The Twin City star., 1916-08-12
BUSINESS LEAGUE
BROADENS WORK
Local Enterprises Big Factors
,... In National BODY.
GROUND COVERED BY H0LSEy

Indications Of Hearty Cooperation ane
Business Thrift-Noted orsanizer's
Account Of Local Leagues In the
Various cities-kansas City Meeting
to Be veritabls School of Methods.
The outlook for large attendance
at the annual meeting Of the National
Negro Business league to be held in
Kansas City. Mo-. from Aug. 16 to 10.
inclusive. is encouraging. In directing
the work Of ALBION Lewis Hosey, trav
cling representative Of the league. the
officers have requested Mr.. Holsey t.
report to the Office at Tuskegee, Ala.
such striking evidences Of progress a.
he may find. AS organizer Of loca
leagues Mr.. Holsey is kept very busy.
When the organizer met the local
Negro Business league at Augusta
Ca, one member of the league who
was present at the meeting opened the
question Of establishing shoe store
in that city to be operated by Negroes.
and the organizer promised to do what.
ever he could to encourage the effort.
Later the organizer visited Pensacola.
Fla, and found colored man, Mr.
Sam Charles, operating successfully
two shoe stores.
Mr.. Charles has been in business for
twenty-five years and knows the shoe
business frcp the ground up. NJ Hol-
sey acquainted Mr.. Charles with the
plans OF the Augusta business men.
and very promptly he expressed his
Willingness to give the local league at
Augusta the benefit Of his experience
In operating shoe store. Mr.. Charles
Is going to Kansas City to attend the
meeting Of the National league. and
those who are interested In the shoe
business will have the privilege of
hearing Mr.. Charles tell In his own
words how he built up a $1,000 a year
business.
At Valdosta, Ga, Mr.. Holsev met
Thomas Hudson. who owns and sue
cessfully operates three grocery stores
When Mr.. Hudson was requested to
tell how he had been able to build up
his successful business enterprises be
replied:
1--WE handle nothing but the best and
most reliable merchandise. and when
the merchandise fails to make good we
make good. My main store acts as q
Jobbing house. and we buy very large.
ly directly from the manufacturer and
supply our other two stores at whole.
sale prices. All credit accounts are
handled from the main store. We
nave worked out our own plan for Sc.
lecting locations for our branch stores.
Dased upon the actual living conditions
"f our people in that locality"
Nr. Hudson has been invited to Kan
sas City. and those members Of the
race who are engaged I'm the grocery
business may find It helpful to hear
Mr. Hudson tell Of his work I'm organ
lZlng branch grocery merchandising
stores. The Negro merchants Of Pen
sacola. P'a.. are experimenting with
credit association for their own mutua
protection. and A. ~ Johnson. the
president Of the local Negro business
league. will be at Kansas City to tell
how the credit association is working.
These are just few examples Of
how the National league Is making an
'fort to serve the business men Of the
ace. Wherever n strong man I'm on.
Inc Is located his experience ia passed
llong to other communities in order TO
'trengthen them along the same line
)nly In that way can the race utilize
o best advantage the resources which
We have. Business men are urged TO
'ome to Kansas City with their note
looks.
The program as being ARRANGED 70,
he 1915 meeting includes manr un
Usual features Of interest to business
men. and every effort Is being made to
make the National Negro Busines
eague an organization Of direct and
ractical service to the communities IN 9
Which 1t operates through its local
leagues.
Special arrangements have been 4
1ade for the accommodation and com
ort Of delegates intending to be pres 6
mt at the coming meeting. According
plans now formulated. the various
elegatiOns from the several states
nd sections Of the country will meet a
t st. Louis the morning OF Aug. II q
nd leave from that point over the O
lissouri Pacific railroad at 0 o'clock. q
t st. Louis special Business league T.
ain will be made up Of the various b
ullman cars which take the delegates T.
} st. Louis. q
Delegates living in Florida are es. \
scially urged to communicate at once c.
tth Charles a. Anderson. treasurer z