The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

! Rev. Jack Fuller, who is the fortunate
posse5sor of over 1,UUU acres or rich,
bottom land bordering the hed river
Cnarles Duplanuer, who resides at
BqntVuIe, La, is also very large
planter. he owns about 3,lUU acres,
on which he raises cane by the ton.
cotton by the hundred bales, corn, po-
taJoes ana peas ny the thousands or
busneis. ne mas seyenty-nve head Oh
STOCK, nunGreo AOgS. Last year
he lu4nIsIiou me state farm with nIeaC
al 94ut per month.
tlis home place is worth $4,000,
" ME MS possessions elseM mere Will
agstesate Ssv,0Vv, or more.
Dr. b. a bIutt, of Dallas, Texas,
OWLS one Oh the nnesC anu most COM
l,iete se.nltafr.sn-s lAat ally member of
tne race mas III the count y. II cost
over 94l,Vvv, and was established IL
June, 1913. over tour hunured pa
tents nave received meolcai treat
menI therein. some OF the most Skill
tul operations known to the surgical
worlu have been performed in this
institution by Negro physicians.
1t is the proud Doast OF the manage
ment that 30 per cent OF all the opera
tive cases treated there have recov-
cred.
DR.. Bluitt has associated with him
some OF the very best surgical Negro
talent Ill the South.
The appointment of John NJ. Wright
to the position of city treasurer of To
peka, han., is higly gratifying to those
who know him. There is not better
qualified man for the position in Shaw
nee county, having served twenty
years as deputy treasurer. Further
more, Mr.. Wright is congenial and ap-
proachable and enjoys the distinction
of having as many good and substan-
tial friends of both races as any other
man in the State of Kansas.
Perhaps there is no other man con-
tributing more towards racial develop
ment and opportunity along industrial
lines than R. S. Holloway, the gen.
eral contractor and builder, $50 Harri
son street, Kansas City, Mo. Mr.. Hol-
loway has been a contractor and
very successful one for many years.
AS monuments to his ability and
skill, he can point to the handsome
new Graham flats at 1924 Highland
avenue, the splendid flats he built for
one, Frank Johnson, at Tenth and
Woodland, the Wheeler flats, Sixth
and Cherry streets, the buildings at
56S and $50 Harrison, the large store
room at Sixth and Bales avenue, an
elegant residence on 1926 Main and
many other similar buildings else
where in the city.
Mr.. Holloway employees a force of
about twenty men, consisting of brick
layers, stone-masonS, carpenters, bod
carriers and common laborerS, max
ing his weekly pay roll Average about
$3.50.
Wichita, Kan, has a large colored
who are seemingly in a
Well-to-do condition. Many are en-
gagged in the different kinds of bust
ness pursuits and very large number
own their own homes, which in many
instances are quite beautiful.
Some or the prosperous members of
the race here are Thomas Glover, Sew
enth and Market streets, who is esti- !
mated to be worth about $4,000. Be
sides his home place, he owns three
other valuable residences and $500
His son is head book I
keeper in the National bank; the Rev.
J. H. Vanburen, who not only has
some valuable city property, but also
OWNS two or three farms worth about /
$50, 1000; L. France who is said to own
some of the finest farm land in Sedge-
wick county. about 500 acres valued at |
$4,000 per acre. Then there is w. H.
Jones, whose holdings in city realty
amount to at least $4,000, while Capt.
~ Clark Smith owns business block
md residence combined, located on the
corner of Main and Eleventh streets,
nearly opposite the county court
house, easily worth over $4,000.
Captain Smith is the efficient band
master of the celebrated Tuskegee In
,titl1te Rand