The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-24
GROVE TnE PnILANrHRorIsr.
How "Iiiue Dick" l. Hoid Up ~ n bright
Light ia the East.

How "niuo Dick" J. Held Up - n bright
Light In the East.
According 10 Francis Brooks. ono Of the
incorrorators OF tho Montana a. Illinois
Gold Mining company. Chas. Porter Grove.
president Of the compnny. IL now In Wash
inRton. selling many shAros Of stock IN his
concern 10 the colored people Of that city
at the regular price-4b a shara. Brooks ia
lawyer, who lives at Bate. and he just
retained from ths east a day or two ago.
i ooks reports Grove doing a great busi-
ness Ia Washington. Blue Dick" IL work
ing tie papers 10 the qussn's taste In the
east. In New York paper he 10 credited
with establishing q ovo City on bis pop
sTty ia Jefferson county, with a biC hotel.
churches. school houses, wido streets with
prospects, Of big city. with iis
mayor and council within year"
aud all oolorsd men. q owes pur-
pose, the papers said. WAS 20 make IL sn-
tirely an Afro American city. and 90 he
kept on selling stock to the colo ed church
people at g. a share. The Colored Ameri-
oAn. OF Washington. under date of Jan. IL.
prints twO-ool umn picture OF Grove ana
labels u Charles T.. Grove. the Montana
millonai c." The pauer also prints Uic-
turs OF Mrs. Hettie Grove, wife Of MIL
lionairs Grove" 10 whom he was married
in Louisville a few weeks ago. The same
!
rial on Grove and usss him for a column
artic o on the possibilities Of the race. which
IL headed millionaire Grove" a title tnat
occurs az least twsnty-seven times ia the
Ihper. After dilatnR upon the coming
greatness OF the negro aG demonstrated by
the achievements OF q owe, the article thus
elaborates upon q owe City and the Non
tana AZ lliinOia Mining company for the
bsneiit OF co.ored peO let
Tbs company which Charles i. Grove
/ - q J. ksa.4 -,
oent testimony 10 the genius and enterprise
OF the American negro. 10 is n gigantic
Ventare. It's capital stock is $5000JO. It
/ Is incorporated under the laws of the state
OF Illinois and the term OF its existence ~
fixed for forty wears. he company owns
twenty full mining claims. besides Velu-
able timber lands. containing 60 acres OF
around, on which there Is towusite. mills
aud about thirty acres under fence. The
names OF the claims are Eureka. Clipl or.
Eclipse. Gslden Eagle. Great Western,
Faction, Lost Horse, Potomac, Travonia,
- Louis, Emplrs. Sunrise. Burlington,
Edith Hope, Blue Bird. Capital PTntus
Gold Crown aud Oscar spiter. The Amer
lean has sons specimens of the ores from
many OF theae mines and has examined the
letters and documents with regard 90 the
titles 10 these properties, as we'll as many
columns OF newspaper articles from sue
leading dailies Of the west. endorainR Mr.
Grove and commencing the spirit
which aotuatss aim 30 offer this golden
opportunity 20 the colo cd race
for making safe invsstme1ts Of their
moneys. His object is to found Z negro
city in Montana, TO build up an Industrial
community and 10 utilizs the brains and
the muscle and the talent OF negroes who
want 20 do something and be something in
this world. We are frank to say that We
had our doubts about this man aud his
scheme. We doubt no longer. We believe
IA is scheme ia praetic able and feasible. We
know that il he should offef 60 dispose OF
his interests in these opertiss to the
white syndicates WHO wish to purchase
them that they would in few years realize
millions of dollars IN the development OF
these mines.
The paper advises the colored people 20
investigate for themselves and see what
this man Is doing in quiet way 20 elevate
the race and who "a glad TO show the peo-
pie how to invest from g to ZOO 90 ad.
vantage
Meantime tho four mon who walked into
Helena from Grove City about a month
ago are still waiting for a full months
wages end have a lot OF stock TO soil a. a
way down fgure.