The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22
NEGRO b EXHIB!'1
At EXPOSITION {. |: { !. | ! \.
Would Contrast Men from Heart
" Of Africa With Present I'D
Race. i3}5
DARK les MUST DO ALL l0RK.
Request of the Negroes5 MetsWithl
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(From Our Regular Corresponds nt,)
85:WAsHINGToH,53 g, Y. The
government commission 6 ornposed OF the
Secretary OF the 7Treasury.8;the Secretary
OF War. and the Secretary OF the Navy
has not consented TO- q the y REQ quest Of 4 the.
iofilcers OF the Negro Deyelo pment and
Exposition Company that the building
which Will DO devoted to the negro sex-s
$hibit u at | he James own EXP ton q be-
designed by a negro architect and erected
I by negro builders. ~ III 5ss 55 M
!TIt{is byano means certain tina t theScon-5
tmissloners will consent to this request
The full commission has not considered
the 9matterBwith4 the officers OF the Negro
Development and Exposition Company,
hut 6 lies B. II y a ckson, OF r ichmond, tho
director general OF the company, has
been informed OF the attitude OF the com
mission and he and the executive board
ofgtheN comp any. all negroes. had q talk
with Mr.. Ed wards, IL Assistant Secretary
of the II easnry, +! and secretary Of the
commission yesterday Mr.. Edwards in-9
formed them Of the tentatiye att!tude$ofS
the commission. Owing to the absence
OF the Secretary of War and the Score
tary of the Navy, " 10 are out OF the city,
no definite decision was reached.
Wants Negroes to Have Work.
Giles jackson Is deeply in earnest In
\ his efforts to have the commission allow
the building to DO the work OF the mes
5groes themselYa O tn fj5 1ji
3as.'I was never more surprised than ] was J
when T learned that the com m lion wa
thinking OF having white architects and
builders erect the bull ding which rs a o.
contain the negro exhibit, he said .' to-
9day.S5l".The object OF the exposition that
lis, OF our exhibit, Is to demonstrate what
our race has done since Its was freed
1T seems to me It would be q bsurd I oI
have such an exhibit Installed In a build
Ing erected byMwhlto men. The build
slng,S5 as well ms all Its contents. should
( be tho work Of negroes I have been as
5sured by manyof the best KIN own bust \
ness men OF Richmond, that they We're in
hearty sympathy With our III tention
that the building should be built by ne
&groes, " AZ ~ 81 "a
E The conference with Mr.. Edwards was
quite extended. The Snegroes composing
the executive board ofithe Ecoored conl-
pany presented credentials from bust
ness men Of Richmond youchlng for
their soundness and general cha rae ter as
business men. ~ & u
4 three bankers Of Richmond attestod
the business ability and good character
( of r. IT. II the cashier of2the rue Re-
formers Bank Of Richmond, One OF the
cashiers said that Fill handled yearl2
saOO,00 which passed through one bank
alone and that tile accounts had al"avsj
been. kept TIN d ga tlsfnotory manner inc
board wishes I'll II to act as disburslng
officer. He Is cashier OF The True Re form
ers' Bank, which Is probably thei3l largest.
financial Institution In the world coll
troled by negroes. and he has handled
s17, 100000 In this capacity, and over y
million dollars passes through his hanns
annually. Tie will file With the Secretary
of the Treasury a bond of $4,000 guaVaIl-
teeing faithful performances OF his du
Commission Critical,
IT seems the commission Is also dis
nosed To- crltIc!sa 3 the plans which Tho
negroes have. ma pped out Tor the expo
sltlon, Mr.. Edwards was especlal ly diA-
posed to disappro wa n that feature Whlels
nroposes To bring over from AFRICA rspr
rresentntiVes OF a. large number Of SAVAGE
negro tribes and exhibit them for tho
n,,rnose OF contrasting the negro IN his
original estate with#that which he has
achieved throNgh contrast Win WA!te
cIyilIzation, '.Foo lsshnnss,' said Mr.. Ed-i
wafds. s " /, Il Il l5s 81, Va
Giles said more than that when he had
got we'll out 81, the "A Treasury pepaY''
ment, 6Sas ,,,,o
prepared an exhaustive statement OF inc
needssof the company, and intellectually
al, outline Of the nature and scope q ne
eeolored exhibit, The negro exhibit y
classified under ten heads as follows M
Agriculture, including dairy pFoauc, ss
/ live stock, etc; manufactures. edueatlon'
liberal arts, Including lace- making, nee
{dlework and textile manufae me
arts, Including painting, sculpture NV
music; domestic sci,lce v Including preadI
making and the culinary art; medical
science. woman's department. Including
dhv nursery ana care tof childreni library.