The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-10-30
Ch les E.. Stump
Continues His Travels
Through the South
Land; He Sets Forth
His Experience While
Riding on the Jim
Grow" Cars; His Week.
lyLetters Become More
Interesting as His
Journey Increases

Nashville, Tenn.-I was with Bishop
Parks in st. Louis when I wrote to you
last, but now he is in Chicago. and 1
am in Nashville, Tenn, and 1 have en-
joyed getting down here and some of
the things I have seen since I have
been here.
In st. Louis, I had the pleasure of
meeting Rev. William Gray, from Chi
cago. I was informed that he is one
of the old Chicago preachers, or one
of the best known preachers in the
Baptist church. I enjoyed looking into
his face and talking with him about
some of the things I'saw while was
in that big city of Chicago.
Conference closed out Monday after
noon, and I spent a little time with
Bishop and Mrs. Parks, before they left
for Chicago, and 1 took occasion to
leave for another part of the world.
1 looked into their faces and bade them
good bye. Mrs. Parks seemed like a
sister to me. She is indeed kind good
woman.
Tuesday morning I was up at 6:30
O'Clock and at Mr.. Woods was at the
door with his wagon to tote me and
my things to the station. You see L
have been doing some riding since /
left Chicago and thought I was getting
used to that iron horse. F. A. Adams, a
young man in East st. Louis met me
at the stable with some lunch, and 1
certainly did enjoy having it too. He
is some kind of an officer in the city.
1 have told you about him before. 1
must not forget to inform you that DR..
r. G. Ransom, was my companion on
this trip. He had an engagement to
stop in Evansville and lecture so I just
got off there with him.
Getting in town, I went to the home
of the high school there. L took OFF
nv. hat in the yard, and told the head
man that I wanted to veasitate his
school, and he informed me that they
would be out in five minutes, but that
made no change in my business, and
sought all the harder to get in there.
Up stairs to the high school, and met
with a cordial reception from Prof.
Best. He took my hat, had me seated
in a few seconds listening to them
BOYS and girls sing. He looked at me
as if he thought I was some kind OF
animal or something that had broken
away from some institution. But that
was their business for thinking so.
Evansville is one of the hustling
towns and right on the line for flames
Crowism." You will find White pub
lie library in town and one for my
people. I had the pleasure of meeting
J. T. Roberts, dealing in new and Sec
ond handed furniture and almost every
thing else you might need. He is a
worker in the National Negro Business
League. He is just some busy man.
Was delighted to have met him.
L know you have heard OF Dr. u W.
Buckner, who was sent as minister to
Liberia by President Wilson. He has
resigned his post and is now in Evans
vile, Ind, his former home, and ne Is
kept busy all the time looking after the
sick and the dead, getting them well ex-
cept those who die. He is real nrst-
class doctor, and is busy all the time. L
met DR.. J. H. Wilson one of the leading
physicians, and next door was ). Nd.
Holt, lawyer.
1 suppose you have heard OF W. A.
Gaines, from Kentuck. He is now con-
Quoting an undertaking establishment
one of the largest in the country oper-
ated by our people. he was out Oh
town. but his wife received me and
told me that she knew her husband
would be glad to see me if he were at
home, and I wish you could have just
seen my head getting bigger. MI.
Gaines has a good farm and every foot
of it is at work.
I would mention Prof. NJ. A. DAVIS
and wife. They are the practical tesch-
ers in the public school. He has the
department known as manual training,
and his wife has the nestle and Somes-
tic science at the same time and the