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Decisive Good Expected From the Farmers and Truck ers’ Congress. The farmers’ and truckers’ con gress, inaugurated by the Plateau Normal and Industrial School, Prof. I. J. Whitley, principal, was a de cided success and will go a long way toward improving the conditions of the race, not only in Mobile county, but the adjoining counties. Several other counties were represented by delegations and the addresses were of a very high order. The white men who addressed the congress did great good and imparted a world of information to the colored people. Prof. Whitley put on foot a movement looking to the develop ment, more thoroughly of the ideas advanced at the congress. This move ment is the organization of commit tees In every county so that next year the congress will be more thoroughly developed. Prof. Whitley is doing great good for the race,and is seeking to develop the young negro along safe and sane lines. Five counties were represented. The total number of farmers, professional and business men and women attending the congress were about three hundred. A permanent organization was per fected. Five county presidents were appointed with local chairmen in each. Some of the prominent visitors were: Drs. M. N. Gilbert, Selma University; W. M. Jones, Montgomery; A. J. Rodg ers, Montgomery; H. Rodger Williams, cC. W. Hil, C. L. Fisher, G. W. Lewis, of Mobile; Roland Turner, Meridian, Miss.; Sus Little, Fairhope, Ala.; R. V. Jarrett, Waynesboro, Miss.; J. 8. Shanty, Thomasville, Ala.; George A. Maloney, ,Mobile; Abe Whitess, Bay Minette; J. A. Kitchell, J. A. Lewis, Susie Little, Fairhope; Nathan Jones, Mobile, and Kathryn Johnson, of Kan sas City.
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The Mobile Item
Mobile, Alabama, US
Sun, Feb 08, 1914
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