ROBT. W. COLEMAN

COMPILER AND PUBLISHER.

GRADUATE PIANO TUNING DEPARTMENT MARYLAND
WORK-SHOP FOR THE BLIND.

BY THE EDITOR

One would not imagine the work entailed in the compiling a
book of this character, especially for me, as my time is so divided in
various lines of business, in order to satisfy my current demands.
I have tried to establish a method of a real effective medium of ad-
vertisement, and at the same time to collect a Directory of the col-
ored professional, clerical, skilled and business people. I aim to up-
lift men and to give them credit for what they do. I am certain I
have not reached all of them, but owing to the fact that such an
undertaking is so broad in its scope, that it would entail a great ex-
pense and a number of clerical assistants to make it complete, there-
fore I ask that the public will be charitable in their criticisms.

I wish to thank my many friends, both white and colored, for their
kind favors in assisting me in the compiling of this book.

Very respectfully,

ROBT. W. COLEMAN.

N. B.—I kindly solicit your subscription. I also wish to acknowl-
edge, with thanks and appreciation, the check from Dr. Wormley, of
Washington, D. C.

(Copyrighted by R. W. Coleman).