The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-04-06

ed Dy two OF the leading HISTORICAL
investigators Of the State. are deserv-
ing OF wide note and the. strongest
commentator. Since it's Inaugural
ton. the South tlantic Quarterly has
from time to time published valuable |
and important contributions to the
history Of h State. Two exceedingly
valuable and scholarly historical es-
showing exhaustive and diligent
research, are the two recent papers Of
DR.. William K. Boyd, of Trinity Col
lege; the finances of the North Caro-
lima library fund July and October,
1919. An even more important n
F~elaborate research by the same au-
thor, constituting one of he historical
papers, Series x, published by the
Trinity College Historical Society, is
Currency and Banking In North Carol
lima, 1770-1834.
[ have noted with pride and grati-I
ficatiOn the inauguration of a new Sc
ries Of historical publications in the
State, which bid fair to perform u
great service in the renaissance Of his
~tOrical activity ia North Carolina.
This is the series of North Carolina
State Normal and Industrial College
Publications, issued under the direc-
ton Of h department of history anu
edited by Prof. w. c.. Jackson. The
first three numbers are all written by
the able writer and exact historian,
MI. IA. -. w. SOIIllOI, SECRETARY VI
the North Carolina Historical Com
mission AS announced. these first
three publications are, in h order
named; Race Elements in the White
Population of North Carolina; Revo-
~lutionary Leaders in North Cardinal;
and Ante-Bellum Builders eff North
Carolina. These three historical in
vestigations cover a wide area in our
history, giving a birds-eye view Of
many aspects of the States history
for a period Of consid erably more than
half q century. Read in the order
named, they give a graphic account of
!, North Carolina's development, racial
ly, politically. and indaIstrially, from
3 early days down to the time Of the
, War Between the States. They are
! the fruits of MIR. Connor's lectures
during past years, delivered at the
e State Normal n Industrial College
and before the University Of North
Carolina summer school
The complete set OF the proceedings
/. and addresses of the sessions of the
State Literary and Historical Asso-
n citation of North Carolina constitute
q an exceedingly valuable repository o.
historical essays dealings with vari
Gus phases of the life of the State
Feeling as strongly as l do h nee(
for the stimulation and fostering O.
q interest in the writing of the histories
Of the counties of our State, I desired
to identify the Association during tn
+ past ear with this great task. Th'
&c opening session was exclusively deVo
ted, on that account, to the genera
topic of County History. Wer'
read by DR.. w. *. Boyd, on a New
y Type of County History, and by Pro
- fessor e. G.. Branson on the Vita
Study of the County. A conference o.
How to Secure the Writing of Coun
ty Histories was held, participate
- in by Professor w. C. Jackson, Mis-
- Adelaide Fries, Hon. 7. NJ. Pittmar
90 DR.. Stephen b. Weeks, Hon. Fran
Nash, Mr. Z. L. Bean and others.
90 committee to study the problem wa
appointed. This committee, consist
ing of Mr.. r. d. w. Conner, DR.. v
K. Boyd, Professor w. c. Jackson
Mr.. Frank NASH, and the writer ar
now studying this problem with
ct view to issuing a bulletin dealing i
~ detail with the subject of he count
VT history and the best means for stir
1T ulating such research.
CT First and foremost, we must Ell
az deavor to arouse lOca! interest in G,
MI cry county Of the State, both in Ioc;
90 investigators and local historical o.
We CARNATIONS. The immediate task, b.
,ot You'd question, is to locate, cOi1ate ar
,Ia catalogue, such materials of histor
interest as may remain in prlva
Of hands. Moreover, the historical o
ip ganizatiOnS through their local cnal
of ters snouid can 'epohe Oh tie "c
ives VI TIE ouIl1'S; Oh LIE -
he corrections peioHS ~ o0 ?
rtn ciety, together with an accurate q
scription of their contents.
ION especial, every effort should be ma
TO locate letters. papers,, deeds, doc
ments. ledgers. maps, land grant
idy Wills marriage hohos' alAries, Jou
ate naIS, poItfalS' piineS' Sne..ii'
40, daguerrohypes, MINIATURES dhIl
silver, furniture, china and glasswal
relics and curios OF any descriptiG
for which give a view OF the thoughts d
bile hahlts, the Hiouss u Aie dHu ,
the Ideals OF the people Ia bg-soHe od'
,oI- 1.-TWO illustrations oL important HOY
and menus IN the f1sht uIIeceion arr Z
unit FORCED py the Towns OK SALISBURY d
lity henderson. Ii the SpIeEtue c9uih!