Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-12-06

duu SCl1-SuSGttillilP CfdItSInc1l, I0cC0dn-
les or artisans. If way can be also
invented for bringing to the knowledge
of the people of North Carolina not
only the method of saving small sums
as it is now practiced by the savings
bank of the North, but also the meth
DDS by which these savings are loaned
by the bank to the people Of the neigh
borhood itself, thereby enabling them
to become the possSssors of small lots
/ of 1l-t.el end s'--~' 4 ->.,-se.-+sl-
most innun.. ..ap,e, an object lesson
would then be brought from q distance
not in the form Of capital already
saved, but in the way Of teaching the
people how to become the possessors Of
their own capital.
TO USE HOME CAPITAL.
Nearly one-half Of the people Of
| Massachusetts, are represented by name
upon the credit side of the ledgers Of
the savings banks, averaging $500
each in an aggregate deposit of S240,-
100000 The capital itself cannot
come to YOUR aid, nor would it be Of
much use to bring it, until the people
of North Carolina have themselves
learned this simple art of saving, and
using small sums in this way and
when they have learned this art they
will have no need of Northern capital,
because their natural advantages, es-
pecially III comparison with this State,
will enable them to accumulate much
greater wealth than we have ever done
But there is another object lesson
| r,,mbt ~ ba oh h
this, if you can invent the method OF
showing to the eye of every visitor the
standard of the credit Of the State, the
counties and the townships. When
you can prove both by object lesson,
by precept and by practice, that this
standard is high, you will have taken
the first step toward inviting the i'm
migration of prudent men. Place
alongside this standard Of integrity
an image OF the ga{to,os upon which
; every dueliist who kills his opponent
is afterwards hung, and Of the jail in
which every man Of hemicidal tenden-
cy is locked up, and then you will give
an object lesson of the principles both
of integrity and civil order, upon
; which only can the foundation Of the
material prosperity Of the State bf
laid while the rest Of your exhibl
ton Will show the enormous advan
!. tages which you possess over most sec
> tions Of oar own country, IN assuring
t....,e,..as ;;v tn~>sf.,t~-.,la ;at~li /
e uhdartaLe tfqir teve' o, .nlent naae
! those necessarily precedent condition
Of security for life and properly.
e ABOUT BUILDINGS.
: I send herewith a set Of the plan
which were made for the Atlanta Ex
> position building. These will be sub
! mitted to the proper committees. |
r. is impossible to reproduce them here.
+ They may be slightly improved upol
by developing wings i'll form Of stal
!, rather than in the form Of Gree
4 cross, devoting one Or two wings, TO
! instance, to the bazaar, one to cotton
:, one to timber and wood working, on
" to minerals and to the art of worAin
metals, and 50 on, while in the centr
;, of the star being higher structure
: (without the second floor, which
! think was mistakenly put into the AT
.s lanta building) will give you gram
:. hall for its various uses.
Do not let the architect Or the cor
2 structor reduce the thickness Of th
! material from plank to boards if yo
! do you will make a great mistake. Le
q q some of your fine clays of beautifJ
! ! color be powdered and combined wit
- silicate of soda to wash the interio
walls of this building with brilliar
! ints, after the manner Of the Fisherie
y Exhibition of London, and you Wi
. have good effect, while you wi
: measurably defend the wood from fir
!, II Do not permit anything like a bas
} nent to be encountered with rubbish
ana be sure that every part of th
- structure which is used for dangerou
= operations, like cotton ginning, is tho
=, oughly protected with automat
~ sprinklers; an apparatus by means I
10 which a fire sets on its own water, pu
= itself on, and tells the watchman whel
- it is or has been.
p q Had not my name become, in SON
y way incomprehensible to me, connec
= ed with the development of Mort
~ Carolina, it would perhaps have bee
a officious for ME to present the subjec
~ - of this letter in such a very frank way
70 but since the people have Of their oW
motion set me up as an authority r
garding the resources of your State,
~ must put the whole case In my oW
~ way, or else perhaps attain a reput
!, ton for higher wisdom by saying not
:, ing at all Yours very truly,
EDWARD ATKINSON.