The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-20

II is in large part the result of the
commercializing of deadly passion
by dishonorable and dishonest real
estate dealers. Hoodlums of both
races do the rest
On politics.:
1.-THE double crossing, the knife in
the back one day and the handshake
the next never took to that.
81 vote but don't know today
what ward / live In. | am no poll
tician. but a recent political event
made me very happy. / mean that
the way our group held itself in
when attempts were made in the
mayoralty campaign to inflame them
that did more to make me proud
of oui. group than anything | can
remember"
What Binga did bend himself to
was the economic problems of the
Negro, trying to find his way in the
crowded and complex life of world
metropolis. Constantly on his mind
was the thought, Our group is mol
considered a very good risk"
Delves Into Economics
The way to eliminate that risk,
he thought, was to open to his race
occupations with the element of per-
manency in them.
''Our group" he said. must learn
to be self-sufficing, must own its
own shops and banks. must make
for the substantial businesses with
future in them and not be trad
ing upon nor fawning upon, the
good nature of the white man"
Knowing the group slack of bust
ness training and of opportunities to
acquire such training, he organized,
among other agencies. the A. b. C.
ASSOCIATED Business Club. Under
that clubs auspices white heads of
departments in large grocery houses,
in Sears Roebuck. and in other lead
ing commercial establishments gave
talks to colored men and women on
business training and business OPP
portunities.
Big Field for His Efforts
1.-THE field for such instruction"
said Mr.. Binga, sis large and hope
full. Progress is being made" That
progress he epitomied thus:
Fourteen years ago the colored
population of Chicago was between
fifty and sixty thousand 1t is now
more than 100000. Fourteen years
ago the accumulated wealth of our
group was about $7.000,000, of
which four and a half millions was
in banks and Of that four and a half
millions emily $4,000 in colored
cd he ,Iot TOD
wealth of the Negroes in Chicago
is, roughly, 5000, 100000, of whom
from forty-five to fifty millions is
in banks. and of that forty-five 20
fifty millions four millions Is in
colored banks.
College Men His Associates
Such are some aspects of Binga
the business man; such are some of
his ideals.
While he talked business he es-
corted me through the bank, intro
ducing me here and thereto c. N.
Langston, cashier, who is of the
third generation of Langstons to
graduate from Oberlin college; to-
Richard II. Mickey, assistant audi
tor, who is a Columbia university
graduate; to B. T. McGraw, a teller,
who graduated from the University
of Michigan; to Rudolph Glover,
who graduated from Fisk university
and from the University OF Chica-
go; to Frederick Coey, who gradu-
ated from Northwestern university;
to Miss A. James, a teller, who grad
uated from the University of Chi
cago.
"You know" said Jesse Binga
when we had gone our way, II get
a big thrill out of that-out of the
thought of those educated young
people making a career with perma-
nency in it-not condemned to hit
or miss occupations, but justifying
their education and showing our
group what can be done by earnest
men and women who are proud to
stay within the group.