The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
FOR NEGRO EXHIBIT
Speaker Heard for the
jamestown Exposition.
Director General Jackson OF Norfolk,
in Charge Of Negro Department,
Urges Raleigh Negroes to Co.
Operate With Him.

There was a meeting of representa-
tive negroes of Raleigh in Metropoli-
tan Hall last night. the purpose being
to listen to an address by Giles B.
Jackson, of Norfolk, director general
of the negro department of the James,
town Exposition, whose remarks were
concerning the exhibit to be made by
ton.
The meeting, which became the Ne
gro Development and Exposition Com
pany" at $40 a share in the company,
was held under the auspices of the
Negro Business Mems League" of
Raleigh, of which e. A. Johnson is
president and G. H. Williamson the
secretary. 1t was called to order by
Rev. G. II. Williamson, the secretary,
and after a brief address from him
Rev. c. II. King offered prayer. After
this President Johnson was introduced
by Secretary Williamson, and he stat
ed the purpose of the meeting, telling
the audience the object was good
one and that the most worthy; that
before many moons they would see the
greatness and the necessity for the
work to be done and the
value in the advancement of
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the evening that he would assist him
in Ms work in Raleigh through the
Business League of Raleigh. Then he
introduced the visitor from Virginia.
In beginning his address Director
jackson congratulated the audicnc::
assembled for coming out and then
said the jamestown Exposition Com
pany was organized by the white peo-
pie of Virginia, and that then a char
ter was secured by negroes for a ne
gro exhibit; that the exhibition must
be made a success and that Pennsyl-
vania, North Carolina, Mississippi,
New York. and Congress, either had
appropriated or would appropriate,
money to help the negro exhibition.
This said the speaker makes us
anxious to do more for ourselves. We
have helped the white people and
they have helped us. We have APP
pointed a white advisory board, the
members being the Ex-Governor of
Virginia ana Ex-Governor Aycock, Of
North Carolina, and other well known
men, and he declared that the negro
enterprise is a success when pushed
by negro energy. Shares of stock
were then offered at SO, and after full
w explaining all details of the plans
the speaker thanked the people for so
marked attention.
Then X. Il. Hill, treasurer OF the
True ReformerS Bank of Richmond,
Va, and treasurer of the negro exhi-
bition company for the jamestown Elk
hibition was introduced. He spoke of
the letters which have been written
to the highest officials in each State,
and the favorable replies which have
been received, and said that surely
the plan would be a success; that
there were 10000 negroes in the
United States, $4,000 farms valued at
$4,000. 900, and that victory in this
cause depends upon assiduOus duty iii
pushing on the company. He urged
that it is the duty of the negro to show
to the world what the race has done
The keynote of the whole meeting
was harmony with the white race, ne
gro activity and negro business ad-
vancement. Many took stock in the
Exposition Company and the meeting
was considered a success by its pro-
motors.