The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
The NEGRO in BUSINESS.

have a herd of over 100 good dairy cows.
anu classes OF young men aud women are
constantly receiving practical instruction "a
this INDUSTRY, DONG all the work OF tue
dairy at the same time. There came 70
our knowledge the fact that the owners 81
a certain creamery were lOUklng for
competent superintendent We mad JUST
graduated young man whom we knew 20
be thoroughly competent IN every way, que
he was Just about as blacR as any Ohe
could possibly be-, Nevertheless we sent
him on to apply for The position. Mhch
the owners Oh tue creamery saw MIN INC,
said But you are colored lnah' IuAt
would never do. We can not hire coloitu
man."
our candidate politely intmated that he
had not come thrre to talk about any color
except better color anu Kept ON missing
about thai, while the owners Kept taking
about his color tinally something Whlch
he satd 50 caught tier attention that they
told him he might stay ANA run the cream
cry tor fortnight, although they sun IN
SISTED that 1t was out Of tne question Tor
them to hire colored man as superlntend-
emit
When the returns for the nrst week $
shipment Oh butter made by our man came
back. IL was found that the butter uad
product OF the creamery had ever before
sold Tor. The owners OF the estuOlishhrut
said why, nov, this is very singular
ana waited for the ncAt week report.
The second week $ returns showed thal
the Uuitcr had sold Tor cent pound
more man that OF the week before, 3 cents
more Khan before the colored man hnu
taken charge Of the work hat time the
owners did not stop 10 say anythlhH. Ihey
stupig nTcu tine man ais quickly rs tucy
could The extra 5 cents un pound VIII a
he could get tor his butter mad Knocked
I every purucle OF colon out OF his SKIN, 80
Iur as tney were concerned
Mrs. tusneau, ia hrr address before the
/ league said that when sue received let
ter ir0m hcr customer saying chat the
/ woman WIS coming TO Boston 90 call upon
'er az certain umr, her courage IAN d
Aer because she knew that tbs custon-I
-ad no idea that she was 10 meet culorvd
Nou.u an rs The author of the book viii Il
SIZE had been study ing. when the Jay
came and the bell rang anu she WAS gold
That THIS Woman mad arrived, sac was dl
first almost tempted TO send iu word ihat
SHE Vls III ANA could not see her, whom
suddenly there taHe into her mind ihl
story OF thc Iuslegce graduate Who had
declined 10 discuss any question Of cOi 1
except the butter oior which pertanpd 4,
his business. 81 went into the room ne
Wuyly as ! could, she said, "ani al
the nigh the woman looked and acted itsl
as | felt sure she would. ! would not ltl
talking business ms fast ~ could. Tn,
90. nit VAS that we made business ru
gasoncut. through which, afterwards
oiurl work came to me
his meeting not only showed To Tin,
country what the colc,-u people are doing
bat IL gave the delegates, especially thoe'
Who came from the South, an oppor
iuuty to see something OF the business
!. methods employed by Northern people
think II will have something Of the sam
good cucct on them that the bringing %
the Cuban teachers o. The United state
may be expected to have on the CubAus
II record of the business enterprise
operated 10y cuiored men and women q
| the United States were ayatahlo "a 4
be interesting and instructive, "
formation has not yet n CO