The broad ax., 1911-02-18
FARMERS LISTEN
TO GOOD ADVICE
UIeaQ lIss, )IRstftVts EHtsTtaIHs
SSTik ERRTa Conference
@ITzcLlNs Abe ADDRESS

TAfiiIins PSEiSSlI EEStFlS6eSs Of ksn
Who Get Their Living Out Of the
coil Were FShtefss d the Meeting.
shiftIOssnsss.. IdIsnsss and Debt
sIavsfS c6ndSmHsd.
UtSa. Misa=k strong. common sense
6ddfess to farmeFs b. wfliafn q.
HoItEeIaW. principal and founder Of
tie Utica Normal and industrial In
Gt1tute; remarkable stories BY iDdi-
vidual farmers. who told Of their e.
46rts 10 purchase land ana educAfs
mef children. and 1 sane. eonssfFFa;
tive public address By the farmers
and visitors assembled were the prin-
eip&i fesfHreS OF the seFenth annual
farmers conference. recently Held at
the Institute
In n.s 9,iSi,r;sS id the farmefs. which
I's-au rfc .Srir, iSt-s. Professor Holtz-
~ *. - n the Object Of the CON
L ran eat -" an honest effort on the
isff - H.. unSti utiour to Be Of sefties
&. =. i,a.iiu.. # the community and
gave sn-se painted advice to the peo-
tlp. Sh.ffiE5slie,a:: IdieEsss ana being
always IN debt were strongly con-
demned by he prominent educator.
and. on the other hand. be told his
hsArers that If they Ranted to enjoy
prosperity they must work for It.
'.The pf4Se Of sdeesss d Industry.
thrift economy and morality" be
said with these you must mix q
eood degree Of foresight. For nearly
my yAE you hats been renting
land, and you have worked It until
you have literally worked II TO death
Yet there are Son6e present today wb0
Gre hot WORTH one cent moro than
they were forty eight Year, ago. We
ret into the habit Of belietfng that the
world Is agiina Us; that the White
nan - making an effort 70 keep Us
Gown have never found one white
man whose opinion was worth any
fnlne ID the eommunity tliat was 81
Dosed b Nestoes Being Respectable
and progressive citfzenS On the 9th
e hand. / know Them By thoubands
who h&Fe belped Nekfces t6 buy
homes and attain respectable places
n citiEehA
The personal expe1euces Of many of
the unlettered colored farmers who
kAFe Been Inspired 81 the institution
a rs eif0rts 10 tSliere their e0ndlt1On
termed 81 far the most interesting
PORTION % the eonferenSe pfosf4uE
Several hours were taken up ID hear
ing t6s tmbrOmbtu speesbe and
amouk the fafmefs Who ave Interest
ing testin15ny ReR Pleasant Ae6ad-
ney, Isaiah Marshall. Daniel Lee. Dan
81 Gamh. Henry sdmples ana MANY
OthG fzfEhetS who hate strukkIed hard
uHti theS Sre now % eomfortable cir
ai6elht FeAolauo6s breb&fed 81
4 Committee e6muosed Of ProfessCf Z.
J. Johnson. p. g. Smith. Mae Dixon.
O. s. Kelley Snd n. B. Anderson were
read and adopted unanimously. The
resolutions were Vigorous and forcefuI
knd expressed the real Sentiment OF
he progressive colored man. The Ne
krO wa commended In al e4orts 10 Be
hW abiding, b acquire proberty, 10
kst he moral statds. And i6dusttial
tducatf was i'd ID d b Of the
kreate po1al6ls bsuedt % TIN. ihas3es,
j frank statsment Of the condition Of
he rural public schools and the lack
u law enf0rcement was one Of the |
hotsWorthy features Of To addreA. |
Whieh read n part:
1T cannot BE- expsetsd thaf Nerve
tsmain on the farn from year 70 year.
sscslving scant wages only enes q year. /
Hffh no educational oppoltits b |
Russ thar teachers are kso0tly SD !
Ehil en- Be changed 10 q very great |
xtsnt. ne Negroes of the state Of
Mississippi make MP IS per cent Of the
op I'D: ~ the5 reeve enlg - /
ker eskt q the money for educatiou
We Do not even suggest that the vine
thnfrsn should receive less than they |
Already receive Cor education. but the
ksst interests a TIE state demand that
he Nero shall have
A larre nunbar of prominent men
- varfors aa1sioas e the state at
lrn6e5 tie confoIsncsI