The Afro-American., 1895-12-21
Baltimore uSln8s
Wheel
AN AI HRIGGs II C0L0RED YoUTH or
RS ar I n R4sH


Press ladies md * lse
80 N1rsh western lam
ssfa8iy rnl aag come ta express
tile thanks oE tile bog s and girls Tor
This great business wheel, known as
The North Western Family Supply
Company and which Is moving So
fast Hi this oHr great city Ut Eaiti-
more. Since this wheel began to-
move WE fee Il large store in East
Baltimore which is telling the peo-
PIE of that Fecttcn that the colornd
man las fonnd the business key aud
and III unlocking doors which have
always been shut against him and
his people The same wheel is mpy
ing It'll South Baltimore and keeping
the sto.e on South Sharp street open
day and night and causing the PEG
IT'D hat locality to wonder and ask
the question who are these NORTH
weston people; and where dos the
big business wheel get Its power to
keep wagons moving on the streets,
money boxes Ayins in the 80 es and
colofed clerks busy waiting en- custo
mers? The only way | can answer
tile question III that our board OF
directors knows the secret ard VIII
gladly let lit Quito anyone who VIII
take one share of stock and buy sup
plies from our stores. This is what
INV father says, and think he must
know because since lie fell in love
with the companp he gives it mo Of
his time and We are beginning to THU <
he has tile Nrot'I-" estern feaveIs
~ bad he will never recover,
But u word about headquarters,
Here N.Y. have the wheel and the
power to k eep it moving. Besides
tie grocery department we have
o-sters vi the best flavor, pure milk
which can Tie delivered in every part
of tile City daily, coal by he ton Or
peck as cheap as can be sold ny any
bOdy else and best Of all we have the
printing press which is said t0 be to
the bushes world what tho blood IS
tn the body. The press Includes the
Afro American and the job depart
mant The paper goes through the
city every Saturday like roaring
lion telling tile public that the wheel
is at the old Stand and VIII never stop
turning until the white man learns
that we have alb element in our race
who knows how TO sell as we'll as to
to buy. the paper is also tralnlEg
boys how to set type, how TO report
news, and how to learn the editorial
arr. Remember chance to learn
art and advantage of the press have
always been Kept from our race.
In the days Of slavery there was
a law against our people learing TO
read aud write because the slave
master knew he could never bind q
people I'LL chains whose minds were
educated. Tn this age Of freedom q
Jaw of custom exists. against G lored
buys learning tile art Ut printing and
it IL th pugh by lea l6rs of our race
who have given the subject careful
study, that the reason the doors of
printing offics are Kept closed a.
gainst cOlOTed printers is that
the white mau is opposed TO he col
Ored brother having an equal chanc !
in the race oI life Tt was this idear
that inspired the hi, th of the Afro
American which is now such Il power
in Baltimore aad which is here to
stay. Hi As yeti has no wings but like
the bed bug, lit gets there just the
same.
Again we the boys and girls thank
tue president ana managers OF the
| Company fur this wheel they hav5
but In morton and while we can {
do much to heip We will do all we
3an, il WE have no money we will eat
at lome and by SO doing make faith
er and mother spena more mou7y iii
The ssores we also pledge thai
when our school days are over Ne
Will express our thanke by putting
our money behind tile great busl
Iess wheel,
READ before lhe. co, Dec. IS g.
Fy William Griggs.