The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-01-02

plastering, $3,342.00; for grading, and
sodding, $233.00; for plumbing. $6,-
$1,000; for steam and hot water heat
ing plants, installed, $2.342.o0; for
tin work, $75s.00; for repairing in gen.
eral, $1s,570.OO; for general contract
ing and new work, $33.472.00, this
makes a total amount for all contracts
of $73, ,0S2.00 up to the present time in
city of Minneapolis and st. Paul.
The Real Estate Department, which
consists of selling of houses and lots,
renting ,loans, etc.. amounts to $S,-
742.00, which he has secured the
regular Board rate of commission out
of. In all the above mentioned con-
tracts over half of this work has been
done for Colored people, which goes 60
show that II the Contractor, F. Peoples,
gives as much satisfaction in the next
two years as he has done in the past,
you won't find very many Of our race
that will be lodging him when they
have work to do as much as they have
been in the past. We are well aware
of the fact that It is not because we
don't want the Colored man to do our
work for us, but it is the loss of faith
that we have in our own color by feel
ing that they are competent and hon.
est enough to do the work and give
satisfaction. r. Peoples does not blame
anyone Of his race or Of the white
race for not coming direct to him at
the beginning because the average
Colored Mechanic in Minneapolis and
other Northern States don't wait to
learn the trade; they just simply start
right out to experiment at other peo-
ple's expense. F. Peoples, Contractor
and Builder, has given every Colored
man who claims to be a mechanic,
and has applied to him for work, a
chance to prove himself a workman,
but he has not found one who Is real
ly a mechanic in any line Of work.
That is the reason why he has used all
white mechanics. But he is going to
try from now on, through the as
Isistance Of DR.. Booker T, Washington
and other leading Coiored men IN the
Southern States, to secure some real
mechanics of our own race to come to
Minneapolis so he can have our own
color on the jobs instead Of all white
men. r. Peoples has done good busi-
ness with the white people whose
names are included in the above
named list: but outside Of these, he
has figured over One Hundred and
Fifty.Three Thousand Dollars worth Of
work, but owing to the prejudice, he
received no consideration from them
whatever, although his figures were
the lowest, but they gave the white
contractor the chance to take the Job
at his figure, which they we're glad to
do. But at that, he has gotten more
work from the white man than he ex-
pected because the prejudice hereto
fore has been so strong both among
our own race and the white race that
It takes all the nerve that a man has
to even start in business in the north
ern states.
The following is committee who
have investigated the work of F.. Peo-
pies and his standing as responsible
man whom they consider worthy Of
being a leader in that line of busi-
ness and responsible in every way:
Rev e. G. Jackson, Rev. M. w. With
ers, Rev. T. W. Lewis, Rev. e. R. Ed
wards, Messrs. w. M. Smith, W. G.
Jeffrey, J. @. Adams, Charles Sumner
Smith. Rev. Father A. H. Lealtad and
Atty. w. T. Francis.
Other responsible men to whom you
can 60 for reference for the responsible
ity Of F. Peoples are as follows:
Rev. H. p. Jones, Rev. r. J. Carter,
Rev. g. w. Camp, Atty. VIM. r. Nor
ris, DR.. r. 8. Brown, Rev. A. Gould,
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., wholesale
glass and paints, st. Paul Cement
Block Co., Dana Ware House Cement
Co., st. Paul, the p. G.. Speakes, Ce-
ment and Hard Wall Plaster Co., the
Belt Line Brick Co., the Minneapolis
Sash and Door Co., Simonson Bros,
Sash & Door Co., the Smith Sash and
Door Co., Carr Collier Sash and Door
Co., the Builders sideboard Co., the
Minneapolis Steel Works Co., Gus
Arneson. Sheet Iron and Tin Co., r.
Hirshfield & Son, wholesale paper Co.,
and the Weiskopf Paper, Paint and
OIL Co. The material men mentioned
above are the companies r. Peoples
has had dealings with, paying them
all bills. He stands today not owing
them dollar for anything, which
makes his credit better than the aver
age white man who Is in the Contract
ing Business.
F. Peoples says "that there is one
thing we should educate ourselves up
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