Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-28

Tuskegee, Ala.-The total wealth of
the negroes in the United States Is
estimated at $700.0O0.O0O by Prof.
Monroe N. Work. In charge of re-
search and records at Tuskegee in.
stitute. .r......
In a recent number OF the Southern
Workman Professor Work tells Of
what the American negro Is doing for
himself. Special emphasis is placed
on the races advancement along re-
ligious, educational and economic
lines. -e..".
The religious progress OF the race 10
shown in the accumulation Of church
property which amounts to $4,000
900. The churches contribute yearly
over 100000 for home missions.
The negro Baptists carry on work
in FIVE foreign countries, in which they
have established 1872 mission stations
In charge of 81 missionaries. The
African Methodist Episcopal church
has mission work in eight foreign
countries and has two bishops In
Africa. The African Methodist Epis-
copal Zion church is doing aggressive
work in Africa and the West Indies.
Thirty-five thousand Sunday schools
are in operation, with an enrolment Of
one and three-quarters million pupils.
The educational advancement of the
race is indicated in Professor Works
article by the statement that LOO, 900
negro children are enrolled In the pub
lie schools and colleges. Thirty-one
thousand negro teachers are employed
in the public schools, and 5000 teach
ers are employed in the colleges and
the normal and industrial schools.
There are in the south at present so
colleges, 10 institutions for the edu.
cation of colored women, 26 theolog-
ical schools and departments, 8
schools of law, 5 of medicine, 2 Of
dentistry, Of pharmacy, IL state agri-
cultural and mechanical colleges and
over 400 normal and industrial
schools. .' 2.
The value of the property now
owned by institutions for higher and
secondary training of the freedmen is
more than $17,0O0,O00. In 1912 over
$4,4o0.000 were expended for their
higher and industrial training. and
$S,600,000 in their public schools, a
total Of $13,00O,OO0.
There are 10000 following the pro-
fessions, including teachers, preachers,
laymen, doctors, dentists, editors, etc.,
and there are some 10000 engaged in
business of some sort. $
With $3.50 colored persons In the
government postal service, there are
22,440 in the employ Of the United
States government. -5. e
Some 1000 or more patents have
been granted to negroes during the
past year. They have invented tele-
phone register. hydraulic scrub
bling brush, weight motor for run
ming machinery, aeroplanes an auto
matte car switch and an automatic
feed attachment for adding machines.
The have established 81 banks capt.
talized at $1,600,000, doing an annual
business Of some $20,00O,O00. The
Penny Savings bank of Birmingham,
Ala, at the close of business in
August, 1912. had resources amounting
to $477,O00 U.s.
Perhaps the most significant prog
ress has been made in agriculture.
Negro farm laborers and negro farm
ers in the south cultivate approximate
ly 1O0,O00,000 acres of land, OF which
42,50O,000 acres are Under their con-
troll. Negroes now own 100000
acres of land, equivalent to $1,000
square miles.
In 1863 the total wealth OF negroes
IN this country was about $4,000, 900.
Now their total wealth is $700,O0O,-
900. TX ...s>
A $4,000 hospital, to be known as
the John A. Andrew Memorial hos
pltal, was dedicated at Tuskegee insti-
tute, before large and representative
gathering. The hospital, which is one
OF the finest in the south, is the gift of
the granddaughter OF the war govern
or of Massachusetts,. 49,.
) One special train came from New
York, bringing the Hon. Seth Low,
chairman Of the Tuskegee institute
board Of trustees and other New York
trustees, sE.t q ~ .%.s 49,.
During the meeting Of the National
Medical association last August 524
patients were treated and some rs
operations performed in the small hos
pltal Of the institute. It is now
Planned to have another such clinic in
connection with the dedication of the
John A. Andrew hospital, which Is, in
many respects one of the best fitted
hospitals in all the south. The clinics
are to be held under the directions Of
Dr. John a. Kenney, the institute
medical director, and operations will
De performed, remedies prescribed,
etc, by the physician above named
and by DR.. G. v. Roman Of Nashville,
Ienn., specialist in the treatment Of
-tne eye, ear, nose and throat.
The John Wanamaker store Of Phila-
oelphia gives employment to 300 col
ored people: 119 in the dairy, SO on
tne elevators, 20 in the tea room, 81
n the helps lunch room, g., in the
printing department, 8 in the ware
mousse, in the stables, 10 ~ walters
and 10 as porters. ,5s.. ,
WI i
Tie board OF commissioners Of the
knights OF Pythias has authorized Mr..
sydney Pittman, the negro architect
who designed the jamestown Negro
building, to draw plans for $3.50, 900
temple to be built in Dallas, Tex. y,
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