Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-07-05
report received. The attendance, as it
has always been, was good.

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Annual Report Of Statistician.
To the members of the association in
convention assembled: have no de-
tailed report 10 offer this year, having
noted nearly all Of essential points
coming under the head Of my report
last year.
There has been no material change
in the population of the state, Negro,
since my last report 1t is my belief
that there have been more people
moved out than into the s'ate dnring
/ the year.
! 1t seems that there is a growing dis
position upon the part of many toleave
the larger cities and settle in towns
and villages which affords better OPP
/ portunities for lucrative employment.
| While there have been 3 or 4 new
] coal mines opened up to Negro workers
during the past year, the list of miners
! in the state has not experienced an in
crease, men having been removed from
older mines within the state to take
places in new mines.
1t would be well for us all to work
against the moving of men from one
4 Iowa mine to another and insist that
/ all new mines that put in Negro labor
ers bring them from other states, thus
/ increasing our population.
There seems to be growing in
clination of our fellows to settle upon
farms. This disposition should receive
encouragement from us all. 1t is the
foundation of our perpetuity and sue
cess in the state.
/ have not succeeded in ascartaining
/ the exact number of high school
graduates this year, but am of the
opinion that the list is much smaller
than that of last year.
| From the best information | can OBJ
tain, the voting population OF our race
in Apponoose, Boone, Clinton, Decatur,
| Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa, Jasper,
Keolsul1, Jones, Linn, Louisa, Lucas,
Makaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe,
Muscatine, Polk Poweshiek, Sioux,
Wapello, Washington and Cero Gordo,
| twenty-four out OF the 90 counties OF
the state is 5000 and my estimate is
that there are as many more scattered
through the remaining Is counties if
not more This basis gives us voting
number of 10000 in the state.
Mahaska county having over one
tenth of the entire voting population
as stated.
I have in vain attempted to ascertain
the amount of property owned by
Negroes of the state, but find that we
pay taxes in every county in the state
but one.
The number of schools in the state
are the same as reported last year.
Clergymen about the same with few
more church organizations We have
two practicing physicians in the state.
| five lawyers, two newspapers, two
pharmacists, one druggists, one owns
his own store and enjoys a lucative
trade, prosperous Building Associa-
| ton, fifteen journeymen printers, one
| photo artist, two saloon proprieiors,
several restaurant proprietors, two
poetess of state acknowledgements and
| ten families who represent over 10000
| in money and property valuations
The most especially encouraging
feature upon which | have the honor
| to report, is growing inclination of
Negroes of Iowa to secure homes and
possess property.
The people of Mahaska county are
now perfecting stable county organ
ization for the purpose OF bettering the
condition OF the race.
recommend that every county of
the state wherein there are 100 Negroes
effect an organiza tion of some kind at
once that we may communicate with
each other and thus be able to act
harfnoniously upon measures and issues
Of general and common concern to the
race.
Respectfully submitted as my second
annual report, Geo. E. Taylor, stasis-
tican.
Report of committee on perfection
received with the exception of the
preamble
that provided for life members was
adopted.
Resolved, That all delegates or
members that have attended up to this
time the annual conventions or either
of them or held any office of this body,
be and remain regular members of this
body SO long as they remain in accord
to IT,
Hyde, Lomax, Sawfoot and A. G
Clark. Voted by ballot.
Following officers We're elected:
President, r. N. Hyde, Des Moines.
First VicePresident, Mr.. Sawfoot.
tcecOlQ v ice-E IeSlsicHb, MISS d. 1 d. y
lor, Fort Dodge.
Third Vice President. Rev. Erwin
Recording Secretary, Miss Virgie
Whitsett, Newton.
Corresponding Secretary, Miss Zella
Davis, Des Moines
Attorney, w. r. Foster, Des Moines.
Treasurer, w. s. Page, Ottumwa.
Lecturer, w. /. Gordon. Newton.
Statistician, j. Fl. Shepherd.
Rev. Lomax told the tale Of crime
and kidnapping in Ottumwa.
Four dollars was received from the
members of the association to be
deposited in the treasury.
Motion that this organization raise
$50 by the first of September, 1895, to
prosecute the parties who kidnapped the
Negro man from Ottumwa, carried.
Resolved, That the members of the
body of Des Moines raise $40; Ottumwa,
$40; Oskaloosa, IS; Newton, SO; Char
iton, SO: Sioux City, 5000; Pekay. So;
Colon, So; Decatur, So; Fort Dodge,
SI.50; Boone, $l.50.
Motion for payment of annual dues
of 25cts be paid by each member before
adiournment, carried
Resolution adopted that all persons
owning property or holding prominent
offices be, if known, reported 60 the
statistician.
THITRSnAy NIGHT