presented at the com
ing session of the state legisla
ture.
Howard Warmly Indorsed
The convention adopted a reso
lution indorsing the attitude of
Congressman William Schley
Howard in supporting by voice
and vote in congress, often single
handed, measures favorable to
the organized working classes.
The report of the educational
committee recommended the in
dorsement of compulsorygeduca
tion and free text be oks, #7SL was
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adopted by unanimous v %
Randall Walker Rapi‘s
The convention indorseq ™ the
Burnett immigration bill and 3
Randall \Walker was severely
condemned for not voting for this
measure. A resolution was adopt
ed urging local unions to observe
January 27 of each year in com
memoration of the birthday of
the “Grand Old Man of LLabor,”?
and to be known as Samuel
Gompers day.
The following resolution was
adopted :
N, .C. & St. L. R. R. Criticised
“Whereas, The Western and
Atlantic railroad is the property
of the state of Georgia and leas
cd to private concerns; and,
“"Whereas, the present manage
ment of this railroad is very an
tagonistic to organized labor,
which was clearly demonstrated
by the discharge of men for no
other reason than that they were
members of a labor union ; and,
“\Whereas, The present lease of
this road will soon expire and
will probably be renewed, there
fore, be it
“Resolved by the Georgia Fed
eration of Labor, in convention
assembled, That the legislature
be petitioned to insert a clause
in the new lease to prevent the
discrimination against citizens of
our state for exercising a right
guaranteed by the constitution of
the United States.”
Many other matters of minor
importance were disposed of by
the convention today, which has
now got down to real business.
NOTICE.
TAX RECEIVER'S LAST ROUND
I will be at m yoffice in the court
house every working day during the
month of April and at:
Vaughn, Friday April 21st
Williamson’s Mill Saturday, April
22nd.
I will be at the above stated places
on the dates mentioned on my third
and last round for the purpose of
receiving state and county taz returns
for the year 1916, All parties are
warned to b- +e their returns in be
fore Mav s the books close on
that =
a. J.DORMINY,
Tax Receiver.
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A delegation from the Tifton
City Council is in the city in
specting - the Fitzgerald = Fire
Department. |
WOMAN’S CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual meeting of the
Woman’s club was held Wednes
day, April 20th, in their rooms,
Mr.s I. Gelders presiding.
It was almost entirely a busi
ness meeting and those present
proceeded at once to take up the
niatters on hand.
The first business was the
cdoption of the Amendment to
the Constitution. Article six sec
tion 2 and 3. Strike out sections
2 and 3 and substitute the fol
lowing to read as sections 2. The
president shall appoint a nomi
nating committee of five prior to
the annual meeting who shall
suggest the names of the officers
to be elected for the ensuing
term. The election shall be by
acclamation unless otherwise or
dered by the club.
The officers were then elected
for 1916-17 as follows: President,
Mrs. S. G. Pryor, Sr.; Vice Presi
dent, Mrs. E. J. Dorminy; Re
gording becretary, Mrs. C,” B,
Brower; Corresponding Secre
tary, Miss Elizabeth Pryor;
Treasurer, Miss Maude Glover;
Reporter, Miss Helen Osborné;
Parliamentarian, Mrs. J. L. Fra
zer,
Mrs. J. E. Andrews asked that
the Woman’s Club join the Par
ent-Teachers Assuciation in ex
tending an invitation to the State
Convention of Mother’s Congress
to meet in Fitzgerald next year.
The motion was made and carried
that we extend the invitation.
The Better Babies Contest was
discussed and postponed indefi
nitely. The annual reports were |
heard from the officers and com
mittees which pioved the good
work of the club.
Roll call was responded to by
suggestions for the next years
work and programs and some!
very helpful and interesting‘sug-“
gestions were made. |
Mrs. C. E. Brower made a mo
tion which was carried that we
give Mrs. Gelders, the retiring
president a rising vote of thanks
for her faithiul and untiring ef
forts for the good of the club. She
has never missed a meeting and
has worked unceasingly and al
ways with a view of something
higher, something better for our
club.
At the ¢lose of the meeting,
Mrs. Mrs. 'A. H. Thurmond, Mrs.
[<. A. Russell and Misses Nellie
Frazer and lElizabetnh Pryor serv
ed refreshing tca and wafers, af
ter which they adjourned for the
coming year.
NOTICE OF SALE
GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.
Notice is hereby given that un
der and by virtue of an order
granted by Hon. W. F. George,
Judge Superior Court Cordele
Judicial Circuit, in the case of A.
J. McDonald against Lila George,
guardian for Marie and John
Barfield, pending in Ben Hill Su
perior Court, will be sold on the
first Tuesday in May, 1916, during
the legal hours of sale, at public
outcry, before the courthouse
Fitzgerald, Georgia, Lot Number
Two, Square Three, Block Elev
en, in the City of Fitzgerald, Ga.
M. M. STEPHENS,
4-21-28 . Receiver.
Through the courtesy of Mr.
A. B. Cook, now of Orlando, we
are furnished a clipping from the
New York Tribune, which prom
inently mentions the Fitzgerald
route of the Dixie Highway.
Easter Greetings
To Our Friends
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J. C. Brewkr, President
L. C. Montacug, Sec'y and Treas.
R. J. Prextiss, Mgr. lnsurance Dept,
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Realty and Investment
Corporation ‘
Like the Coffee of
Paris and Vienna
But Specially Blended for This Climate
Southerners who visit Paris and Vienna find that the coffee served in
the famous cafes there possesses the same superb quality of French Market
Coffee which for a hundred years has been the national drink of the South.
No other coffee produced in this country is like French Market. No
other cofiee can boast a secret blend which for over a century has remained
unchanged.
French Market Coffee is the same Old Secret Blend which was the delight
of such national celzbrities as Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and more latterly
Eugene Ficld, Mark Twain and Joseph TR
Jefferson, who gathered at the famous TEDN SBRESCT o i
French Market for their cup of French S c"‘ AWy
Market Coffee. \“ 4 a" B
Send 10¢ for 12-cup sample, and £ @ TRI 4
booklet of the Story of Old French { s e B =5
Market. We will also send names of ‘ {:d;' A ®
grocers in your town who sell French See A e RI X f
Market Coffee. 1-lb. cans, 25¢; 4-Ib. (R ""*"‘r’-&?;,;;«;i iy
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DENNMARRK'’'S
AILLL. DAY SATURDAY
A Balloon FREE with each Ssc¢ Glass of
Ballardvale Ginger Ale
Or Liiggett’s Orangeade’
Give the Kiddies a Nickel and let them have
a wholesome and healthful drink and a balloon.
Denmark Drug Store
o fli' @\@Mfl%x Store
An Interesting Statement by One cf
the Big Men In the Drug Business
T
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A. E. KIESLING
of Houston, Texas, says:
“If you have a muddy complexion
and dull eyes, you are constipated. Six
glasses of water daily and one or two
Rexall Orderlies at night will correct
this condition and make you ‘fit as a
fiddle’ Rexall Orderlies, in my opinion,
are the best laxative to be had, and ecan
be taken by men, women or children.”
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative. . ‘
DENMARK DRUG CO.
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Casper Hide & Skin Co.
228-229 EAST PINE. ST.
Buys Hides, Fur, Wool, Wax,
Tallow, Brass, Copper, Pew
ter, Aluminum Turpentine
Stills, Old Auto Car Tires,
Rubber, Etc.
FARMERS!
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- Attention!
WE have plenty of money
to loan on five year terms
on FARM LANDS in Irwin and
Ben Hill Counties. If your are
in need of money, it will pay
you to see us, for we are pre
pared to make quick loans.
McDonald & Bennett
Mr. A. M. Kendall, of Atlanta,
circulation manager of the
“Way,” is spending a few days
in the city in the interest of his
publication. The “Way” carries
a page write up of Fitzgerald in
this week’s issue, to which we
would refer “as from the gifted
pen of so and so” if it didn’t hap
pen to be the work of our boy,
a student in the tenth grade of the
city’s High School.
HENRY FORD LEADS IN
NEBRASKA PRIMARIES
Omaha, April 20.—Latest re
turns from Tuesday’s primary in
crease Henry Ford’s lead for Re
publican presidentiat nomination.
They also indicate the renomina
tion for the Senate of Hitchcock
on the Democratic ticket. Wil
liam J. Bryan is running sixth for
delegate-at-large to the Demo
cratic National convention. Keith
Neville is five thousand ahead of
C. W. Bryan, the Democratic
gubernatorial candidate.
A slight accident took place
when Mrs. Chas. Gill's car was
run into at the intersection of
Central and Grant streets this
afternoon by John Adams, driv
ing the delivery car of L. O. Tis
dell. Besides some damage to
the fender of Mrs. Gill’s car and
frightening the ladies in the car,
nothing serious resulted.
Crashes inte sour bile, making you
‘ Sick and vou loge a
' ; 91y s work.
~ Calomel salivates! It’s mercury
Calomel acts like dynamite on a slug
igish liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
it, causing cramping and nausea.
-8k you feel bilious, headachy, consti
-Ipated and all knocked out, just go to
your druggist and get a 50-cent bottle
of Dodson’s Liver Tone, which is a
harmless vegetable substitute for dan
gerous calomel. Take a spoonful and
if it dosen’t start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without mak
ing you sick, you just go back and
get your money.
If you take calomel today you'll he
sick and nauseated tomorrow; besideg
it may salivate you, while if you take
Dodson’s Liver Tone you will wake up
feeling great, full of ambition and
ready for. work or play. It’s harmless
pleasant and safe to give to children;
they like it.
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY
On Sunday, the 23rd, Mr. D. 1
Fant, an engineer on the South
ern Railroad, will speak three
times at the First Baptist church.
His subjects are as follows:
At 11 a. m,, “The Man That
Lost His All”
At 3:30 p. m., “On the Limited
to the Great Terminal.”
At 745 g m., "The Way
Home.”
Don’t fail to hear these mes
sages. .