The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-15
Early Cotton Mill Industry Not
Coaxed Along
MARKETS NOW THE NEED
Address OF Secretary Daniel, at
Dinner Given BY ". \. Erwin
at Washington. ID. {.

Wy tisnliizthI. -. ! ttt'l @
rotary Josephus Daniels was ore OF
the speakers AT the Dime. given by
w. A. Erwin at the New Willard
tuesday night. He said:
Cotton. What q word - c%onjHre
with to US who are from the South.
Nou all remember Henry GRADY
tribute: What a royal plant ii :. n
wor!d waits IN attendance OH It's
growth. The shower that fllls Shis-
pcrinc on its leaves il heard around
the earth. The sun that shines upon
IL il tempered by the prayers OF all
people. The frost that chilLs j.. and
the Dew that destends from thc stars
are noted. and the reSpass of : Ettie
worm on its green LEAF is more 10
England than the advance of the Rus
sl1n army on her Asian outp isis. IL
* gold from the instant il Duts :orth
It's tiny shoot. It's iber is Il rent i'll
every bank; and whom losin" lts fleece
TO the sun il floats ii sunny pAincr uiat
giorihes the field of the humble
farmer. il is n~iarShaled under q iiaG
shat will compel the allegiance OF the
woriu ana wiring "A subsidy from every
nation Of the earth. 1t is The heritage
that Goa gave to this people Gorever
A. their own when He arched our
~ LES. established u mouEtains, grit
US about with the ocean, Tossed the
hreezes, tempered the sunshine and
measured the rain. OurSa and OR chill
dren's forever As princelv 4 talent
as ever anne from His ami . n,orta
stewardship
You vii. remember better than,
d. the Development of the cot on IN
0ustry in my own state Of North Car
olina. You know that it developed
alone individual lines. Edward N
Holt built the first mill on The i'aN
river. lie became the father of tn
Industry in North Carolina. il not il
the South, n his Alamance plaid
became famous the world over. 70,
wit agree with me that the induStr'
III those early days developed withou
any aid, without any h~ot-houSe assist
snce. 1t was not petted and coaxed
but it stood on its own resources an
had = healthy. normal growth. In Oh
own day Odern conditions nav
brought it about that the industry
carried on by corporations. the lever
of modern progress. But may we nc
hope that the $50 that we leane
from the early days may not be forgot
ten and that we may continue to IL
pend upon our own resources. Whs
We need is markets for our nsan,ifa.
tured product. China today becomes
republic. and China calls for a enol
NOUS quantity Of our cotton gOod
High tariff walls are beginning
crulnble and We live in a new Ell
Of freedom Of trade which it seems
mo must inevitably tend to increa.
the demand for what W. nake.
Allow me to refer to another ma
ter that l am sure will be of inLere
to YOU. The whole Christian wOr
today is celebrating the Tooth annive
sarv OF the birth of David Iivin ystOn
am reminded that he started on Il
career as q pathfinder Of Africa fro
the humble place as 'piecer' in a Ia
gov cotton mill. His father was
crofter and moved from a scan
Scotch farm to the great city to bett
his condition by placing his chtl r.
in n big Biantyre mill. just as
man Of the mail renters do on o
southern farms today. Mill Owne
then did not take as great interest
the welfare Of their employees Is v
gentlemen do now. The hours
work were long. The lad saw t
morning star and it was after su
pino-knot fire he read his books
the midnight hour. He built a boo
rack upon his looms and snatched
education on the run. LivingstO
never complained Of his hard scho
ing He Is an inspiration to us al
to employer and employe.
IF q Scotch cottn mill boy could
himself for his life work under su
conditions, what may not an Amerie
boy do with the advantages of edu.
ton which we are beginning to real
that we owe him? I am glad an(
know especially that those Of you "
are from my own state. are too, L
the lesson of Livingstone comes to
when a Hx-mOnths' school term Z
compulsory education are dawning
North carolina