The broad ax., 1911-02-25
FARMERS LISTEN
TO GOOD ADVICE
UilcaM MISs. )IDstitUtH EntertalDs
Seventh Annual Conference.
ROLTzCLGWS able ADDRESS
Thrilling Personal Experiences Of Men
Who Get Their Living Out Of the
Soil Were Features Of the Meeting.
shiftIsssnss$ IdIsnsss and Debt
Slavery Condemned.

onifCieSSueSSY loleness ano Sept
Slavery Condemned.
Utica. Miss.-A strong. common sense
address to farmers By William Il.
Holtzclaw. principal and founder Of
the Utica Normal and Industrial in
Stitute; 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 ooafrrpnce. recently held at
the inSgl'Gr
- rfs d;,.I'>> Iu the farmers. which
u ah 'l..' -':,.ry i$t-S. Professor HoItz-
- 49, u al The nbjert Of the con-
an honest effort on the
80. InS:n aIiOn 10 be Of service
g. "a. # The community and
So ~ - Iuinied advice TO the peo-
D.. ~ .'s-; -ut,SS. idleneSs and being
always "a tabI were strongly con-
demHtd 10y the prominent educator.
and. Oh rhe other hand. be told his
hearers that If they wanted to enjoy
prosperity they must work for it.
''The price OF success is industry.
thrift. economy and morality he
said. with these you must mix a
good degree of foresight For nearly
hfty 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 is making an effort to keep Us
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
er hand. know them by thousands
who have helped Negroes 10 buy
homes and attain respectable places
ag citizens
The personal experiences Of many of
the unIettered coIOred' farmers who
have been inspired by the institution
IN its efforts TO relieve their condition
formed by far the most interesting
portion Of the conference program.
Several hours were taken MP In hear
ing these impromptu speeches. and
among the farmers who gave interest
ing testimony were Pleasant McCad-
ney. Isaiah Marshall. Daniel Lee. Dan
iel Griffin. Henry Samples and many
other farmers who have struggled hard
until they are now IN comfortable cir
eumstances-
Significant resolutions prepared by
committee composed OF Professor +
J. Johnson. r. G.. Smith. Mae Dixon.
Q. S. Kelley and 81 B. Anderson were
read and adopted unanimously. The
resolutions were vigorous and forceful
and expressed the real sentiment Of
the progressive eOIored man. The Ne
no was commended in all efforts 10 be
law abiding. 70 acquire property. to
raise the moral status. and Industrial
education was held up 20 be Of the
greatest possible beneft 70 the masses
A frank statement Of the condition Of
tie rural public schools and the lack
az law enfcrcement was one OF the
trustworthy features Of the address.
which rad in part:
~It cannot be expected that Negroes
Fanain on the farm from year 10 year.
rscelving scant wages only once a year,
Win no educational opportunities. be
causs their teachers are poorly paid
ThIs can be changed to q very great
oxtznt The Negroes Of the state Of
Mississippi make up IS per cent of the
population. yer they receive only -
per cent Of the money for education
We DO not even suggest that the white
children should receive less than they
nirsady receive for education. but the
best interests Of the state demand that
fhs negro shall have more
A large number Of prominent men
frorn various sections Of the state at !
.--.a-r -. -. 1900