The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31

,tatOes; what they are good for and how
much money there liz in them.
How to produce a bale Of cotton to the
acre In common year.
How to improve wood pasture.
The evils OF the credit system.
Can farmer raise all OF his supplies at
home?
Cotton seed meal aud hulls as food for
COVE how much is lost by feeding the seed
whole.
Proper shelter for stock.
Diversified farming; does 1t nay?
Does 1t pay to have good garden! And
how can we have one?
Some cheap cottages.
How to get rid OF the mortgage,
What species OF hogs and COWS are best
adapted to this country and how to get
the best results from them?
Is 1t beneficial to growing crop to cul-
tivate when in bloom?
How can we reach the criminal elias ses
among us and uplft them?
The officers of the association are r. l..
Smith, president, l.. j. Conway, Peter
Miller. vice president: II. l.. lsaacs sec
rotary; w. ii. lsaacs, treasurer.
One very noticeable feature about the
meeting. which contained large element
of the best colored people, was the entire
| absence of abuse of the whites. These
people have come to recognize the fact that
saying hard things about the whites will
not help their cause any. They have recog-
nized clearly, and they proclaim ii openly,
that their salvation depends upon their own
| individual and united efforts TO measure up
to the standard of American civilization.
The movement is a good one and it was
| gratifying to hear the following letters
| from President-elcct Mckinley, Bishop H.
w. Warren Of the Methodist Episcopal
church and Booker T. Washington, the IA
| nous Tuskegee educator, read:
| From II. w. Warren-Will you please
the CouyOrDtip
ETY. that am greatly pleased with its or
ganization and programme. For people in
| terested in common TO meet together TO dis
| cuss such themes as are given must oe
productive of great good Let a people
meet often. compare views. abolish the
credit system and elevate the home, and
| it's future is secure
| From Major Mckinley-Thc circulars
which were enclosed in your letter of the
10th instant, and to which you call atten-
| ton, has been received by me and noted
| | am always interested in any movement
organized to benefit any movement de-
signed to benefit the working people and
| the farmers of the country
From Booker 7. Washington--I am glad
to learn of the good work you are under
taking In Texas. and hope that you Will
be very successful. The Farmers I'm
| provement society Should be a power for
| good in the Lone Star State 1t will be-
| come so. no doubt, If you persevere in your
efforts. We have had a surfeit Of political
| conventions, of conventions to discuss our
| grievances We need to meet more often to
| talk over the wrongs which We ourselves
! can right. 1t is time that we realize the
strength Of the enemy within our ranks.
Poverty, lack of thrift. ignorance and i'm
morality do more 10 hinder our progress
than any amount Of prejudice the other
race either possesses or is supposed to pos
sess. | would advise you to try to have
your convocation steer clear Of politics.
Try to get al facts and If possible, to sug-
gest remedies, always combining attention to
the evils for which ourselves are re-
sponsiblc. a special womans meeting con-
| Quoted by women, is one of the features Of
the Tuskegee conference and has proven
most helpful to the wives who have accom-
panied their husbands in the eager search
for light. Again wishing you great Success
In your most worthy efforts, | am, Very
truly yours
If Mr.. Washington had directed the con-
vocation himself it could not have been
carried out more to his liking. Facts. good
or bad. the condition just 1t. and then
the remedy. that was the keynote.