The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-10

featuring enterprises did not De
tne keen eyes Of the early German
pIoheers. In n section settled by
n English. nifty years passed before
a mill of any character was erected.
III N~achovla, on the other hand. be-
Lore the close OF their first year. the
uefHans mad IN operation q -four mill. /
a carpenters shop. a shoe shop. q
pottery, 4 blacksrnith's shop. a tan
merry and a cooperage; and in 1918
d VISITOR 70 "achovia records the TACT
mat the settlers there possessed "a
number OF useful and lucrative manu-
dctures particularly a very extern
siVe one OF earthenware. which thew
nave brought to great perfection. and
supply the whole country with il for
some undre miles around II
hrst cotton mill erected in North
carolina was built at L~incolnton in
1918 by Michael Schenck. whose name
IS sufficient evidence of his nationality.
rms mill was the f~orerunner of that
remarkable industrial development
which has raised North Carolina to
the second place among the states OF
the American Union in the manufac-
ture of cotton. How largely this de-
Velopnent IS the work of our German
population Will be readily understood
BY recalling the names Of the pioneers
CT manufacturing in North Carolina
tho Schencks, the Hollis, the Frieses.
the Hokes, the ReinhardrS-aS we'll as
the names Of the men behind the
manufacturing industries of today.
An examination of the reports Of the
State Commissioner of Labor and
Printing will reveal the fact that a
very large percentage OF these enter
pilses arc yet owned or controlled by
men CT German descent. In 1910, for
instance, the sixteen counties that
were settled chiefly by German i'm
| Wi ~, ~ ~
than forty per cent of ali the cotton.
wooden, silk and knitting mills then
III the State.
The influence Of industry On govern
ritnt is always exercised in the inter
est Of conservatism. And SO in North
Carolina, at every period OF our his
terry, tho influence OF u German
citizenship has been among the most
conservative Of forces in the lie OF
the State. Thus, in 1776, h German
communities III North Carolina held
back when the English and Scotch
were ready to plunge the country into
rebellion and revolutiOn; and in 1851
they opposed slavery and secession.
Though they could not prevent reTo-
luton in 1116 or secession in 1851,
their Influence undoubtedly went far
toward making both those movements
more orderly and less noisy in North
Carolina than in some eff her sister
I states; and SO today the North Caro-
l lima citizen of German descent on
: bnues to exercise a Singularly potent
and salutary influence whkh will not
+ indeed, prevent our joining in the pro-
greSslve movements Of the age, but
: will cause US to move cautiously and
thoughtfully until at least we know
L that our ground is firm and certain.
There are two elements Of Scotch
: population to be found in North Caro-
/ lina-the Highland. Scotch and the
LCwlaHd Scotch. or the so-called
Scoteh-Irish. In estimating the in
f1uence on our civilization OF these
Scotch-Irish people the most impor-
{ tant fact to De considered is their
[ religion. To it we ma trace in q
: large measure that intensity Of con
Eictions, that tenacity of purpose, that
l vigor Of intellect and, above all. that
spirit OF democracy for which they
: have been so pre-enilently distin-
! guished in our history. The system
OF PreShyterianism which these Scotch
immigrants brought with them to the
I New World sprung up IN Scotland
u without recognition from the law, anC
was founded on the right OF the in
dividual to determine his ecclesiastica
: system for himself. Accordingly tht
church which grew out Of it was {
democratic institution. 1t summoned
laymen in an overwhelming majority
to its early assemblies and l~egislatee
I for itself. not through bishops ane
clergy, but through the laymen, tina
is the people, and this is the yer,
t cornerstOna of democracy. "Nt
+ church constitution says John Rich
: ard Greene. has proved in practice
go democratic as that Of Scotland
In a country where church and stat,
9 were SO closely allied as they were
3 in Scotland in the sixteenth century
8 it was but a short step from &c
n cIesiastical to political affairs. The
same democratic spirit which pre-
vailed in the church. thNefoTe, Nigh
n easily De made to prevail in the state
Thus the Scottish Presbytery becam'
a training school for democracy. -
d Scottish Presbyrery,' declared Jane
Stuart. las we'll firth with Monarch.
as God and the Devil. 70 Bishop, NJ
King" This democratic spirit, DE-
rived primarily from hrs ccc.esastlca
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