The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-09-11
THE RANDALL MEMORIAL WORK
SHOP.

THE RANDALL MEMORIAL WORK
SHOP.
william q. Randall. artist. spent TIN
last year Of his life at Blowing itocA
his home. Laurel Springs. the scene '
his last moments upon earth. the plc'
t~uresdua little studio perched upon .
rock above the public road mutelN ap-
peaifng TO the paSSzr-tN 70 look al
ana dwe!l 70" = moment upon tht
short history of a man who. beginning
life as 4 ounta boy With but r."
Advantages. struggled against odds
s~urmounted many and great Difficult
ties. and at last reached the deslI"'
goal. walking most of the way IL
Chapel Hill from his distant home. an'
there prepared himself for the battI'
Of life.
He took lp art as a pastime. founc
his talent lay thrr@. studied 1t abroad
and pursued il as 4 profession, dA'
returned to ais beloved mountains L
study wild uature and reVerently cop}
il for the sake Of others Who could 40
see il as he was privileged To We" j.
in its haunts among the hills.
Mr.. Randans ambition to rise to the
, TOP of his profession wac
cut off only by the light Of his shoI1
but gifted career going out, and that
My because the heart ceased to beat
his d6atl occurring III DecembeF.
1905.
1t was in January of that year that
Mr.. Randall called to see me in TIL
Mission House. and noticing a few ar
licles of native manufacture from ma
terial grown among the mountains ne
loved, exclaimed:
You are doing in a Sm2ll way what
/ have desired to do on u large scale
viz, let the summer visitor see VIVA!
useful and beautiful things our noun
tain people can make, and all by
hand!'
He then unfolded a plan to put NJ
q small house on the mission lol
where cabinet work could be done by
ana their talent improved. and Sug-
Gested adding other industries, spin
ming ana Weaving among them, saying
Get a loom and employ some dear
Old mountain lady to weave cIotf
every day, and the Workshop will be
an attraction to many people who dc
not know what really good work gu
people can do if given hall
Il
Tibet plan appeared to be a wis.
one, but the way was not Yet opened
and | told him so, making no promise
but giving him the hope that some day
| would try to get people interested
in it.
However,. not long before Mr.. Ran
dallS death an opportunity was al
forded US of buying the lot adjoining
the Mission property here, thus enab.
ling US to give a portion of une real
lot for the shop. The old ~postoffict
building was move and ~re8nodelel
and is being converted into Il cabine|
shop and loom room combined, :
couple of studios for art students t
be Oh the second floor, completing IOi
the present the plant to be known as
The Randall Memorial Workshop.
We have secured the fine chest OF
tools. work bench and lot of goot
lumber for cabinet work belonging t
the estate Of the late j. l.. kincaid
who was well-known in this region u
q cabinet-maker of a high RIDER. ano
have a fine old loom said to b.
about n hundred years old, yet il
good condition, spinning wheels. anC
other articles needed to complete the
equipment Of the Workshop. but have
bought the above articles on time, anC
the day is approaching when they
must be paid for: we need lumbel
for ceiling and flooring, and rock fol
a fine chimney and fireplace. all Of
which takes money.
To complete the building, pay fol
work and lumber it will take at leasj
$3.50. The tools. bench and fine lum-
Der. maple, oak. walnut, etc, will cos
when pay day ONE 500, and Other
furnishings at least $5O-in all $500
to finish, furnish, and equip for bus
mess the little building which, viii
the aid of Mr.. Randall's friends ane
friends of all mountaineers as we'll
must of necessity grow into a grea'
work-only the best work sold tina,
porting from the sale of articles made
in the shop which is not to crush gu
those who heretofore nave depended
upon the sale of little articles made
With their own hands during tht
dreary winter months, but to hell
them by employing the best WOrkmel
anon them and teaching the other.
to become more skilled in their branc.
of work whether basket weaving, rus
tie work cloth weaving. or cabinc
Work-only the best work sold tina
itself. for as Mr.. Randall said mos
truly it is certain that the mountainee
can do good work if he is given hal
a chance.
Please remerber these facts: TIL
: ground has been given. the buildin:
:, already begun Uhe work of complet
ing going on at tais moment OF writ
ing). but money is needed for tina
work, for furnishing and eQuippin:
the building that the actual work .
manufacturing may be begun in tn
autumn if possible.
, Contributions toWard the buildini
fund may be sent to the undersigned
who will deposit them with Wn
; Gather Hall, cashier of the Bank o
Blowing Rock, to the credit Of IRAN
dali Memorial Workshop. Flown
; Rock. y. G."
l assure those who show an interes
: in this undertaking that will do a
within my power to make his a sue
n cess and to see that the funds aise
Tor this purDose are nut whara the
viii bring the best returns.
WILLIAM r. SAVAGE.
| Missionary in Charge.
. MISSION House. Blowing Rock. \
n G. Angus 10. 1906.
state papers please copy.
y st. Paul, Mimi. Sept. S.-Dan pate