. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . d otherproperty in Macon. He stands as a sure enough, upright,downright, all wool, yard-wide, flatfooted, level headed and anuncompromising deep water Missionary Baptist. On two oc-casions the leading and most prominent white and coloredpeople of the State of Georgia urged his appointment as Ameri-can Minister to Haiti. DANIEL SWANIGAN SNOW THE story of Daniel S. Snow, of Dalton, is one full ofinterest not only to the members of his own race, but tobusiness men everywhere who have the vision to see unde-veloped
. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . d otherproperty in Macon. He stands as a sure enough, upright,downright, all wool, yard-wide, flatfooted, level headed and anuncompromising deep water Missionary Baptist. On two oc-casions the leading and most prominent white and coloredpeople of the State of Georgia urged his appointment as Ameri-can Minister to Haiti. DANIEL SWANIGAN SNOW THE story of Daniel S. Snow, of Dalton, is one full ofinterest not only to the members of his own race, but tobusiness men everywhere who have the vision to see unde-veloped resources and unimproved opportunities. He is a nativeof Alabama, having been born at Talladega on May 25, parents, Nelson and Mary Snow, were both slaves; and whilehis home was one of poverty, it was notwithstanding a Christianhome. His grandfather on his mothers side, Ezekiel ONeal,was a Baptist preacher; and it was perhaps early influences likethese which gave direction and tone to the life of Daniel S. education he secured was in the Talladega county com-. DANIEL SWANIGAN SNOW. GEORGIA EDITION 611 rnon schools. His boyhood days were spent on the farm, wherehe took an active part in every sort of farm work. When he wastwelve years of age, the family moved to Chattanooga, wherethey remained for one year, and the following year located inWhitfield county, where he has since resided. His first residencewas at Tunnel Hill. While living there some eighteen years ago,he began making brooms for his neighbors by hand, from broom-corn which he raised on his own place. He put good honestwork into his brooms, and found no difficulty in selling all hecould make. Gradually his business grew, and he saw the possi-bilities of enlarging it, but at the same time recognized the im-portance of a better knowledge of every phase of broom he secured employment in an Atlanta broom factory,where he kept his work up to requirements, and at the same timekept his
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