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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1915)
Types of Our Churches and Homes SOMETHING ABOUT OUR RACE IN OMAHA The colored people of Omaha par take of the general characteristics of the citizenry of this progressive city. They are animated by the spirit of the place and are contributing their share to the upbuilding of the community. They have their classes and grada tions just like other groups, their ideals and aspirations, being those of the corresponding groups in our civic life. There are the industrious and ambitious ones; anl there are the careless and indifferent ones. There are the law-abiding and the law-break ing classes and the ratio of each class is no greater—If so great, all things considered—among Omaha’s colored citizens than among her white citi zens. Later it is planned to publish a spe cial edition of The Monitor devoted exclusively to the colored people of Omaha with illustrations of the many beautiful homes owned by them and special articles furnishing facts that should be given wide publicity. The purpose of this issue is to give gen eral facts about Omaha. Much, there ■ lacmT'LLi-var/on Jl<l.r • Proposed Zion Baptist Church, Twenty-second and Grant Streets. yet verified this statement. It is a fact that a very large percentage of the colored people either own their homes or are buying them. This fact is significant and praiseworthy. Some of the prettiest homes in Omaha are owned by colored people. Omaha of and common labor, as helpers in the building trades, etc. Some are era played as porters in a few of the busi ness establishments and mercantile houses; some few are janitors in of fice buildings and in charge of apart ment houses. Some three or four es i Church and Rectory of St. Philip the Deacon (Episcopal). fore, that could be said and shown about our own race must be deferred. Enough, however, will be said to clearly show that we hold an import ant place in the population of our growing and progressive city. The colored population, conserva tively estimated, is 8,000. It has been stated that in proportion to numbers, there are more home owrners, home buyers perhaps would be more accu rate, among the colored people of Omaha than In any city of its size in the country. The writer has not as i-— fers advantages for home buying un excelled anywhere and be it said to their credit that despite many re stricted opportunities of remunerative wage earning our people are embrac ing these opportunities. Wage earning naturally |suggests occupation. What occupations and opportunities of employment do the colored people of Omaha find? Speak ing generally, there are four chief fields of labor in which our men find employment: The railroads, hotels and restaurants, the packing houses I St. John’s A. M. E. Church, Eighteenth and Webster Streets. ‘ tablishments employ colored men as shipping clerks and a leading drug firm employs one in its laboratory. All the leading hotels, except *one, are large employers of colored help. This is also true of the leading restau rants. Omaha being a great railroad center it follows that our men find employment in this field. The women find employment as maids and wait resses in the department and other stores to a limited extent, and some are in domestic service, although not so generally as in some other cities; one or two business firm have had the temerity to employ young women as stenographers and in each case the young women so employed are mak ing gool. It is not generally known that our people have a large number of busi ness enterprises of their own. They are small, but growing. They show a most commendable spirit and are worthy of support and encourage ment. They must be built up, if we expect to make places for our chil lren. The Monitor has grouped under the heaing, “The Business World,’’ many of these enterprises, which ad vertise in our columns, in order that our readers might appreciate some T. J. Moriarty , PLUMBER 1844 N 20th St. Tel. Web. 3553 Henri H. Claiborne Notary Public Justice of the Peace S&Kfttw 512-13 Paxton Block Start Saving Now One Dollar will open an account in the Savlncs Department of the United States Nat’i Bank lflth and Pimam streets NORTHRUP LETTER DUPLICATING COMPANY “LETTKROLOGISTS” TYPEWRITTEN CIRCULAR LETTERS Phone: Doug h685 Office: Res. Web. 4494 506 Paxton Block Tel. Webster Bt4B Sam Abrams Furnace work and General Tin Work of all Kinds 1606 No. 24th St. Omaha. Neb. Established 1890 C. 1. CARLSON Dealer in Shoes and Gents Furnishings 1514 North 24th St. Omaha. Neb. LITTLE FONTEMELLE LUNCH ROOM AND PAVILLION 24th and Crant Sts. Regular Meals Three limes a Day Lunch nt All Hours Mrs Ella Golden. Prop THE STAR BARBER SHOP W. II. Allen. Prop. First Class Work Guaranteed 2625 Lake St. COME ONE, COME ALL Wi (uirintM our work or return tour ■kltkora ESS TEE-DEE PALACE OF ART A. P. SIMMyNS, Prop. (Some Barber) Phone, Doug. 8689 1322 Dodge St. Electric or Hand Massage, Bath Laundry and Cigars My porter's middle name is Sapollo Capitol Billiard Parlor Barber Shop in Connection Cigars, tobacco and all kinds of cold soft drinks Clias. W. South 2018 N. 24th St. J. D. LEWIS Auto for Hire Special attention to private parties Special prices PHONES: 7 p. m. to 11:85, Wllllaiaioa. Torrill Oral Co.. Wok. 4443 12:05 p. ts. to t a. si . Nldsit 0os|. 1451-3465 5 a. m. to 7 p. nr. tesldanco Wok. 7111 ROUGH DRY ‘ SST OMAHA LAUNDRY tel. Web. 7788 A