Chapter II: Preface: 7-8

THE NEGRO AS A WAGE EARNER

CHAPTER I

THE CITY AND THE NEGRO--THE PROBLEM 13

CHAPTER II

THE NEGRO POPULATION OF NEW YORK CITY 45

CHAPTER III

GENERAL CONDITION OF WAGE-EARNERS

1. Sex and Age of Negro Wage-Earners 54 2. Nativity of Negro Wage-Earners 57 3. Marital Condition of Wage-Earners 60 4. Families and Lodgers 61

CHAPTER IV

OCCUPATIONS OF WAGE-EARNERS

1. A Historical View of Occupations 66 2. Occupations in 1890 and 1900 69 3. Occupations in 1905 72

CHAPTER V

WAGES AND EFFICIENCY OF WAGE-EARNERS

1. Wages in Domestic and Personal Service 78 2. Wages in Other Occupations 82 3. Efficiency of Wage-Earners 83

PART II

THE NEGRO IN BUSINESS IN NEW YORK CITY

CHAPTER I

THE CHARACTER OF NEGRO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

1. The Business Promise 93 2. A History of the Negro in Business 94 3. The Nature of the Establishments in 1909 98 4. Ownership of Establishments 100 5. Size of Business Enterprises 104

CHAPTER II

THE VOLUME OF BUSINESS

1. Valuation of Tools and Fixtures 109 2. The Amount of Merchandise on Hand 111 3. Gross Receipts in 1907 and 1908 113

CHAPTER III

DEALING WITH THE COMMUNITY

1. Age of Establishments 117 2. Permanence of Location 118 3. Business Methods 120 4. Credit Relationships 122 5. The Purchasing Public 123

CHAPTER IV

SOME SAMPLE ENTERPRISES

1. Individuals and Partnerships 127 2. The Negro Corporation 137

CONCLUSION 143

APPENDICES, A, B, C 149

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 154

INDEX 157