The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-06
A New York Problem.

r HSl llelI way III deh'''SS 49,
universal distaste of the white man to-
wards the negro as a neghbor.
This company, which was recently In
corporated; had Its origin about twelve
months ago In the association of ten rich
negroes to lease property for colored
tenants. IN attempting to lease apart
ment houses formerly occupied by negroes
on One Hundred and Thirty-nfth Street,
they found themselves resisted. The
white owners OF the buildings refused
longer to let their property to colored
tenants. Then the Afro-American COM
pany was Incorporated, with capital Of
$500, 0OO--$100,00 Of which was Immediately
paid in by the negro incorporators The
purpose was to buy property in locali-
ties where 1t was demanded by colorcd
tenants. and the owners of which were
unwilling to lease to them. Two large
apartment houses In West One Hun
bred and Thirty-hfth Street, near Fifth
Avenue, were purchased by the COM
pany, and later two Of almost equal
size in One Hundred and Thirty-fourth
Street.
These purchases were made somewhat
on the SLY, and when 1t was learned to
what uses the property was to be put.
the white neghbors raised a row and are
threatening to go into the courts to get
their colored neighbors away. How the
courts are going to help them we can't
very we'll see, but in any event the realty
company has a good chance to sell out
its holdings at a big profit. and possibly
that is what the zen wise colored men
we're driving at in the outset
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Last Monday Mr.. Charles II. Taylor.
publisher Of tho Boston Globe. addressed
q congregation of newsboys and gave
them some wholesome advice, as we'll as
interesting information a sample OF the
good advice given was this:
always do little moro than is cx-
pccted Of you, and you will get along IN
the world an right
He told the following good story OF how
the selling of papers OIL the streets Of
Boston by newsboys was first brought
about: .s!
Mr.. Worthington. one Of the early pro-
prietors of the Traveller. WAS the first
man to employ boys in Boston. He had
a partner by the name Of Flanders. One
day Mr.. Worthington decided that he
would put his paper on the street, as we
call 1t now, so he hired some boys and
sent them up through the South End. It
happened to be just at the time Mr..
Flanders was going back to the office.
IIo was SO surprised that he bought up
all the papers he could get hold OF and
took them back to the office, and told Mr..
Worthington that he had seen boys sell
ing the papers on the street and that 1t
was n disgrace. a wordy battle ensued,
but the boys continued to sell the papers.
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negro preacher who was called upon
TO open session of the New York Legis-.
lature with prayer prayed that the Lord
would save that body from graft and no..
a single member was heard to say Amen.
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1t Is now limited that Rojestvensky Is
not really looking for Togo at all, but
is merely steaming around on pleasure
sail. seeking the rest needed after the
exciting battle in the North Sea.
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When President Roosevelt stops over
in Chicago he Will discover that 1t is
entirely unnecessary to go to San Domin-
so or Venezuela to look for somebody to
make behave themselves.
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It is feared that tho action of the Yale
seniors in giving a majority vote to water
as its favorite drink. will prove a stag
gerlng blow to the cause OF higher educa-
ton.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
North and South echo the sentiment ex-
pressed by the New York Sun that
"Fitzhugh Lee died a hero of the whole
American people."-Atlanta Constitution,
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A Chicago doctor declared N a lecture.
that the American people do not eat
enough dirt. Evidently he has not in
terviewed the cook lately.
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II did not take the Chicago war long
to reach the acute stage. Chicago. in It's
municipal capacity is sitting on two or
three rather warm lids,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
With the exit Of Minister Bowen from
Caracas, strong hope exists in Wash
ington that Castro will now consent TO
being polite.
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The wonan's clubs are of the opinion
that Hon. Grover Cleveland ought to
have been the hrst patlent to take the
Oser treatment.
Observation-Disclosures
AS the picnic seafon opens the hard