The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-04-15


cause there are so many schools, and
I have been to lots of them until 1
feel that I am one of the most edu-
catedest men in the country. 1t is not
long distance from Kansas farm to
an educated man according to the pro-
gress have made.
I want to thank the readers of THE
BROAD AK for reading my letters, be-
cause that has inspired me to continue
to write to say something. I have been
doing some riding as you can see from
time to time and am going to do some
more. I have been to a few of them
educated schools.
In my last letter I was in Macon,
Ga, looking around in that town, and
visiting the schools to be found in and
about there, but did not have much
to say about them. My people are
making good there. had the pleasure
of meeting Miss Mona Savage who is
a trained nurse, and she acted. like she
was glad to see me. Miss Savage
comes from Normal, under the late Will
liam II. Council, and this alone tells
you that she knows something. She
is kept busy looking after the sick
there. It is nice to see the young wo-
men of the race doing things.
Of course you know I did not re-
main in Macon, but moved along going
to Atlanta, Ga, which is the place
where all the laws are made for the
state, and where we are doing some
business, and don't you forget it. It
is place where our people are doing
some business too. It is nice to 60 to
Atlanta, the head school city of
Georgia, because we have more real
good schools there than any other
place, and then there are some bust
ness places.
A visit to the Odd Fellows building
is enough to make anybody get reli-
gion, saying nothing about real shout,
because it is one of the best and finest
buildings in this country owned by our
people. The offices are filed with bust
ness men and professional men. It is
place where men could go with safety
and see the world. Reaching the build
ing I met little man, C. C. Shanks.
Perhaps you will want to know who
this little man Shanks is, for wanted
to know myself. He was about like
the man who wanted to see Jesus on
that occasion and got way up in a
tree. He is auditor of the Atlanta
Mutual Insurance Association. 1t is
one of the companies in the south that
is doing work like the Metropolitan
and other white companies out West.
went in his Office and saw so many
clerks, I could hardly keep from shout
ing. His company has just been ad-
mitted to do business in Arkansas, and
Mr.. Shanks was busy getting the man
off for to establish agencies and Off
ces. A. F. Herndon is president and
T. K. Gibson secretary. They are doing
business in Kentucky, Tennessee and
Missouri. But must not take up all
the time to talk about it.
I met one polite, courteous young
woman, who wrote my letters for me,
It was Miss Minnie Mae Cloud, who
works in the afternoon and goes to
school in the morning. She is smart
Then on to another part of the world
This time 1 went to see Morehouse
college. Prof. John Hope is president
of this school. He has some real col
lege, and you can see the college spirit
there. I have never seen such a fine
set of young men. President Hope il
of course, one of US and his wife i:
from Chicago. She is the sister tt
Adolph Burns up there in Chicago, but
then she has an individuality of hel
own, and one worth while. She is 6
scholar and a wife and a mother.
took up some time walking around
shaking hands with them professors
Dean Brawley, Prof. Archer, and Prof
this and Prof. that. They are all live
wires, and I want to congratulate some
body on getting together so muci
brains.
Then to see Morris Brown Univers
ity, was the next thing. This is TIT
school of the African Methodist Epis
copal church. It has grown and grown
until it is one Of the largest institu
tions in the south. It shows just wha
we are doing for our own education
and uplift. At the head Of this schoo
is a great man, DR.. W. A. Fountain
He has made such a good record in tn
school, until they are now talkini