The Omaha guide., 1932-10-29
July %, 1882

D. oodtn 18TH Street.
Omaha. Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
am writing you in regards to the
employment situation in the north end
Of Omaha among the CoIored citizens;
a large number Of whom are your ten
ants; and some are buying property
from you. I am quite sure YOU had
not observed the seriousness of this
situation, and perhaps you have not
realized to what extent this unfortu-
nate body Of people have been
l have been a customer Of yours for
the past s or 8 years, and I have tried
TO be very prompt in tahhig are Of
my accounts. / have spent a cousid-
cradle large sun with your company;
carrying tenants who have paid me
well, or as they should each month
when the rem comes due, and they
have been doing this for 4 Or ) years.
This body of people are not re-
ceiving the proper consideration they
should, in proportion to the amount
Ct money they spend with these differ
ent concerns. When one takes into
consideration, corporations such as the
Telephone Company, Nebraska Power,
Metropolitan Utilities District. Pax
ton & Gallagher, and other businesses
that we patronize; representing from
1000 to $4,000; which i at least SCI
Of the city's population; each concern
r1akes our group ''the last To be hired
and the first t o be fired" and they
stand at the bottom of the list when
it comes to being given a fair consid-
Grafton, regardless of how they sup
port a business They are human and
act similar to any other body OF peo-
pie if given a chance. They are de-
Fendable, ~appreciative, trusty and
fair and are anxious for an oppor-
tunity to make good.
These businesses that they are help
ing 70 fortify, expect the same fee
as regular from them, a. they do Of
others, but regardless Of qualifications
they are given the least consideration.
am sure this body of people have
meant a great deal to your Associa-
ton Many Of them are anxious to
save their homes, and viii ii given an
opportunity. If work was plentiful.
matters would be perhaps somewhat
different; but wherever there il en-
ployment, after every other national
ity is served, this group is then given
consideration, or that which is left;
often they are not considered at all.
am sure you realize the same as I,
the more intelligence one has the bet
ter equipped he Is to prepare himself
for the necessaries Of life; the more
comfortable and inviting he can make
his surroundings to guard himself
against diseases, and the more de-
sirous he a fit himself for the situa-
ton; regardless Of nationality. II
every man was given a fair chance,
there would be no discrimination az to
employment or business transactions;
no confusions Or Ill feelings, but every
one made happy; not speaking from a
social stand point Of view, for that is
not to be considered.
know that you have any number Of
houses in this community, and perhaps
you and several Of those empoyed on
your staff are members OF the Omaha
Chamber Of Commerce, or some other
organization that is banded together
for the betterment Of the city. I was
thinking If there is not sone way that
you can influence these different cor
poratioE to give this body Of people
a more fair consideration, in regards
TO the amount of money they spend
with You and other different organiza-
tons We shall be happy to know
you have given Us consideration which
IS greatly needed; and this perhaps
will be q wonderful help to you in
keeping your books up TO date, and
helping any number Of property buy
ers TO hold on
Many businesses have used this
body Of people as a means to an end.
Any number Of concerns have given
them satisfaction to the extent that
they were going to do" but this Is
often the end Of such consideration
and no further action is taken on
same, and I am appealing to you for a
body Of people who are not in a posi-
ton TO help themselves and are anx-
for q chance.
Il there IS anything you can do to
help better this situation, and bring
about a fairer consideration. il VIII
be highly appreciated among this
group Of people.
Thanking you for whatever consid-
Grafton you may give, I N
Respectfully yours,
DR.. G. B. Lennox