. Fifty years of freedom : report of committee representing state of Wisconsin, at the celebration of the half-century anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Chicago, Aug. 22-Sept. 16, 1915, to Governor Emanual L. Philipp . United States) 9,828,294 Homes owned by negroes 500,000 Churches owned by negroes 30,449 Church Membership 3,207,305 Sunday Schools 24,380 Sunday School Scholars 1,448,570 Illiteracy, census of 1910 Value of property, estimated at $1,000,000,000 Number of farms owned 250,000 Value of church property $65,000,000 Professional men 75,000 Number of practicing physi
. Fifty years of freedom : report of committee representing state of Wisconsin, at the celebration of the half-century anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Chicago, Aug. 22-Sept. 16, 1915, to Governor Emanual L. Philipp . United States) 9,828,294 Homes owned by negroes 500,000 Churches owned by negroes 30,449 Church Membership 3,207,305 Sunday Schools 24,380 Sunday School Scholars 1,448,570 Illiteracy, census of 1910 Value of property, estimated at $1,000,000,000 Number of farms owned 250,000 Value of church property $65,000,000 Professional men 75,000 Number of practicing physicians, estimated at 3,500 Number of practicing lawyers 1,500 Number of business men, estimated at 50,000 Number of children in schools 2,000,000 Number of negro teachers 30,000 — 19 — Number of college and university graduates 8,000 Number of negro towns 50 Land owned by negroes (acres) 20,000,000 Drug stores 300 General stores and other industrial enterprises 20,000 Newspapers and periodicals 398 Hospital and nurse training schools 60 Banks owned by negroes 72 Insurance companies 100 Property owned by negro secret societies $8,000,000 Capital stock negro banks $2,000,000 Annual business done by negro banks $20,000,000. MRS. R. B. MONTGOMERY Chief Inspector of Exhibits and Assistant Superintendent 20 — Financial Report. The total expenditures for establishing, conductingand maintaining the Wisconsin exhibit are as follows: Traveling and Incidental expenses of members of the committee $ Storage, Drayage and Express Damage to Articles on Exhibit Labor and Professional Service for Wisconsin Exhibit Printing, Stationery, Postage, Badges, etc Rental of Space in Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois Rental of Show Cases Miscellaneous Articles purchased for exhibit Clerical expense Total $1, Unexpended Balance returned to General Fund, State Treasury 1, $2, Appropriation, Chapter 195, Laws of 1915 $2, Respect
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