The Twin City star., 1916-08-05
BUSINESS LEAGUE
BROADENS WORK
Local Enterprises Big Factors
In National Body.
GROUND COVERED BY H0LSEy

Indications Of Hearty Cooperation and
Business Thrift-Noted Organizers
Account of Local Leagues In the
Various cities-kansas City Meeting
to Be VeritabIe School of Methods.
The outlook for a 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 Albon Lewis Holsey, trav-
cling representative Of the league, the
officers have requested Mr.. Holsey to
report to the Office at Tuskegee, Ala.
such striking evidences Of progress as
he may find. AS organizer of local
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 a 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 a 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 frCn the ground up. M 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 q year
business.
At ValdOsta, Ga, Mr.. Holsey 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 he
replied:
I'VE 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 a
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
have worked out our own plan for Sc
lecting locations for our branch stores.
based upon the actual living conditions
"f our people in that locality"
ir. Hudson has been invited to Kan.
sas City, and those members of the
race who are engaged in the grocery
business may find it helpful to hear
Mr.. Hudson tell Of his work in organ.
fzing branch grocery merchandising
stores. The Negro merchants of Pen
sacola, FNa., are experimenting with
credit association for their own mutual
protection, and A. N. 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 a few examples Of
how the National league Is making an
effort to serve the business men of the
race. Wherever a strong man in one
line is located his experience is passed
along to other communities in order to
strengthen them along the same line.
Only In that way can the race utilize
to best advantage the resources which
we have. Business men are urged to
come to Kansas City with their note.
books.
The program as being arranged for
the 1915 meeting includes many un-
usual features Of interest to business
men, and every effort is being made to
make the National Negro Business
league an organization Of direct and
which It operates through its local
membership leagues.
Special arrangements have been
made for the accommodation and com.
fort Of delegates intending to be pres.
ent at the coming meeting. According
to plans now formulated, the various
delegations from the several states
and sections Of the country will meet
at st. Louis the morning Of Aug. -
and leave from that point over the
Missouri Pacific railroad at O. o'clock.
At st. Louis special Business league
train will be made up Of the various
Pullman cars which take the delegates
to st. Louis.
Delegates living in Florida are es-
pecially urged to communicate at once
with Charles 81. Anderson. treasurer