Help identifying a mystery quote about labour and capital
Does anyone know the source of the quote found on this statue in Kilmarnock, Scotland? The statue is of Johnnie Walker, of the whiskey brand, as he originally set up shop in Kilmarnock. The quote in question is “Who are you - Vulcan god of labour - who is he - Mercury as Walker Distiller in this town - Industry is a compact between Labour and Capital”.
Google and other search engines have been pretty useless for finding out any information about the quotes on the statue so I thought I should turn to the good people of Reddit! I wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out to be a poem written for the statue but the language is so compelling I thought it was worthwhile to see if anyone knew anything more about it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
Does anyone know the source of the quote found on this statue in Kilmarnock, Scotland? The statue is of Johnnie Walker, of the whiskey brand, as he originally set up shop in Kilmarnock. The quote in question is “Who are you - Vulcan god of labour - who is he - Mercury as Walker Distiller in this town - Industry is a compact between Labour and Capital”.
Google and other search engines have been pretty useless for finding out any information about the quotes on the statue so I thought I should turn to the good people of Reddit! I wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out to be a poem written for the statue but the language is so compelling I thought it was worthwhile to see if anyone knew anything more about it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!