The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-01-19
To THE pTIRTIC
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1912.
The Bryant Proposition.


We call the attention of all who
are interested in the welfare of Nash
vile to the article on another page
setting forth the proposition Mr. Ira
T. Bryant is making to the A. NJ e.
Church to concentrate all of their
printing in their publishing house in
this city. Mr.. Bryant realizes that
Nashville offers greater opportunities
to his Church to publish and dissem-
mate literature than any other city
in the country. He has, therefore,
with his keen insight, submitted
cold, business proposition to his
Church, and one that it seems the
most skeptical can grasp at glance.
The matter of publishing church lit
erature is one that is attracting the
attention of the world. A few years
ago any kind of a pamphlet or news
paper would be acceptable to Sun
day-schools and churches. In those
days it was largely matter of senti-
ment on the part of church people;
but that condition is changed with
other conditions in this new age. The
change was brought about largely by
Independent publishers, and the gen.
eral intelligence of the people has
also had something to do with it.
A few years ago some men con-
ceived the idea that money could be
made out of publications that are
used in churches and Sunday-schools;
consequently these men set about to
publish quarterlies, tracts, books and,
in fact, every conceivable thing that
to their minds could be used in Sun
day-school work. In the short space
of twenty-five years these concerns
have built up a business that has
startled the printing fraternity. They
appeal to the intelligence of the peo-
pie, and as private concerns, they
are in a position to concentrate their
business, cutting off all dead weights,
which enables them to give to the
people in many instances better lit
erature, with more reading matter
and at cheaper prices than the de-
nOminational publishers can furnish
them Many of the denominational
concerns have long since taken steps
to Offset this competition.
The A. NJ E. Church, however, has
all of these years maintained two
publishing houses, one in Philadel-
phia, and one in Nashville. Mr. Bry.
ant comes forward and proposes to
take the work of both and concen-
trate them under one roof and one
management, and thereby save to
the Church a great expense, and at
the same time, put the department
in a position to publish literature at
less cost than it has been possible
for them to 60 heretofore.
If this plan carries what does ii
mean for Nashville? 1t means that
twice as many people will be EN-
ployed at the A. M. E. Publishing
House as are employed now. Further
more, it will turn to Nashville thou
sands of dollars that are now going
to other cities At least one of the
church papers that is published week
ly, would be located here with its
editors, clerks and secretaries. AL
of the printing of the Missionary de
partment that is now being done in
New York City would be done in
Nashville All books, tracts, blanks
and other literature that are used in
the Church and now published il
Philadelphia would be published IL
this city It would add a new i'm
petus to the church work as we'll
and would boost the publishers
figures in this city many thousands
of dollars,
Nashville has good opportunity
to land this business. It behoovei
the Negroes of this city to get bus!
and see to it that no stone is left un
turned to convince all that Nashville
will take good care of such an insti
tuition if entrusted to her. 1t shoulC
also be made known that there are
more UNCONVENTIONAL publishing
houses in this city than any Other
one city in the country And the
fact should not be lost sight of tha
these kindred concerns are always il
a position to help each other. Th'