The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
POSTAL TELEGRAPH OPENS
SUOTH SIDE BRANCH
A News Feature
By CLIFFORD c. MITCHELL

BY CLlFFOkD T.. MlTCHELL
Proving conclusively that successful
business, whether conducted BY
whites or black, will attract the at
tention of other successful concern.
Is the way that l look at the lates,
bit Of cooperation between the Postal
Telegraph Company and the Supreme
Liberty Life Insurance Company.
When the Liberty Life, ever seek
ing ways of diminishing its overhead
and current expense, sought to lessen
its costs in the matter Of their tele-
graphic communications they CON-
pared very closely the teleeraphic
costs Of the various concerns and the
service rendered, etc. In their esti-
nation the Postal TeleEraph's rates
were the cheapest but they did not
maintain . nearby southside office or
v e q branch station.
However, big business-and per-
haps that ia the reason it Is big-is
able to size up q situation at a glance
and TO secure q sizeable amount Of
new business the Postal Telegraph
decided that they would open up a
southside branch station, and Mr..
Pace, president Of the Supreme Lib
erty. ever seeking possible new ave.
nus for colored employment, contract
ed with the Postal Telegraph Building
and for the time being in their own
offices.
AT present, until this new service
has become more or less known to
residents and business firms in the
nsar vicinity Of 18th and South
Parkway, the receiving and dispatch
ing Of Postal messages will be hand
led by one or more Of the Supreme
Liberty clerks, with An assurance
from the Postal company that Just as
o as the number Of messages war
rant that = modern tele-type machine
will bs installed to expedite the dis
irritation Of AL messages, and after
the business has become fully deve-
Hoped a complete modern sub-station
will be installed and manned CON-
pletely By colored employees
This is just An example Of how
opportunities are built up not only for
colored but for white employees as
we'll. The Supreme Liberty merely
desired to secure th lowest possible
rates for the conduct Of their tele-
graph business. The Postal Telegraph
not only wanted to bid for this parti-
cuiar business but they also saw the
possibility that through the lead Of
the Supreme Liberty and by eooperat-
ing together q service could be rend-
erd that would react OF only profit
cred that would react not only profit
when developed would give additional
employment to the colored race and
would provide . convenient service
for those who were not previously
enjoying such q service.
In keeping with Mr.. PAGES ambition
to successfully launch anything that
he undertakes he is personally con-
templating making . direct by mail
campaign to every firm and resident
within a reasonable distance Of 35th
ad South Parkway, as he not only is
anxious for the savings that his COM
pany viii earn on their telegraph ex-
pense but he already visualizes 3
thoroughly modern Postal Telegraph
office in the Company's building and
manned throughout by colored en-
ployes. Not only does he visualize this
possibility but he thinks that it can
be very easily accomplished when it
becomes generally known through
out the district what this new service
means to each individual user and to
the race in general.
And the Postal Telegraph company
r also IS intently Interested in See
ing this humble beginning develops
into q worthwhile effort and have
shown this interest BY employing a
colored man as q commercial solicitor
to contact prospective users Of tele-
graphic communications.
Each employee Of the Supreme
Liberty is Loyalty helping to launch
this new service and are urging their
friends and acquaintance to have all
fele1ranhic mesSanos incnrinn and