Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-09-17

forty thousand, three hundred and fifsy-
six dollars and seventy one cents.
They raise (269. 90S) two hundred and
sixty nine thousand. nine hundred and
eight bush Is of rye, the value of which
is (S2l5. 1926 .43) two hundred and fifteen
thousand. nine hundred and twenty six
dollars and forty three cents.
They raise(2 .56l $3.50 two million, five
hundred and sixty one thousand. six
huno red aud ninety bushels OF
potatoes the value of which is (S76S. sos
Iq seven hundred and sixty eight
thousand, five hundred and eight dollars
and seventy four cents.
They raise (S.973. 1922 eight million.
nine hundred aud seventy three thous
and. one hundred and thirty-two bush
els of sweet potatoes the value of which
is (S2,69I .939 $50 two million, six hun
died and ninety-one thousand, nine
hundred and thirty nine dollars and
eighty-five cents.
They produce (93,374. 1871 ninety
three million, three hundred aud seventy
four thousand, nine hundred and eighty
seven bushels OF corn. the value of
which is (S46, 6S7. 49377) forty-six mill
ion, six hundred and elghty-seveu
thousand, four hundreds nd nj y-three
dollars aud seventy-s seven cents.
Ii will be seen then that the pro-
ductive power of the Negroes, placing
the valuation on its lowest basis is
, 232, 437 ,5l5.S9) two hundred and
thlrty-two million, four bundled and
thirty seven thousand, five hundred and
fifteen dollars and eighty-ni cents
per year. This does not include the
rice, of which the Negroes produce
GIG. 574, 1907 twenty-six million, five
hundred and seventy four thousand,
seven hundred and fifty bushels per
year, or the hay of which the Negroes
produce (299, 2SO two hundred and
ninety nine thousand, two hundred and
eighty-seven tons per year
1t will be seen then that the Negroes
are handicapped by the thousands of
worthless Negroes who look on while
we do the work
We should like much TO ship fifty
thousand more worthless Negroes TO the
city of WASHINGTON aud thus rid our
selves of that class of people who i'm
pede our progress and embarrass us in
our effort TO march upward and on
ward to the table land of material pros
perity.
But, sir, can the South afford to get
rid of such productive portion of its
population as is shown by the facts
cited?
The Posi- thinks that it can and that
it Will not long miss the Negro populat-
ion. We beg leave to differ and assure
our distinguished white citizen that
every lynching tends to disturb the feel
ing of security of the average Negro
laborer and tends to make him wish for
the comforts Of city life. This is
why, to an extent at least that the bet
ter class, the business white South is de.
handing cessatio of lawlessne SIS and
their appeals are being needed by every
Governor in the Southland.
1t would be well to remark that the
value of the Negroes farms and farm
products in the United States is $3.50
94l ,234) four hundred and ninety-nine
million, nine hundred and forty one
thousand, two hundred and thirty-four
dollars.
See Census Report, Bulletin, No. s,
Page 326.
The Posi- can rest assured that il has
produced an impression relative to the
Negro loafers frC IN the ones with rags
and tatters who, "shoot crap" on the
sidewalks to the ones in the porches
who display their weaknesses in the
club houses. Many of the latter wear
silk-hats and "shad-belly' coats and
are supported in idleness by others who
labor, and their actions are condoned
by many who abhor their methods and
detest their practices.
We only ask that in looking at them
TO their detrimeut, do not fail to repri
mand the white ones, who, after all are
the shining examples, whom our loaf
ing Negroes are initiating. Selah