The Washington bee., 1911-07-08

Iof the strongest IN the country. OF
the $4,000 for which it is capitalized,
nearly $4,000 has been paid in. Last
year, so we are informed by the pres
Iident, the bank handled over 5000, 900
in paper and cash.
Furthermore, it is said to have
lmore money in hand than any of the
lother five banks in the State.
/ The directors have been able to de-
Iclare a cash dividend of 10 per cent
tfor each year the bank has been in
Ioperation.
The Progressive Shoe Store Com
lpany, New Orleans, 63O South RAM
Ipart street, has been in successful Op-
Ieration for nearly four years.
The firm carries quite an assort-
lment of both high and low grades OF
linens, women's and ChildrenS shoes.
1.-The company recently moved into
their new quarters.
The first floor of the new building
is occupied as the store, Office and dl-
Irectors' room; on the second floor
There are four spacious and airy oftl-
ces with a parlor and a bath room,
which the company rents to protes-
sional persOns-maniCurists, physI-
clans, and milliners.
The firm was organized over three
Years ago, by some of the leading
linen of the race in the city, who
lrealize that there Is large field here
lfor the operation of shoe store
Iowned and controlled by colored peO-
lple exclusively.
Since the company has been formed
it has met with gratifying success.
The following are the directors:
Thomas A. Carr, Z. w. Brooks, DR..
j. P. Dugue, ]. ]. Colin, H. r. Knox
IWm. Mcpherson, A. ]. Ross, Chas
jDugue, w. J. Turner, J. L Austin.
| 4. Mcfarland is general manager
7. G. Cross IS one of the wealthlest
citizens of Brownsville, Texas, ire
{ Ispective of race or color. He is q
! Heading merchant and business man
lof extensive affairs. He does a great
deal of buying in Galveston 1t IS
= stated that he buys from fifty to one
p hundred car loads of goods at time
: on the occasion of some OF his visit:
! to the city.
/ Mr.. Cross at one time operated (
lime of sChoOners between Browns
willie, Galveston and New Orleans. HI
lis a native of Mississippi and left hi
+ State when a young man, going t
Mexico and finally settling in Browns
: Vile where he has been living TO
z thirty-hve years.
When this reputable business man
whose credit is recognized, places al
lorder for a bill of goods with Messrs
Ullman, Stein & Krausse, of Calves
ton. it is said that there is week
Iwork ahead for this firms employee
to work upon.
Mr.. Cross wealth is said by som
to be close to a half million dollars
VIM. A. Howard a member of tn
SILocal Business League in New Or
LEANS. is the inventor of a sugar can
Iloader that is meeting with great sue
Icess, not only in the State of Louis
: Llama, but in Mexico, where the cul
9 tivatiOn of sugar cane is one OF tn
staple products.
The Howard Cane Loader Manu-
Ifacturing Company IS composed O
o three members-tWO white and on
f colored, Vim. Howard.
Mr.. Howard informed us that VIII
the whites were taken in as co-part
liners was due to the fact that nc
e having sufficient capital himself t
n Istart a plant to manufacture the ma
lchines and not being able to peTsuad
members of his own race, who ha
the money, to cooperate with hin
d he consequently was obliged to resoI
: to white capitalists. The factory
llocated at Berwick, La.
The Howard loader is great labO
tsaver-especially to the MeXica
Q planters. where labor can be procul
: led at a low cost. With this machin
. Three persons can now do the wOr
" which required from twelve to fftee
ipersons formerly to accomplish with
Ia given time.
q The company, the past season, ser
out to prospective buyers one c
cImore leaders at their own expense o
Il the following conditions: ShOul
l. the loader fail to do the work as
labor and money saver, the plant(
iwould not be under any obligation
whatever, and the Howard cOmpan
would take back the machine at the
n own expense. We are advised tn;
Ie mot one of these machines has bee
n returned, but instead orders wei
; given for more
3 This loader during the last seaso
II is claimed to have proven itself I
be the greatest cane loading devi(
in the world.
1t was worked alongside of II
cane leaders, claimed to be the be
, on the market, and after some day
st test, the other leaders were said
J. have been discarded and the HowaI
,+ lloaders adopted
D Mr.. Howard last season spent thrt
% months in Mexico, experimenting ii
d starting of the machines. As a r
suit Of this visit he anticipates qui
considerable demand for the car
leaders during the coming season
/ they will be used in nearly all II
{. cane fields OF Mexico.
~ DIR. Lucy Brown Dead.