The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-09-24
BUSINESS

The moral and ilndHclal support OF
MS fellow business men, the scope
and stability OF the average smaIi
business WITHIN the group is destned
TO be confined TO ever narrowing
limits. The founders OF tie Nation
al Negro Business League recogiilze,t
this fact, together with the bene-
It's possible Of attainme it through
me medium OF cooperative effort. In
aceplng with these fundamental
principles, | am soiicltlng the CO.
operation OF Negroes everywhere
through the organization oil local
business League, with the hope that
| no community, regardless oi size,
Will be without the benemt that CO.
operative effort and only cooperative
effort can make reality
Professional Men Can Help
i am OF the opinion that one Of
The contributing drawbacks to Negro
3usil.ss III most communities is d
.ack of cooperation between our
oust4le IS AHA professional Ieaae4s.
Ibis sale of ailars is not necessarily
iue y any lack Of harmony Delwee4.
these INDIVIDUALS. rtnner 10 laen
u Understanding and an absence o.
oote 1tise elliott on the part Of the
| Two. Representing as we 40 Il min-
GRITTY group, burdcned with all Of the
nandleaps taat face any such group,
irrespective Of color, the closest co
| operation N thought and endeavor IS
essential II We hope to assume our
rlghtfal place IN the economle struc-
tue of the Nation.
| IT Is recognized fact that in
numbers there is strength. II has
9een ny experience that city, state.
anu national officials pay puI l4ttle
individuals. On the oener ham.
| attention to the needs OF requests ot
, could We but enlist some five o. ten
thousand Negro business men and
! Wohaea IN a gigantic organization.
suoh Us the National Negro Business
League should be. we coula .-peal
and be heard.
/ Wants Leagues Everywhere
In accepting the presidency oil
the League, do so WITH some mis-
giHings, due to the i4any pressing
demands upon my tsne incident [,
SUP ryising The financial institution.
with which | am animated, and il
whose organization and development
| have made some contribution.
ar, therefore, calling upon the busi-
ness men Of America on their owl
initiative to pool their common in
terests through the organization o
local Business Leagues. Such organi-
cations should be reported to A.
Holsey. Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
secretary of the National body MI
Holsey will cheerfully send informa-
tion relative to the organization o
local leagues, and in instances wher
the local league has already been or.
ganized, he will gladly offer sugges-
tions for the promoting of the work
thine has proven that individua
effort has limits beyond which i
cannot go. Booker T. Washingto
recognized this fact, and throug
the organization of the Nations
Negro Business League, made pos
sible the beginning of new day fo
Negro business. ! am, therefore, ap
! pcaling to the sound, local leadershi
in each community to visualize tn
benefits to be derived from concerto
!. effort, organize local leagues, en-
courage the organization of stat
. league, which in turn will affiliat
with the National body. Such
movement will not only result in
more efficient National body, bu
will place the organization in posi-
tion to directly encourage and bene
fit Negro business in every com
munity throughout the length an
breadth OF the National"