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[newspaper clipping]

MR. CORBIN EXPLAINS AGAIN.

Promoter of Negro Corporation Tells
Some Reasons Why He Needs
Assistance.

To the Public: Since the organiza-
tion of the Negro Business company, of
which I am manager, there has come
to me many inquiries both verbal and
written. Now I attempt to explain
some matters which I believe will sat-
isfy every fair-minded person. First:
We will see what gave rise to this or-
ganization. It was this: We negroes
need shelter. Even though we have not
butter to spread on our bread, we must
have shelter and for that reason we
have taken this opportunity to try to
obtain it by binding ourselves together,
putting together our mites, asking the
aid of the white people to hold up our
arms while we pray to Almighty God
that we perish not. Shelter is what we
want. Shelter we are compelled to have
or we perish. Can you say we have a
chance to earn enough money without
asking any favor of you? The entire
city, the entire county, belong to you.
The situations are all yours and you
give them to whom you will and the
negro is left out every time. I mean
comparatively speaking. Can you not
give him a white man's chance? If not
give him a third of a chance. Don't
take everything from him and then call
them shifters. Negroes pay taxes on 35
pieces of property in this city, the value
of which is about $40,000. Now will
you see whether they have a janitorship
in any school in the city or county. Of
course teaching would be out of the
question. Clerking must not be thought
of. Has a negro ever been even a jani-
tor in the county department. In fact,
my white brother, do you not see this
is the very thing that around your fath-
er's blood taxation without representa-
tion. Outside of city scavenger we have
one position as may be regarded public
indoor work and that is cuspidor wash-
er. We will start this week to ask you
to assist us in getting shelter. We cer-
tainly expect you to help us. Perhaps
you can stand us to discuss this matter
a few minutes when we call upon you.
After this letter is seems no one can
fail to understand. Yours,
A. D. CORBIN,
331 West Tenth street.

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