The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-08-20
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White, of Louisville, and DR.. R. e
Jones, of the Southwestern Christian
Advocate, New Orleans, La
A constitution and bylaws was
adopted for the guidance of the body,
and permanent organization was final
1y effected, with the following list nf
officers:
President, R. w Thompson, mana
ger of Thompson's National News
Bureau, Washington, D. c.; first vice
president M. M. Lewey, editor of the
Florida Sentinel, Pensacola, Fla, sec
ond vice president, DR.. P. R. Peters,
Louisville, Ky; record secretary,
George F. Collins, Washington, D. c..
Corresponding secretary, DR.. r. II.
Boyd, Nashville, Tenn; treasurer, the
Rev L. G. Jordan, Louisville, Ky.
The executive committee as far as
constituted, representing the several
States, rs as follows:
Arkansas, the Rev. e. c. Morris;
Indiana G. L. Knox; Alabama, the
Rev r. u. Hunt; District of Column
bia, ]. A. Landlord; Florida, NJ NJ
Lewey; Ohio, ]. L. Jones; Tennessee,
D. A. Hart; Kentucky, Julia Sohmers
Young; South Carolina, w. T. An
drews; Louisiana, DR.. R. E. Jones.
Other places will be filled by appoint
ment of the chairman.
Macauley's Theater was filled to
overlooking Wednesday night by per-
sons who desired to hear Booker T.
Washington, leader of his race, deliv-
er his annual message to his people.
Others who made speeches are F. G.
Nunemaker, president of the Louis
Vile Board Of Trade, and DR.. w. H.
Ballard, of Lexington. William H.
Steward, of Louisville, editor of the
American Baptist, introduced Presi-
dent Washington. Following DR..
Washingtons speech DR.. E. c. Morris,
of Helena, Ark, moved that the rules
be suspended and that Booker T.
Washington be elected president Of
the National Negro League for anoth-
err year. The motion was adopted
and the election of DR.. Washington
was unanimous.
Many white persons were among
the audience. DR.. Washington made
one of the most forceful speeches Of
his career. He reviewed the marve-
lous progress made by the people of
his race since their emancipation
and called attention to the fact that
9nother four years will mark the fif-
tieth anniversary of the date IN
which the Negro was set free. He
suggested that the people of the col
ored race should celebrate the occa-
sion by giving a mammoth fair, or ex-
POSITION, setting forth in detail the,
progress that has been made.
T. Clay Moore, of Nashville, Tenn +,
read paper on real estate business.
He said in part as follows;
The real estate agent is patriot.
He finds a man who is a good, honest
Woodworking man, who has it in him
to become a good citizen, but has new
el been awakened to his sense of du-
ty. He finds this man living in a
rented house apparently contented
and satisfied. BY shrew manipula
tons he interests this individual in
purchasing home, shows him how il
is impossible for him to be citizen
/ in the highest sense of the word and
have the respect of the community
in which he lives unless he is a tax
payer. This mans dormant power;
are aroused, he buys a home, becomes
a taxpayer and loyal citizen; thus
the real estate agent has served hi.
country well by making another citi
zen.
The successful real estate agent i
the one who has special knowledge il
all phases Of his business and has tn
confidence of the people with whom
he is to deal; one who is compt
tent judge of property values, both i
selling and renting; one who can fl
scale of rents that will secure ter
ents and bring the best income froI
the property. He should also be abb
to plan the development of the subd
vision. Take the farm going to vast
and which the owner is tired of pa.
ing such little income; that is bein
: brought to town by the interburba
cars and other facilities, plan ii
streets, alleys, parks; leave the treC
: where they will be most beautiful al
: effective and lay off the lots so TIL
i they will bring handsome returns
: the owner for his expenditures; sati
u fly those purchasing and make it I
numerative to himself. He shou
know how an apartment or an off
building should be run for the be
e results; how to borrow on mortgag
If to the best advantage and how to
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