The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-04-18
A NON-PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
BUSINESS Personalities
By Attorney Alfred Casey
Associate Editor

This week we have for our sub
,ect the lie OF a successful sales
man. James A. Grant.
The FIRST quarter OF the Twentieth
century witnesseth the fame OF
Booker T. Washington flung well
nigh around the world tie Vas one
az the great educators Of the worlo
and his contribution OF training the
hand. the heart and the head mar
become an integral part Of the
American educational system. Inc
lie and the work OF Booker T..
washington have changed for gooo
he ees,inies q millions OF people.
50 II wac tina; the life OF James a.
Gran; was fa,ed 10 be changed By
he renown of Booker T. Washing
,or. Way down n the caribbean
Sea lies he Island Of Jamaica and
remote village OF Moniega Bay
or th< Island lived the family OF
James A. Grant. CT, who was an
engineer and he had heard much
snt read much about Booker 4.
Washingtoc. he determined 20 take
MS family. consisting az his wife.
Mrs. Barbara Grant. his son James
A and his daughter. Florence 10 the
country q Booker 7 Washington.
50 in the year o. 1917 be picked up
( family. bags ard baggage and came
% the great motor capital & the
world. Ds,ro.i Thus ycl see how
the .ane OF he great Booker T..
washington directly affected the
destiny c. James 4 Gran j.
"a the son carried forth the
hopes Of the father and set out in
search Of the training that would
M him for some place in this part
OF the new world. New he carried
quite a responsibility icr he was the
hub In the move Of his father 20 bet.
ter opportunities. and he was Just
a boy in his early teen,. II was a. II
the father had said: -Now ION. |
have made this move mainly for
your henefit: We are now in the
land 81 crponunit! "a Il was
called AZ that time :ihis fine center
81 trimming j. N your disposal:
M yourself for what YOU want 20
he. then 70 out and win that oh.
jecti,e." That wss sort 81
Soldering responsibility 20 put upon
the shoulders oi young boy. But
the shoulders Of James A. Grant.
the son. proved u h. pretty strong.
and he got training and KEEP; In
that road that he cut ont for him.
self and fought dcggtdly 70 arrive
81 his destination that he had set
for himself.
James 4 Graa: began 2 re pub
JIG schools @. tbs c.is. lie attended
Cass High sChocl Ncg.hega EiE1
and Wayne university TAtl he
we-s % vofk ~ the ro-1 Motor
company IL tie River Rouge Plant.
Vale working ca i1is ,er Graz;
f0ck ~ ne si-cy o. P12-r4cy and
zs,sr nszrly conp.surE ,1s CcG-se.
sltcs-iy decided TIA Re would
-svsr ike te..z drr-rist and
gave ~ i-s co1-ss e sfl1y lie xas
a3va- -r ~ i-e .s.ai and s.ro-
-o1,s % lis SEEK for aaaa h.s
St.-g-s..y ard ates are 30
~s,l -t.e1 lie -c~ .c 4 ~ TIE
study g. tls-sss zt=.- s--a,!0r
q. Warrs lr4vs-s.;y Ast ,hsr Re
se-.--ed 1910 business crsnirS -
TAO GO e'Attrs c- me Ves, side
81 ,1s ~4s &c, yst psat James
A Graz, war'ef Nt- ~ ac.sc-
gov .e-ss ~ai'i-E 90 business 70
some g ths- az &. - -cos degree
,--s IT he sAs s-s.-srr II rs
esss' es k-ev ~ Az1 -5t ys, tos-i
ne -.sh- rad Fc- vhtie Il ,h.s
BUSINESS - -.zia re decision -ha-
~ks = szoc,A c-. rs uhcie isss
5c-arcs t-ie-f1st Ss decided
. Es. married
In The year lgs>. James 4. Grant
married Mss Neli>>ahsI Neu<t.
very well known and popular
school teacher II Detroit. In the
words 81 Professor Anthony. 1T
va xood MARRIAGE The period
81 trial and trrcr vas past. He