The colored American., 1900-09-01

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Negroes owned one for6ieth of the Ian d
in North Carolina. Mr.. M. M. Lewey
spoke on the The Negro Business en-.
terprises OF Pensacola, Fla, and Mr.. J.
w. Pullen of Enfield. N. G.
MIR. POLLEN was Introduced by Presi.
dent Washington as the man who led
the charge at San Juan hill. This
brought out continuous cheers. In his
address the speaker said:
81 should like to refute the state.
ment of a gentleman, who. by the help
of the Negro won the governorship of
New York. and Is now looking for the
VicePFesidency. The statement made
by him referred to urging Negro regu'
lars forward at the point Of revolver
is maliciously false. He might have seen
one or two men looking for water, but
he never urged single Negro forward.
During that charge not a Negro turned
back. (Cheers.) 1t is against all pre-
cedents Of Negro fighting to turn back.
He has never turned back"
DR.. A. j. Love gave very encourag-
ing account Of the colored people in
business in Chattanooga, Tenn. DR..
Oungee of Montgomery, Ala, J. Doug
lass Wetmnre of Jacksonville, Fla, and
Mr.. R B Hudson of Selma. Ala. DR..
L l.. Burweil of Selma, Ala, Dr. E. K
e bert of Wilmington, Del, and Dr.. A.
N, Brown Of Birmingham spoke on
Negroes in the drug business. Mr.. Gil
bert G. Harris, proprietor of Boston's
most extensive hair store, spoke en- the
hair business, and Mrs. Alice Cssneau
the author of popular work on dress
making and successful dress maker,
read most interesting paper On her
art
At the evening session the large hall
was crowded to its utmost capacity.
Not half the people who desired admit.
tepce got near enough even TO peep in.
The mayor of B ,ston was present and
turned over the keys Of the city to the
delegates in happily phEased and very
encouraging speech William Lloyd
Garrison, jr., was also present and de-
llvered magnificent address. The au'
dience was also entertained by several
choice selections by that beautiful
singer Mrs. Nellie Brown Mitchell.
Mr.. w. R. Pettiford, President Of the
Alabama Penny Savings Bank, Biz
mingham, spoke on the real value of
the saving bank, Mr. T. W. Walker
OF that city told of the operations of the
"Grate Gosl Mining Co."
Hon. lssih T. MONTGOMERY, founder
and may or OF Mound Bayou, Miss, told
how be builded this Negro town, as did
Hon. J @. Lettwich founder and may
or of KiOndyke, Ala. 1t developed In
the dit cussion that there are at least
two other towns with colored mayors.
Hobson City, Ala, and Livemville,S S G.
On the second day Mr.. w. o En- cry,
of Macon, spoke of the Negro business
enterprises of GnnrgIa; Mr.. J A. Will
liams of Omaha, Neb. Mr. J. II. Lew.
is, Bostor's most successful tsilor who
has $40 goo Invested ia his business is
the leading tailor for the fashionable
Harvard set" and does an annual bu-
Finess Of $125 900, delivered thought.
full and valuable paper on the business
of the merchant tailor. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. r J. Palmer, a large deal.
sr in dry goods aud clothing in Colum-
bis, 8. c., and Mrs. Alberta Moore
Smith, and Mr.. Theodore W. Jones,
both of Chicago. At this juncture Dr..
Meserve. President of Shaw University
and DR.. Frissell of Hampton, were in
troduced and both gave few words Of
encouragement. Mr.. David B. Allen
Of Newport, R. I and Mr.. w. e Pot
ter of Philadelphia spoke on the eater
in business.
THE AFRO AMERICAN PUBLISHER.
Mr.. T. Thomas Fortune of New York
read a most thoughtful and interesting
paper on the Afro American publisher.
1t was brim full of wit, humor and wis
dom. Others who read papers were as
follows: L. II. Thomas, Galveston, Tex