New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
Italians and West lndfonS DrfOfnS the
American Born Black higher
Vo in Business Scale

together they have established bussrs.s
which commands its share &C patronage 4.
The exacting element resident in that mas,
OF the city. Mr.. Gilbert vas practicafty
reared in the household Of the well hnsz,
Polhcmus family. He vas educated IN taa
public schools Of Brooklyn and at wiiE.,-
force College. He Is now one of Rrooklvs..
foremost negro citizens In philanthro1i,
work. He is yicc-chaifman Of the CarI,en
Avenue Branch Young Mems Christian A
ISOLATION, a member OF the board Of diree-
tors of the Howard Coiored Orphs.
Asylum. a contributor to the Home fs-
Aged Colored People. and an active men,
Der OF the 81. AuSustine's Protestant Eols-
copaI Church.
A noteworthy enterprise f. the Arrs-
American Building and Loan Compasy
which. for seventeen years. has enabled liz
stockholders 10 buy homes and pay or
mortgages The president ana organizer az
this corporation is Fred P Moore. publisher
ana president of The New York Age"
j. T. Bircn. retired contractor ana
builder made his fortune In what ia know,
as the East New York section Mr.. Blrrs
in early life was tailor. conducting an -
tsbIishment IN lower Fulton street in Old
made more quickly by building houses, Mr.
Birch laid aside his needle and shears. and
invested his frugal savings In real estat.
He bought small tract OF land IN what
was then Weeksville. a rural district with
out sewers. pavements or other city i'm
provements. At the beginning his prog
ress was slow. for as the improvements
carnc his assessments and taxes increased
and at times re was all but discouraged BY
land poverty" In time. however. a cap.
italist was found who generously made
building loans. and from that time on Mr.
Birchs progress was more rapid AZ tbs
present time he owns Ave three story doubl.
fats a row of houses and holds valuable
vacant property for future development
These are only a few Of the instances
of success with which the negro "a
meeting In Brooklyn. Space Will only Per-
nit the mention OF J. c. Browns drysoods
store in Summer avenue; Ciayton's employ
ment agency, Harris's undertaking estab-
iishment. Simpsons grocery. Prices tea
store, Meseley's real estate ONCE. La-ks
printing establishment, Jofnson's storage
and moving business and Robert WiIlis5
insurance and brokerage business as SON.
of the more prominent.
Distributed through various lines OF trad.
and business enterprises. the negroes 81
greater New York have on deposit in
various financial institutions more tran
s.. coo. 900. They have church property
worth. at q conservative estimate, 81, t0co oc
There are numerous fraterrlai organizations
among them, Young Mems Christian asso.
Citations and Young Wornen's Christian as
sociations. orphan asyIun., homes for he
aged. day nurseries and nearly every othsr
type of charitable and philanthropic insti-
tuition found among other races. They
have excellent musical, literary ard athletic
organizations, both professional and ana
teur.
And, best of all, the negroes OF NV
York have nearly dozen periodicals and
journals. one of the best known OF which Is
The New York Age" whose editorial opin-
ions are influential throughout the land