The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-03-19

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~ q wide range OF what might ba dSSa
mated as extension work" ana ~
greatly adds to the annual expan5i,.lS
for current expenses. This extension -
IN brief includes the annual Negro copSa.
ence, together with its numerous braroSl
known as local conferences. This -
sion work also Includes the pubHcatIon :,
. weekly farm paper, Farmers No1tsSl
Institute. the short course IN aRriruIt,-
the farm demonstration work. NOW ~
tended TO Mississippi and Texas. sum-.
ed largely BY the United States rovs-.
ment and the general education board.
town night school, 3 town afternoo1 COD
Ina class, the county institute, minists-.,
night school, a weekly mothers meetinS
county ministers meetings. supervision :,
q county and state fair. the NatioenI NJ,
Kro Business league and q general eFo-.
70 co-operate with the county officials "a
Improve the country schools. One resuI,
Of shIs latter work Is seen in the fact
that In one year the colored people IN
Macon county. Ala. contributed n cash
toward the building Of new schOoIhousa.
and the extension OF the school tern,
more than 1900. In this work It ought
TO be added that school officials have Tiv,
en- Us every assistance and encourage
ment possible.
In ali departments OF the institution IA
Instructors and helpers have been en-
ployed-
In considering the cost OF education a,
the Tuskegee institute one should not onIy
keep IN mind the double character OF thu
education. academic and Industrial. but
also the further fact that the institutioo
ID IN session practically twelve months 4,
the year instead OF eight or nine. az 4,
true OF most institutions. II may lnterss,
the trustees to note that the cost OF tbs
table board for students has been for eacs
one Ills per week. II cents per day. or
SIS cents per meal
ought to mention three elements tha,
have added considerably to the item on
current expense-frst, an almost entirs
loss OF q large sweet potato crop from
rottening; second. the loss OF a large pro-
portion OF our pigs from cholera and
third. an unexpected outbreak Of sickness
among our students. r
Notwithstanding the hard and constant
struggle we have had this year 10 get
money, It viii be seen from the detailed
report Of our treasurer that we have end
ed the year free from all Indebtedness for
current expenses. This has not been done
without the exercise OF the strictest econ
omy. The ending OF the year free Of debt
has been brought about very largely. how
ever. through the generosity OF three
friends IN Brooklyn" Mrs. Russell Sage
and other friends who win not permit the
use OF their names. d
At the nineteenth annual Tuskegee
Negro conference recently held, which
was attended by thousands Of farmers
and their wives, one Of the principal
subjects for discussion was How !
Bought a Farm" DR.. Washington said
that a great many persons would be
disfranchised, because only those who
had acquired a farm would be allowed
to speak.
The stories told were interesting, in
structive and inspiring The farmers
in the audience who had not yet
bought farms resolved that they would
not be disfranchised at the next con-
ference because Of their failure to
own a piece OF land.
Mr.. E. P. Powell told how he bought
295 acres Of land, Mr.. Jordan Of Mis-
sissippi 40 acres, Mr.. Jones go acres
J. Thomas 1.034 acres and Scott Bond
2,7S9 acres. -
Mr.. Jones said: when I look down
In the valley on my farm and think Of
the many days and nights l have sui
fered there a peculiar feeling comes
over me. Well do remember when
/ spent the night In that little shack
over there, and on one occasion / pull
ed or my boots and left them sitting
near me. when. to my surprise, on
waking In the morning they contained
otter. I became a dis
satisfied creature. and II was there
resolved ! would better my condition
II the Lord spared me-"
One Of the most important events Of
the conference was the address Of ].
NJ. Parker Of the j. NJ. Parker cotton
firm Of New Orleans, who Is one Of
the largest individual planters in the
country. He gave a strong. sensible
and forcible address to the conference
He said that the credit system Is the
curse Of the south" He urged every
one present to get on a cash basis and
stay there.
At the workers conference the sub
ject for discussion was How Can the