Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
NORTH, CAROLINA
PURE AMERICAN
PRACTICALLY NO FoR-leN.soRN
PEOPLE LIVE IN THE OLD
NORTH STATE. i
POPULATION keeps GR0W|Ns
Steady Growth Of Natlve-eorn 10 .
Marvel to Less Favored Sen
tIons OF Union.
Raleigh,

SpoCldI from WaSnlngtOu.-lno 0S'
ticle In The New York Times boosting
North Carolina is past Of a volunteer
campaign all over the country. In
recent months everybody who comes
here from that state talks about Its
wonderful growth and industrial de.
velopment. It's praise 10 being sung
by every close observer who lives
or visits there.
The good old American stock that
settled the state when the country
was new is still on the job. Instead OF
having q new-come foreign population
the state has its own good people
There was a time when home.folks
were clamoring for some Of the lmnli.
grants that were pouring into the
northern and western states, but that
day d over and old citizens are thank
ing their Maker they did not get what
they wanted at one time. "Pure-Amer.
ican,f "all.American" and ''true-Ameri.
can" ls the way outsiders look at the
state.- The last census report shows
Just what the population Of the state
is composed Of.
North Carolina has population Of
2,559,123 and out Of that large number
there were but 1909 whites Of foreign
birth in 1920. 1t has 1,776,6S0 native
whites and 763,4o7 old-time negroes.
That Is a fine foundation for a south.
ern state. >.--s----ea--.. a,
The state shows a steady, healthy in.
crease ever since the Civil War The
increase for 1910 to 1920 was 16.0 per
cent. For 1900 to 1910 1t was 1s.5 and
for 1890 to 1900 1t was Ill.
The last census shows that the for.
eign.born white had a shade the bet
ter Of the native whites in gains Here
are the percentage Of gains Of popula.
tion between 1910 and 1920:
Foreign.born whites, 1876; native
white, 1879, and negro s.4. 1t will take
a long time for the foreigner to make
showing in the state.
In illustrating the native white pop
ulation the census bureau has drawn
map to show the various percentagei
Of foreign born. A white surface shows
"less than one per cent" North Caro-
linas surface is as white as snow, ant
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee and Arkansa
stand with her. The good old New
England states are polluted with fol
! eign blood. New York, Connecticut
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island hav
. from Is toss per cent foreign born.
Business men, politicians and tour
lists alike praise North Carolina for he
, sturdy population, her wonderfr
), growth since the Civil War and he
!. present prosperous condition.
North Carolina's population ha
!. more than doubled since the Civil Wa
o Her population in 1850 was S6s,OS9;
1870 It was 1.Q71.361.
d Later census reports will show ths
9 North Carolina has sprinkling
t first.class citizens born In New En-
9 land and other northern state
4 Thousands Of them have moved sout
Il to grow up with the cotton mill Il
/. dustry, and are making excellent CT
d izens. In the resort regions many pc
ple seeking health or quiet have bui
homes. These native Americans a.
of the old stock that first made Il
10 country great.
n In addition many foreigners Of Il
ls higher and better type have move
b into the state and become citizen
ir The bad element has remained ava
{. A study Of the foTeign-born increa
shows that there is nothing to
10 feared. A handful Of undesirabl
le may have gone in, but the Others v
is leaven the whole.