The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-23
NEGRO GIVES FARM
FOR MAYNARD BOYS
Sam 0aiIeyOfT uscaIooSa Coun-
ty Makes Generous Offer
JUDGE FEAGIN Is PLEASED
He Had Long Conference With Daily
Yesterday and Plans Were Per-
feeted for Industrial Farm.
Committee Appointed.
JUDGE FEAGIN is PLEASED

Judge Feagin is rapidly perfecting the
plans for the negro industrial farm on
the property which has been donated for
that purpose by Sam Daily a negro man
who lives about eighteen miles from Tus-
caloosa. Daily was in Judge Feagins
office yesterday for several hours, and the
plans for the industrial farm we're about
completed. The negro has given 1875 acres
of good land and all the little negro boys
who appear in Judge Feagin's court will
be sent there.
Daily has been in conference with sever
al of the leading negroes in the city. and
they have promised to aid him. Judge
Feagln is also assisting him. and 1t seems
that the Industrial farm will be certain
ty within the next week or two.
The negro womens federation of clubs
has agreed to aid Daily In his plan, and
they will furnish all the bedding and
household furniture for the place, besides
helping from time to time by sending
clothing to the boys. The first INSTALL
ment of little negro boys will be sent to
the farm tomorrow. They are Pete Har-
ris, Harry Glover, Son Johnson, and John
Moore.
Daily Is Well Known.
Daily is we'll known In Alabama, hav-
ing been in charge of the gymnasium at
the University of Alabama for ten years.
Every graduate of the college knows the
negro. and many of them are willing to
assist him. He has been to see several
of the white men whom he used to attend
while they we're at college, and they have
all promised to help him as much as pos
sible. The farm contains about 800 acres
all together, but only 125 of that will be
used for the negro boys.
Daily proposes to make the farm self
supporting, and with that idea In view he
cows and chickens. lie believes that he
can raise sufficient stock on the farm to
pay all its expenses. He is also planting
a large portion of it with peanuts to fat
ten his cattle and hogs.
On the farm there is large house, and
several small ones adjoining It. These
he will fix up for the little negro boys
to live in. and he will soon be able to
accommodate about 100. Judge Feagin
has promised to send all the hayward
negro boys Of the city to Daily.
Daily returned to his home yesterday.
and he will at once have the ground
plotted off and send the plat to Judge
Feagn. who will form a corporation in
Birmingham to be known as the Daily
Industrial Farm for Colored Boys. This
corporation will include some of the most
influential colored negroes in the city,
and probably several white men, who will
ate as a board of directors.
Committee Appointed
A committee of three negroes, w. r.
Pettiford, f. M. Clark, minister, and
the wife of j. F. Washington, has been
appointed to go down and inspect the
farm and its surroundings. and to report
back to the churches and to the negroes
of Birmingham If it is well suited for the
purpose for which 1t was given. Next
week the committee will go to the farm
and inspect it. A meeting of the prom
inent negroes OF Tuscaloosa has been
called next week, and will be held while
this committee Is In Tuscaloosa.
1t is believed that If the plan of the ne
BfoeS Worhs successfully IL Will not only
greatly lessen crime in Birmingham but
1t will be the means of saving many q
little negro boy from becoming a Grim
inal. 1t is along the old theory of Judge
Feagin that II the negro boys are taken
In charge while they are young and be-
fore they become hardened to a life Of
crime they can be reformed and brought
up to good negroes. On this farm
they will be taught to be good farmers,
cattle raisers and how to attend to stock
of all kinds