The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-07

at moderate price to a meal that
would do honor to n king This eating
place Is known as Toms Dixie Eitch-
en-. Recently Toms Dixie Kitchen was
| Incorporated for one hundred seventy
! five pesos-a peso is a Spanish dollar
| and Thomas Pritchard is the presi-
| dent and principal stock holder of the
| business.
Another American Negro who has
made much success in the Philippines
! Is Mr. Charles Casey who operates a
large shoe factory and who supplies
some of the best stores of Manila
with shoes, Mr.. Casey was formerly
member of the twenty fifth infan-
| spirited citizens of the city Of Manila
and is highly respected by both, the
natives and Americans.
81 suppose that every American Ne
| gro has heard of Major Lovings who
for several years. has conducted the
| Constabulary Band and that band UNI
der his leadership has become one of
the best known bands on this side
band during the Worlds Fair at San
Francisco was awarded second prize
After an absence of a few months in
America; Major, Lovings was recalled
by the Philippine government and is
| now at his post as the leader of the
| COnstabulary Band.
| I'm speaking of the progressive Ne
groes of the Philippines one would be
doing an injustice to the cause of
thrift If he did not mention the name
of DR.. Fritz Butler formerly of Louis
vile, Kentucky DR.. Butler, for many
years has had one of the best prac-
tees in the city of Manila and In ad-
dition to this practice he has held a
responsible post of government. DR..
| Butler owns extensive real estate. His
appearance in his private touring car
| on the down town streets of Manila
| has become a matter of course.
| NUpItId 40 pOSsih1n n
volume about the Colored men of Ma
MIA who are ably holding up the stan
dard for the American Negro, but
space and time will not permit.
Tn some Of the largest firms of the
Philippines. Negroes are holding re-
sponsible responsible posts and draw
ing large salaries. There are today at
least eight or nine Negroes whose
bred thousand dollars each. The read
er does not have to be reminded of
the fact that Old John Barely Corn is
not dead in the Philippines, and as
be Manila is sprinkled with a goodly
number of saloons and cafes, The Ne
gro has not overlooked this field of
enterprise. Many Colored men own
some. of the best appointed PAGES of
this kind.
we are going to leave Manila for
a while and take trip on the Bagio
Limited to the Pangaseman province.
This trip will take us through the
most beautiful rice land in the world.
After a jaunt of about one hundred
miles from Manila we come to a lit
tie town by all means should be
named Smithville for it appears that
everything in the town is owned by
Mr.. Frank Smith, an American Negro
who is without question the weRlthiest
Colored man in the orient. Mr.. Smith
main pursuit is growing rice. He owns
hundreds of acres of fertile rice land
He also owns general merchadise
store from which it is frequently said
One may buy anything from a tooth
pick to an automobile Mr.. Smith
highly appreciates the Colored publ
cations of the States.
PERSONALLY | have always been OF
the opinion that the American Negro
has been too persistent in hanging
around places that offer him the
least run for his money. He would
do better, I think to branch out anC
see what the rest of the world has t
offer him. I am going to close thi!
article but in the near future I in
tend to write more about the wealth!
Negroes in the Far East.
| Yours respectfully.
IVAN CRAECROFR."
Reprint from The Fraternal Advo
CATE