Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16
TEXAS TOWN WHERE NEoRogs
RULE BUT DO NOT
PROGRESS.
WHITE MEN NOT ALLOWED
70 REMAIN OVER NIGHT
State Of Texas Doing Much fer ceIsrsd
Raes-Maintains Exclusive Normal
School for heiress-love Man Visits
Lon Hill, Who Accumulated e, 100000
In Six Years.
'pecial to rime.-Republican

Stanbery, a newspaper correspondent.
has just returned from a. 4,00O-mils
trip spent in running about thru the
commercial centers Of the south and
visiting places Of interest. 1t Is not
generally known that there Is city
IN the south where white men do not
live. where they are not wanted, and
where they dare not stay over night.
The places are numerous where the
negro must hit the dust" before night
fall. The town Wybark, in Texas, Is
an exclusive negro town, differed by
negroes and where whites must not en-
ter to remain any length Of time The
negroes inhabiting this place, were in
years past pretty well mixed with the
Creek Indians and they have not de-
veloped into anything Of consequence
on account Of this mixture. The town
is far from being prosperous or pro-
gressive and the mode of living is fall
ing back into the ancient customs OF
the Indian.
Texas Doing Much for Negro.
Texas has done and is doing great
deal for the negro, and it is said that
this state has the bestc lass Of negroes
to be found in all the south. Near the
town Of Prairie View the state normal
is located. This is an exclusive school
for the colored people. E. L. Black
shear is the president and he controls
property to the valuation OF Sl.500VVv
al; belonging to the state. In this
group there are twelve buildings and
1900 students are enrolled now. There
are departments for teacher training.
mechanical engineering, agriculture.
and q complete university course open
to all who wish to take advantage Of
it. This Is supported entirely by the
state, and the boarding bills, book bills
and all necessary expense is met by the
state. Out of this school some splen-
did specimens of the black race have
gone to enter home and even foreign
lands to help elevate their race.
For the whites 4 similar school is
maintained. This has property valua-
tions about the same as the other
school but the attendance Is nearly
$500 this year. A great deal Of stress
is being placed on agricultural train
ing and the best teachers that can be
found In the United States are none
too good for the Texas schools. No
other state can compare with this In
state has wonderful opportunities along
this line and Texas farming will be
placed on as high a standard In a few
years as any other state in the union.
Six Millions In Six Years.
Lon Hill is probably one OF the most
unique characters in commercial life
in the south. 1t Is stated that he is
the only man in the world who has
made $6.00O.O0O in six years. Mr.. Hill
Is an eighth blood Indian, and in re-
ferring to himself in his address. called
himself an Indian. He was horn in
Texas. educated himself for the law.
was a poor excuse, according to his
own Judgment, but his eyes caught =
vision of the possibilities of the Rio
Grande He tapped It's water and
spread it over the rich silt soil and
for lands that he bought for a song and
made the other fellow do the singing.
he is selling for 5000 to $3.50 the acre.
He owns 10000 acres. He Is putting
thousands upon thousands Of dollars
into the sugar cane business and has
ranch Of $4,000 acres and Is now
putting the finishing touches on a
sugar mill costing him 100000. He
speaks of sugar cane as being the
greatest industry in the south and be-
lieves, according TO the tests he has
had made, that 1t is richer in sugar
fats than any other country in the
world
At Mission, Tex, William Jennings
Bryan has 200 acres OF this irrigated
land. He has erected modern bunga-
low residence, which is now occupied
by his tenant and the land is being
rapidly developed.