New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-27

man In The Planters Journal Of Memphis;
Tenn white mans PspeF tasrs $50 y Of mou9d
Bayou under the heading Of The Most KeII'a h
the town has been founded populated and MANAGED
purely by men Of the negr9 Dope There Is not
saloon nor vicious resort OF any kIia On he
tract of land Of which the is the centre ms
tract includes about forty square leI 81 Ten
thousand of land are in high state OF GIN
Ya oa the oeenT is pro S Of the
and nay it needs with many itse5f there are
six churches and three schools There is oanK
ing business The assessed value Of the land In
the town itself Is nearly s25 900; There are saw
a white inhabitant in the neighborhood The Reo-
Pie are aR Rsve Pst them wei The
county sheriff employs coIoTed man IL ac and the
railway and express company have a colored man ~
the town. while the board Of supervisors appoint
coored road overseers The town mas as, lG mtfle Of
all kinds which do an aggregate SnRag bus m l
cigsIyteiv CoIored community means very much for
the future of the coored race OF course ne to9he
ers of the community were picked men NeTertne I
less It is object lesson full Of h9pe ior me GG b
oTed people and to f man 81 nGps almost as
much interested the colored man In seeing thet
taken The lead in stabashing the Mississippi Negro
Business League Its members are not c2n zen ~I1
munity. They have recently sent out circular ad-
signed by Charles Banks the president Of the Bust
ness This circular concludes with the 1oi-
lowing admirable advice: See~to II thaL Your Pc
meat to not be forced to call on the mercnant so
early in former years, and. instead OF spehdIls
all the money YOU have cleared from your crops
during circus festival and Christmas times OF
visiting places from which you moved IN the lea, year
before instead of spending your money lot till5s
that profit YOU nothing, IL you have no land DekiI
10 b,iy If YOU have land and are not out or dept
deposit yo-rr money in good bank and prepare
to meet your obligations when due if you. have
land and are OF debt. buy more or Inv est your
money in some good securities. or beautlfy your
farms by building good houses. barns ana FENCES,
discard stock Of hogs, cows horses
and mules and buy better grades purchase up
TO- date farming implements whenever pracucabIe
and learn to make your crops as good ana as cas-
as the ideal Western farmer When the negTo
farmer can measure I'D to what have above moi
Gated he viii be happier and more useful citlzen
and his white friends viii delight 10 nave MIN III
the land -. ,z-.-- -
the United States Department Of Agriculture. three
weeks q 20 secured a number OF copies OF TINS CIR
cnIar because he regarded the advice as so wen
mt so sound and so timely that he wished 70 CIR
cuats IL far as possible me People OF ~, SIO ~
avon have done admirably for themselves; they re
feet credit upOn the whole country, and above a,
they are performing inestimahle service tor the
coored race
The President appeared al the site OF the ouHd-
ing al 18th street between and streets
a few minutes after ? .. m He was cneereo re-
peatedly E J. Morton. president Of the negro
branch Of the 7. NJ G. A. presided TWenty-n'e
Thousand dollars Of the money for the construction
Of the building was given by John D RockereiIer'
the remaining $1,000 being raised by the negroes
If the District The contractor has promised 70
construct the building nearly as posslole VIII
negro labor.