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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE AFACT0R
FOR PROSPERITY
Great Institution Worked
Wonders Among the Col
Ored People of the
South
ny HORACE D. SLATER

With the possible exception of At
lanta and Jacksonville. negroes of Bir
! mingham have achieved a greater de-
commercial enterprises than is true of
the negroes-in any other large southern
city. Inasmuch as the National Negro
Business league has been the real
stimulus to much of the progress
among the negroes in business enter
prises, in awakening in them the
desire to enter commercial life, and
opening their eFes to the vast oppor-
tunities before them in the south, so
have the state and local organizations
kept alive the inspiration of the move
ment during the year.
That has been eminently true in Bir-
mingham-in Alabama. The state
| league owes much of it's permanency
today to the inspiration and active CO.
operation given in the movement by
the negro business men of Birming-
ham. Birmingham. the home of the
Alabama Penny Savings bank, the Pru
Dental Savings, three insurance COM
panies, and a large number of other
individual enterprises has furnished
largely the material for the successful
development of the state organization
\ into a virile and forceful one.
True. much of the inspiration has
come from Tuskegee, the home of the
president and corresponding secretary
of the national organization. but jeal-
ously guarding her supremacy. the ne
groes of Birmingham have been unwill-
| ing to throw on the shoulders of Tus-
kegee burdens that the other business
men of the state should rightfully as
sumo and prosecute.
1t remained for w. B. Driver, how
ever, to bring the Birmingham Negro
Business league to realization of the
great possibilities before 1t. Driver
was elected president of the Birming-
ham Negro Business league early In
the year. No one had any particular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

ldea OF the great amount of Initiative
hld away In the quiet and unassum-
ing manager of the Union Mutual Aid
association. and his election came as
matter of course. Somebody had IN
hold the office, so why not Drivero
Before the other negro business men
OF the city knew what was coming off
they had been apprised of the fact that
Driver was going to have a "whirl-
wind campaign" an effort on the mart
OF the business men to have heart to
heart talks with the negro people of
the Birmingham district, to let them
understand that the real mission of the
negro In business was not so much to
make money, as 1t was to deserve the
patronage of the people
Plans were made for meetings In All
the negro churches. the campaign to
paratory campaign for the coming of
the Alabama State Negro Business
league. The plans were laid, certain
men appointed to hold meetings on
certain nights every week for four
weeks. They were to arrange their
programme. not to boost any particular
business, but to have heart to heart
conferences with the people. learn just
wherein the business men were not
meeting the desires of the customers.
seek to remedy these failures, and then
insist upon larger share of the
patronage of the negroes.
These meetings were attended by
large crowds of negroes, laborers, min
ers, washerwomen, in fact all the peo-
pie who eat and drink and wear clothes.
who buy drugs, smoke cigars, call in
physicians and have an occasional use
for the lawyer. Some of the meetings
devolved in rapid fire cross questioning,
in some lectures were featured from
experts upon finance, others were char
acterized by downright frank criticism
OF the business men by the patrons.
The meetings were all helpful The
banks felt an increase in deposits, the
patrons got better service and quicker
service from their grocers more polite
attention from merchants and clerks,
and the people began to pay up a lit
tie better. Driver saw still greater pos
sfbilities, and the unavoidable postpone
ment of the state meeting gave a lit
tie more time to carry on the cam
paign. 1t was extended another month.
Now Driver got busy and planned TO
Keep every other busy man busy. The
individuals in one line of business were
asked TO get together in separate sub
sidiary bodies and among themselves
discuss their methods, see how they
could improve their service. give great
er satisfaction and reap larger returns.
The bootblacks were interested, the
BARRIERS, the groeers, real estate deal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
NILES MEMORIAL COLLEGE

LOCATION Miles Memorial
College is located within the cor
porate limits of Greater Birming-
ham at vinesville station on the
North Bessemer car line. The
buildings situated on the crest of
a beautiful eminence are sur
rounded by most picturesque
campus of thirty acres. within
five minutes walk of the North
.Bessemer car line and eight min
utes' walk of Tidewater trolly
line. at the Corey station.
BUILDINGs-There are three
buildings, two large brick build
ings, the second not quite COM
plete. costing over $4,000. each.
The. buildings are supplied with
modern equipments.
COURSES This institution
offers. splendid opportunities for
ambitious negr. youths. desiring
to EQUIP thcmsclves for life. The
coess .Spkssss tus.lds sns oole
ioge sclentifie. normal. prepare
NAL, grammar school, domestic
science. sowing. mXsic. asriSpI.
ture, manual training, BLDG
training.
FACULTY - This Institution
has Z faculty Of 4 professor. and
training the best educatioral In
stitutions in the south and west.
The student body numbers nearly
4oo ot whom large percent
tho Cqlored Iethodlst npiscopal
Church. Aided to some extent by
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

model negro rural SCHOOLS OF the south.
There are more negro normal and in
dustrial schools and colleges In Ala
bama C61) than in any other state.
North Carolina is next with SO.
The Alabama state colored Teachers
ASSOCIATE ton, at its meetings, has the
largest attendance. from 500 to 1900, of
any negro organization of teachers in
the country. The leading negro eduoa-
tional institution in the world is located
in this state. Nowhere in the south are
the negroes doing more for their edu-
cation than in Alabama. They are as
sisting by voluntary contributions in
lengthening the public school terms,
building school houses and increasing
teachers salaries.
Recently at Barlow Bend, in Clarke
county, they raised $1,000 and secured
5000 from the state and built a $1,000
school house. In Tallapoosa county they
gave during the past year over $4,000
for the support of their schools. In
Macon county, the past year, in addi-
tion to the $996S received from the
state, they raised s7562. During the
! past FIVE years the negroes of Talledega
county, by voluntary contributions,
gave over $4,000 for the support of
| public schools. As a result the negro
schools of this county are models for
negro rural schools of'the south.
In business the negroes of the state
have made commendable progress.
| There are five banks in the state which
they operate namely: The Alabama
Penny Savings and the Prudential Saw
ings banks of Birmingham, the Penny
Savings bank, Selma; the Penny Saw
ings bank, Admission, and the Penny
Savings bank, Montgomery.
The oldest negro bank now operating
in the United States is the Alabama
Penny Savings bank. There has been
a great increase in the past few years
in the number of negroes operating
grocery stores drug stores,' undertake
ing establishments, real estate and
other business enterprises. In prac-
tically every city in the state where
there is any number of negroes there
are business blocks owned by them
such as the Mason building and the
Alabama Penny Savings Bank building
in Birmingham.
Progress in Agriculture
The most notable progress of the ne
groes of Alabama has been along agri-
cultural lines. They constitute 80 per
cent of all persons in the state engaged
in this occupation. Seventy per cent
of the negroes of the state are engaged
in agriculture. There are l10,44O who
are operating farms They are az per
cent of all persons operating farms in
the state. The progress of the negro
in agriculture in the state appears to
be keeping pace with the progress of
the state as a whole along this line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
More Than Double Agricul-
tural Products in Period
of Ten Years
PROMINENT STAND is
TAKEN IN EDUCATION
Negro Banks in Alabama Are Credit
to the Race-Other Examples
of Their Progress and
Prosperity
BY NJ. n. WORK,
Division of Records of Research, Tus-
keree Institute, Alabama,
Rr NJ. n. WORK.


The negroes of Alabama are making
as rapid progress as they are in any
part of the United States. They are
accumulating property, improving their
homes, establishing businesses, build
ing improved churches and school
houses. In most any city in the south
will be found negro churches that have
cost from $4,000 to $4,000.
In connection with the material
progress of the negro churches, there
has also been an improvement intellec-
tually and morally. The average negro
minister of today is much more intelH-
gent and capable than the avera ge min
lister of 20 or 80 years ago. Another
evidence of the progress that is being
made in the churches is the growth of
Sunday school work and in the support
of education. There are in the state
about 1000 colored church organizations
with membership of about 400, 900.
There are $500 Sunday schools with.
10000 teachers and 10000 pupils. The
value of the church property owned by
the colored people of the state is $4,000
O0o.
\ Strides in Education
y Forty years ago labama was one of
the most back kward states in the south
In reAspect to negro education. Now it is
line. IN it is the county which has the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

OF which Prof. NJ. H. Griffin, a
Mechanical college of this state,
Is principal. is doing very ef-
fectiye work among the negro
miners of the Corona district.
The school was designed for the
education of children whose
parents work in the mines.
For a number of years the
growth of the school was slow.
but has gradually, since the ad-
ministration of Prof. Griffin,
taken on new life and has en-
joyed in later years q phenom-
email growth.
The Corona Coal and Iron Co.
has been a great factor in the
financial affairs of the institu-
tion. Mr.. l. B. Musgrove was
largely instrumental in the estab-
lishment of the school, and since
has proven its staunch and most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
Wanted
From Judge.

rom JuuSe.
If some bright genius only would
Invent a brand new story
For married men who stay out late.
He'd pave his way TO glory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

OFFICIALS
Bishop II. s. Williams, d. D., pres.
ide1t board OF trustees.
Rev. w. NJ. Grain, secretary board
Of truEteeg.
Rev. Jro. w. Gilbert, a. NJ %. D..
president co11cxc.
rrof. Geo. A. Payne, y. H. vice.
president college.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
new YORK STOCKS
GO TO LOWER LEVELS
DulIness Continues and There Is
Much IrreguIarity-Cotton
Oil Is Attacked.

NEW YORK, May 15.-New York
stocks were pushed to lower levels in
general in today's trading. though there
was much irregularity and little i'm
provement in activity. Total sales to
noon totaled ll5,9OO shares. Stecl
showed a fractional decline and Reading
a similar gain. Union Pacific was down
y, and Southern Pacific up a like frac-
ton. Canadian Pacific continued weak.
losing ~ by noon, and Copper was
down =. Cotton Oil was the particular
weak spot of the list, opening nearly
two points down and going still far
ther. Gas was also off IL. Chesapeake
and Ohio gained half. The directors
meet this afternoon. and the regular
quarterly IL per cent dividend Is ex-
pected. Brooklyn gained u.
The United Cigar Stores Of America
declared the regular quarterly dividend
of Ia per cent on the preferred stock.
payable June 16.
The Southern New Jersey declared
the regular quarterly dividend Of IS
share, payable June 16.
clared a dividend Of s1.25 share. re-
duction of 25 cents from the last quar-
terly dividend.
Woolworth has declared the regu-
larry quarterly dividend of IN pei
cent on the preferred stock:
The Subtreasury gained s., 0S6, 600 from
the banks yesterday, and since Friday
has gained $5,23l.oo0. Another ship
nent of s. 0O0, 900 gold Is expected to be
made to France on Saturday. This
would make a total of $l0,OoOp on the
movement.
The Boston stock exchange firm Of
Thomas H. Perkins & Co. has an
nounced its inability to meet obliga-
tions.
The Bank Of England's rate remains
unchanged. The proportion Of the
banks reserve to liabilities Is now $3.50
per cent, against 1890 per cent last
week, compared with an advance from
80. 30 to 5275 per cent in the correspond
ing week last year.
The Chinese loan is expected to be
offered in London for public subscrip-
fion ON Monday.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
Wholesale Rboduoe Mxrk<t

Esgs-Nearby- fresh. lsc per doz.: South
ern, lsc per doz
Cheese-New York. new. lsLdIIc per H. I:
FIAT. 1916 per 10.
Butter-Elgin prints a2c per Ib.; tub 31c
per H. process. &c per Id.
Live Poultry-HenE. 11GEic: roosters. Ioc
per IT,. turkeys. ieal7c pei ib.: winter chick
ems. Sc per H.: spring chickens 30d3ec
per H.. ducks. isi1di1c per ID.
Dressed Poultry-TurkeW. lsc per lb.: 4:
hens. "a sc H. ducks. 16G11c per H. winter
chicken. SOC per ID. spring. r35d3Sc per lb
Green Fruits-California oranges. s.. 5oa3 %
per box: lemons 81. .50n5 90 per box: pineap-
pies. per crate. S.scai.oo: strawberries. i5a
ise per box: Florida grapefruit. 50. 50d4 90
per box: apples. per bbi.. s.. e.50Gi.50.
Neutrality-suspicious. pork. IonIic
Der h.; heavier. loc per ID.
Neeetables-potatoes. 5oaIsc per bu.: celery.
81 eodl.25 per doz.: yams. 81 coal 90 psr Dbl !:
onions. Sc per crate: cabbage. 81. 15zI2 % per
100 lbs; lettuce. 7schN.25 per basket: bcets.
81 3o6l 10 per 100 bunches: squash. 81 o0ae. 90
bbl.: sweet potatoes, 81. .5oHt.oo per bu.: lima
beans lsc pe- Of. tomatoes. per crate. 500
s. 30: rhubarb. 81 u.6H2.e 90 per 100 punches:
tals. per bbl- 15cdn04
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
Realty Transfers

Pleasant Plains-Chapin Brown trustee, to
Charles Schafer and Albert Schulteis trus-
tees. lots so to "a. sl6.oOo
es5 Pennaylvania avenue southeast-Andrew
McGarraghy et ux. TO William APPEL. Fred
efick l.. Loefher. o. Ora Thompson and
John G. Schlotser. lot "a. square s14 $40
s5s Eleventh street southeast-Lewis W.
Moore ct uH. To Lille g Stone north one
half original lot l3. square ess. SO
Holmead Manor-DeWitt e. Chadwick ct
ux. to Charlotte Daley. lot IH. square es3o
SO.
IL T street northeast-Charlotte A. r. Chad
wick ct vir. Dewitt G.. TO Charlotte Daley
lot IS. square S. OF 55os Moore & Barbour .
Addition $40.
1907 California street northwest CThe st
LawrenceD-Charlotte Daley TO Charlotte a.
r. Chadwick. lot Il. square 2534 tWashing-
ton HeiRhtsl. SO.
i5D Eighth street northwesT-Minnie Cassell
to Joseph Garnett. lot 2s square 331. SO.
South Carolina avenue southeast, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets-John Scrivener
ct ux. TO william B. and Lulu NJ. Thom-
son. lot 4s square $40. SO.
Lexington street northeast, between Sixth and
Seventh streets-Kennedy Brothers to James
o. and Rose 4. lotion. lot lei. square sse.
$40.
Lexington street northeast. between Sixth
and Seventh streets-kennedy Brothers 10
Edward s. and Nina n. Allw line. lot lSs.
square 52 so.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
Sales Today on the
Local EXCHANGE

Washington Railway and Electric As.
s., ,0o0ds3 81. .0o0dSS. s1,0O0aS3. sl.Oo0as2H.
8. N.0Ods2B. H,oO0qs2A. s1,ooods2H. $1,000
S2N
Potomac Consolidated SIS. s1.oo0alOl,
81 .000dl0l.
Capital Traction. 7q12l, e5d1eo,s, 1oa
12o1s. 4Q130is.
Mergenthaler. 2d2l7. IOa2I7. 1od2ls,s.
American Security and Trust, 1od3U
After call: Capital Traction SIS, $500
d10e5s, 5000. 1895
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
AUCTION SALES

on SATURDAY. MAY Il. 1913. at 10 o'clock
a. m, in front OF United States Storage
Companys warehouse. +ls-i2O 10th st. n. W.,
Washington. ID. c.. there will be sold at
Public Auction, to enforce liens Tor storage
charges, etc. due and unpaid. all goods.
furniture. household and personal effects on
storage in names Of Miss NJ. Buchanan.
Michael J. FlaheTty. Robert Jackson. Ford
Jones. Mrs. Z. X. Martin. W. B. WILLIAMS
4 CO. Auctioneers. United States Storage
Company IlncJ
on SATURDAY. MAY 24TH. 1913. AT 10
O'CLOCK 4. NJ, in front Of United States
Storage Compaays warehouse. ilS-ie0 10th
St y. W. Washington. ID. g.. there will
be sold at Public Auction. 10 enforce liens
,or storage charges. etc. due and unpaid,
all Goods. Furniture, Household and Pei
sonal ELECTS on storage in names Of Lille
King. q. \. Smith. Mrs. f. F. Sopris. Col.
r. II. Stth. W. 3. WILLIAMS & Co.
Auctioneers. UNITED STATES STORAGE
COMPANY UncD
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
PUBLIC NOTICES

THOMAS BOWLING & co. Auctioneers
HEADQt ARrERS OF THE METROPOLI-
TAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NAV H. 1918
Notice is hereby given that / will sell a,
public auction. al the establishment OF
Ihomas Downing 4 Co. No. 6l2 E Street
y W. on SATURDAY. MAY Il. 1918 al
Ten y CLOCK NJ. lost. stolen. and absn-
politan Police Of the District OF columbia
and not called for by the owners as con-
templated by law. This property consists
OF bicycles. clothing. and miscellaneous goods
\ schedule in detail q! the property TO be
sold VIII be iound posted in the office Of the
thlet Clerk al Police Headquarters EDWIN
X. HESSE. CHIEF 'alsO Property Clerk Met
r"nnittsn Police. ID. e. i
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
PROPOSALS

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washing
ton. MAY 10. 1915 Scaled proposals will be
received at TINS office. Room 5Cs District
Building. until two ''lOck D m June 2
1873. for furnishing and deliN erins one motor
driven lathe. for Use ia the Fire Department
this city. Spev ihcatICns ami form uf pro-
possl may he obtained from the Purchasing
Offi'er Room 80. District Building CT.E1
II. RI DOl.fH. JOHN a JOHNSTON. ,'HES-
TER HARDING. commissioners. u. e =
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
Marriage Licenses

WHITE.
James r. Purdy. tr. of South Rich
mond. Va, and Adora L. Gilbertson
of Towanda. Pa.
Eearl Longerbeam and Eiffe l.. Sisk, Of
Blueront. Va
COIORED
James E. Washington and Georgia r.
Madden. of Washington
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
PROPOSALS
STATES CAPITOL. washington. d.

UNITED STATES CAPITOL. washington. D.
sealed proposals, in duplicate. for the
Power Plant for the fiscal year ending June
20. 1914. will be received At the office Of the
GrSunds until /. oc,ocs noon nS'' Sn me ssi m
day Of May. 1si3 and at that hour opened In
the presence OF those bidders who elect to be
bituminous coal. Bidders must specify name
OF coal and location Of mines from which OBJ
,sined All coal 70 weigh s.?to pounds 70 TIE
Capitol Power Plant. situated in Garfield
Park. Washington. d. c., at such times and
undersigned All coal win be Inspected and
weighed by Government Inspector. desig-
mated by the undersigned. for which no
proposal must be accompanied by a certified
check for 500. payable to order OF the Super
intsndeni u capitol Building and Ground
any contract awarded within 10 days after
mediately returned to unsuccessfui bidders.
and to successful bidder upon execution of
contract In accordance with these specinca-
ance OF the conditions thereof. with satisfac-
tory suretles. All coal must be shipped In
senrsesoI s.r.s Pepper so, fn cars q ,ype
other than that heretofore described the
Superintendent reserves the right under con-
against the contractor the excess cost Of hand
ling the coal with the present equipment at
the Power Plant. The Government Will take all
necessary steps for testing. technically and
practically. all the Goals proposed. In event
Of delivery Of contractor Of unsatisfactory
fuel. the undersigned may buy coal In open
market, and excess In cost over contract
price will be charged against the contractor:
proposals. Bids should be endorsed PRO
posals for Coal and addressed to the Super
intendent L. s. Capitol Building and
Grounds. BY order Of House Office Building
ent U. S. Capitol Building and Grounds. i
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. wash
dupeae S BE- 0 a. tS.
until o'clock p. m. Tuesday. May q. 1914.
for the furnishing Of all labor and materials
required In tha reconstructton OF the boiler
and pump room in the Old Postonice Build
D. c.: and the same date at O'Clock
p, m. for the installation Of Q sewer system
In the same building. and for the instala-
tion Of q sewer system in the Patent Onice
y. W.. Washington: in accordance with
plans and specifications for the work. copies
of which may oe obtained on application 10
the chief clerk Of 1he Department. Award
will be made Of contract subject to apprv.
priation by Congress to meet the expense OF
the work. The right II reserved to reject
any and all bids. or to accept or reject any
part thereof in the discretion Of the Depart
ment. Proposals should be securely envei- |
oped. and be marked Proposal for recon
Office Building. % Proposal for installation OF
sewer system. Old Postoffice Building. or
Proposal for installation OF sewer system.
Patent oniee Building" a. @ the case may , Ss:
Interior. LEWIS C. LAYLIN. Assistant |
OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS. DISTRICT OF |
COLUMBIA, Washington. May II. 1913 |
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS. DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. Washington. May II. 1913
Sealed proposals will be received at office
Of Secretary Of the Board Of Commissioners.
Room 5o9 District Building, until o'clock
and Improving suburban streets and avenues
in the District Of Columbia Forms Of pro-
posals. specifications, and necessary infor-
nation NAV be obtained from Chief Clerk.
Engineer Department. Room 427. District
Building. CUNO n. RUDOLPH. JOHN A.
efoueYe ID. c.