Fitzgerald Enterprise, 1902-12-12

Seven years ago from last July thie town site of Fitzgerald bore the same rough appearance as the hunting fields near here to which the Northern huntersare invited. It was a vast wilderness of towering pines, a section of rich soil, said to be the best in the Cracker state, but was sparsely populated and that only by the natives. There were no railroads passing through here and the on only - ly only means of traffic was an over overland - land overland route traversed by wagons. Today there are over 7,000 inhab inhab'itants - 'itants inhab'itants around here and five differ differ'ent - 'ent differ'ent roads connecting with Fitz Fitz'gerald, - 'gerald, Fitz'gerald, giving communication ' with the outside world and carry carrying - ing carrying carload after carload of fruits, lstrawberries, melons, canta cantaloupes, - loupes, cantaloupes, grapes, pears, plums, peaches, figs, sugarcane, cotton and staple articles to foreign markets, all of whichgrow abund abundlantly - lantly abundlantly here and bring a profitable

sas Kansas City 22 years to dowhat Fitz Fitzgerald - gerald Fitzgerald did, it must be admitted that the boom and growth of this place in seven years time has been unprecedented. The town today does more general business than at least three-fifthsof theother Southern towns its size. This is largely due to the fact that it is enjoying a good substantial growth devel developed - oped developed by men of energy and abil ability, - ity, ability, who are calculated to boom the place toa population of 10,-" 000 in the next few yearr. As a municipality the town supports its own electric light plant and 'water-works system equipped at an expense of $35,000. A city hall and jail is being erected at a cost of $B,OOO. The industries in the town are increasing most encouragingly. Among the busy plants that give employment to many is a $lOO,-

price. Asaninducementtodraw more people to this locality, to boom the county, and to use a common expression, land is sell selling - ing selling "dirt cheap" to newcomers, and it doubles in value ia less than a vear. An example of the increasing value of land' town lots that were bought for $lOO three years ago are bringing $6OO to $l,OOO toda'y. [And some that sold for $85.00 two years ago are worth $l,OOO. - Ed.] The growth of this place in size in seven years has been amazing. In the contiguous ter territory - ritory territory four miles around town the total population will aggregate '7,500. When considering the !fact that it required 13 years be be'fore - 'fore be'fore Chicago reached 7,000 in l population; Denver,Col..l2years; Omaha, Neb., 18 years, and Kan Kansas -

Ladies Hook on Supporters, all colors, this sale only, I9¢ | WRAP DEPT. MONTE CARLO COATS, ALL COLORS, SIZES AND PRICES. f ' Raglans, 4 length jackets, childs raglans, misses and chil childrens - drens childrens Jackets. all to be sold at a great reduction this sale. Capes of all deseriptions, eolors, lengths. quality, to be sold at IO PER CENT LESS THAN COST this sale. SHOE DEPARTMENT. Our shoe stock is enterely.toc large and we must re reduce - duce reduce it. 'We have all thd different grades of leather amd all the last in Mens, Ladies, Boys, Misres shoes. $4.00 mens shoes $2.65 $3 50 Ladies shoes $2 60 $3 00 mens shoes $1.70 $2 50 & $3. ladies shoes $1 65 $2.00 mens shoes $1.19 ~ $1.75 & $2. ladies shoes $1.19 - $1 50 ladies shoes - ° .98

| DRY GOODS DEPT. 50 and 65¢ guality fleeced lined Pique 2 days 39c¢c 75¢ quality Wool Goods for waists and skirts 42¢ All of tne $1.25 grades of Dress Goods consisting of all the latest weaves, sponged and shrunk 50 and 52 inches wide, this sale ek e - 95¢ $1.25 Silk Corduroy in Black. this sale 89c 124 and 15¢ Outing Flannels - - - - lic 10¢ quality light outing - - . - Bic Large assortment flannelettes beautiful patterns only 9c ' NOTION DEPT. ' . Don't forget that we have by far the largest and most complete line of Dress Trimmings. coneisting of all the late style Medallions, Braided Trimming, Battenburg Ap plique, Ornaments for Dress trilnmings and appliances of all deseriptions, Butterick patterns just arrived.

000 cotton factorys mill just complet@ stone works, cottol ; iron. foundries, ice! mills too numerous * and other factoriess L can readily be seen tH is the coming metropee South. - ~ During the past various railroad officials ¥ ceeded in making thil tourist point. The climallll |this. section is delightful, 8 ially during the winter mon Northern people who I¥ here claim that they hal kept a record of the tempd ature for several years, whicl§ they find to run on an averagg as follows: Spring, 63.9; summeg 78 to 90; fall, 64 to 68; winter 40 to 45. I have been informed that | during the past seven years the coldest dav registered 10 dee l (Continued on Last page )

Ask to see our Childrens Blue shoes. The latest out. Infants, childrens and misses Patent leather shoes all sizes, just received. _ BLANKETS. BLANKETS. S We are going to start in this line be cutting the price down to wholesale prices. If yon need anything in this line either blankets, cotton or wool, or comforts, call to see us before you buy. We will surely suit you, both in quality'and price. o CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Visit 'our clothing department if you want to save 334 PER CENT on everything in nobby suits; also ¥ make the same reduction on everything in Gents Furnis iogs of all deseriptions. - Special Rednction on Underwear,

~ Fitzgerald, Ga., Nov. 22. - The greatest booming town in Geor Georgia, - gia, Georgia, and what might be called the Chicago of the south, because of its phenomenal growth, is Fitz Fitzgerald, - gerald, Fitzgerald, in Irwin county, 117 "miles south of Macon, or about 90 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. Just now, it is enjoying a rapid - growth that is making it known countryover. Northern peo peoplelare - plelare peoplelare coming into the place, in investing - vesting investing their capital in lands and