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P U B L IC L IB R A R Y
F R ED . LAN DON ,
L ib r a r ia n a n d S e c r e t a r y
LONDON, ONT.
September 6 , 1919
Dr. George S . Haynes ,
Department o f Labor ,
Washington , D .C .;
Dear S ir ,
I would be very g la d i f yon cou ld fu rn ish me w ith the
p u b lic a tio n s o f the D iv is io n o f Negro Economics so fa r is s u e d .
I have on ly one b u l le t in , th at on Negro M igration in 1916-17
and as the Negro problem i s a q u estion in which I am much in t e r
e ste d I f e e l sure that the oth er is s u e s woultf be eq u a lly
v alu ab le .
There has been a la r g e r movement o f Negroes in to Canada
than u su al in the la s t two years , c o in c id nt o f cou rse with
the gen era l movement in t o the north . So f a r I have heard o f
but one p r o t e s t in Canada . That was a t Sarnia , O n t., a bord er
town where there was com plaint . On the oth er hand the Great
War V etera n s’ A s s o c ia tio n at Windsor and Chatham , O n t., took
s id e s w ith the Negroes in p r o t e s tin g a g a in st some d iscrim in a tio n
th at was bein g attempted in con n ection w ith th ea tres and c a fe s .
My in t e r e s t has been very la r g e ly in the h is t o r y o f the
Negro in Canada , p a r t ic u la r ly b e fo r e 1060 , but the whole race
q u estion i s o f concern . I should a p p recia te bein g p la ced on
your m a ilin g l i s t fo r fu tu re is s u e s as w e ll as r e c e iv in g the
numbers alread y issu ed that are a v a ila b le .
Yours tr u ly ,
D r, George E. Haynes,
f Nf>(rro Econom'
D ir e c to r o f Negro ErottSfrucs,
Department, o f Labor,
Washington, D. C.
Deer Dr.Haynes;
Could you fin d time to review very
b r ia fLv f o r the Survey the study o f Negro m igration
during the war which Emmett S a o tt has ju s t completed
f o r the Carnegie Endowment and which has been
published as one o^ th e ir^ p re lim in «ry stu d ie s o f
th e economic e f f e c t s o f w ar.''
I should very much a p p recia te t h is .
C o p y
T he
S u r v e y
112 East 19th S t r e e t,
Kew York, July 22, 1920.
H r. George E. Haynes,
Department o f Labor,
Washington, D. G.
Dear Hr. Haynes;
I r e c e iv e d your l e t t e r o f July 18th w hich, however, on ly
e n closed the second page o f you r review o f Dr. S c o t t ’ s book.
I f the f i r s t page has not been l o s t w i l l you k in d ly send i t
on.
Yours s in c e r e ly ,
DEPART MEN! OF EABOR
JUL 2 3 1920
Director of Negro Economics
THE SURVEY
12 Ea s t 1 9 t h S t r e e t
New Y ork
July 27, iy 2 o
Thank y o u f o r y o u r b o o k r e v i e w
EDITORS
P a u l U . K ellogg
Ed w a r d T . D evine
W in th r o p D . L ane
B ru n o L asker
W illiam L. C henery
S. A dele S h a w
112
EAST
NEW
19 T H
STR EET
YORK
March 23, 1.-/21
Mr. Seorge 2 . Haynes
Department o f Labor
W ashington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Haynes:
Could you fin d time to review
very 1 ’
"or the Survey, W oofter’ s Negro
M igration , which seems to deal more p a r t ic u la r ly
with changes in p op u la tion and orga n iza tion in the
Cotton B e lt.
I should l i k e , i f p o s s ib le , to have
some b r ie f comment on th is at an ea rly date at the
same time’ with a review o f your splen did b u lle t in
o f the Department o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
An e a rly rep ly w i l l o b lig e
Yours very s in c e r e ly ,
BL: WMJ: 1
112 3 ast 19 th S treet,
Hew York C ity .
i)eRp Mr. Lasters
I shall be delighted to sand 7011 a b r ie f
review o f Dr. ,Voofte*ff» "Negro migration". I read part
of i t sciae weeVs ago, then I gave cy oopy avay mui have
not had time to go back to It In the irish of the ohanges
o f ry o f fic ia l connection In the la s t months. Please
send me copy ly retorn m all.
Mr. 3 dvird Iathara,
5ache H.D.,
A larm ler Oonnty,
I llin o is .
Dear Sir*
At titae request o f Senator ISedlll LteOomiok
and under his o f f i c i a l r a tlin g p rivilege th is o ffice hm
sent yon copy of the second study o f Negro labor, '“The
Hegro at Wortc during the Star Id War and during Bee on at ruction"*
You w ill note on pages 68 to 76 an aooount o f nortc dono and
•nramar;- o f a c t iv itie s carried on hy th is o ffice in your
s ta t e .
viien yen have had tine to look over th is report
I would appreciate I t i f you w ill le t us hear from yon and
lndloate In what way we can be o f further service.
Youre v*ry tr u ly ,
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Director o f Negro Sconomics.
H/MLO
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CONSUMERS’ LEAGUE OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
An organization for the betterment of conditions for working women
and children through organized and responsible action of consumers
OFFICERS
D IR E C T O R S
814-15 OTIS BUILDING
PRESIDENT
Mrs. S. S. F els, 39th & Walnut Streets
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Miss Fanny T ravis Cochran , 131 S. 22d St.
Mrs. W alter Cope , 200 E. Johnson St„ Gtn.
HONORARY TREASURER
Mrs. S. Burns W eston, Haverford, Pa.
TREASURER
W est End T rust Company
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Miss A. Estelle Lauder
Mrs. H. H. Donaldson
Dr. Ella B. Everitt
M iss M arian D. Grant
Miss Elizabeth F orrest Johnson
Mrs. W. M. Newkirk
Mrs. A. E. N ewton
Mrs. Henry Ormerod
Mrs. Gifford Pinchot
Miss Eleanor B. Stokes
Miss Henrietta M. W ashburn
Miss A nna C. W atmough
Mrs. A. S. W ing
Mrs. Pope Y eatman
16th and SANSOM STREETS
Telephone Spruce 5577
A D V IS O R Y C O M M IT T E E
Dimner Berber
H. H. Collins, Jr .
Dr. Edward P. Davis
Samuel S. Fels
J. Levering Jones
Dr. Carl K elsey
Shippen Lewis
Francis S. M cIlhenny
J.- R odman Paul
S. Burns W eston
RESEARCH SECRETARY
Miss G eorgia L. Baxter
OFFICE SECRETARY
Miss R uth E. Gagnon
P h ila d e lp h ia , Pa.
June 12, 1920.
R EC EIV ED
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Department o f Negro Econom ics,
Department o f Labor,
Washington, D. C.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Dear S i r s : -
Directo -of N s rro Economics
JUN 1 5 igon
1920
I g r e a tly d e s ir e to have some o f the la t e s t
census fig u r e s on the negro p op u lation in
P h ila d e lp h ia , and I am w r itin g to ask you
\ whether you w i l l ad vise me how to go about
\ g e t t in g these f ig u r e s .
I have been th in k in g that perhaps i t i s a
l i t t l e e a rly to appeal to the Census Bureau
f o r t h is in form a tion , And that i t may be you
have some way o f obtaii>ing the same. I f p o s s ib le ,
I should l ik e to d iv id e i t up in to a f i n e r point-5
so th at I might know what percentage o f the
c o lo r e d p op u la tion oQn3iat3 o f women and g i r l s .
I assure you I s h a ll be very g r a te fu l to you
f o r g iv in g t h is your a t t e n t io n , and f o r any
a s s is ta n c e th at you may be a b le to extend to
me.
ENDORSED
BY TH E CHAM BER OF COM M ERCE
D E P A R T M E N T OF L A B O R
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
W A S H IN G T O N
Jane 15, 1920.
Iflsa A* E stelle Lander,
Executive Secretary, Consumers* League o f Eastern Perna.,
814-15 O tis Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.
My dear K iss Lauder:
«’e were pleased to give due attention to your inquiry o f
June 12, 1920, regarding the Negro population o f Philadelphia,
but have been Informally advised as followB by the Bureau o f
the Census:
"Replying to your Inquiry concerning the colored
population o f P hiladelphia, permit me to advise
you that th is data is not y e t a v a ila b le , and that
i t w ill probably be sometime before a detailed
relea se, covering the d ifferen t elements o f the
population, w ill be made fo r that c i t y ."
I t is the p o lic y , I b e lie v e , o f the Bureau o f the Census as
w ell as other governmental bureaus and departments to «nin»
releases o f Information, such as that which you seek, to the
lu b lio press before submitting the same to private individuals
and organisation.
I understand that such a p olicy is followed
fo r the purpose o f avoiding alleged discrim ination, the need o f
whlah I am sure you w ill appreciate.
Yours very tru ly ,
QBOaOE B. HAYNES,
Director o f Negro Economics
By
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Dear Dr. Lawlesst
I find that we do not have year
oorreot Atlanta Address here In the o ffic ia l f ile s
o f the .v&ahington o ffic e , i'lease send i t to no
at your conTonianoe.
Cordially yours,
Director o f Begro HBoononies.
B/ML9
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Ol)e -American ^Ztissionary ^Association
A U G U STU S P . B E A R D , D . D .,
Honotary Secretary amt Editor
SOUTHERN CHURCH WORK
First Congregational Cliurcli
G E O R G E L . C A D Y , D . D .,
REV
A L F R E D L A W L E S S , Jr. I). I ).,
Generat Superintendent
Building
J. E . M C A F E E ,
Corresponding Secretaries
IR V IN G C . G A Y L O R D ,
45 jT Auburn Arc, ,
Treasurer
S A M U E L L A N E L O O M IS , D. D . ,
Associate Secretary
P r o f, n-eroge E. Haynes,
D ir e c to r o f Econom ics,
Dept, o f Labor,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Brother Haynes:
Atlanta, G a„_______If------ ^
P ~C £IY E D
DEPARTMENT
0 ,i 1
Sector of
of laftr
1920
« ^ nomr<MI
present address is 45£ Auburn Avenue, A tla n ta ,
G eorgia, iiy home address i s 398 Auburn Avenue, A tlanta
GeoT'^’ s . I re g re t very much your i n a b i l i t y to attend
the N ational Convention which was very s u c c e s s fu l.
.19 20
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Aiiftootation
lew C rieaat, La.
3rvr 11r . Leavell:
I at. just smaHUvs this sat© to &oi; ia tcaoh
with you a r»ta oad to toiow y m * ^laue ta ! aotenoat. I
wouli bo iu.it* .liao to , fc a«y lal'vrsaatloa you h...va about
yoar facaaia^ p la a s. i f
»u up© t * bs i t or « • * * Xian Lawton
aooa I wo l.l b© giad tc .a t la touoL -.d. rh. you.
Yours t .liji u ' ^ 7 ,
.
Dr* Cieorge Haynes,
Oar* Interohuroh,
46 West 16th s tr e e t,
le e York
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Meet H. H. L eaeell /rid ay Morning eight o ’ ciook Grand Central Station
Bridgeport train gate.
ASTH3T:
A ssistan t to Dr. Haynes
O ffice o f the Leoretary,
Contingent Expenses - 1921
D E P A R T M E N T OF LABO R
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
W A S H IN G T O N
k
December 30, 1920.
Dear Dr. Haynes:
Ur. Leave 11 has ju s t been in
the o f f i c e and asked me to say to you that he
has had in q u iiy thru Mr. Smith from Peabody
which he thinks may lead to h is g oin g w ith
Peabody t o do some work f o r Negroes and that
he would l i k e t o t a lk i t over w ith you ju s t
as soon as you are back in the c i t y . He is
stop p in g at 8 Jackson P la ce , Telephone
Main 1544.
Yours t r u ly ,
C lerk , D iv is io n Negro .Economics.
educational methods {meaning
th a t, a ll o f the means o f
passing In form tlon over to those who do not hers I t ) are
used to renove such mental condition with respect to working
and liv in g conditions; i f any educational methods can furnish
plans and programs for constructive action and give the in
spiration to lead to each action your work as a leader o f
ccEunnity thought may be fa r reaching and h e lp fu l.
4* Tour request for sons o f the fie ld s o f
In terest can beet be answered by copy o f part o f an address
*ila h has recently been published. Please fin d th is enclosed.
Tcu ask fb r the address o f the Delta and Pina
Lands plantation which la located at S o c tt, Mine. The Osneral
Plantation Manager la P rof. J.W. Pox. The plant is advertised
as "th e largest cotton plantation in the w o rld ". I t i s In fact
a chain o f serent«ea p lan tation s, with Exec itive O ffices at
Madison Avenue, Menphis. Tens.
I f you c a ll In at the o ffic e between now and
January 23 except the 2 0th , whan X sh a ll he away, I can ta lk
with you about one or two other matters you mentioned.
Tours sin cerely ,
Director o f Vegro Economics.
Toa ask fo r the address o f the Delta and Pine
land* plantation which i s located at S c o tt, Lilas. Ihd General
Plantation Manager i s Prof. J.'J. itox. The plant Is n lvertised
as "th e la rg est ootton plantation in the w orld ". It 13 in fact
a chain o f seventeen p lan tation s, with Sxeoatire O ffices at
Kali son Avenue, Mmphls, Tenn.
I f yon c a ll in at the o ffic e between cow s a l
January 27 except the 20th , whan I sh all be away, I can talk
with you about one or two other n atters you mentioned.
Tows sin ce re ly ,
%
D irector o f Jtegro ■Sooncalos.
GEORGE
PEABODY
COLLEGE
FOR
TEACHERS
N A S H V IL L E , T E N N E S S E E
January 29,1921
D r. G eo.E. Hayne s ,
Bureau o f Negro Econom ics,
U.S.Department o f Labor,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Dr.Haynes,
I arranged w ith Dr.Bayne to take up w ith Mr.Manier the
support o f the N a sh v ille Chamber f o r your a p p ro p ria tio n Item.
I am
a ls o sending Dr.Vernon K ellogg a l e t t e r , a copy o f which Is e n clo s e d .
I f there Is anything e l s e I can d o ,p le a s e c a l l i t to my a t t e n t io n .
I had avery s a t i s f a c t o r y t a lk with Miss Haskin. Mrs.Downs was
out o f the C ity .
I a ls o c a l le d on Dr.McKenzie at h is i n v i t a t i o n .
I am
not c le a r in my own mind as to the d e t a il s o f the plan th a t you and the
la d ie s wui'kut ou-t w ith r e s p e c t tOAfrraining sch ool in N a sh v ille .
I have
a hunch that b e fo r e they get through they w i l l need your ta c t and wisdom
to work out the matter o f team work between Fiske and the oth er group,but
I b e lie v e you can work i t o u t.
S in c e re ly you rs,
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J d e p a r t m e n t OF LABOR
FE8
2
1921
Director of N^ro Economics
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February 4 , 1921.
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Dear frof& sscr Learell*
I than:*, you for your good le tte r of
January 2 9 , with enclosure, /iilah was.here : <m ry
return today* I aii w riting !>r. K ellogg today, sending
carbon copy an you il*i to the Jotraoe Hub In ^sehington,
1 hop© 3oriBtlno within the next four
or flv o days 6° 'Tot to Knehrlll© fo r a conference but
sl3 yet I ic not cee ary prospects o f eovorln? the <**■»
paoso. X jn iro fron your t i t l e as ‘d'ofeesor o f Rural
DoclolOey that plans are proceedin'? haru'd ly with you*
G eorge
P e a S o d V C o i t < W ' l , o t « JT E A C H E B S
N A S H V IL L E . T E N N E S S E E
916 Waco S t.
Corpus C h r ic t i, Tex,
D ire-w or 'W'._jjc, E. Haynes
Bureau o f Negro conomics
U. L. Department o f Labor
..ashington D .c .
EXTRACTS FORM ADDRESS OF CHOBOE S. RAISES OS "THE AMERICAS RACE
PROBLEM: A CHALLENGE TO THE CHURCHES",- for Mr. L eavell.
F i r s t , people, must have occupational freedom and opportunity i f
th^r are to abolish th e ir poverty and accumulate the necessary
wealth for a wholesome standard o f liv in g . The churches then must
faee this task In relation to the Negro, Occupations in industry
and comaeroe, p articu larly in northern centers, must be opened.
Churches need to touch the employment finding f a c i l i t i e s , the tra in
in g f a c i l i t i e s and the conditions of the workshop, to ace that
tfegro workers have the opportunity to get work and to hold work
and to be paid for their work on the same terns as others.
Second, a people must have physioal h ealth , i f they are to survive
an.1 contribute th e ir share to the ooncnon l i f e .
The churches have
an opportunity to provide Christian hospitaLs an i v i s it i n g nurses
in hundreds of urban and rural oonmmities where the service and
resu lts would be oczimensurata o f that ?.iaiy foreign mission lands.
Third, Negroes must have homes with a l l of the standards and pro
tection s which make the family and the Home the bulwark o f our
h i p e s t and individual snd oomnunity l i f e ,
in cany o f the rural
oenters both North and South the greatest service the la rg e , strong
chuTch lanominations could give would be model homes and personages
to serve as examples for a s p iiin g people.
Fourth, 1*910ranee should be removed and the oaanon boty o f informa
tion furnished as a means of opportunity 30 essential to good
oitisen ship in a Democracy. Ove churches o f the past have probably
done more Negro education than any other agencies have done.
The mission schools o f the South, supported by the churches, set
up the id e a ls , did the pioneer work, demonstrarod ihe capacity of
the Negro for education, and made the public gramnar, high
normal sohools p o ssib le . 3he needs of the hour, however, ^«nmrv<
that college and university education be provided pending the time
whan public funds w ill bo a v a ila b le .
F if th , there should be a free participation in the common c iv ic
and p o litic a l a c t iv it ie s of the conmunity, not only for the sake
of the humble Negro, but for the sake of the deraooracy upon which
the lib e r ty o f a l l depends. This democracy In Jjnerica i s at stake
In race r e la tio n s.
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H fR iO T S FORM ADDHB3S OF GBCRQE B . H O T S OH "THE UBBIS1H
»0 » L M , A ®AUB»SB TO THE OHttCBSa” . - for
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wealth fo f D H i
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opportunity I f
th i 5078rty 51111 aooijjmulate the necessary
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Sixth, there should be a development of moral and religious l i f e
which ahull pour through a l l the other relations the refin in g leaven
of l i f e and hope and ffcith in God and fellowmon. The h i p e s t and
best internal of Negro l i f e as well as the development of in te r
r a c ia l oomity crust oome largely throu^i the influence o f ohuroh
life .
The Hegro ohuroh that has a sooial program is more of an exoeption
the vfoifce ohuroh. In most rural d is tr ic t s the Negro ohurohes
o f today are without ministers who liv e in the oommunity. These
*hurohe3 usually average one service per month.
henry l.
Doherty & Company
SIX TY W ALL S TREET
NEW Y OR K
BOND
DEPARTM ENT
Llarch 16, 1921.
Dr. George 1 . Haynes,
D ir e c to r llegro Econom ics,
U. S. Department o f la b o r ,
Washington, D. G.
Dear S ir :
In making a p p lic a t io n to us f o r
p o s it io n as S e c u r it ie s Salesman, Mr. J» E.
B lackw ell has given us your name as r e f e r
en ce.
We would thank you to w rite us in
co n fid e n ce as to h is c h a ra cte r, i n t e g r i t y
and a b i l i t y .
I f at any time we may be in p o s i
t i o n to r e c ip r o c a t e , p lea se do not h e s ita te
to c a l l upon u s .
Sales Ll&nager,
Bond Department.
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liar oh 19, 1921
llr. ?. «. LePorin,
Sales kanagor, Dona Department, II. L. Doherty 4 Co.,
60 Wall s tr e e t,
Hew York, U. Y.
Dear S ir:
Hesponding to your le t t e r about a confidential word on the character,
a b i lit y and in te g rity of Ur. J. S. 31ackwell, 1 an pleased to say
that my contact with Ur. Blackwell has l e f t no with a favorable im
pression of his character.
He has never been employed under ray
supervision but I have observed him In his work at the Y. K. C. A.,
in Chicago.
This has given ne an impression that ho has good a b ilit y .
1 have had a very lim ited opportunity to v e r ify this impression by
experience with him.
As to in te g r ity , 1 had occasion to make very
careful Inquiry about this and a l l the reports I got from men, whose
judgment 1 tru st, were very favorable.
To ny knowledge he has had
two responsible positions o f trust which he f ille d u n til the work
was completed.
Yours very truly
Director of Hegro Doonoraics
h/ralo
Ootobor
6,
1519.
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Kir* John W. Lewis, Chairman
Consul salon on Business ft Boonomios
national aoo Congress
v/aahington, D.O.
(Cara of the Industrial barings Bank)
Dear Sirt
Please find enclosed a l i s t of the Negro banks in 191Y together with
the looatlon and name of President so fa r as that is a v a ila b le . There
i s no information available as to the number of possible houses and
the kinds of businesses conducted. Bio acreage and value of the land
are given "free” and "mortgaged” fo r the southern States only. Figures
are available only for those s ta te s . The number of Negro farm owners
and part owners is available for each southern state but this makes
suoh a l i s t of figures that we are unable to have them prepared for
you on suoh short n o tice• There follows here, however, to tals for
the Southern States (which Include Delaware, Maryland, D istrio l of
Columbia, V irgin ia, West V irgin ia , North Carolina, south Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, M ississippi, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas), For the South as a whoIt, Negro farm
owners operated 15,691,536 acres in 1910, a t a to ta l valuation of land
and buildings $272,992,238. The average value of land building per
farm owns was £125; per aoro mns.i fl? .4 0 . Biese fig u res, of oourss,
do not take in managers of farm for others and tenants fam ing on
cash or rental tenanoy, nor of fans laborers.
The number of Negro farm owners having farms in 1910 free of mortgage
was 128,667j the number owning farms with mortgages, 46,7.V j p a rtowners, 43,177, Making a to ta l of 218,467 Negro fawn owners. The
average number of acres
par farm In 1910 was 74,bj the
avorago number of acres impromd 36.A acres.
I waa asked by Dr. Jensagin to serve under you on the Oonrdssion and
I sh a ll be pleased to know by telephone what day you plan to o a ll
the Connie si on together that X may s i t with you in the preparation of
i t s fin a l report, i f you wish me.
Tours sin cerely.
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D ire c to r l l e g r o Economics
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DRAFT
Mr. John 7 . Lew is, Chairman
B usiness and Economics .
R a tion al -^ace Congress /
.
./ashington, D.C.
W
Lear Sir;
p lea se f in d e n c lo s e d a l i s t o f the ITegro hanks in 1917
to g e th e r w ith the Itoation and name o f p re sid e n t so f a r as that i s
a v a ila b le .
There i s no in form a tion a v a ila b le as to the number o f
GCtAJL-a^Lp o s s ib le houses and the hinds o f b u sin esses con d u cted . The value o f
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the land i s g iv e n 'T r e e " and "m ortgage^ eaky f o r the Southern s t a t e s ^ t ^ t
F igures are a v a ila b le on ly f o r those s t a t e s .
x a a ls
The nu^ r
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o f ITegro farm owners j m ^ p a r t ovmer.fi/avai lab \ q
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os such a l i s t o f fig u r e s
that we are unablg to have_ them
p repared f o r you on such sh ort n o t ic e .
however.■••• f o r the Southern b ta te s (which in clu d e Delaware,
M aryland,. D i s t r i c t o f Columbia, V ir g in ia , "'est V ir g in ia , F orth C arolin a
South C a rolin a , G eorgia, F lo r id a , Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama,
L i s s i s s i p p i , Arkansas, L ou isia n a , Oklahoma and ‘^ e x a s). For the South
as a w h ole, Regro farm owners operated 15,691,536 a cres in 1910, a t
a t o t a l v a lu a tio n o f land and b u il ing; 272 ,99 2, 238.
o f land b u ild in g p er farm owned was ;l2 5 ;p e r a cre
f i g u r e s , o f c o u r s e , do not take in
The average value
owned £ 1 7 .4 0 . These
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f o r oth rs and
tenants farm ing on cash o r r e n ta l tenancy, nor o f farm la b o r e r s .
The numberuof R egraow n ors having fa n n jin 1910 fr e e o f
k u * J ^
m ortage. 128, 5571
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JAMES A. LIGHTFOOT
EDITOR
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A T L A N T IC
A D V O C A T E
A PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE.
EDITORIAL OFFICE:
12 U n io n ISTa t io n a l B a n k B u il d in g
A T L A N T I C C I T Y . N. J.
March. 2 5 t h ,
19 21.
Department o f La'oor,
Washington, D. C.
S ir s :
.
W ill you not k in d ly forw ard to me the two
"S tu d ies on ITegro La'oor", publish ed in monograph
form?
We have seen the r e le a s e issued sometime
ago by your department and v/ish to make a fu rth e r
study o f same th a t we may be a b le to g iv e the
matter fu rth e r p u b li c it y .
Thanking you in advance fo r the co u rte sy ,
I am,
IMR 2 ^ 132V
p\Parte' of
JAL:B.
v e r y tp u l*
Economic*
24 A tla n tic Insurance Bldg,
September 23, 1919.
Hr. James I . Logan,
P. 0. Box 149,
Xenia, Ohio.
Ify door Kr. Logan:
Tour in terestin g l e t t e r of September 16, to the Secretary o f
Labor, ou tlin in g a plan for the eolation o f the race problem,
has been referred to mo fo r rep ly.
1 have gone care fu lly
over your plan.
Permit me to o a ll your attention to the
fa ct that the national Negro Kielness League has recently
adopted a plan for cooperative business, and you might be
able to get the Interest o f that organization In your plan.
Tho development o f business enterprises l i e s somewhat with
out the ju ris d ictio n o f th is Department.
Should you be
interested in taking up th is matter with the National Negro
Business League, you may write Dr. R , B. Koton, President,
Tuskegee In s titu te , A la ., or Dr. tfnnett J . S co tt, Lmacutivo
Secrotary, Howard U niversity, Washington, D. 0.
With many cordial greetings, I am
Yours very tru ly .
Director o f Negro aoonomlos.
People's Savings Bank
Brown & Stevens Banking Oo.
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
TENNESSEE
Fraternal Savings Bank and Trust Go.
L'emphis
One Cent Savings Bank
Nashvilie
People's Savings Bank and Trust Co*
Nashville
Memphis
Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Co.
George H> White
E.C. Brown
J .J . Soott
R.H.Boyd
J.M. Townsend
J.M.Sanford
TEXAS
Farmer and C itizen s' Savings Bank
Farmers' Improvement Bank
Orgen Savings Bank
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank
Fraternal Bank and Trust Company
Palestine
Waco
Houston
Tyler
Fort Worth
VIRGINIA
Hare Valley(Exmore,R.P.D.)
Briokhouse Savings Bank
Brown Savings Bank
Norfolk
Newport News
Crown Savings Bank
Sons and Daughters of peace
Newport News
Penny.Nickel & Dime Savings Bank
American Home & Missionary Banking Asso* Courtland
Richmond
Mechanicb Savings Bank
Richmond
Nickel Savings Bank
Staunton
People's Dime Savings Bank Trust Co.
Southern One Cent Savings Bank
Waynesboro
Richmond
St.Luke's Savings Bank
Mutual Savings Bank
Po rtsmouth
E.
M. Griggs
R.L. Smith
F . L. Lights
W.A. Redwine
W. H. McDonald. Cashier
B.T. Coard.jr.
E.C. Brown
E.C. Brown
S.A. Howell
O.G. Jenkins
John M itc h e ll.fr.
R.F. Taniel
Samuel Lindsay
D.W. Baker
Mrs.Maggie B.Walker
J.Frank proctor
CAPITAL STOCK $50,000
THE WHITELAW APARTMENT
HOUSE COMPANY
O F F IC E R S :
JOH N W . L E W IS
President
CINCORPORATED)
W M . H . ROBIN SON
Secretary
LA U R E N CE E . M U R R A Y
R ICH A RD JOH N SON
C. A . LEE
LA U R E N C E E . M U R R A Y
Treasurer
D IR E C T O R S :
W M. D. N IXO N
OFFICE: PYTHIAN BUILDING, 1938 TWELFTH ST., N. W.
A . V . TH ORN TON
L. H. FISH E R
WASHINGTON, D. C.
W M . H. ROBINSON
PHONE N. 6813
JOHN W . LE W IS
September 27th, 1919*
Dr. George E. Haynes,
Bureau of Negro Economics,
Department of Labor,
’.Washington, D. C.
Dear S ir:
Having been appointed a member of the Commission of Business and
Economics of the National Race Congress of the U. 3 ., 1 am w ritin g th is
l e t t e r fo r the purpose of having you send me tne follow in g in form etion :
Number o f Colored Banks in the U. 3 ., with th e ir names, l o c a t i o n s , ’
a s se ts and l i a b i l i t i e s , and number o f d e p o s ito r s .
Number of Farmers, by sta te s , with th e ir aggregate land holdings
and w ealth.
Number o f Business houses and kind o f business conducted, th is
by S tates, and i f p ossib le the yearly income from such bu sin ess.
r e c e iv e d
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SE? 2 9 1919
Director
o f N esrro
Economics
DEPARTM ENTS
TH E
BOARD OF HOME M ISSIONS
AND CHURCH EXTENSION
SHURCH E X TEN S IO N
W H I T F O R D L. M C D O W E L L
DEPARTM ENTS
FRONTI ER WORK
E D W A R D LAI RD MI L L S
OF T H E
C ITY WORK
EV A N G ELIS M
M E T H O D I S T E P IS CO PA L CHURCH
M E L V I N P. B U R N S
G E O R G E B. DEAN
1701 A R C H S T R E E T
RURAL WORK
B U R E A U OF P U B L I C I T Y
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
P A U L L. V O G T
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RALPH W E L L E S KE E L E R
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DA VI D D. F O R S Y T H
Co r resp on din g S ecretary
B I S H O P J O S E P H F. BE RRY
W.
G. Q. LeSourd
' " S,DE"T
Lantern S lid e and Lecture Bureau,
124 East 28th S t . , N.Y.C.
J. ELLIOTT
T rcasurcr
O ctober
Fourteenth
N ineteen N ineteen.
Mr. George E. Haynes,
Department o f Labor,
O f f ic e o f the S ecreta ry ,
W ashington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Haynes:
Mr. V inton asks th a t I communicate w ith you
regardin g our le c t u r e on the n egro.
I w i l l be very glad to have
you w rite t h is fo r the In terch u rch World Movement in stea d o f f o r the
M ethodist Board.
Our M ethodist c o n s titu e n cy w i l l have a c ce ss to
In terch u rch s lid e s and I b e lie v e th at th e le c tu r e can have a la r g e r
f i e l d o f u se fu ln e s s in th is case i f prepared f o r the In terch u rch
World Movement, than i f con fin ed to M ethodist work alone%
Very s in c e r e ly you rs,
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VMA
R ECEIV ED
d ep a r t m en t o f labor
OGT 1 5 1919
D ire c to r o f N e g ro Econom ics
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240 '.Vest 40th S t . ,
New Y ork, Nov. 12, 1919
Or. George E . Haynes,
Department Of Labor,
W ashington, O.G.
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Dear Or. Haynes,
This l e t t e r i s p a st due, however I f e e l i t v e iy im perative
that I should w rite you a t t h is tim e. I want to thank you f o r you r e f
f o r t s in ny b e h a lf in regards to Mr. Anderson, the banker. I a ls o f e e l
that a word o f exp la n a tion might be s u ita b le , as to the correspondence
that I had with Mr. Anderson.
Thru your e f f o r t s he w rote me a l e t t e r , o fe r in g me a
p o s it io n in F lo r id a , p r o v id in g we c o u ld agree on a s u ita b le s a la r y .
The m atter was l e f t e n t ir e ly to me, and in -e x p e rie n o e d as I am, I asked
Mr. Anderson f o r a sa la ry o f One Hundred and F i f t y D o lla rs ($150) per
month - a sum vAiich I la t e r con clu d ed was e x c e p t io n a lly h ig h t f o r a be
g in n e r . Mr. Anderson exp lain ed h is i n a b i l i t y to hi re me f o r such a
p r ic e and I im m ediately low ered the sum to T w en ty-five D olla rs (25) p er
week. This was a ls o u n -3 u ita b le to Mr. Anderson, and he w rote me to that
e ffe c t.
In a return l e t t e r to him I asked f o r h is co o p e ra tio n and h elp
in the m atter o f f ix in g a p roper s a la r y , one agreea ble to him , and at
the same time I assured him that I d i i not care to e n t ir e ly undw r-rate my
a b i l i t y , as an e f f i c i e n t workman.
I have n ot heard from Mr. Anderson s in c e , and I fe e l that
he might have m is -in te r p r e te d the s p i r i t o f ny r e p ly : to land the p o s i
tio n f o r the a p p o r tu n ity , not the money e x c e p tin g f o r a l i v i n g wage in
F lo r id a .
The s it u a t io n has been a v ery d e lic a t e one and I have
endeavored to handle i t in a way that would f u l l y be f i t your
recommendation o f me to Mr. Anderson. I am sure that you can
understand my m istake as a young man ju s t out o f s ch o o l and
w e ll a p p re cia te my e f f o r t to r ig h t that m istak e.
With very b e s t regards t o y o u r s e lf and fam ily from
M other, Father and B roth er, I am
Yours very t r u ly ,
(Signed) Wilmer ? . Lucas.
November 20, 1919.
Sear Mr. luoass
X M otived your la t t e r about your mistake In
negotiations with Mr. Anderson and ha*e written him. I hope
you may hear f~om him. I f n ot, please l e t me toow . Moy I
ask I f you know stenography and typewri tia g t .“lease give me
th is information by retu rn mall.
Yours sin cerely,
IMrector Negro Economics.
H/ilLO
ifovaabor 2 ) , 1919.
llr. Charles TT. Anderson
G&re c f v&as. R. in »4r*on .Bailing Co.
Jaato-.Guvtlle , Florida.
Sear Hr. Andersen:
?Lo enclosed lo t top fron Jtr. Jilaar F.
I**Waa tip i'll ns I t s e l f . Evidently the young nw.r fraa
M l lnejtpt. rlanoo reulizog th-.t h© t.mdo a ai^sta^ja In his
n e ^ tia tlo u a w it* you. I f you can help him, I w ill
apnrftolate i t as I thlni: he haa tho r i ^ t s tu ff in him for
the ranking of a business man. His boy!sh iuexjwrdaaco. of
sourso, in evident.
I an in How York a good M t o f the time
now and hope to see you when you are Hast again. You can
80t connections Jith me a t the . <m of lira. Nicholas, 219
Vest 198th Street,
Youra sircero ly.
Enclosure.
September
20,
1920,
Mr. WilajBr F. Lucas,
240 West 40th S tr e e t,
Hew Tor* Olty .
Deer Mr. Luces<
Ve have a n inquiry from a Han* for a
f ir s t - c la s s aooouutaat and I am w riting to ask how
Kuoh chance yon here had to get experience along th is
lin o daring the past year. Xt w>uld l>o T?ell also for
jrcu to sonl rw additional le t tire fron those under
whom you had your prertoue training and experience.
Tcujfs v e ry tr u ly ,
Director of Hegro Boonomlos.
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D. C.
Dear S i r : -
Pcono
Your l e t t e r e n c lo s in g communication from
the work but aa he la t e r found out
hia va lye to the bu sin ess at that time
was not aa much as the begin ning s a la ry
he named.
At the p re s e n t, however, the
p o s it io n i s f i l l e d and th ere is no
opening fo r another worker ju 3t now.
I f in the fu tu re th ere i s such an
opening, I s h a ll be glad to n o t ify
him on the same terms as you recommend
him as having a b i l i t y t o ,le a r n banking.
I .t r u s t that you
y
are
fin e way in y ■
ur own
you are planning to lo o k in on us again
h ere. The bu siness o f the i n s t i t u
t io n grows in a fin e way and keeps me
on the f i r i n g - l i n e indeed. Let me
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December 8, 1919
M r. Charles H. Anderson, Qaahiir
Am»nso3T & ocii >urrt bak ::3 «j
402 Broad s t r e e t
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jbsu*
Anderson
I t.ianic yon kindly fo r your f a l l
le tte r of loeenber 1 about Mr.\Lucas an! trust that It
may be possible for you to o ff dr H m ’aaothe* ooo rtunitgr
In t V future.
I note your post scrip t ou th e 'le t tor
and would o«y that I sh i.il ba in .few foxv: on the 17th
and would bo glad to fc&vo a ta lk with you. l i y address
Is fireei\jRat Building. Interohuroh or Id .iovajant, Sixth
Avenue and Eighteenth S treet. U y telephone i s ..'athins
9060, should you wish to moke an a upoin tenant before
coaln< • out.
h/ iilc
Ootober 13, 1919
Or. Lmost Lyon,
Liberian Counsel General,
421 Druid K ill Avenue,
Sirt
?fc11owing your le t t e r of September 14, I have beon keeping
in touch with the developments for the International Labor
Conference and have Just learned from Kr. Greenwood, in
charge o f the arrangements for this Department, that the
names of the Liberian delegatee or representatives have
not yet been received.
As plana for tho Conference are
maturing I have asked Hr. Groonwood to send you a note,
d ir e c t, and w ill be pleased i f you w ill kindly expedite
arrangumoute for your Government.
Tours
Diroctor o f ’tegro Soonoedoe.
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