"In Tulsa, 32 stores; in Dallas, 25; in Manhattan, 25; in Omaha, 10."
Last week members of the Colored Merchants' Association, meeting in the Bankers' Club, Manhattan, inspected figures such as these. Three years ago, at the suggestion of the National Negro Business League, the C. M. A. was founded in Montgomery, Ala. Since then it has expanded rapidly, now boasts 253 stores. Not quite a chain, since the members all are independent grocers, it has such chain advantages as cooperative buying, co-operative advertising. At last week's meeting the C. M. A. planned organization...
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