The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-20
ELEVENTH TUSKEGEE z
 NERGO CONFERENCE
Center of Attraction Was pr. King of the Union University, Richmond, Va---lnspccts Booker
 WaShingtOn'S Great Institute.

full man in his community. Those of you who have read the papers within the last few months well know that move. mentI Is gradually maturing under the leadership of the Southern Educational Society, which has in mind the broaden ing. deepening, and extension of educa- ton to all classes of people. throughout the South, in a. way that has never been tried before. It is most encouraging to note that the time has come when Northern people and Southern people can cooperate In the uplifting of all classes, who need assistance. Cooperation be- tween the North and South, friendly dis oussion, mutual forbearance. and correct understanding of the problems have been the greatest needs during the last thirty i've years The time has gone when the there passing of words of censure between one section of the country and the other will accomplish any good results for either race. The time is also past when any good result can be brought to bear by the mere condemnation of one race by the other.''
 Mir. Washington was elected president of the conference for life. The follow Ing were appointed a committee on decia- rations: Hon.. R. l.. Smith, Texas: Charles L. Gibeon. c. J. Galloway, Tus-
 
 Bihford. Opelika,
 w. H. Isaacs reported for the Texas Village Improvement Society. They own 5000 acres of land. They killed 2,7O0 hogs each year and own 26Oo horses and mules. The are raising money to start an agricultural and mechanical school like. Tuskegee. .--' ''''Na. -s-.s-
 s. M. Bunnell of Fillmore County. told how he got his home: Had many a hard struggle before l got to it, Many a day ate bread and water and people laughed at me. cooked peas and, as I had no meat. I. put in little salt. Sometimes, at noon, l had nothing but bread to eat and would chew miilet stalks to keep the dry bread from stick ing in my throat. l have 160 acres. Last year I raised 700 pounds of meat. This year I have 450 pounds and am little short on corn. never made a mort gage in my life. l have about 300 fruit trees."
 Isaac Elder of Bullock County said: q used to rent land and then worked for wages. Then l bought some stock. I am 55 years old. I bought one piece of land twenty-five years ago, but the title was bad and lost 1t. Then bought 100 acres and paid for 1t, in cot ton. Then sold this and bought a piece for q. 600 cash. put up a gin house for $500. found I could raise from sl,0ot to N,2oo worth. of cotton per year and So I bought more land. Now Fl have 60t acres of land, all paid for, raise all my meat, have house that cost $500. I have about 500 fruit trees. Tho ministers around us don't say much about schools They talk about going to heaven. prin- cipally. There are good many men ir my county who own land. l couldn't live very fine while was buying a home."
 Andy Wilson of Coosa County, bought sS50 worth of land five years ago and paid s400 on it. Last Christmas he paid the last dollar on the place and received his deed. se |
 Tom Teniile of Barbour County said
 q started early. I worked for $90 . year. then for s10 per month. l married and bought land. bought an old mule for 80. After raising me nine bales oi cotton she died in November. I ther bought first-class mule and could raise from 15 to 25 bales to the blow. I now have 250 acres of land"
 Rev. Joseph Mckinney of Coosa County said he was a self made man. Could not read when he was married. He lives in a place called "niggerdom," six miles square and not a. white person there. He lives right where he was born and Is now pastor of four churches, with 1.2OC members. They began with a salary of $20 a year and now pay $4oo l studied in the Sunday school and learned to read. In four years he has baptized with his own hands, 700 members. Hc farmed with an OK for several years, but now has a mule. Two years ago he bought 100 acres of land for sio0 and now has 1t paid for. -..t. /. -3- t
 Hiram Overton of Tennessee, said he started with nothing. He hired out for two years and saved little money. Then bought piece of land, but lost it through defective title. He now has 250 acres besides town property all paid for, with twenty-five horses and mules He some times sows 200 acres of wheat. He has four boys and four girls. He encourages them to stay with him, on the farm. His girls are all married and live in their own homes
 Stephen Lipscomb Lee County. said he worked for his white folks, for his board and clothes, till he married then he went for himself and bought land on credit. He had two mules. He drove one himself and his two small boys took turns in driving the other mule He now has 1,0S0 acres of land, all paid for.
 Frank Gilmore, Butler County. Ala, was a slave. He used to dig wells and split rails till he got some money saved up. Then he married. He had a hard series of experiences and finally his wife died leaving him eight children. In the last four years he has paid for 390 acres of land. 5,, .a. -. ,f
 Henry Coleman of Butler County. started with yearling, but now has 56O acres of land all paid for with five head of mules. He worked the yearling till he came to be an OK then he bought a horse. He never gave mortgage on his own place. but has taken many on other places. He always gets his money back except from some of the great prayers.' He killed 2.56O pounds of pork this year. Has plenty of peas. corn and oats.
 S. H. Turner. St. Clair County, bought 100 acres of land for sixteen bales of cotton and paid for it in four years.
 Miss Cornelia Bowen spoke of many thought those who owned large tracts of land should help extend the school term In their communities.
 Mir. Harris of Lowndes County, said he had bought forty acres of land and paid for 1t and that eighteen others of his neighbors had bought forty acres each, and received their deeds, and forty-seven others were paying for forty acres each. This is largely through the helpful r- nuence of the Calhoun Industrial School, One old man past 80 years of age paid for ten acres of land with nothing but wedding hoe. He said he denied himself and went way back to the shirts and pants he had worn eight and ten years oefore.'
 MT. Reese of Jackson. Miss. said at