The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
Particularly in the country districts as teaching
him the value VI saving his money.

ing Of the negro has not been Sllch as 10 give him
that technical knowledge which the manufacturer
needs Nevertheless there Is one prosperous cot
ton mill run by cuIoied capital, and several broom
iuCtOrleS.
operative effort the report SAYS. Under CO Opera
uv" effort have been grouped u nulni"r IT huSi
n'Ss ventures who's r~\iSprnc. i due PRIMARILY
~ We peculiHr rnNIrunlnrnt ot IN" negro IN liiS
J, nj. Segregated ~ n social group There are
many semi social functions IN which tlr ~"
NHiilng prejudice makes II n'rHsani'r that hr
Nnould serve himself II luS'ihle | ndrrtakrt',
Iu- instance, mus coma n close ana sN muhlh"lIc
rlatons v.,h thu family Thus has led 90 H.
gt''S iaklng up tins branch NJ business, ana IN
~ I'm" ihay have had greater success INrIN\,
lhr1" II ,hpSr Z purtrl hat uN't Sj,hHD IN 'aniUil
lnvrNtr |. AMI then are, ~ fact, many more than
ms Probably 5000" Is invested by nrgr2'o
III TINS business. Ih.n, tnu, III" demand .lnt
pp'nD Hnd DISPLAY al funerals has compete"
These unier'ak ~ - elup their =" tahl'Sh'n'nis
unusually we'll In philadelphia. liallnl"rr'
Ailan;a and other cities ihrr M" negro unurr
taxing establishments equal IN most ~ ,heir ap
nnlntin"ntS 10 the b"St white Establishments
The ".v'nt u the negro physician and under
iaS"t naturally called iur the drug slrr' .SlNtN
Tour drug stores are r"Dprtrl. forty seven 81 which
H., We. over 81. 900 invested. They ARE especially
popilnr IN III" south i"r Ne ,,'cinI feature u'
~" sofia fountain and for Their business partner
ship with the sick benefit Spcisli,S. They ar
usually neat ari well cnnlucl-d, mi are 2 iaN
Urit' vnturr iut Young negro physicians. Their"
are many private CrnirtrrrS owned by Gonna
mes an '2 'lcu"S. only tWuut which ar r"puriru
herr THY HrpS" from the color In" IA burial
; anu luf Door con liliun b' the lliIIlr Nllfill EtpNiliiS
tor culrr"d people. Finally, - demand for news
hui hooks among themselves has led 10 IN" es
,amtShm"ni ~ mEnN hundred newSpH p"f7. ol
which over n hundred slil survive, and To- three
or four publishing houses, Tn more success
iul publishing houses are connected with the
larry negro church OrganilaiionS.
o,, l"1rS l@r nmuNlm'", Is bmh MAJ, n'am,mg , ~, sns
III" negro has looked largely, and still looks, IA
his church. There Is still, however, an unNat>
fled demand from a people naturally light h'art'd
and FltYn = n FAaF pm t.An GuNz fLR I'M
III" saloon and III" roolroom supply a part on
Tins demand, and Of the sixty eight saloons re-
prrtI f''N tuuI have over 81 900 invested. me
anus" of alcoholic liquors ~ not one ~ IN" especial
u'!' noes IT lhH negro. and vet H. spends c"nSld
"rabl" N thus way, especially during tn" 1 ~hrlH'nlaS
holidays. The saloon among these people, even
NOR thAn among The Irish and uther city groups,
!, n distinct ~,riai centre. In N" country towns
OF the black belt the field hands gather here 20
gossip llHf and lpk". In III" cites n cflNc 81
Jolly fellows Cpn b. met ,ha'" and IN the adjacent
IrulrunmS Consequently, the bGslnr~S has. AT
trf't Il nrgrpeS with capital In SPIT OF th' met
mat III" negro church Distinctly iro"n on IN
N%'cG'ipn, which means som" social "~NtrAci,m Tor
IL" iillur dealer. \eNt ~ saloons IN mp'rtanr"
rom" thu travelling negrp va udrNl III" shows, zone
81 th"N- i repn'tad here, for having no p'tma-
n'It hrHdquarl" r. they were difficult L. r'aCll
hut IL r. arn known t. b. som" thr"r ur four sue
r"Nslul com panIrS Of ms sort travelling about
The country. Most uf them ARE c"mplled & have
WHIT managers IN nri'r to get "rtt'" INT The
llrair'S. but they are largely under negro control
aud represent a considerable Investment II negro
capital, plhrr caterer, T. a~muNem"rt' are the
blcrCl dealers, pilot ,graphrrs AMI the like. There
l. q la'g" field for development here, AND f"r con.
siderable education and serial uplifting. lew
people, FIR instance, have stronger DIAN. ne m
e,lnct> than negroes, and yet thr th"htu Is al
most unknown among, Them. Nuch c"uid tr
dom t. "l"Nst' and e~nlight"n ~" masses 10y u
ludIcuI, catering g. their unSAtlStird demand for
amusement Here i a chance for philanthropy
and , per cent, for black and Whit capitals.
Tn" geographical tables given would intricate
| that the South j. a much better field for the negro
business man than Tia" \urth doubtless because
h" 'rHirs almust entirely among hi>"Hn p"opl"
/ AMI the rulurrl population there I-Iut CourS" much
! ErrItrr than IN this lHrt Of the country. New
! Norh, the most hpSritabie 10 the negro ~ any
81 The Northern states, Is represented by only
eighty negro business men IN IN" list HS against
32l from Georgia. the leading Southern state
Np,"rl"i 81 th" general report are Specific -.
: ports from MANY cities IN oil parts Of the coun-
Try \ numh"r 81 letters from c%,lorel business
men written IN l"ll> u requests for information
az" Printed in the report and some Il them are
inNtr"Gtlyr and suggestive The proprietor II
au uphui>ty ring rstahiiShmrnt and storage ware
7 house In liaIumurr whites
Negro business men ar" situated pretty much
as are business men ui III" other race What
, helps ~ hindrrs in ia" une case has like effect
IN the other We must study N" laws Of bust
nrS, We must demonstrate that We can he
trusted for integrity Of conduct and efficiency
of service \bsolute trustworthineSs Will 70
further than color
Ncolurrl Iewrllor in Kansas cry writes Negro
! business men Hre helped by connecting with in.
frrIor white businesses and by the prejudice which
some white businesses have 10 negro patronage.
The average negro business man II hlndrrri
by his neglect a. keep his business IN such a man
nrr a. to invite the patronage of the better class
Of Wilt" and black patrons, and the inability
10 tind efficient AMI trustworthy partners in a good
! business In fine the envy, disirust and lack
81 patronage II his own race binders The progress
nj success 81 the Negro business man.
from q TAILORING finn IN birmingham. Ala
comes this testimony w Keep On" cutter and
/ AIR Anlp.rnuu DDt IN \ S,lf are ulmt-t continual \