Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-17
THE NEW ENGLAND EDITORS.

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making an excursion through Ten
nessee. They were given banquet
by the citizens of Knoxville last Mon
day, during which the Hon. B. A. En-
loe, Of the jackson Tribune and Sun,
delivered the following address of
Welcome on the part of the Tennessee
Press Association. Mr.. Enloe said:
"We are glad to meet you and take
you by the hand and utter words of
welcome which mean something in
Tennessee. Some of us have travelled
several hundred miles to greet you and
become better acquainted with you.
1t would have been better if the press
and people of both sections had known
each other better a quarter of
century ago. 1t is not too late to
begin now. Our Republic, over which
New England, with Virginia, watched
at its birth, is yet in its infancy, and
the storms through which it has passed
have but the more firmly rooted it in
the hearts of the people, There are
still great questions of social and politi-
cal economy to be solved, and it is
time that we should know and under
stand each other better. Social and
business contact, the kinship of the
almighty dollar, will strengthen the
ties Of nationality and blood. Our
State is rich in resources, but deficient
in capital. You have the capital, the
enterprise and the muscle; we want
you to join hands with us in working
out the grand destiny of this country.
When you crossed our eastern border
sun~crowned mountains greeted your
view on every hand, their verdure
clad sleeps standing out as natures
masterpiece against the blue sky. You
saw smiling valleys and nesting hooks
far below, silver thread with ripping
streams, but you did not hear the pro.
phetic story which these murmering
streams are constantly whispering to
the distant seattle story of great
treasures of iron and coal that lie hid.
den in those mountains awaiting the
magic touch of human enterprise, the
story of grand manufacturing cities
that will, ere long, spring up along
their banks, and mingle the hum of
machinery with the music of their rip
ping waters. The proximity of coal,
iron, timber, limestone, marble and
cotton proclaims the coming empire of
Tennessee as a manufacturing State.
Agriculture furnishes the worlds wealth
manufacturing furnishes the means for
its highest enjoyment. When you
leave this beautiful section of our State
and enter the great Middle Tennessee
basin, we will show you the great
grain and stock growing section of the
State-the home of the thorough race
horse-the blue grass section--the fit
abode Of the highest type of man. If
you could extend your visit, we would
be glad to show you West Tennessee,
the garden spot of the Union, the land
of the magnolia and the hooking bird,
the land of grasses, grain, fruits and
flowers; the land of diversified produce
ton, land that produces everything
essential to the comfort and happiness
of man. The Creator, when he had
distributed his best gifts to other por-
tions of the earth, had some of all the
best left and he selected West Ten>
nessee as the garden spot upon which
all these gifts should be bestowed as
the climax of creation. Wherever
you 60 in Tennessee you will find warm
hearts and hospitable homes to welcome
you. While our civilization is not as
old as that of New England, we chal-
lenge fair investigation and only ask to
be measured by the standard of truth.
As people, we know no sections, we
prescribe no mans opinions, we fetter
no mans conscience, we abridge no
mans civil liberty, bat we all stand
together, the dead past behind us, the
future before us, and the flag of our
common country Ger us"