Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-23

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dancing and melting into the delight
OF apple, peach, plum, pear, grape, fig,
all that is speet, JUICY and delicious.
This Is faphsody.
Well yes; but this is favored zone.
Why there has been but one drought
here In ten years, and the torrents of
dried fruits poured out each winter
tell how favored of heaven the land is.
The people are good people. They
have of course the teetotum steeple
(all young people have that, but the
Presy bterian church, aye, and the
Methodist too, show that taste is In
the ascendant. They are live peo-
pie, stimulated by the fact that two
States come together in the middle of
their paincipal street. Warmed by
strong currents of traffic, they ought
to be. and they are. Look at those
tall business houses, 100 to l5O feet
long, going up and remember these
are hard times. What shall we not
see here when times are better? I
tell you Bristol is to be manufacture r.
ing town of goodly size. Tobacco is
playing an important part in Abing-
don, but here in Bristol it has built
already the largest factory in Tennes.
see. What it will do hereafter no
man need attempt to say. When
from the mountains of four States the
weed begins to pour in freely, Bristol
Will begin to ask why ii is sle cant
equal Lynchburg and Danvile.
Much is expected of the iron and coal
in Scott, Wise and Lee, and masses of
both will come when the Narrow Gauge
road is completed, but tobacco will
rule the roost, ms it does in all Virginia
towns. But the making of Bristol will
be due in great part TO the admiXture
of the blood of the different States which
unite here, aud the wholesome riva Try
caused thereby. II is the leading place
between Lynchburg and Knoxville,
with a splendid back country which can
never be taken from 1t. There are two
municipal organizations, two mayors,
&c. Perfect harmony exists, the citi-
zcns living indilerenty in Virginia or
in Tenncsscc-thc fact being, as attcsted
by the United States survey, that If Nir-
ginia had her own she would hold not
only Goodson and Bristol, but several
miles oftcrritory west and south of them.
With Mr.. Fowler, of the NerS, | had
several talks. Fowler Impress
cs me as being a man Of far higher NOR
nj tone than the professional politician.
He will do his duty, and, ifnced be, die
in defence ot the right, Nor will he
be the fool of his own ambition. He
gives most encouraging account of the
Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge
Railroad Company, from which so much
is expected. Senator II. G. Wood, Of
Scott count, is President Of the road.
The day that sees its completion to
to Cumberland Gap may be dist
ant, but it will come, and when it does,
it will be n day of triumph for Bristol.
Col. Fulkcrson was out of town, at
tending great meeting in Tazewcll
county. One ai the earliest, ablest and
staunchcst ofthe Readlusters, ifanybody
Is entitled to honors, he Is the man.
But younger converts are claiming ev-
crything. "Abe," Ms he is familiarly
called, tells good story which ought
long ago to have gone into print. An
ignorant fellow who had been holding
forth nj wcarisome length on tha sub
iect of the currency, was interrupted by
countryman with the following ques-
ton:
"Look here, Nat, you have been talk
ing all day, and hang me If can make
out what you are after. Come down to
plain English and tell us exactly what
you want"
"Wcll, sir, I'll tell you what | want
| want the laws TO be mcndcd In sich Il
way that it'll give silver n legal tenency,
and make greenbacks cquivocal to gold"
The best part of my visit 10 Bristol
was the seeing Of my lifelong friends,
Professor and Mrs. Jno. II. winston.
Selling tobacco has proved an excellent
substitute for school-teaching, 50 much
50 that the Professors checks stand out
with fatness. A man Of many dealings,
he has the confidence aud respect of the
entire community--in word, Is n use
ful and influential citizen.
G., W. II.
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