The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-16

niShcu Washington, massachusetts
had furnished John Adams. Refer
ing to the civil war he said that the
two sections had been Taught in diff
ferent schools and that both were
honest. He had tested the fighting
qualities of massachusetts and knew
It's courage.
Ex-Governor Lees speech was full
of feeling. and cannot be reproduced
in brief synopsis. Ex-Governor Lee
then referred to the views and feel
ings OF the founders Of the Federal
Constitution Virginia has no other
ambition now than to 20 side by side
with Massachusetts and see which
should be entitled to the crown of
the greatest success. Heart to heart
and shoulder to shoulder, the people
of both States now enter into tho
contest.8
DIR. }. g. Gleason told how near the
people OF Massachusetts came being
Virginisns. The Pilgrim fathers had
intended TO land further South, but
had landed on the coast of Massa-
chusettsland couldnot get away. The
question Of the hour was how we ad
vance tie civilization Of this country.
Each section had its own peculiar
problems. Massachusetts had shown
with all her rock and sand, that men
must make something with their hand
and not hepend entirely upon asricnl-
rure il they wish 10 achieve the
highest success. The aSricultnrist
was but one step above the nomad.
The business of the country was to
develop. its magnificent resources.
In this movement the North would
act hand in hand with the s5onth.
DR.. Gieason's speech was thoughtful
and eloquent, and well received.
Judge George b. McLane responded
to the toast, THE Magic City He
could not deal in "reminiscences of the
past, he said, rs Roanoke was only
iive wears old. He spoke of Roam
oke's numerous works and employees.
He referred to Roanoke's wonderful
growth; the large number of build
Iugs that have been erected here re-
Gently, and praised the liberal spirit
of tie corporations whose railroads
centre here He spoke of the new
rolling mill to be erected and cited
statistics to show the vast interests Of
this city. Judge McLanc also re
ferred to the political freedom exist
Ing in Virginia and asked the ladies
10 bring more single ladies with them
the next time they visited this sec
ton.
E. Gerry Brown, OF the Bunker
Hill Times, responded for Bunker
Hill. His introduction was full of
humor, and created great laughter.
Referring 10 the remark about the
number OF bachelors in Roanoke, he
said that he had brought the only
single lady in the party, and had
been worried almost TO death every
day to find ont what young man she
was with He was going 10 quit the
Bunker Hill Times. and form a stock
COMPANY 10 bring Massachusetts
girls here.
He was confident that the South
wouli play AN important part in the
progress of the future. He spoke OF
The furnaces that had gone out IN his
State. The reason was that they had
been lii in Southwest Virginia. he
praised Nice-President Charles Il.
Eddy and the work he was doing III
building up this section. He also
laid that ii the Massachusetts Press
association could do anything for
Southwest Virginia, Mr.. Eddy had
only 10 call on lis members.
Co!ei.c! John +. Penn spoke on the
mineral resources of Virginia. He re-
forred to the latenoss of the hour, az
=. IN rs preventing him from dealing
with such = subject, and made Il brief
but well-tilned speech, drawing a
graphic picture in his remarks of The
old Virginia gentleman, ana the
change that had come ever him and
his State.
Mr. Exams made a few fitting remarks,
then closed the banquet at Il, Il. III.
The special train containing the
party will leave the Union depot this
morning at l0o'clock for LynchburS,
where they Will remain until tomor-
row, when they viii go to Richmond.