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"If someone wanted to put a mine in the middle of historic Williamsburg, Virginia, who would stand for it?" says 72-year-old Ben Wesner of Gold Hill.
Residents of Old Mining Town Want Gold to Stay in Them Thar Hills Jim Carlton 2011
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While Wesner takes a sunny view of the Amish move from farm to factory, the long-term consequences of this mini-Industrial Revolution remain to be seen, said Kraybill.
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At a time of short-sighted speculators, when Wall Street brokers brag of luring widows into bad investments and executives admit to ambitions that outpaced their ability to produce safe cars, the Amish have a unique and compelling ethos, according to Wesner.
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"You don't see 500-employee Amish companies with Amish CEOs kicking their feet up on a mahogany desk," Wesner said.
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"It's not a very sexy message," Wesner said, "but I think we've lost touch with that quality."
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At a time of short-sighted speculators, when Wall Street brokers brag of luring widows into bad investments and executives admit to ambitions that outpaced their ability to produce safe cars, the Amish have a unique and compelling ethos, according to Wesner.
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"You don't see 500-employee Amish companies with Amish CEOs kicking their feet up on a mahogany desk," Wesner said.
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"The business owners were the busiest of anyone," Wesner recalls.
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Wesner first encountered the Amish as a traveling book salesman in the Midwest.
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As a result, Amish businesses tend to stay small, keep a low overhead, treat employees and customers with kindness, and practice frugality, Wesner said.
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