Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-21

dred and fifty thousand dollars.
They produced (3O7,1OO) three hun
dred and seven thousand, one hun
dred tons OF hay, valued at (S3,3OO,
o0o) three million. three hundred
thousand dollars.
They produced cotton to the val
ne Of Cs252,S50.O0O) two hundred
and fifty-two million. eight hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. They
produced C3,753.456) three million.
seven hundred and hfty-three thous-
and, four hundred and ffty-six bush
els OF wheat, valued at $4,000 ,OOO)
three million dollars. They pro-
duced (2.966.OS4) two million. nine
hundred and sixty-six thousand, and
eighty-four bushels Of oats valued at
($1.44O.O0O) one million. four hun
drei and forty thousand dollars.
They produced (6L333.94O) six
ty-four million three hundred and
thirty-three thousand. nine hundred
ard forty bushels OF potatoes, valued
az (S4.1S0.0OO) four million. one
hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars. they raised (G45.213.O0O)
siN hundred and forty-ave million.
two hundred and thirteen thousand
pounds OF tobacco valued at $(6.S34.
0o0) six million, eight hundred and
t1irty-four thousand dollars. They
raised t63,132) sixty-three thousand
one hundred and thirty-two bushels
OF rye. valued at (St6.0Oo) forty
six thousand dollars.
They raised CS9.GO9220o eighty
uiue million. six hundred and nine
thousand. two hundred and twenty
pounds OF rice valued at ($2.34O,
5000 two million. three hundred and
forty thousand. 1--WE hundred dollars.
They raised (27S22) twenty-seven
thousand. eight hundred and twenty
two bushels of bucllwheat. valued nc
tf20.0o0) twenty thousand dollars
The estimated value of the dairy pro-
ducts of these Negroes is ($S,O32.
ooo) eight million aud thirty-two
thousand dollars. The estimated
value of the live stock slaughtered is
ls25.56O.000) thirty-dye million.
five hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars.
The total producing power of the
Negroes for one year as cited above
is C257.552. 0oO) three hundred and
6fty-seven million, five hundred and
dfty-two thousand. five hundred doll
lars. TDis wealth goes 90 tho coun-
try in general and tAe South in par
ticular 10 should Zee remembered
that this compilation does not iu-
Glade the products OF the truck-gar-
dons. the sugar plantations and the
sugar and molasses factories. 10 is
scaled down. SO TO speak. II does
not include the producing power OF
the artisans and the Negroes in 9TH
or branches OF cndeavor.
Is it reasonable 90 suppose that
amy sensible white man or patriotic
coiorcd one would advocate the re-
uoval of such a wealth-produciug
race of people 90 auy of the countries
of the Old World? Not much. I'm the
meantime. We ask. are not these peo-
plo entitled Co fair treatment? Should
rot their wishes Doe consulted2
Should they not Dee accorded their
political rights ia "a government That
they have defended during every
hour of It's sore trial. and multiplies
i.a wealth after every expenditure
81 % devastating war? We think $50.
Say more. is not this peoples de-
mand for justice for Companies B.
e.. aod ID of the Twenty-Gua In
fantry entitled to a favorable con
sideration at the hands OF the nation
and have they not the right to Insist
that vital principles be regarded and
their representatives not made the
victims of petty spite in a Warfare
now going on between contending DO
litical parties? We think sc and I'm
the meantime suggest that these sta
tistics, carefully compiled, be used
as means of securing for our peo-
ple favorable consideration from
the American people. to whom up to
this writing we have never made an
appeal in vain.