The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-02-23
Racial Progress E-s'' .. :
Is. stu Evident
NEGRO = BUSINESS
: LEAGUE REPORTS ON NUMER-
= GUS MERCANTILE ESTABLISH
MENIS SUCCESSFULLY CON-
QUOTED BY NEGROES.

QUOTED BY NEGROES.
r. The Central Regalia Company 9Th
land Plum Streets, Cincinnati, Ohio
l;established in 1902 by Jos. l.. Jones,
mas grown to be the largest concern
or the kind in America. They manu-
facturer every sort of regalia now in
use. They also design and create
original styles. Twenty persons are
regularly employed in the factory. The
company has branch offices in Column
bia, S. c., New Orleans, La, and Sell
| ma, Ala.
Captain David j. Gilmer, who sery-
ed in the Spanish American War and
for eight years in the Philippines as
a: scout in the regular army, returned
TO. Greensboro, N. c., his home, last
fall and launched out into the real
estate and grocery business.
At the present his stock of grocer
les is valued at from $4,000 to $4,000
His business is increasing every
month and the results are very graft
| flying.
Sherman, Texas, directory Of color
ed men in business comprises, in part
the following persons - groceries:
Sherman, Holdmers and Brown; flu
neral establishment: Sherman:
Cafe: CASTOR and Taylor; hotel: G.
W., Hume & Son; shoemaker: J. P.
Hamilton; tailoring company: J. K
Chime: barber shop and baths: E.
j. Williams and VIM. Mann; con-
tractor cement side walk: James
Parker; contractor and builder: G.
G. Taylor and D.. Franklin; real es-
tate; Wade and Sykes.
Within a few weeks of each other in
the month Of August, there will be
two great gatherings in Little Rock,
Arkansas, each one representing two
separate and distinct races; viz: the
Confederate Reunion AVID the Ma
tional Negro Business League.
The two races in Little Rock be-
lieve that the material interests and
welfare Of both races are riutulaI and
independent. therefore, Bhe Negroes
fare contributing to the entertainment
fund for the Confederate Reunion,
and the white folks are doing like
wise for the entertainment of the Ma
tional Business League. Verify, there
is something new under the sun.
+ The Armstrong Association in Phil
adelphia is an organization which has
for It's object the aiding Of colored
mechs1ics to secure work in the city
and at the, same time encourage them
to save money and build up a sound
business Of some kind
This movement was started because
out Of the $4,000 colored population in
Philadelphia. there are only a few
skilled mechanics. relatively speak
ing; the great majority of laborers are
unskilled.
The promoters of the association
reasoned wisely that such an unsat-
isfactory condition presented a very
unsound basis upon which there is
little hope of building a real and per-
manent economic superstructure.
The members pay small fee for
the privilege and advantages the So
ciety guarantees. AS an evidence Of
the benefit the Armstrong Association
is to its members; according to its
second annual report, the amount Of
work obtained from new customers
by the men through this agency, from
November IS, 1909, to October IS, 1910,
was: number of jobs, 402, aggregat-
ing $2O,813.25.
The headquarters are 1903 Lombard
Street, B. r. Lee, Jr., Manager.
A movement is OH foot to form a.
cimilar association for the womtn in
the city.
One of the most progressive and
Local Negro Business
Leagues in the country is the one in
Bristol, Tcnn.-Va., of which Robert
e, Clay is president This league
one Of the few that has kept in view
the object for which it came into be-
ing, viz: the financial and material
advancement of our people in the
where such league is
formed. Since it's origin, the Bristol
League has very largely stimulated
the colored people to build homes, es-
tablish business enterprises Of vari-
Gus kinds, and accumulate property
IF whatever description
Every year the Local League has q
celebration, which tends to increase