New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
117# ROOSEVELT AT TUSkEGEE.

ing specimens Of various kinds Of roofing. ana \
was equipped with caves troughs and oordrc4o,
pipes the handiwork Of pupils Below tia .sv,.
oahsieo an array Of tinwaTe familiar the tycsc,
American housewife. such as dippers cake o.,h..
milk pans, saucepans. stew pans and pars a
every sort and size.
Not few of the floats were furnished with N.
gines to supply power. The wood turner's ~.
thus equipped and while one Of them kept vtesr1
up the others toiled over their Iathes Around
them they had already erected fanciful balu..
trade Of wooden columns. all Of which had bean
turned by their hands.
So much power was needed for the machinery
float that 1t preceded by thrashing .uetr.
operated by a negro engineer and connected v,n
the float by hose to carry the steam to the .r
sine on the float. All the machinery which wa
in fun operation and much of which was Of iatr.
cate construction, had been manufactured IN fl.
institutes shops.
The backsniths presented Al lively spectacle a
they rolled by the President. One vas heating
horseshCes in a forge: another was pounding II.
white hot metal on anvil. while third operated
a drill press. punching holes in a carriage ttrs
That the negro woman is also endeavoring to DO
all she can for the elevation Of her race was
shown by many floats devoted to her special voca-
tions On one for instance. girls were making
hats-the uniform hats used by the girl pupils On
another float they were manufacturing brooms and
baskets They also showed the President how
we'll they could make butter cheese and the o;hsr
products Of the dairy, not by the old fashioned
methods still TO be found in many parts Of thu
South. but by the most modern appliances
A float which particularly pleased the Presden,
devoted to history showing the mental as well
as the manual training which the pupils received
AS the students on the History Float" came with
in hearing distance Of the President the teacher
shouted:
who ended the Japanese Russian war;
Roosevelt" was the answer in chorus loud
that every negro in the great crowd of onlookers
yelled and yelled again. Roosevelt"
When the President spoke Of the extent Of the
work" he referred not alone to the great number
of crafts which taught at Tuskegee. but to ths
size of the institution. its large acreage. its num-
Der OF pupils all OF which constitute veritabs
city. So greatly has it grown that its grounds
stretch over 2,fO0 acres OF which about one-halt
cultivated, bearing crops Of corn. oats. COW
peas, vetch. sugar and teosinte. or Qua
temala grass. besides vegetables of many kinds
For instance $50 acres are devoted solely TO the
cultivation of sweet potatoes. The orchard con-
tans 1000 trees. which supply the canning factory
Of the institute with plenty Of work during fhs
fruit season.
Wherever # is possible the products Of .ns to
stitute sold outside for the purpose OF increas
ing the revenues The dairy, for instance mas
grown so large that row it not only supplies tns
school with all the milk. butter and cheese needed
but 1t does a good business among the citizens o.
Tuskegee. The institutes herd now includes !"
cows, yearlings and calves and 35 bulls and steers
which are raised for beef. The institute Is thls
free from the avariCe of Chicago packers. e I"
raises its own meat. IN addition to these neas
animals Ttlskegee pupils also care for 1S horses
and mules 900 hogs and 500 fowls of various xmas
In its number of pupils the Tuskegee lnsutu''
would surpass the largest universities OF W.
North if there were accommodations and nnaneiAl
aid for all who to attend. At the present t'i
there are 1.5OG young men and women enroieu'