The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-02-15
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THE NEGROES LAST CHANCE.

have an equal chance OF developing
his physical chance to his advantage,
and he a man among the men of the
world
Let me call your attention to the
last date of homeseekers for this
year On December 18th / purchas-
cd ticket a Perks, H., for Musko-
FCe,I. Y. When / boarded the train
with my wife, what did | see? -Four
hundred white homeseekers, OF
which some were from Chicago.
some from Indiana, some from Wy
oming, some from Michigan. Most
CT thtlm we g land owners who had
sold their farms from $50 to $40 per
aore, all going or coming to the
West ana Southwest; lots of them
CAME all the way 20 the Indian Ter
ri'ory, and lots Of them went to Ok
lahoma. Besides the 400 that | met
" IN | got aboard the train they
were getting on all along the way.
Wien we reached Springfield, Mo,
we numbered 700. How many col
ored, all told? Only five. dear read
or. Can you no. see clearly why it
IS his last chance? Simply because
he is just too slow. The colored
man seems TO be being who can
not believe what me, or "A or B, or
any one else says. He more or less
will have TO wait until some one else
goes, sees, and thoroughly investi-
gates, and then wait his arrival back
and make a dozen or mere public
speeches before he will yet decide
to move from his dusty bed, and say
| win go.
And when the head Of he family |
has decided 10 go where he can do |
better, then family troubles begin
The wife will just swear, IL am not |
going; we have little home here;
Mars Jennie get little mad some
times, but Lord massey, ! can put
up with tina, better than | can go
wa out yander; may die out there
and such like and a thousand other
excuses she will form. Next comes
the boys and girls. They will get
In line with mama, and hence the
old man will drop his head and
sigh. And alas! The white brother
reads, thinks. and then acts quickly,
gets in on he fist flow. This COM
pols the poor negro, when he does
|
pace he has heard about-he al
ways has 20 take lodging upstairs
sometimes in the barn.
Ii has been asked, why is the
railroad giving such low rates TO
TIE terri Oly? II you come and look
at this country, as ! do and have,
YOU will see the reason clearly. Since
| have been in the territory travel
ing over the different railroads, I
lCe more Gne timber hauled and
thrown away than | saw in my lit
tie town, Perks, H., for the mill
L.en 10 make lumber out OF. Well.
Why Is that? Simply wants those
coiored men east and south, who are
able 10 take advantage of their op-
p. .unities, To come out here, form
tCeir corporation get their mills,
buy and cut this lumber up for
buildings. 1t is much needed !
see the finest walnut lumber in saw
log lengths put aside to rot and
waste away, as We'll as oak and
)tler KINDS.
Now, you see why | say it Is their
asst chance. Ii you delay much
'onger, truly the white man will
have all. and then it will be too
.a.e. Ilen the old man, when he
ears of the grand procession of op-
pa tunitieS that have passed, then
y old lady will certainly get the
Dlessins
fElnN OF the different states with
is crowded thousands, working lots ,
)f land just to make a living. Why |
lot thin out the corn of chance and
few scions out here in
.he Indian Territory, where you are
needed. Where your farming skill
will bring you ten-fold. If you fail +,