Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-08-17
BY N. BARNETT DoDsoN.


Dearborn Street.
BY N. BARNETT DODSON.
The program for the thirteenth an
nual meeting of the National Negro
speakers and subjects to be discussed
is voluminous and attractive. Persons
representing various lines of business
as proprietors from some twenty-six
states are booked to speak at the diff
ferent periods during the three days
the convention will be in session.
The league will be the guest of the
Chicago Negro Business league, of
which Dr. George G. Hall is president.
and the Chicago Association of Com
merce, George NJ. Spangler manager
bureau of conventions. The sessions
of the lea que will be held in the Insti-
tutonal church. 1895 Dearborn street.
The headquarters of the league will
be at the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation, 1880 South State street.
The league will be called to order
on Wednesday. Aug u. Mt 10:30 a. M.
by DR.. George c. Hall. The address
of welcome on behalf of the local
league will be delivered by the Hon. j.
Gray Lucas and on behalf of the citi-
zens of Chicago and the Chicago Asso-
citation of Commerce by f. B. Butler.
Subjects and Speakers For First Day.
Immediately after the appointment
of the committees on credentials. reso-
lutions and auditing by President
Booker Il. Washington Wednesday
nf
Mitchell. S. D.. will discuss the ques-
ton of Breeding Thoroughbred Leg
horn Chickens" Other subjects and
speakers will be:
Making Farming Pay c. N. MI
ler, Oliver Dickerson and A. l.. Cas-
ton of Rolling Fork. Dickerson and
Shelby, Miss, respectively; MY Sue
cess as Farmer. Stock Raiser and
Thrasher," w. V. Smith, Larned.
Kan; TRUCK Farming" Washington
Reed, Wellston. Mo: Conducting
Thoroughbred Stock Farm" Peter l..
Hensley. Mount Sterling. KY; "Truck
Gardening" Gid Hooper. Fort Worth.
Tex; "Whcnt Growing as Busi-
ness" ]. D. Rouse. Hitchcock. Okla;
"My Experience as n Cotton Buyer
Giles. Ocala. Fla: Making Boot
Backing Pay J. Il. Morrsette. Phil
adelphia; My Success as Dealer In
Railroad Ties. Telegraph Poles and
Pilings." Warren Fl. Davis. Great
Darlington. Mass: What | Have Ac-
complished as Real Estate Dealer
Watt Terry. Brockton. Mass. The dis
cussion on this topic will be led by l.
H. Ferribee of Chicago.
The main feature of the evening ses-
sion on Wednesday will be DR.. Wash
ington's annual address. Other speak
ers and subjects will be Major r. r.
Morton. of the Hampton (VaJ institute.
who will discuss the work of the or
ganization society in Virginia: William
P. Crump of Phoenix, Ariz., who will
discuss fruit growing; Andrew j. OF
ford of Chicago, who will tell how he
manages motorcar machine shop; w.
A. Wallace of the same city, who Will
give his experience for ten years rs q
baker; Mrs. ]. II. p. Coleman of Wash
ington, who will tell how she manu-
factures hair preparations: J. A. vii
liams of Tampa. Fla. who will speak
on cigar manufacturing. and j. Alex
ander Mackenzie of Port Antonio. in
maica. B. w. l.. who will give his
twenty years experience as general
engineer for the United Fruit company
of his home.
Newspaper Men on Program Thursday.
The publishing business, Its bitters
and its sweets. will form the basis for
an interesting discussion led by W. e.
King of the Dallas CTexJ Express and
Editor Ben j. Davis of the Atlanta
(Ga) Independent on Thursday night.
Other features will be an address by
Bishop Isaiah B. Scott of Monrovia.
Liberia. on Liberia as an Opportunity
For Negro Business Men" and an ad-
dress by Julius Rosenwald. the Chica-
go capitalist.
Friday mornings session will be de-
voted to reports from state business
leagues in Colorado. Virginia, North
and South Carolina. Alabama. Arkan
sas. Indiana. Florida. Mississippi. Tex
as. Louisiana and Kansas. Reports
from the following affiliated organiza
tions will also be heard: National
Bankers association. National Funeral
Directors association. the Bar associa
ton and the Press association.
Friday afternoon from 3 to Gas there
will be steamboat excursion along
the lake shore. Evanston to South Chi
cago and return. for the benefit of the
delegates to the various organizations
At night banquet will be rendered to
members Of the league at the Seventh
regiment armory.
Agricultural Coileqe Opens Sept. 20.