IN REAL ESTATE.

WITHIN the past twenty years Colored real estate owners and brokers throughout the country have made real estate deals running up into millions of dollars. Some of the heaviest transactions have been made by Nail & Parker, New York City, Watt Terry, Brocton, Mass., and New York City, the late P. A. Payton, New York City, A. F. Herndon, Atlanta, Ga., R. L. Smith, Waco, Texas, Brown & Stevens, Phila., Pa., Jesse Binga, Chicago, Ill., M. L. Harris, Washington, D.C., H. M. Burkett, Baltimore, Md., W. Lewis, C. Tolson, Baltimore, Md., R. H. Watterford, Gary, Ind., J. T. Jackson, Germantown, Pa., S. J. Jones, Phila., Pa., H. Rudduth, Cincinnati, Ohio, Isadore Martin, Phila., Pa., J. L. Slaughter & Co., Faulkner & Cook Co., Anderson & Terrell Co., Harvey Watkins Co., Chicago, Ill., McKinley, Walker and DeVeille, Washington, D.C., P. H. Sykes, Phila., Pa.

According to an article that appeared on page 53 in the May 1920 issue of The Crisis, Nail & Parker, New York real estate brokers, handle over a million dollars yearly in rentals and commissions. During the year 1919 Colored people purchased over four million dollars worth of property in the Harlem section of New York City. But what is said to have been the largest real estate transaction ever made in the United States at one time by Colored people was when six large modern De Luxe Elevator Apartments, that had been constructed on West 141st and 142nd Street, New York City at a cost of one million five hundred thousand dollars, were purchased by an organized group of Negro business men. (Ref. Work’s Negro Year Book, 1918-1919 edition, page 3).

Through his personal research work in the following cities, the writer has been able to uncover from among the many thousands of Colored business people throughout America, the following unusually successful business Colored men and women each reputed able to write his or her personal check for twenty-five thousand dollars; nearly all of them have saved a fortune of fifty thousand dollars; a large number of them have reached the one hundred thousand dollar mark; numbers of them have two hundred fifty thousand dollars to their credits; many of them count their wealth up to five hundred thousand dollars and quite a few of them own over a million dollars in cash and property. But in reading this list let the readers say, as the Queen of Sheba said when she paid a visit to King Solomon and viewed his wealthy kingdom, “The half has not been told.” Because the author would remind the reader that all over the United States there are just as successful and wealthy Colored business men and women whose names do not appear in this list simply because he was unable to locate such names during his much handicapped research work.

Atlanta, Ga. A. F. Herndon, Barber & Real Estate. J. O. Ross, Merchant & Banker. Atlantic City, N. J. B. G. Fitzgerald, Cafe & Hotel. J. B. Ford, Real Estate. Baltimore, Md. J. C. Burton, Merchant. E. B. Taylor, Caterer, Banker. H. O. Wilson, Banker. Bethlehem, Pa. J. L. Ray, Restaurant Manager. Birmingham, Ala. N. B. Smith, Real Estate. Boley, Okla. L. L. Dolphin, Merchant. T. L. Woods, Merchant. Boston, Mass. D. Crawford, Banker. Buffalo, N. Y. C. H. Patrick, Druggist. E. D. MacAden, Hotel Manager. Brooklyn, N. Y. L. Williams, Tailor (retired). Camden, N. J. C. W. Moore, Contractor. Charleston, W. Va. C. H. James, Wholesale Merchant. Charleston, S. C. J. W. Frazer, Contractor. T. T. Edwards, Contractor. Charlotte, N. C. T. L. Tate, Barber. C. B. Bailey, Insurance. Chattanooga, Tenn. C. Marshall, Merchant. Bristol, Tenn. R. E. Clay, Barber, Real Estate. Chester, Pa. Geo. Nugent, Hotel Proprietor. E. F. Wright, Hotel Proprietor. Chicago, Ill. E. H. Morris, Capitalist. Jesse Binga, Banker. Cincinnati, Ohio. J. L. Jones, Regalia Manfgr. Cleveland, Ohio. J. E. Reed, Real Estate. Columbia, S. C. I. S. Levy, Merchant Tailor. J. C. Sawyer, Cotton Dealer. Columbus, Ohio. C. W. Bryant, House Mover. Danville, Va. J. R. Wilson, Real Estate. Darby, Pa. J. M. Drew, Expressman. Dayton, Ohio. J. H. Finley, Carpet Factory. Denver, Col. A. A. Waller, Real Estate. L. H. Lighterner, Real Estate. Des Moines, Iowa. Chas. Cousins, Merchant. Detroit, Mich. Dr. Northcross, Banker. H. S. Ferguson, Caterer. Durham, N. C. W. G. Pearson, Capitalist. Fort Smith, Ark. G. S. Winston, Real Estate. Fort Worth, Texas. W. M. McDonald, Financier. Gary, Ind. J. Smith, Real Estate. Greenville, S. C. J. P. Chappell, Real Estate. Hampton, Va. W. T. Anderson, Merchant. Harrisburg, Pa. W. M. Felton, Airplanes & Autos. Hartford, Conn. C. Grant, Wood Yard. Helena, Ark. Scott Bond, Merchant. Dr. N. B. Hauser, Druggist. Houston, Texas. R. L. Andrews, Real Estate. Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. Lelia Walker Wilson, Manfgr. Jackson, Miss. S. D. Redmond, Real Estate. Jacksonville, Fla. A. L. Lewis, Insurance. W. J. Geter, Real Estate. Jersey City, N. J. W. C. Lee, Merchant. Kansas City, Kan. W. Price, Real Estate. Kansas City, Mo. H. L. Kinsler, Real Estate. W. S. Wood Druggist. Knoxville, Tenn. Calvin Johnson, Capitalist, retired. Leavenworth, Kan. S. T. Jones, Coal & Feed Dealer. Little Rock, Ark. C. E. Bush, Manufacturer. Los Angeles, Cal. R. C. Owens, Real Estate. A. J. Roberts, Undertaker. Louisville, Ky. W. S. Lovett, Banker. R. I. Smith, Moving & Packing. Lynchburg, Va. A. Humbles, Merchant, (retired). Memphis, Tenn. R. R. Church, Real Estate, Capitalist. T. H. Hayes, Undertaker. Milwaukee, Wis. John Malone, Hotel Manager. Mobile, Ala. J. T. Paterson, Real Estate. Montgomery, Ala. V. H. Tulane, Real Estate. Mound Bayou, Miss. Chas. Banks, Real Estate. Knoxville, Tenn. Calvin Johnson, Capitalist (retired). Morrisville, Pa. J. W. Lewis, Real Estate. Muskogee, Okla. Miss Sarah Rector, Oil Wells. B. J. Elliott, Real Estate. Nashville, Tenn. R. H. Boyd, Publisher. P. Taylor, Real Estate. Newark, N. J. H. J. Brown, Undertaker. G. Bowles, Mover & Storage. New Orleans, La. R. H. V. DeJoie, Insurance. Wm. Robinson, Merchant. Newport News, Va. Miss Lelia Brown, Theatre. S. A. Howell, Banker. New York City, N. Y. J. E. Nail, Real Estate. J. C. Thomas, Undertaker. Norfolk, Va. P. B. Young, Financier. Oakland, Cal. Wiley Hines, Real Estate. Nebraska, Omaha. J. H. Broomfield, Real Estate. Phila., Pa. E. C. Brown, Banker. W. W. H. Casselle, Undertaker. Beresford Gale, Financier. Augustine and Baptiste, Caterers. W. A. Davis, Druggist. J. T. Gibson, Theater Owner. Phoebus, Va. J. I. Fountain, Barber. Phoenix, Ariz. M. H. Shelton, Real Estate. Pine Bluff, Ark. R. Y. Longly, Barber. Pittsburgh, Pa. C. W. Posey, Coal Operator. J. H. Phillips, Banker. Portland, Oregon. Rutherford Bros., Merchants. Portland, Maine. M. S. Green, Real Estate. Portsmouth, Va. L. C. Brown, Banker. Princeton, N. J. Mrs. Wm. Moore, Real Estate. E. S. Johnson, (Rtd.) Merchant. Raleigh, N. C. B. O. Kelly, Merchant. C. W. Matthews, Real Estate. Richmond, Va. John Mitchell, Banker-Editor. A. D. Price, Undertaker. Roanoke, Va. A. F. Brooks, Real Estate. Sacramento, Cal. T. D. Walker, Barber. San Antonio, Texas. J. A. Grumbles, Real Estate. San Francisco, Cal. W. A. Butler, Real Estate. Savannah, Ga. L. E. Williams, Banker. F. F. Jones, Butcher. Seattle, Wash. E. R. James, Real Estate. Shreveport, La. C. Jackson, Real Estate. I. S. Stokes, Planter. J. S. Williams, Undertaker. St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Malone, Mfgs. W. C. Gordon, Undertaker. St. Paul, Minn. W. T. Frances, Lawyer. Terre Haute, Ind. R. C. Simpson, Real Estate. Washington, D.C. J. W. Lewis, Banker. R. H. Rutherford, Insurance. Wichita, Kan. Mrs. H. G. Bradford, Cafe Owner. Wilmington, Del. Dr. S. G. Elbert, Real Estate. Wilmington, N. C. J. H. Shaw, Undertaker.