The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1912-03-23
The Noted Publisher, Writer and
Lecturer of Boston, Mass.

A banquet was rendered Professor
Charles Alexander, the noted pub
Usher of Boston, Mass, at the 10th
Century Cafe, 1892 State street, on
Monday evening, March 18th. Pro-
lessor Alexander is visiting Chicago
in the interest of the National Relig-
ious Training School located at Dur
ham. North Carolina, of which DR..
James E. Shepard is president The
following gentlemen were present:
Mr. Charles s. Steinmann, A.
Bailey Williams, NJ. D.; Charles H.
Taylor, D. H. Anderson, NJ. D.; Will
liam H. Clark, A. Wilberforce Will
lams, NJ. D.; w. L. Harrison,
Charles B. Travis, George T. Kersey,
Col John R. Marshall, Charles A.
Griffin, Leonard Shaw, William L.
Barth, R. S. Abbott, Julius F. Tay-
lor, w. D. Neighbors, S. B. Turner.
Robert W. Maxwell, Asa c. Barnes.
NJ. D.; Prof. Charles Alexander,
Walter Mergerson, E. ]. Van Allen
Dorsey and George P. Smith.
Aside from the object of these
gentlemen to meet Mr. Alexander,
who is on his way to California in an
educational campaign, they also were
called together to hear an address
from Mr.. William L. Barth who is
managing the Los Pinos Farms near
San Cristobal, in Cuba. Several of
the gentlemen present had visited
this splendid tract of land and bore
testimony as to its value for agri-
cultural purposes. After the ban
quet was served, which reflected
credit upon the management of the
Cafe, Mr. Charles A. Griffin, was in
troduced in becoming remarks by
the POSTMASTER, Mr.. Robert w. Max
we'll. Mr.. Griffin has but recently
returned from Cuba and in his brief
address gave a running sketch of the
trip from Chicago to the Los Pinos
Farms What he had to say was
intensely interesting and held the at
tention of all of the gentlemen pres
ent Following Mr. Griffin was Mr..
Charles B. Travis who also testified
10 the importance of investing in
Cuba land. Mr.. Travis visited Cuba
few months ago. Next the toast
master introduced Mr.. Leonard
Shaw who accompanied Mr.. Griffin
10 Cuba. Mr.. Shaw gave brief &C
count of his trip. He proved himself
well informed concerning the posi-
ohities of the Island. At this point
Professor Alexander, who spent
while in Cuba during the month OF
August last year, was introduced.
After telling a very funny story
which created considerable laughter
and applause, Mr.. Alexander urged
that Cuba is really the future hope of
those ambitious Colored men and
women who really are seeking a
home where there is no Color line"
and where the possibilities of max
ing an Independent living are greater
than in any other country. He said
That he was convinced that the land
comprising the ten thousand acres of
Los Pinos Farms ic IS rich and fer
TILE as any land in the Island Of Cuba.
he made very favorable impression
and many of the gentlemen after
ward signihed their intention of in
teresting themselves in the PROPOSE
ton. The POSTMASTER then intro
duced Mr.. William l. Barth. the
principal speaker of the occasion.
Mr.. Barth showed his intimate ac-
qualntance with the present status of
affairs in Cuba and evinced knowl-
edge OF economic and political con-
oItions in other countries as well.
ne expressed the hope that in
Snort while the Island of Cuba would
become one of the possessions of
me United States and in that event
Inc increase of land values would be
enormous. He gave valuable stats
ucs concerning the cultivation and
sales of tobacco, mangos, Avocado
Fears, as well as truck products.
Mr.. Barth's address was received
with hearty. applause and marked fa-
'or and the gentlemen present even
St'er the party was disbanded, were
found IN groups discussing the future
possibilities of the Island of Cuba,
and upon the whole the nrnnosition