Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05

unique and picturesque little town o1
about 500 people, Of which 300 are
colored, one of the few towns where
the colored people outnumber tht
white people, with also many colorec
, farmers adjacent to this town. This
toown sets upon a high hill overlook
ing the broad rich bottom lands o1
the Missouri and Grand rivers. This
town has nice Baptist church, built
many years ago by Rev. w. D. Saw
yer, veteran in the Baptist cause ir
| Missouri. While he lives in Chilli
cothe, yet he has again been called te
pastor this flock. What makes this
little town stand out unique it is where
is located the Bartlett Industrial
school for colored boys and girls. This
young but fast growing and undoubt.
edly one Of the most lasting and per
manent institutions for the Negro race
in Missouri. It was founded about
seven years ago by that thorough stu.
dent and educator, Prof. N. C. Bruce
who went into the wilderness and es.
tablished his agricultural college in
this rich soil and has demonstrated
the capabilities of the Negro to excel
in farming scientifically, as Prof.
Bruce last year won the first prize in
corn raising in Missouri, and now this
year he has won the highest prize,
the gold medal, in the International
Corn Show at the Panama exposition
at San Francisco, Cal, in the quality
of corn, and only one other man Sc
cured a larger yield than he. That
was an Illinois man, who raised 127
bushels, while Prof. Bruce's acre of
corn yielded ia bushels, and the gov
ernor of Missouri, Hon. Majors, pre-
sented this gold medal to Prof. Bruce
on governors day at, the state fair at
Sedalia in September in the presence
of 10000 Missourians, and the gov
ernor introduced the man whom all of
Missouri should feel proud of, who
won the first prize in corn raising in
an international contest.
The Panama-Pacitic international Ex-
position, San Francisco, u. S. A.,
4 Office of the President.
u. ,.5 October 2, 1915.
Mr.. o. Brucs;;s tust,~
Dear Sir: l take pleasure in en-
closing copy Of letter recently sent
by me to the governor Of your state
requesting him to deliver a medal of
merit which the Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition has the honor
to present you as the grand champion
corn grower of Missouri in the year
1915.
Congratulating you uopn your sue
cess and trusting that this we'll de-
served recognition by the great inter-
national exposition over which have
the privilege of presiding will serve
to stimulate and encourage you to still
greater achievements in the agricul-
tural field, I am,
Very truly yours,
(Signed) Chas. C. Moore,
President.
They are struggling and attempting
to carry the gospel of Christianity,
industry, good manners, thrift, econ
oomy, ownership of land and produc-
ton Of good crops, as we'll as solid
and thorough education to- the "gen-
tiles" Of our neglected Rural Life
PEOPLE.
Just to say that at the inter-county
Negro fair, at Huntsville, Mo-, last
week, Hutchings Drew of the Bartlett
Agricultural and Industrial School
won the first prize in gold as the
champion speller of all the north CEN
trail Missouri counties. So the Bart
lett A. and I. school, while champion
crop producer, does not neglect the
deeper literary training Of her stu
dents.
Prof. Bruce's faculty entertained ye
editor on Sunday at the college.