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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers and- Proper accommodations in the way of sitting rooms in the depots controlled by the railroads. ark Proper and just accommodations on street cars, steamboats and railroad trains. ~ want to repeat, that in my opinion if this matter is taken up vigorously and the principal railroad officials approached and talked to directly and frankly a change will soon take place in every part of the country where conditions of public travel are not now what they should be. If the committees are appointed on Saturday and Sunday the railroad officials could be approached on Monday, but the matter of the exact time is, of course, not important; only we should keep in mind the idea of letting this movement be brought to a head in one day, or in one single week, so that the railroad officials may be impressed with the bigness of the occasion and the opportunity which is before them to increase their revenue by doing justice to nine or ten million of their patrons. I wish especially to urge upon ministers and other leaders to give notice of Railroad Day several times during the next few weeks in their pulpit. ~ am equally anxious that the colored newspapers should call attention to this day from time to time. It Is a matter of the greatest importance and I believe that hard work and concentrated effort will help to change present conditions very noticeably. Yours very truly, Booker T. Washington Baltimore Colored Man, May 9, 19~4, I. ~ At this time, Melvin it. Chisum was editor of the Baliunore Colored Man. An Address before the Southern Sociological Congress Memphis, Tennessee May 8, ~ 9 ~4 THE SOUTHERN SOCIOLOGICAL CONGRESS AS A FACTOR FOR SOCIAL WELFARE On Behalf of the members of my race who are here and on behalf also of those who are not here, ~ wish to express the deep gratitude I6