Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-10-02
THE PASSING THRONG

streets 1t just tnat OIten attracts the atton.
ton of every one, who hears it, and they all
run to either the curb stone or to the win.
dows if some happen to be in buildings, to
see the department go whizzing by, and
believe me, you will have to hurry to even
see it whizz by. The other day as I was
going up Second Avenue fire alarm was
turned in and | was near enough to see
the ma or part of the city s fire fighting ap-
paratus go down Second Avenue at the
rate Of fifty miles an hour, and [ think I
would have to stop and watch it go by if
it went by every hour in the day. The
changing bells, the signing sireens, the puff
fling pumps and the rumbling wheels so
thrills and excites one that if I were stand.
ing in the middle of the street I would so
far forget myself that I would almost get
run over. Surely, surely do those flying
fre-fghters make one think of demons hav-
ing escaped from the internal regions, but
after all had gone by and humanity as
sumed a normal condition, called to mind
an incident in my childhood days. "Anty"
Mary Warner went down to see the first
railroad train pass through the section of
the state where she had resided all of her
natural life. Multiplied hundreds of other
colOred and also white persons had as
sembled for the self same purpose. Soon
one mighty engine drawing number of
passenger cars came putting and whistling
in from the south and went on side track
then pretty soon similar train came from
the north and the two engines stood puff.
fling away. can't" May was a devout old
Christian soul and she had professed relig-
ion with the old devil cutting like didoes
as were these engines at her feet, and after
cycling them for time she fell to her knees
and began to pray for dear life. 'EYas,
bunny hits all the devil s work and the
OIL devil is in bof NV dem things. Take me
HON Bill, rs seed all I want NV um" 1t
took the coming and going Of many trains
before AMT May was thoroughly con-
vinced that they were useful instead Of
hellish articles. AS those gigantic freight
ers dash by I sometimes wonder if the very
old Nick is not in them.
The following communication has been
received from the Rev. D. A. Graham, COM
missioner of survey Of the A. M E. church.
which speaks for itself:
81 am sure your readers will be inter-
ested to know the result of the survey of
the colored population just completed In
making this survey we visited every colored
family in the city of Great Falls and have
used every available means to get at the
real facts We found the colored popula-
ton to be as follows:
''Laborers, "a; porters 10; janitors, 8;
ranchers, 5; chefs. 4 BARRIERS, 2: mechanics,
2; chauffeur, 2; trucking and teaming, 2;
walters, 2; R. R. Clerks q maids, 2; clerks,
|; physician l; lawyer, 1 R. R. fireman, 1;
tailor, l; hairdresser, L ministers, 2;
churches, q (these churches are divided, as
to membership: Methodist, members, 81;
Methodist leaning, 81; Baptist, members,
10: Baptist, leaning, 7; Roman Catholic, 6;
Episcopal, 2; Christian Scientist, l. without
church preference, S3; college graduates, 5;
graduates of musical Conservatives, g
eve also find that colored people in
Great Falls and immediate vicinity own
$4,000, in taxable property and $4,000. in
church property.
''By this report you will see the import
ance of the survey which the A. NJ E.
church is making throughout the entire
country. Think what this means for Sc
attic! The very facts which we have so
long desired to know, are to be ascertained
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