The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.4, page 128, Mar. 1896, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers and on a usual day he gave four or five massages to addicted persons, though he himself did not claim that peanut oil had any restorative powers. Carver was unable, despite many efforts, to add to the commercially successful peanut products. The Carver Products Company in 19~3, the Carver Penol Company in 19~6, and the Carvoline Company in the ~g40s all were unsuccessful. Carver was not outstanding as a scientist or as a promoter of new commodities, but he did contribute to the education of the community served by Tuskegee Institute. Both on the campus and off, he taught such needed lessons as diversification of crops, soil-building crops, and the avoidance of erosion by proper cultivation. Through the Tuskegee Negro Conferences, exhibits, demonstrations, and clearly and simply written publications Carver communicated the importance of improved agricultural methods. One factor in Carver's wide acceptance among white Americans as ''the Negro scientist'' was his accommodation to white stereotypes about black behavior. His extreme humility, his slight, stooped frame, and his attribution of his discoveries to divine guidance presented the picture of the kind of black scientist whites could accept without any feeling of being threatened. The hailing of George Washington Carver not only obscured the more solid scientific accomplishments of such men as Charles Drew and Daniel Hale Williams, but also obscured Carver's real and important work in agricultural education. (Mackintosh, ''The Carver Myth.'') From William J. Bailor~ Harrisburg' Pa., Mar. 6, 1896 Dear Sir. ~ had hoped to have heard from you, before this, as ~ did not know where you were. The reason is that ~ wanted to hear your opinion on the Quay2 matter. Deputy Sec. of State, Mr. Barnett,3 wrote to you some time ago, but did not receive any reply. I hope you will answer his letter. All Quay's friends here want you to use your influence for the Senator at the Convention. Hoping to hear from you at an early date. I remain Sincerely W. J. Bailor ALS Con. ~4 BTW Papers DLC. ~ William J. Bailor published the Harrisburg Sentinel Gazette from 1894 to 1896. 2 Matthew Stanley Quay (~833-~904), an editor and longtime politician, was a Republican senator from Pennsylvania from 1887 until his death. He managed Harrison's presidential campaign in 1888 and was a member of the executive committee of the Republican national committee in 1896. 18