The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-15
A GREAT DAY AT CUNRY.

Your correspondent ran across our
old friend, Hon. H. l. Price, presi-
dent Andy Realty Co., and promoter
OF the new town, Quincy. Texas, and
finding him all smiles, we inquired.
the cause of his unusual jolity.
Again smiling, he said notwithstand-
ing the short crops and excessive rains
the people, are flocking to Quincy as
never before. Mr.. A. H. Henry from
the Pine Grove settlement just closed
deal through me today for a fine
river bottom farm near Quincy. Mr..
Sterling Nelson is unloading a car
load of lumber and will build a fine
seven room bungalow upon the hill
near town. Mr.. Tommie Ewell from
Frankston, finished moving to Quincy
and opened his new market In time
to have a big fat COW for supper
Prof. Jno. L. Hamilton was elected
the third teacher in the Quincy high
sechool. When the west bound train
pulled into Quincy we thought we saw
the host that John saw, but upon
investigation we found it represented
the four Cross families from Up
shear county. These are the fami-
lies of Edmund Cross. Ed Cross,
sisting OF some rs people. AS these
people marched through the streets
OF Quincy, We were made to think
that II our people all over the south
could see as their people are see
ing we would soon have population
or 10000 people with our own city
court, city judge. policemen, city mar
shal, banks. mills, factories and bust
ness institutions of all kinds en-
ploying hundreds of our own sons
and daughters to work in these va
rious business houses. But this is
not all, on Sunday morning the town
OF Quincy was awakened by the
squealing of hogs, the brGying of
| mules and the lowing of COWS. Co
ing down to the station we found
four cars loaded to overlooking with
live stock, feed and household goods.
| These four cars belonged to the
Cross families lust mentioned. These
cars were unloaded and these people
are now citizens of our community
Mr.. Givens and Mr.. Scott of Kennard.
and Rev. F. d. Copyright of Ashland,
are here looking for location for
next year. There is great awak-
ening among our people and the
toe is turning our way. The Negro
Is beginning to see that he must have
something of his own and that he
must depend upon himself
The town of Quincy was organized
by H. L. Price about two and one
half years ago to demonstrate the
fact that the Negroes can build. own
and operate town of their own
While we have had to 90 up against
the war with all of its Disadvantages
nd the high cost of living, we have
Kept our head above the waves and
are making slow, but steady pro
gress. We have three grocery stores,
one dry goods store, one drug store,
one drug store. one drug store, one
! hotel, l restaurant, one blacksmith
shop, one meat market. three grist
mills, one gin, one single mill, one
postoffice. one Notary Public, one
land agency, one realty company
one news agency. one cotton and col.
ton seed buyer, two churches, good
| school, several dealers in gum blocks
and cord wood.
There are hundreds OF oppor-
: tunities here awaiting the man or
I woman who has the courage 10 JOIN
in with us and the patience to wait
few days for results.
} 1t seems that brighter DAY
| downing for Quincy and we are ex-
| lpecting great things for future.