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JANUARY · I 894 To John Henry Washington [Tuskegee, Ala.] January 6th, 1894 Mr. if. H. Washington: ~ wish you would see that hitching posts are put up at all places where horses stand so that the horses will not have to be hitched to the trees. The fire hose in Alabama Hald needs to be placed in a better position than it now is. If it has not already been done, it is very important that the lady teachers who room in Alabama Hall be instructed as to the use of this hose. I wish you would let me know whether or not the inventory ordered sometime ago, has been completed. There is some work needed to be done in the attic of Phelps Hall under the direction of Mr. Penney. B. T. Washington TLpS Con. ~3 BTW Papers DLC. To Emily Howland Tuskegee, Ala., Jan. ~2, 94 Dear Miss Howland: A few days ago ~ sent you a receipt for the money you sent which has proven most helpful to us. We shall be very glad to use the money in the way you suggest. There are thousands in this region who seem to have nothing on which to live from day to day, still they manage to keep soul and body ' together, but many of them suffer severely. In many cases every thing in the way of food has been taken from them for debt. Many are learning lessons of economy out of these hard times that are going to be of great value to them in the years to come. On New Years day they had their first Emancipation Celebration in this region and about 3000 it seems to me marched through the town and came to the school where I spoke to them and I tried to impress the importance of thrift, economy and the value of a home upon them. Several copies of the little paper ''Fraternity'' came to us and I find it valuable. 383