The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-02-02

NOTES REPORTED BY OR<5ANss,
IzER OF THE NATIONAL Mn. ) B: \;
GRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. ;ssss s3
Various Fnterprise
rlng many lines Of succ6 gftjlS
business endeavor being coassl
ny members Of the race III yS9lIUlSs'
scattered sections of tha coyii,nf ~
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j. H. Grant is the owner OF 81 shoe
store store at Memphis, T8naessest
which vatued at 81 q, ,o0o.o0. 7.2.a.i
The knights OF Pythias Of IndianlS
apolis' Indiana: recently laid ths cof4S
nerstone OF a $so,oo0.OO building.
Negro Owns Two Drug stores. !.
DR.. H. G. Williams Of Pensacol ,Ss
enjoys this distinction. He La tlel y
proprietor of both the Pensacola
Drug Store and the Phoenix Phar.a
macy. II 4 s.
In quality OF work done a,1da:
promptness of service rendered. Mr.. !,
Charles Is able to compete withEthe
| pest in the city. In addition he Han
quilt up a splendid and profitable i
shoe department. where he carrfee3
stock of the very best quality. l3I5s
Armistead Jackson Of PensacoIaS IS
conducts very successful grocery.
through this and other means aha
mas made money and has BECOME Il, til &
property holder Of no small means. "
tHe- e~piee-president-o I.ncaI
Negro Business League. 5S$S9s
Sam Charles has at Pensacola t14as,.S
largest shoe business in the state al ].
FLORIDA controlled by. a Negro. H He
started with a little boot and shoe =
repair shop, but gradually deveInpea n
until now his repair shop is equipped
with electric machinery by means af I.
which he is able to do rapid repair
work ," Il. 5&. .t sE E3s5n
Phe colored fraternal organiza..$# B
t1ons OF Cleveland, Ohio. are def4r4
mined not to be behind the fratarnaI
organizations in other cities in fhaa
matter OF lodge room accomnaaa-s
tions. They are planning the Arac.
ition OF. a $5oy000,0 90 BtiId ina
J. T Sanders of Charlotte, sNarttsss
Carolina, is a hustler Althoa Il
( young man fhe owns drug store. s.S
newspaper, a. barber shop ana 4 u
motel. He sells real estate and prac-I
tlces law He also has time t0 take
an active part in the religious, etiu4 81
catlonal, fraternal and civic actfyf-s
ties Of his community. .E3.@$I E43.'.@5$I
ROBERT Ridley Is successful con- "
tractor at Pensacola. Mr.. Ridley
last year by competitive bid se-
cured the garbage contract from the
city and gave a service that waa
without criticism. He operates ar.
automoD on the streets and also
mas large property interests and ID
one or Pensacola's most substantial
citizens.
Negro Inspector of Ranges.
William A. Robertson is inspector Il
or ranges at Jeffersonville Depot OF
the Quartermarter's Department 1T I
JellersonVtlle, Indiana. In addition n
10 being an expert in iron and steel 4
construction, Mr.. Robertson Is the \
patentee Of number of useful stp-}
Ventlons that have had large sale
among manufacturers.
ID. w. Cunningham Is another one
or Pensacola's substantial colored
citizens and is a good example OF the
selr~made man. He has had ain I'M
terestlng career. For q number; $0f IS
years he conducted profitable
grocery business and at the sana
time accumulated property. Hs- ia..
now able to retire from the grocery
business and spend his time largely
looking after his private affairs
Colored Physician Establishes; q San, &
itarium. n {$,%
DR.. II. Kenniebreu has established
at Jacksonville, Illinois, the Home
tSanitarium. He has been s,iceesBYuI &
IN supplying a great need. In the
seventeen months the Institution has
been open, eighty-three operations &
have been performed with tl,ef losa
| OF only three patients. DR.. Kennie-
breu Is graduate Of Tuskegee In-T
stitute and for some time has had !:
charge of the Institute Hospital. ~! q.
jesse G. Binga, the progressive q
! icolored banker and promoter of
Chicago, has made q lease of q val 81
liable piece Of property exteaflng
from 4712 to 4752 State Street The
rentals from this property g will I;
amount to $4,000 per annnm. The 4
property Is leased for thirty years (
at cost Of $240,000. The terms
Of the lease are payment OF, 5000 3
the first year; $4,000 for the sec0na
year; $1,000 for the next two years; =
$4,000 for the next eleven years.
IThe property mas a frontage of SOD 3
! feet. depth OF 100 feet, and eIns
braces twenty-one stores and flffyx
four flats. ..e III t,4S 93Ys
Successful Contracts. M 4
One Of the largest contractors In
the city Of Pensacola Is s; 8. AGoaeS.
He Is man OF ability and a greaE
hustler. His contracting business y
Is one Of the largest in the city. One
of his largest contracts and afg0 0fla9
THAT demands q great deal OF sAflf
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