Lexington weekly news. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1912-19??, 1912-05-31

We publish i'll another column {
statement by Director Durand of tbs
Bureau of Census. Department o.
Commerce and Labor, clipped from
the Lexington Leader. 1t is not only
encouraging to note the lead the ne
gro has taken in SO short a time as a
farmer, but it forces us to ask this
question: what are We in the CITY
doing to advance the commercial
standing of our race"
OF these farmers out in the coun-
try, some have finished the country
OF a schoolhouse, but graduated from
the great college of real manhoo q thai
teaches Us to do unto our fellow-man
as We would have him do unto u.s.
they stand out today in the front
ranks of their chosen occupation.
While in the city we have men and
women fitted out of the highest
schools, who boast of their ability to
make addresses, write essays, articles
for papers and punctuate sentences,
Gil VI WHICH, IL NtIy SOOu, DuI Tie
question we now put is, What are
you going to do from now on 10 bring
up your part in the way of solving
the race problem, what will you do to
encourage the different enterprises in
your midst that are organized exclu-
sively for the bettermtnt of our race?
What will you do to help rebuild the
Orphans Home and what will you Go
to help sustain it?
What will you do to help build up
business organ of the Blue Grass,
inasmuch as. it is now being run for
the sole purpose OF advancing the in
terest of the race along all religious,
business and social lines? l ask again,
''Wil1 you do your part as man or
woman"
What viii you do to make the Lex
jngton Cooperative Association, of
(which Mr. Eucien Smith is president
and Mr.. Ed Jackson secretary, q sue
cess? Their plans are right and their
officers clean men of business integ-
rity. Lexington needs the enterprise,
so if you are going to be of any ser
vice to YOUR race. what are you going
to do help it along?
The North Fork Coal and Irnn Com
pany OWES II hundred acres of coal
land in Morgan county and have
proven that they have every title clear
to the property. and are now trying
TO get enough money to operate the
mines, which viii he the biggest in
dustry ever operated by colored PEG
pie. What sill you dc to help them
along?
We have two drug stores and sew
eral other places where soft drinks
and ices are served; will you walk on
down the street until you reach some
of these places? VIII you take your
prescription to Or. Ballard or the Peo-
Pies Drug Store to be filled, notwith-
standing you are told to take them
somewhere else? Take them to your
drug store that you own stock in;
will you do this?
Will the doctors of our race get
closer together and when consulta-
tiions are necessary, consult each
other more? AS their time is mostly
given to our race, am sure the pub
Ire would be better satisfied, inasmu&
as we have a number of colored doc
tors in Lexington that stand equal to
any in the world, white or black. Will
they see to this part of it
Will the colored undertakers of
Lexington patronize each other If ,
hey would do so they would be bet !
er prepared. to take care of their
rade. Will they come to an under ,
standing whereby they can better ,
'erve the public and at the same !
fme. better the condition of them d,
elves
Inasmuch as a religious spirit mustf r
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