The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-01-12
BUSINESS MEN
MEET In MISS.
Important Matters Discussed--Bis
Oil Mill About Completed

Mound Bayou, Miss, Jan. ga
meeting of vital Importance to the
entire race was held Wednesday of
this week at Mound Bayou, the Oldest
Negro town in the country. 1t was
called by Hon. Chas. Banks, First
Vice President of the National Negro
Business League and cashier of the
Bank of Mound Bayou.
Representative men and women
from Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisi-
ana and Tennessee were present and
took part in the meeting. It was
strictly a business meeting, called
to discuss business matters of inter-
est to the race and to show to the
world that the race is capable of
managing great enterprises. Per-
haps the largest enterprise ever
brought before the race and attempt
ed since the emancipation is the
Mound Bayou Oil Mill, which is
about completed and will soon be in
operation.
The oil mill, which is a large two
story brick building, 5Ox22, and the
seed house and wareroom, a large
frame building 5Ox344, are equipped
with all the modern machinery and
were erected and furnished at cost
of $4,000, all of which has been
paid with with the exception of $12,-
900, which the men are now putting
forth an effort to raise without hav-
ing to mortgage the plant. 1t is
only a short time before the machin-
cry will be put in operation, giving
employment to fully hundred men
and boys of the race. 1t will be one
of the largest mills of it's kind in the
South. The promoters nave been so
careful in their investment that they
declare that it will pay dividend
to the investors the first year.
eve believe in the doctrine of self
help" declared Hon. Charles Banks, |
who is regarded as one of the shrewd- |
est business men of his race in the
South, land to this we are working |
We are not standing around COM
planning and asking others to do for
us what we can do for ourselves. In
and about Mound Bayou we own 30 |
600 acres of land, and some of our
people have good banks accounts.
Why should we not do something
with our money? Why not make the
land work for us? Dirt draws no
color line"
The meeting was called to order
by Rev. A. A. Cosey, d. D., pastor of
the Baptist Church, and one of the
an address by Hon. |. T. Montgomery,
leading men in this section of the
country. Rev. ]. H. Greer made the
opening prayer and then followed
founder of Mound Bayou and the
first mayor. His address was inter
esting because he knew the history
Of Mound Bayou. Other speakers
were Rev. A. A. Cosey, D. D., Mound
Bayou; John w. Francis, president
of the Bank of Mound Bayou; DR..
w. P. Kyles, George H. Mays, E. G.
Morris, D. D., president of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention, and Hon.
Josiah T. Settle, Memphis, Tenn.
The addresses all had the ring of
do something in them, and were full
of good advice 1t was then an
nounced that business was in order,
and the stocks books were thrown
open, and the first started by an
nouncing that he would subscribe
$3.50 additional stock to what he had
DR.. W. A. Attaway of Green
willie, president of the Mississippi
beneficial Insurance Company, and
it kept the secretary busy after that
writing subscriptions. Some men who
were unable to be present sent for
stock, enclosing checks to pay for
them.
Among those present were Revs
e. c. Morris, Helena, Ark; ]. A. .
Booker, D. D., president of the Ar
kansas Baptist College, Little Rock,
Ark; W. A. j. Morgan, Grand Mas
ter of the Shriner Grand Lodge of
e. n Topp, D. d., editor of
the Reporter, Jackson; w. w. Phil
lips, Kosciusko, Deputy Master; B.
F. Lacy, Shiloh, Grand Senior War {
den; j. j. Morant, d. d., Vicksburg,
Grand Junior Warden; G.. S, Good q
man, Holly Springs, Grand Secre- 5
.ary; d. w. Gary, Meyersville, Grand I
T. G. Ewing, Vicksburg, l
cashier Of the Union Savings Bank;
p W. Howard lawyer, Jackson;
Virgil l.. Ruben, grand lecturer of
he Grand Lodge of Knights of Ply
-hias ID. w. Rhodes, undertaken, r
New Orleans; T. H. Hays, undertake a
or, Memphis, Tenn; w. A. Attaway, b
F. Mix, New Orleans; G
Maryland Brooks, Monroe, La; ]. II. r
Austin, Starl1ville; w. A. Scott, h
Jackson, Grand Worthy Counsellor O
Of Calanthe; William H. Harrison, r
awyer, oklahoma City, Okla; Dan v
\. Rudd, Boyles; T. j. Wilson, Me- Y
'idian; T. j. Wilson, Jr., New York; u
Mrs. Ollie b. Mosby, st. Louis, Mo-; Il
'eyton Banks, Swift Water; John L. /,
Webb, Yazoo City; DR.. d. w. Sher a
cd, Meridian w. w. Cox, Indian II
la; L. J. Winton, lawyer, Greenville; S
Mrs. A. Turner, Helena Ark; DR.. q
}. Williams, Memphis; Dr. Henry
Kennedy, Memphis; James Shepherd,
Iemphis; DR.. ]. A. Barradin, Mari
.nna, Ark; James Williams, Mari
nno, Ark. and Dr. w. F. Howard, "
'icksburg. s