The northwestern bulletin., 1923-08-25
CONVENTION At
HOT SPRINGS IS
GRAND SUCCESS
Robt. r. Motion Reelected Pres
ident of National Negro
Business League.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO BOOST LEAGUES
Bigger and Better Business Is
Urged by Delegates to the
Convention.
tBy The Associated Negro Press)

Hot Springs. Ark, Aug. "a
Robert r. Moton, principal of Tuske-
gee Institute, was reelected presi-
dent of the National Negro Business
league at the final session.
Charles Banks, Mound Bayou,
Miss; c. H. Brooks, Philadelphia; R.
r. Church, Memphis; L. L. Williams,
Savannah, Ca; o. M. Roddy, Mem
phis; w. L. Cohen, New Orleans; A.
e. Malone, st. Louis; ]. w. Lewis,
Moundsville, Pa, and c. Gaines,
Georgia, were elected vice-president
ALBION l.. Holsey, Tuskegee, Ala, sec
retary; John L. Webb, Hot Springs,
treasurer, and F. H. Gilbert, Brook
lyn, registrar.
DR.. Motion used figures In referring
to the progress of the league since
its founding by Booker T. Washing
ton twenty-four years ago. At that
time, he said, there was not more
than 10000 business organizations
operated by colored people, with an
aggregate capital OF S10,000,000,
whereas today there are $4,000 such
businesses, with a combined capital
of $60.000,000.
Some regret was expressed that in
cities where there are large groups
of Negroes more has not been done,
but the hope was held forth that
there was an awakening coming.
1--WE have now ~ successful Ne
gro banks" explained DR.. Motion.
I'VE should and could have 700.
There are many cities with large
Negro population, particularly in the
North. where leaders in business
among Negroes could accomplish any
reasonable business result II proper
ly managed. think of the great
city of New York, with its great Ne
gro population in Harlem; there
| ought to be and there undoubtedly
| will be in the near future in that city
large financial corporation, a bank
ing and trust company operated by
our people; and with the success that
has already been attained by the AS
ISOLATION of Trade and Commerce un-
der the wise leadership of John e.
Nall, cities like Durham, Savannah,
Atlanta, Richmond, Norfolk, with
many others, are setting notable
example in the possibilities of the
race to accomplish large results.
The feeling among some Negro
business men to expect Negroes to
trade with them just because they
were Negroes was deprecated on ev-
cry hand. There was an apt realiza-
ton of the Negro in business deliv-
ering the goods along with other
merchants IL he expected to receive
the trade of those around him.
DR.. Motions remarks Of the Tuske-
gee hospital included the following:
| He declared that he had refrained
from public announcement because
he felt it better to restrict his talk
ing to those who were In a position
to accomplish something.
''In all of this affair."" he asserted.
two great motives have been actuat-
ing those Of us at Tuskegee who have
had directly to deal with the situa-
tion. The first was the conviction
that Negroes have right above all
other people to serve their own and,
second, the necessity Of preserving
intact those relations of good will
and mutual helpfulness between
white people and black people at
Tuskegee. in the South. and all over
the country which was the outstand-
ling achievement Of the career Of
Booker Washington.
$50 far az the first motive goes,
we have abundant evidence that our
lphysicians and nurses are capable OF
rendering the services demanded.
This is not only my own opinion. but
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