The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-06-17
WEST VIRGINIA GRANTS MANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO NEGROES.
BY t. Edwpra Hill.

Charleston, W. Va, June 15.-
West Virginia is one of the very
fairest states in the United States
in its treatment to her Negro citi-
zens. Such opportunities are offered
to the more than $4,000 Negroes
in this great state as are offered no
where else in this country. The
great industries are open to Negroes
upon terms of equality as to pay,
working conditions, living conditions,
and the chances for advancement are
exceptionally good. In the coal in
dustry of the State alone, more
than 10000 Negroes are employed,
receiving in wages an average of
more than 81 100000 each, per year.
Lumber camps, mills, factories, the
building trades and public works
such as public roads and railroads
are offering employment to other
thousands at good wages.
Openings for business are to be
found on every hand and the ops
portunities for Industries, thrifty,
efficient Negroes to get ahead are
unlimited, with good returns assur-
ed If business is managed properly
Educational advantages are equal
to the best, with good schools run
ming from seven to nine months to
be found in every community where
there are ten or more children
taught by the very best teachers
, who receive the same pay as other
/ teachers holding the same grade OF
I teachers certificates. The West Vir.
ginia Collegiate Institute, the Blue
field Colored Institute, maintained
and supported by the State, offer
unsurpassed opportunities for ad.
vanced education and the West Vir'
ginia Baptist Seminary and College
and Storer College, private denomi
national schools, are doing splendid
work, both in literary and religious
training of the Negro youths. AL
of the State schools are taught anC
managed by Negro teachers undei
supervision Of Negro State Super
visor and the Advisory Council II
the State Board of Education, com
posed of Negroes.
The State maintains Tubercu
losis Sanitarium at Denmar, Poca
hontas County, a Colored Orphans
Home at Huntington, and is pre-
pariug to erect Negro Insane Asy
lum at Maggie, a Deaf and Blint
school at Institute, a Boys Indus
!, tri;l home and a Girls Industrial
school, all to be under the manage
ment of Negroes.
Uaet Uiuofnia hou rauar eco,
any legislation providing for separ
ate cars nor restricting the ballo
and Negroes vote in all election
| without let or hindrance. They hol,
81 appointive positions under tn
State Government, drawing salarie
aggregating more than $45,000.0
} per year; they hold IA elective pc
sitions in the counties and magis
terial districts, including two mem
gers of the House of Delegates; l
salaried and per diem appointive OF
fices in the counties; elective OF
; fices in cities and towns; % ap
pointive offices in cities and towns
! Nine Negroes occupy place on Part
committees to which they were elect
ed by their Party associates an
three were elected to Party Ma
tional Convention in 1928, two /
the State at large one from tn
congressional district.
Drastic laws been enacted agains
lynching and against the showing {
! pictures or plays in the theatres {
l the State, which harmfully reflet
!, upon any race, (such as the "Birt
of Nation") or tend to create rae
prejudice or hatred, No such pi,
$ ture has been shown or lynchin
committed or attempted since til
I passage of these splendid laws.
: The legislatures, responsive
a the will 'of the people of this gre,
State, have not merely provide
schools, eleemosinary irstitutions an
agencies to work for Ne adyanc,
ment of he Colored pc lie but the
make literal appropriations for evil
pert and maintenance and the men
$ Der of either legislativ BODY WI
! offers discriminatory bills is frowl
ed upon by his associates and
: has been many years siuce a speec
has been made in the West Virgin
r Legislature attacking Negroes.
a The relations between the rae,
have always been of the mo
cordial nature, there has never bee