The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-02-11
FARMERS LISTEN
TO GOOD ADVICE
UtIcaN lss, )Institute EHtHrtalRs
Seventh Annual Conference.
HOLTzCtAWS Able ADDRESS
Thrilling Personal Experiences Of Men
Who Get Thsir Living Out Of the
Soil Were Features Of the Meeting.
shiftIsssness, IdIsness and Debt
Slavery Condemned.

SOL were Features OF the Meetin9.
shiftIsssness, IdIsness and Debt
Slavery Condemned.
Utica. Miss--A strong. common sense
address to farmers by William a.
Holtzclaw. principal apd founder Of
the Utica Normal and Industrial in
Gtitute; remarkable stories by indi-
Vidual farmers. who told of their ef
forts to purchase land and educate
their children. and a sane. conserva-
tive public address by the farmers
and visitors assembled were the prin-
cipal features Of the seventh annual
farmers conference. recently held at
the institute
Iu ni< address To- the farmers. which
Ia'-an ilsc ...pTN Uses, Professor HOltz-
,,'w' =. - .-I the 0bject Of the con-
i.--:I es 4" an honest effort on the
I. rj,r IA s3rSiiIutiOn to be Of service
/. Id. -. -. If the community and
Iivr ss.., tainted advice TO the peo-
llP. - fIir.S<neSS. idIeness and being
always Ia debt were strongly con-
demned 10y the prominent educator.
and. on the other hand. he told bis
hearers that if they wanted to enjoy
prosperity they must work for it.
'sThe price Of success Is industry.
thrift. economy and morality" he
said. with these you must mix q
good degree Of foresight. For nearly
ffy years you have been renting
land. and you have worked it until
you have literally worked Il TO death.
Yet there are some present today who
are not worth .one cent more than
they were forty-eIght years ago. We
get into the habit Of believing that the
world Is against US: that the white
man Il making an effort to keep rs
down. have never found one white
man whose opinion was worth any
thing in the community that was op-
posed to Negroes being respectable
and progressive citizens. On the 9th
e. hand. ! know them By thousands
who have helped Negroes to buy
homes and sttain respectable places
a. citizens
The personal experiences Of many of
the unlettered cOlOred farmers who
have been inspired by the institution
a fits efforts TO relieve their condition
formed By far the most interesting
portion Of the conference program
Several hours were taken up in hear.
ing these imprOmptu speeches. and
among the farmers who gave interest
ing testimony were Pleasant McCad-
nay. Isaiah Marshall. Daniel Lee. Dan
81 Grim. Henry Samples and many
other farmers who have struggled hard
until they are now IN comfortable cir
eumstaneeS
Significant resolutions prepared By
4 committee composed Of Professor 4.
]. johnson. r. q. Smith. Mae Dixon.
@. 8. Kelley and n. B. Anderson were
read and adopted unanimously. The
resolutions were vigorous and forcefui
and expressed the real sentiment Of
tie progressive cOIored man. The Ne
no was commended IN an efforts 20 be
NV abiding. to acquire property, to
raise the moral status. and Industrial
ooueaUon was uelQ I'd % ne VI t4e
greatest possible benefit % the masses-
A frank statement Of the condition Of
he rural public schools and the lack
e law embarrassment was one Of the
notsWOrthy features Of the address.
which Rad IN part:
1T cann0t Be expected thar Negroes
rszsaln On the farm from year % year.
nscsiVing scant wages only once year.
vim No sancational opportunities, BE-
eauss their teachers ars poorly paid
IhIs can Be changed 70 4 veFy great
extsnE TIE Negroes Of the state Of
1EIs1i.sippi make up 5 per cent Of the
poBalati0a. yet they receive only -
- cent q the money for education
We % not eEen suggest that the white
ehfidren should receive less than they
alrsady receive for education. but the
host Interests Of the stats demand that
ffs Negro shall have more
a iarrs number a. promlnent men
80. various sections Of the state at
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