The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-08
Charles E. Stump, the
Newspaper Correspond
ent, Ends His Travels
Through the South for
the Present and for a
Short Time He Will Re-
main on His Farm Out
in Kansas

am back in Chicago at this time,
and have a few things to say to you
and hope that you will give this your
attention for when 1 am through am
going to make a stop, and stop 1 must
before 1 get through, but 1 can't stop
before 1 commence.
Of course 1 have been doing some
moving since / wrote the last letter,
and 1 am still ready to move a little
more. But 1 thought 1 would come in
and take look at Chicago for inspira-
ton. find the older you get the more
inspiration you will want, and the
more you get the more you will try to
get. This seems to be human nature,
and I am not going to 60 out of the
way to find out why.
If you will recall when 1 wrote to
you the last time 1 was right in Texas,
or some other point, but 1 have been
to Texas to see them hold a grand
lodge of knights of Pythias. 1 had
already learned the pass word and was
ready to go in and have a little say
there. Such is life, and such is the
world.
L think 1 have already told you
about Prairie View, Texas and told
you about Prof. l. NJ. Terrell. When
was through there 1 got on the
wagon and went right into Dallas
where the grand lodge was to meet.
had accepted an invitation to be with
the Rev. F. B. Williams, pastor of
Bethel A. NJ. E. church. He is a re-
markable young man, and has won
high place in his church, although the
church may be a long time in finding
him. 1t is going to find him before
he leaves here, because merit is bound
to win.
After spending a little time in his
home 1 went by and met the editors
and reporters and bookkeepers and
other big men connected with the Dal-
las Express. 1t was a real good paper,
and they were as polite as politeness
itself. Of course L enjoyed all this,
and made myself right at home. Bust
ness Manager Jordan told me to stay
in his office during my visit in Dallas.
Of course L accepted.
Next found me elapping my hands
for joy, because I did not dream I
would ever get to see what I really
did see, and that was the great big
building right in Texas. Four stories
high, brick and steel, and owned by
the Pythians. This is the work of
Grand Chancellor A. N. Prince, NJ. D.,
one of the great men of our race and
country, and he will ever live in the
hearts of the people. He just put down
his doctor business, and said that his
people had to do a few things in this
world, and I tell you when he was
through the things had been done and
accomplished.
1 am not going to. tell you what they
have on each floor because that would
take up too much time for this week.
But it is a modern building in all that
goes to make modern, and they do not
owe White man one cent on it. If
they borrowed any money it was Dor
rowed from the race.
Would it be of any interest to you
to know that w. Sidney Pitman was
the architect and he is one of the best
in the country, and 1 don't mind say
ing that to you and to the peoplei He
has just settled down and made his
place in this world. He is a man of
affairs, and a man of worth. 1 was
delighted to see him to talk with him
and to meet so many able people in
this part of the world
Prof. NJ. NJ. Rodger, who is some |
scholar, and some business man is the |
Grand Keeper of Records and seal, |
and in this he has made his mark. He |
is secretary of a number of organiza- |
tions, and they tell me that he is so |
accurate that he would hardly step on
a pin for fear of making a mistake. |
He is considered one of the best in the !
south. He is chairman of the Pythian
Temple commission, auditor for the
National Baptist convention, and an
all around man from start to finish.
He knows how to lead men. 1t is
fortunate that he is right by the side
of DR.. Prince. W. s. Willis, George
NJ. Huest, are all business men.
I have never understood Just how it
is, but when you are leader of men,
you can get along alright until you do
and then you must fight or
die. Just as soon as that temple was