Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-29
coLoREo BUSINESS MEN.
Hold an Important state Convention at
Pueblo.

Pueblo.
Pueblo. Colo.-Twenty.fve visiting
colored men and women were In the
city Wednesday In attendance ut the
second annual convention or the Colo
rado State Negro Business League.
The attendance represented the sub.
stantial colored population OF the state
as every delegate is engaged In some
business or profession. The closing
feature OF the afternoon session was
the election Of officers. The following
being selected:
President, ]. W. Jackson. Denver
First vice president. NJ. d. Brooks.
Pueblo.
Second vice president. ". II. Hooper.
Eastonville.
Third vice president, Mrs. ". A.
Gatewood. Pueblo.
Recording and financial secretary,
w. A. Gatewood. Pueblo.
Corresponding secretary. DR.. J. II. p.
Westbrook. Denver.
Treasurer. l.. l.. James. Pueblo.
State o. '',nizer. II. F. Bray. Pueblo.
rado Springs: J. II. Jackson. Colorado
Springs: s. II. Tarbot. Denver; Rev.
J. a. Ford. Denver: DIR. A. s. Hun.
Pueblo: J. Bates. Pueblo: Mrs. Jennie
Drumm. Eastonvillc: e. T.. Jackson.
Aspen: G. W. Gross. Rocky Ford.
The convention was called TO order
by President W. 4. GLADDEN. OF Colo
rado Springs. One Of tho features OF
the morning session was the address
by N. u. Brooks. editor OF the Colorado
Times. the only paper In town devoted
TO tho interests of the coiorcd men.
Another feature was the annual re-
port OF tho state organizer. Mrs. Ida
Joyce Jackson OF Colorado Springs.
The report says: We now have
thrc. leagues. one In Pueblo. another
In coloi ado Springs and one recently
organized In Denver. As III. or.anixa.
ton IN only ono year old. this In indeed
good showing. representing. ut the
least. sevcnty.hvc or eighty well cs,ab.
lished Arms In business"
After cnumcrniinI tho business
houses In different towns Mrs. Jackson
summarizes the result by saying:
From figures compiled the amount OF
capital Invested In this state equals
about $i51.9s0 Ia various business puE'
suits"
At the cvcnin. session tho address
of welcome was delivered by J. ID,
King. president Of tho City Council
who IN acting mayor In tho absrrc- of
Mayor West. An address was also
mad. by Former Governor Alya Adams
Resolutions were passed urging tn.
colorcd people OF Colorado To take nd.
yantas" OF til. splendid opportunities
offered them for profitable Investments
In homes. In business pursuits. In mia'
Ing. and In agriculture. Also that
efforts he made TO invite our people.
with capital. brains and enterprise. To
come into our state and to become n
part Of the productive force Of Colo.
rado: and With this end in view wr
advise that circulars bc prin'rd by the
State business League. giving facts
and figures. showing tho wonderful 70.
sources Of our state. and the many op'
poTtuniticH afforded here for the judi
cIous and profitable Investments OF
capital
Other matters touched upon were;
The publishing Of tn. acis o. Negro
criminals to tn. exclusion Of the work
being done by the better class TO up.
hold law and order: endorsing the
resolutions of the league OF Republic.
can clubs In favor Of cutting down tho
representation In Congress OF those
southern states that deny tho right OF
suffrage 10 Negroes: approving OF The
appointment, by President Roosevelt
of our retiring president OF the State
uusinsss League. Rev. W. =. GLADDEN..
TO be chaplain Of the United States
army"