The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-04-10
SATURDAY SERVICE LEA REFUSED TO EXTRADTIE
CUE IS MADE PERMANENT. HILL IS GREAT VICTORY.
Will Make Race IN Rural Dis.
h-icts More Productive.

Tuskegee. Institute. Ala. April T.
One Of the movements created by
the late war and which helped the
masses of the race in the rural dis
tricts to become q greater factor in
the economic actiyfsss-4 Of the coun-
que" This movement was started at
Tuskegee Institute and promoted un-
der the auspices of the u. s. Agri-
cultural Department, and the Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute. This ef-
fort caused the savings of millions
Of dollars to our people, and advanced
the progress of every Negro.
Because of the splendid results
ing the necessity of its continuance,
the government, through the States
Relation Service is putting the Sat
urday Service League" This move
ment was started at Tuskegee Insti-
tute and promoted under the aus
pices of the U. S. agricultural de-
partment and the Alabama Polytech-
mic Institute. This effort. caused the
savings of millions of dollars to our
people, and advanced the progress of
Because of the splendid results
gained from the movement and see
ing the necessity of its continuance
the government, through the States
Relation Service is putting the Sat
urday Service League" on a peace
time basis. In every rural community
Of the South there will be organized
a. local Saturday Service League. The
plans now being perfected will mean
much to the uplift of the race in
rural regions.
Regarding this important activity.
DR.. r. r. Motion, says:
"One of the interesting features of
Tuskegees war activities was the
Saturday Service League which was
organized at Tuskegee Institute,
March, 1918, during a meeting of Ag-
fiR ENfangiOn
by the State Director of Agricultural
Extension Extension Work. and pre-
sided over by Mr.. t. M. Campbell,
graduate of the Institute, and Dis
trict Agent for Alabama.
II prepared a statement appealing
to the Colored people of the South to
support the Saturday Service League,
with a view Of inducing Negro farm
ers to work on Saturdays, for a great
many years. it being the custom in
the South for farmers to take a holi-
day Saturday. detailing a considerable
loss of time, which frequently re-
suited in many of them getting into
trouble of various kinds.
"In our work we have strayed far
from the rulings Of the Scripture,
Six days shalt thou labor and do all
of God, and upon that word all that
we are a people has been built. Do
you realize what you lose when you
stop work of Saturday?
The average farmer plows four
acres of land every day during culti-
walton for one month. If he lays off
Saturday he misses sixteen acres. If
he runs two plows he misses thirty
/, our crops suffer because of lack of
cultivation. If you work all day
during crop season. you can
double your amount of cultivation and
increase very materially the yield of
your corn and cotton.
"As a result of this effort 10000
members Joined the League. This es-
timated that these farmers worked at
least twenty-one Saturdays, which
would make 1000 ESQ days. This
would be equal to adding S,400 men
to the productive forces Of the South.
Mr.. T. NJ. Campbell, who directed
tute, distributed 10000 buttons. 10000
posters and 10000 circular letters.