Great causes have been settled. Destiny pivoting here has stamped the ground with a ruthless heel, the path of the world takes a different turn henceforward. Not in vain these deeds were done. During the last few years Virginia and the Southern States have at last begun a decided recovery. Industries, particularly textile, have shifted from the North.
Motor roads lace the towns together.
The population of Virginia is undergoing a rapid increase. There is an influx of busy industrials from the North. The Virginians take all this very coolly. We had a quiet life and culture of our own. We were knocked out of the world seventy years ago.