The broad ax., 1922-07-08
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- Pacific stable at 8, so as to be
me. 1t was after ten, when an
,r,ouOSile car carriage pulled up
,ofur the men who were to go, and
Iva through the gate with them to
AT led car. They had a little house
"A | heard them call it a drawing
nan but / did not see anything to
nav. except water. White folks
mixed at US when we got on, but we
y,nt right on as if we had been doing
h lind Of business for years.
After they put US on, a boat toted
over the Mississippi river, then
med that old iron horse to do his
runtng and putting again, we went
L bed and slept all night: Bright and
ady next morning we were up, and
Id crossed into Texas. Well, some
d the friends knew that 1 was pass
II thu and they met US at the sta
X in Houston, with lunches.
There was a lady from the Nine.
fznkFn Beauty Parlor, of Houston,
nth basket filed with good things.
Be had been instructed by Mr.. w. L.
ss-sT 70 -repare for US. He is the
s1yss II slager, but was in Chicago.
-y lo.-5 themselves from Houston
a-a n an automobile car car
lg- enc re going to locate their
zzHzial,1rag plant right in Chicago.
set Ut to get the chicken and
p ing alter another, and when /
I--lzc1 ..c1d that the white folks had
5isred us out of that bed car, and
aETe me we got out, but they had
10 ordered all the white folks out
b. because there had been a wash
s1i vest of San Antonio, and that
nsnFe could not get through. We
E7' told that we could get on a full
Y ar carriage leaving that night.
fEas called lO1, Solid Pullman. We
4 vent out and called on the Gen
a Passenger Agent, Mr.. Joseph
halel He had his Office on the
aEhih hOor of the Southern Pacific
'aloing. He made us as welcome
2 his Office as April showers and
Nay flowers Mr.. Holloway told him
~ about il, as did Stewart, and he
1la then that everything would be
q rsht and he would get us thru
Z mai carriage in question. He had
Ne OF the number to return at 4:30,
ee ne vas put in touch with the as
'.'.R general passenger agent He
= that ne could not get one OF
N Httle houses drawing rooms),
" aat he had secured two COM
cAsats. ! never heard of such a
and thought that he meant
known as two sections, but
= % We got there. behold It was a
house, or two Of them, and they
!, .I' connected by doors. / will not
p time to tell you about the
y We rode in that all night
! way night; all day Tuesday, and
night Tuesday night. reaching FL
: Wednesday morning.
wv here we are in Los Angeles.
). While | am stopping with N. G.
- who used to live in Gurdon.
the other men have special
aarters. and are the guest Of
NsE. DR.. L. B. Brown, secretary
NC general local committee, which
gong to entertain the National
aber 6.
! :" : nd not come together, for at
!. FasO left them and made my
. nom there over the Santa Fe.
= ney came over the S. P.
,.laed town at 1880. went to the
e OF DR.. N. G. Pitts. and then
me hello box to cal mp Rev.
There was a female voice
: y answered, and before she would
. ne a thing. demanded TO know
was, or at least my name. and
nished her with a name. and pro-
to ask some questions, and
Fered them all with 4 don't
|. Z | said to her. Madam, you
!. ne most know-nothingness wo-
y have ever heard" She got
Al me, put up the receiver.