The colored American., 1902-07-19
KENTUCKYS GEM CITY.
A rnirron 81 Lovely Lexington
Social and Business Life
Praised by Distinguished Wis
ltors.
LexinEton. Ky. Special
LeHinEtOn. Ky.. Special

If We are TO believe the words of such
perSonages as Editor II. 7.
Johnson. Pref. Charles Steward. Paul
Laurence Dunbar and Professors
Booker T. Washington, and w. H.
Council, Lexington Is the one place IN
the United States where the Negro pro-
blem Is solved
IL has been the pleasure and honor OF
the COlOred citizens OF Lexington. 10, al
different times entertain each OF the
above named gentlemen, and they al.
either while here. or through the news
papers after they had gone. expressed
gTatlhcatiOn al the progress shown by
the Negroes here. and said. IN sub
stance Here Is the. Negro problem
solved
This being the case, your readers may
not feel bored Al reading a short account
OF the condition OF the colOred citizens In
this little city More than one-third OF
q population estimated al about 10000
are members Of the Negro race 4
large percentage OF these Negroes
We are not able 10 give exact figures
own their own homes and paw taNeS
Many OF them own several pieces OF real
estate from which they draw very ap-
pTecIsble incomes. Possibly IN no CITY
OF lis size, South OF the Ohio river. is
there 4 better school system than IT
Lexington Here i located the Chand-
Ter Normal Institute, 4 school OF the \
and NJ Association. founded and en-
dOwed BY Mrs Phoebe Chandler. ot
Massachusetts, The Russell Higf
School i another institution worthy oi
note These two schools have turned
out graduates who have held and ar,
holding many very important position:
II this CITY and IN other cities anC
States aS well
Isaac Hathaway. . yong man who !:
last making National reputztion aS Al
artISJ-mOulder, i era iuate Of Chznd
leT- aS are many other of our imporrzn
young men. notably John Jewett. gauger
and John Snowder. mail clerk. anC
Editor Wade H Carter. Of our populai
cOlOred newspaper, THe STANDARD. Is Al
alumnus Of Russell School The lowe
schools Of the Ciry. OF which there AZ,
three are almost entirely IN the hands O
graduates q either The Normal OF tht
High SChoc.-
The spiritual welfare OF the peoOl
: looked after b 10 ministers pastor
lrS = many congregations. about hal
Of which have magnificent bTick eilfce
n which the praises Of God are declar
ed
Here are located Lodges wI,hou
number. which financially are n zoo.
condition aS well aS from The point 0
membership IN the early fall. Lexins
Ion becomes Ihe Mecca" fOr al Ken
tucsy and Parts OF Ohio. Indiana. Hi
nolS and Tennessee lis then he grez
Golo-ed Far q the Agricultural an
Mechanical Association : held Thi
event continues = progress for I'VE dzv.
and during Is more than three decade
q existence the Stockholders hzv
never failed - realize handsome prof
~ - oC1cluS1C1-
Daring rhs Christmas Holidays ~Th
STATE Teachers Association. with
membership % nearly 500 co1venes her,
when = literary fesst : had Al rhe erzz
Negro educators q re Safe. and CIR,
tew from reiEAbo-lng States. beiu
present
= : on SCcE occasions zS these th=
e---1S1c -1Cs leaders S-ch a cHoSe VII
which Ne began this article are invite
. CCr cry They 80 tllc z-rllrv e1iS,ir1
neiW een The tvyc rao1S and so away w
satisfied
- example. % the lack Of p-eiu6:c
existing between thS races here We M
State thai every NeErc : gwen z ira
10 matter yhz- his o-Te-Sz II =
memory 81 LeNCg-on'S Cl6eS- ca-c-e
citizens 10 ly-chlrg Csn h rezTles
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