Salt Lake Tribune | 1895-07-02 | Page 3 | Monopolized by White Men

monopolized BY WHITE MEN afro americans abandon their transatlantic trans atlantic scheme denver colo july I 1 the tev D E johnston Toh pastor of the church of oc the 1 redeemer Ke t e d deemer e e n announced n nou need last night to his e 0 n g r e agie arlo n that the afro american steamship company had gone into liquidation and that subscribers to the fund for a steamship line to liberia could have their money returned on application tile tho same course lie ho said would be b adopted wherever there were subscribers the scheme was sprung over two years aso ago and caught the fancy or of HIP colored raco race who were assured that they could command the respect ot of the world if they once obtained bained a footing on the sees seas mr air johnston now says that the trade has been monopolized by white men there la Is no way of estimating the amount deposited by the ambitious afro amer icons and it Is said bald there is little hope of the fund being restored to the subscribers in out of the way places