The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-17

equipped. not only with good mental train
ing, but with a special knowledge about
some one trade that will make them Of use
to any community.
MOST TRUSTWORTHY OF COLORED
MEN TRAINED IN SLAVERY.
Among those who have aided him at TuS.
kegee Mr.. Washington mentions In ex-
slave as one upon whom he has always
depended for advice and guidance. and he
says that, since the nan has never been to
school a day IN his life. he attributes his
unusual power Of mind to the training
given his hands in the process Of master-
Ing well three trades in the days of his
slavery. He also gives It as his opinion
that In i've out Of ten cases the most
trustworthy colored man IN any Southern
community to-day VIII be found to be ons
who learned q trade while q slave.
He ays little or nothing Of the negroes
social or political standing. evidently think.
ing hat those things viii come in dus
time, and when the negroes themselves
have learned them In a speech Delivered
before Q congressional committee In Washs
..ngton in 1886 to secure Government help
for the Atlanta Exposition, Mr.. Washington
emphasized the fact that while the negro
should not be deprived by unfair means Of
IuO xI0uCul50p OAIOo Al1LAo "ooho "
save him. and that back Of the ballot hs
must havs property. industry. skill. econo-
my, Intelligence. and character. and that
no race without these elements could per.
manently succeed.
A chapter which the author devotes to
his methods Of raising money IS full Of
good humor and good sense. IND II reveals
In Q marked manner the superior and enc
dearing traits Of Booker T. Washington'S
character. A man who receives thousands
Of dollars IN trust from such men as COLTS
2. Huntington. Andrew Carnegie, Morris
4. Jesup. and others like them. must be .
person Of most convincing worth. Mr..
10 do In collecting money was to give PEG.
pie Of wealth an opportunity to hely, and
that he has nowhere met such Q ine spirit
q generosity as IN Boston.
Likewise. II IL far too early to do any
guessing a. to the particular attractions
The event that they Be kept open all the
ysa1. Of course they would be first-class;
but khA& = an that can b said Of them JUST
~ Ohipago there were many theatrical
VENTURES that never got beyond the con.
gduGttv0 stages Q larger host never got any
tuytheR than tho promoters. All visitors to
10 tie failure Of Steel Mackay's plan to
bu1d Q gigantic amphitheater in which the
sports o6 ancient Greece were to be repro
duced. A mint Of money was sunk in the
venture. and still It was never carried
through the constructive period. The build
ing was never finished. and the shows were
n1vsr given.
/ believe I am sats in predicting that some
great scenic production will be the theatrical
amusement feature OF the St Louis World's
Ea1E, It viii be something after the ordss r
Of *Bm Hur"-probably not ben Hur" its
sell, but something on the gigantic scale Of
wonderfully produced play. 1t will be
given In a place that is especially suited to
performances, with an enormous stage,
and Q vast number Of supernumeraries: with
scenery. and with a finish that
win rival any actual pageant Of ancient OF
times.
I am not prophesying now; but I will dare
10 suggest tho possibility Of some great
Louisiana Purchase spectacle being shown.
It may be operatic. or dramatic, or both,
nut certainly it will have much wealth of
and huge armies Of people. There il
,ertainly enough material In Louisiana Pur-
,hase history to give foundation for such q
york; and perhaps somebody will choose
he right incident. evolve the right story,
ND b successful enough to get 1t into the
hands Of the right manager for presentation T.
% the public along with the mammoth cele. /,
ration In honor Of the greatest interna. :
deal In real estate that was sveF con.