The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-20
LOOK AHEAD" SHOULD BE
MOTTO OF THE COLORED RACE
Substance Dr. w. Huffman Issues This Appeal His
Fellows In This City.


the Crispus Attacks Loyal league by
the DR. ". G. Huffman. colored, that
gentleman urged all colored citizens
to look higher and not care so much
for the immediate things at the sacri-
fee of the future. He urged his
brothers 10 look ahead and provide
themselves homes, stating at the same
time the advantage of being a tax pay
er. DR.. Huffman's appeal to his race
follows:
Three hundred and fifty millions
of dollars represent the appraised val
uation OF real estate on which our
people pay taxes, throughout the init
ed States.
This is A tremendous sum of mon
ey, and quite beyond the comprehen.
sion Of most of us when we attempt
to adjust such a large figure to our
every day life in practical way,
There being As states in the union
$3.50, 600, 900 divided equally among
the states. would mean a little more
than S760,862 for each state approx
mately.
alton, however. that the colored peo
! pie Of the southern and western
states, own, by far, the larger proper
| ton Of this vast sum than those in
| the northern and eastern states.
A few weeks ago, Pres, Roosevelt
| The Hon orable James Bryce, the
British ambassador, and Mr.. Andrew
/ oIo Hnlj
! ing profound optimistic views as tc
| the future Of our people. The occas
| ion was the installation Of Rev. VIII
| bur PATTERSON Thirheld as President
Of Howard University at Washington
! D. G.
| Mr. Bryce pointed to the develop
ment Of the race during the last 4C
years as being marvellous as compared
with the development of the Anglo
! Saxon race. Mr.. Carnegie said thai
the race in America had acquired title
| to estates in America during the pas
| 40 years larger than Belgium and Hol
land, combined.
He estimates that there are more
than 100000 homes and controlled BY
colored people in this country.
Our people OF this state are espec
tally noted for their success in owning
valuable real estate both in farm
landA city and town property we'll i'm
proved.
A systematic canvass of this city re
veals some interesting facts. The
city of Richmond is divided into /.
mail routes. Il will say in connection
with the canvass of the city that an
indebted to Mr.. H. c. Garrett for val
liable infOrmation) Taking each
route separately, the number of homes
owned by colored people are as fol
lows: Route I, %; r. ., IA; r. 8
none; r. 4, 10; r. 5, ); r. 6, 10; r
7, 26; R. 8. /; r. 9, none; R. 10, 9
r. II, %; r. -, IA; r. IS, 16: R. ID
2. making a grand total of 175 home
on which we are paying taxes.
T. will be seen that there are TIVE
routes, 8 and 9, where colored peOpl
do not own property at all except i
may be vacant lots. On route Their
is only one property owned by one o
our race.
None of us own property from Rich
mond avenue south within the city lin
its west of the river, nor from to l
streets from Main street north to tn
railroad.
These figures do not include tn
many vacant lots owned by us an
scattered in almost every section of tn
city.
There are four church properties
three of which are south Of Main stree
and one north of Main street. A
these churches have their own parsor
ages.
The estimated value of the Is home
is at least oOO.O0O. and the value OF tn
church property is estimated at $40
900.
So we can safely claim that tn men
) bers of our race control at least $40
= 600 worth of real estate within the cit
limits of Richmond.
In the outlying districts. there al
many colored people, mostly from tn
Southern states. successfully operatin
farms containing from ten to 200 acre
Of land.
OF the many who have come hel
from the Southern States, a large pc
, cent have already proved their wort
, and sincerity of purpose by purchasin
homes and farms that they may liz
5 free and independent of the many h
, initiating situations they are certai
I to encounter if a different course ha
been pursued. Among them are mar
: examples of self-pride, industry ar
thrift,
2 Richmond. our home city, ranks we
l with the best of the cities of the san
size and advantages. and can rightful
and proudly boast Of having mar
beautiful homes, well kept. and are
credit 10 the community in which the
l. are located.
/ 1t seems, for the last few years tn;
| there has been an endemic. if il ms