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
