The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-09
LOCAL BUSINESS LEAGUE ENTERTAINS
VISITORS TO STATE MEETING. SPICY
TALKS BY BUSINESS LEADERS URGE
ON OF new IDEAS AND MOD
.ERN METHODS.

The State Business League which
held two day session at st. James
A. NJ. E. Church closed Tuesday night
with sumptuous banquet in the
basement of the church arranged by
the members of the local league
From start to finish the sessions
were enthusiastic. The subjects. all
OF which centered on how to improve
and enlarge the business interests
and opportunities of the Negro in
Texas, were ably discussed by men
who are actively engaged in business
Of some kind.
The session of Monday morning was
taken up with the Introduction of
visitors many of whom made short
talks commencing the activities of
jects and urging a greater study of
modern methods in the interest of
their expansion and growth. Through
all of the speeches ran the general
Among those who were introduced
by Mr.. w. H. Holloway. local secre-
tary were: Prof. ]. T. Fox, r. Wat
son; l.. o. Clark, c.. G. Coleman, 'Dr.
J. T. starksi ]; G. Phillips, c. t.
Brackins, V. l.. S. Booker, ]. w. Rice,
c. Asberry, VIM. Jackson.
Hon. A. S. Wells, H. Strickland, all
Of Dallas; Rev. p M. Griggs. ,Pales.
Ft. Worth& G. w. Townsell, Terrell
and the delegation from Quincy, an all
Negro town., which contained H. L.
Price state League, president; Misses
NJ. A. Price and Gladys Price, Mr..
b. f. Blaine and w. c. Price.
Subsequent sessions were given over
to the program which contained many
subjects of vital interest. They were
discussed ably by those on program
Rev Il. NJ. Griggs. of Palestine in
discussing the need of greater support
Of our own business ventures receiv-
ed much applause when he said: I'VE
have plenty of church sense, but not
enough commercial sense We must
put the same energy and thought in
to the development of our business
projects which will furnish employ
ment to our sons and daughters now
of our churches. Living in this world
is a matter of dollars and cents as
well as of other things. We must de-
velop our business
Racial Solidarity was urged by Rev.
c. w. Abingdon in a short, but highly
inspiring talk in which he described
at length the numerous business inter-
ests of the Negroes of Philadelphia,
which he has studied at length; He
urged the study of modern business
growth of ventures in Texas.
How to Succeed in Banking Bust
ness" was discussed by Hon. VIM. Nc
Donald, banker or Fort worth. lie
said that banking besides requiring
capital, necesstated the, exercise Of
confidence in the leaders by the people
from whom they expected support;
He advocated a different kind Of
leadership backed by a people anX-
ious to create for themselves a real
competence. This he said was pos
sible only when a race was fully con-
scious of its own ability to do.
DIR. r. e. l.. Holland discussed the
migration to the north of Southern
Negroes and its effect upon his gem
eral economic status and in the course
of his remarks urged more Application
to education as an aid to the de-
crease of the spirit of unconcern for
development which marks our masses
to too great an extent
The subject of Insurance which was
to have been led by Mr.. A. X. Leon
ard, was opened by Mr.. II. b.. Elliot
and closed by Mr. Ralph McDade.
Both of these speakers urged ad-
vertising as a means of educating the
public and paving the way for the
agent who represented the company
Quick Sales and Small Profits, dis
cussed by Mr.. S. ]. Chestnut of Cor