Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-29
Messages From
the People
To the Negro Citizens of Pueblo.
Greetings.

|
To the Negro Citizens of Pueblo.
| Greetings:
There is absolutely no need for un-
easiness on the part of our people in
| regards to the future of Pueblo.
On the other hand there is every
reason to expect the very finest fiv-
ing conditions and economic prosper
lily in the immediate future. No SER
ious thinking man or woman can
AFFORD to fall victim to idle street
gossip concerning panics. labor or
financial conditions. and thereby
change what has heretofore been
definite program to build up good
| nome life In city which offers to
our people such a fine spirit of friend
Illness on the part of Mil and Shop
and Bank, in word the entire bus
ness community. I have the utmost
confidence and faith In the men who
/ are behind this city and to my people
I feel to say with emphasis that Pu-
eblo will not only come back. but
VIII build larger than ever before.
| Wisdom would dictate that before any
SUBSTANTIAL citizen effects n plan to
change cities. that he would first talk
the matter over with men who know
conditions universally. Talk to your
banker, the heads OF the larger in
dustral plants. members of the Pu-
eblo Commerce club, The Negro Bust
ness and Civic League. these men will
property you have Buy all you can
get. kesp your surplus money in the
/ Bank. Stay in Pueblo and grow with
the town and you will make no mis-
take, l have just returned from
5000 mile trip covering every state
ha "a.
Northwest. and the Rocky Mountain
States and ] am fair when I say that
for the Negro I found no section
which offers to US a greater advan-
tase than Pueblo. In Los Angeles.
san Francisco, Seattle and Spokane
is extremely bad. II would be ex-
uemely hazardous to move a family
there unless the man had a position
| in advance. At Butte, Helena and
Misoola, Mont. in my judgment. the
condition ia worse. I found there the
mines nearly all closed. rents hieh
and thousands and thousands sof men
idle
In surrenderinE ones home for An
untrfed field there are many things
to heNtaken under advisement. This
IL unquestionsbly true where there
are children. First OF these Is edu-
cational opportunity. For Colorado.
and especially Pueblo, the schools are
absolutely fair to the negro. From
the grammar school to the university
no state offers a better school advan-
tnEe. and where there is scholastic
ambition, the poor boy has here his
best chance. Very little money is
required. The banks of the city are
liberal and considerable to the negro.
In these institutions. whenever bust
ness requirements are met, our people
are served as quickly as others. The
housing problem OF Pueblo Is fair
and sane. and II building. tho negro in
no wise suffers at the hands OF mate
rial, men and labor. There is a fine
opportunity in this city for a limited
number OF negro mechanics. includ-
ing carpenters. plasterers. automobile
men and so forth. The management
Of the large industrial plants here Is
fair 10 negro labor and in tho homes
negro domestic servants need not 60
idle n day. There IS no race trouble
/ in Pueblo. and our city IS free of
labor wars
Booker washinEton'E word which
helped us SO snely years ago. let us
heed with faith now: Let down
your bucket where you are"
! JOHN ADAMS. 4