The Washington times., 1902-05-19
VIII Study Negroas Guests
of Mr.. Thompson of
Alabama.
TO TOUCH AT TUSKEGEE
IMP Expected to Afford Northern Rep
resentatives Chance to Learn of Real
Conditions-SecretaIy of the Treasury
Shaw-and Mrs. Shaw in Party.

Representative Thompson's personals
conducted Congressional party. which is
to visit the South chiefly for the purpose
oil seeing and studying the negro as he
is upon his native heath. left Washington
at 10 O'Clock last night MIR. Thompson
organized the party. which is chiefly COM
posed of Republicans. to show them the
conditions which surround the colored
mans existence in the South and TO con-
vince the Northern members of Congress
that the negro is fairly and justly treated
Mr.. Thompson has large plantation
In Macon county, Alabama, which is in
the heart of the BLACK Belt" and as a
result of the trip he hopes TO pave the
way for a broader view of the race prob
lem
Reach Tuskegee Tonight.
The party will reach Tuskegee. Mr..
Thompson's home. shortly before IL
O'Clock tonight, and tomorrow will visit
the plantation which is six miles west
of the city, and there barbecue will be
held.
Mr.. Thompson proposes TO show hiH
guests seventy-fve or eighty negroes
piowing in enc field and nearly one hun
dred colored women and children work.
ing in the cotton fields. There will be a
concert in the evening at the Alabama
Conference Female College, after which
the visitors viii attend an "at home" at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs j. o.
thompson. Mr.. Thompson, who is Con-
gressman Thompson's brother, is post
master of Tuskegee
Visit Negro School.
On Wednesday the party will visit the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
made famous under the administration of
Booker I. Washington. Here they will
see the manner Of training 1,5O0 negro stu
dents CT both sexes. practical exposition
of their handiwork in all the Industrial
trades and household employment reward
ing their visit. as well as the opportunity
TO observe the institutions method of
guiding the mind by elementary and high
er school teaching
The faculty Of the institute numbers
nearly ltV, including the heads of the vari-
Gus industrial departments. Over $500 600
is represented in modern brick buildings
erected by the students. whose industry
produced the bricks used in this construc-
fien, as well as all other materials requi-
site to the structures.
The party viii arrive at Mobile Thurs
day morning. where they will be guests
of the city. There will be an excursion
along the Gull and q visit TO Fort Nor
gan in the evening. There will be ban
quet rendered by the city and drive
over the shell road, one Of the most beau
tiful speedways in the country
Montgomery. the capital of the State
viii officially entertain the visitors next
day. There VIII be reception ana a
drive over the city, including a visit TO
the historic building in which jefferson
Davis took the oath as President Of the
Southern Confederacy. and the house
which he occupied when President. The
schools and churches of both races will
also be visited.
Will See Birmingham
Next day the party will look at Birming-
ham, where they will observe the trans
formation of what before the civil war,
was regarded as the poorest part of Ala
bama, into a great Industrial community
and center of manufactures, that controls
the iron market of the country and is
destined to lead, with equal prominence,
in the production of steel
The Republican Northerners will see
what the negro is doing in mines. shops,
furnaces. and mills under Democratic
home rule. They viii see, too. where is
produced what is at once the best and
cheapest iron in the world. They will see T,
the process, now happily working out, Of
solving the problem of making the best 4
and cheapest steel in the world
Above ALL they will see that the native 1
white Southerner. with a slight leavening
of Northern skill and the help of negro /
day labor. is going indisputably TO furnish I
the solution. They will see a region of
thriving Industries in which labor and /
capital are working together In such har-
mony as is not seen anywhere else in the
world.
Members of Party.
In the party are Secretary Of the Treas-
ury Leslie b. Shaw and Mrs Shaw. Hon. W.
r. Merriam. Director of the Census Bureau.
Hon. A. w. Machen. superintendent rural
free delivery system: Representative T.
M. Mahon, Pennsylvania, chairman War
Claims Committee; Representative John
81 ketcham, New York, and Miss
ketcham; Representative John J. Jen-
kins and Mrs. jenkins, Wisconsin. Rem
resentative Thomas b. Kyle. Ohio: Repre-
sentative James II. Southland and Mrs
southard, Osio; Representative Charles
E. Littlefeld and Mrs. Littlefeld. Maine;
Representative James p. Conner Iowa:
Representative J. N X. Rumple Iowa; |
Representative Walter 1. Smith and Mrs.
Smith, Iowa; Representative Samuel S |
Barney. Wisconsin; Representative James
4. Davidson, Wisconsin; Representative
u. b. Dahle. Wisconsin; Representative
Webster E Brown and Mrs. Brown. Wis
,onsin; Representative Archibcld B Oar |
'agh and Mrs. Dsrragh, Michigan; Repre-
sentative r. II. Gillett and Mrs. Gil
EFT. and Representative Ernest W.
Roberts, Massachusetts: Representative
,harles A. Russell. Connecticut; Repre- {
tentative Claude A. Swanson, Virginia: 7
Edgar ID. Crumpacker and ,
irs. Crumpacker. Indiana; Judge Fuller
md Miss Fuller Iowa: Mrs. Bryant, | 4
Washington: Judge w. l.. Chambers and | 1
irs. Chambers, l.. s. Brown. passenger >
gent Of the Southern Railroad Company. !,
nd number OF newspaper correspon- +
ents. /