The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
NEGROES WHO.
DO BUSINESS
Many Colored People Engaged
in Active Commercial Life
in New York City.
A MILLION DOLLARS IN USE
They Have Done Big Things as
Real Estate Agents and
Dealers.

The New York Sun OF recent date has
tile following chapter on negro prosperity
In New York city:
Men who should know says that more
negroes are now engaged IN BUS ness
IN New York city than ever before. Ne
rroes have invaded fields in business
Formerly occupied exclusively by white
men and are succeeding rs well as their
white competitors.
M 1t Is estimated TINT the capital Invested
by negroes in business enterprises N ~ TINS ms
Perhaps the largest concern operated
by negroes exclusively Is n company
headed by James Garner and Philip a.
PAXTON Jr.. which was Incorporated with
capital stock Of $4,000 to deal III Nc"
York city real estate.
Tho formation Of the company resulted
from n movement TO turn negro tenants
out of West 134ti and West 1S5th streets,
which are given over almost entirely 70
ncgl oes. IN less than six months the
company was III control of ten fathouscs
with an earning capacity Of more than
4 negro Investment and building COM
pany on tho cooperative plan has been
( in opera ion In Brooklyn for more than
twelve years.
some time ago two negroes opened a
tailor shop in West Fifty-third street.
IN a short time the business mace such
progress that new quarters had to be Sc
E5 cured. AT first tho firm dealt only IN
male.to-order clothing, but now It man
Sufactures all sorts Of garments, sucn as
II walters Jackets, aprons, shirts and uni
a5Qrms.
There is a grocery supply company on
( the same street controlled by negroes.
rlic company has been In business q
scar and supplies the families of its stock
holders and colored restaurants ana no
y tnia. IN time the company Intends 70
upcp branches throughout the city.
THE largest housekeeping and renoyat-
ing business In New York Is controlled
by negro, James Garner lie starteo
II iii 1880 and is looked upon as one OF me
Wealthy negroes Of New York Ills pa
rents we're slaves and when he began
ii Ots ness lie had to carry his own LADDERS
ard tools Now he has horses and Wag-
4 o,.s and plenty of help. !.
iS8 There arc eight colored undertakers III
q New York and Brooklyn.
vi A few weeks ago some negroes FORMED
4 a company to publish popular music.
Williams and Walker. 5the colored come
u dams, control the business. shepparo
Diamonds. the negro who composed me 70
4. song aYou Can't Fool All the People All
Inc Time. is manager OF the firm II
rs Is said that 1t is the first concern OF It's
Kind in the country. {,
81 over in Brooklyn S. r. scottron, a ne
I gro. runs a large factory, where he makes
porcelain and onyx goods. . lie employs
Il large number OF hands of his own race
Y who turn out pedestals, vases, brlc-a-
4 l51ac statuary and lamps.
"a About six years ago a young negress
opened dressmaking shop on Sixth ave.
nue. She did so well that at last she got
acontract from Hurtig & Seamon, man
ayers OF Williams and Walker, 70 make
j All the dresses and costumes for the COM
3 Ysany. To-day she has one OF the largest
diessnlaking establishments In town.
"A colored tobacconist has made for-
4 1i.nc In the business. Other negroes have
Ii & / . ! 81 a. (