The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-17
CoME SOUTH, YOUNG MAN2

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COME SOUTH. YOUNG MAN'
President Harrison, on his tour through the
South, after having seen tho wonderful.
growth of Lynchburg, Bedford City, Roanoke,
Salem, Radford, Pulaski, wythoville and Ablng-
don and tho industrial development in progress
along the limo OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad, and viewed the country of south
west Virginia, said in his speech to the people
at Bristol Va.
MY Fellow Citizens; have found not only
pleasure, but instruction In riding TODAY
through the portion OF tho State Of Virginia
that Is feeling in very striking way tho I'm
pulse of new Development 1t is extremely
gratifying to notice that those hidden sources
OF wealth which were so long unobscrycd and
SO long unused arc now being found, and that
'"os' rosioiis' once so retired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to tho com
ter OF population, arc now being rapidly trans
formed into busy manufacturing and common.
cial ccntcrs In the carly settlement of this
country cmigrants poured over the Alloehanies
iEa tyofp
ing ledge seeking tho fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great West. They passed
unobsorvcd these marvellous hidden stores OF
wealth which are now being brought into use.
"laving filled those great basins of tho
West, they arc now turning back to Virginia
ana West Virginia and Tennessee to bring
about the full development and production
Tor which time is ripe and which will surprise
the world. 1t has not been long since every
implement OF iron domestic, agricultural md
mechanical, was made FOR you i'm other States
Inc iron pont.of the wooden mold board plow
with which the carly farmers here turned tho
soil, came from distant States. But now Vir-
ginia and Tennessee arc stirring their energies
to participate in a large degree In mechanical
productions and in the great awakening of
American commerce and American influence
which will lift the nation to place among
the nations of the world never before Mt
taincd.
what Is to hinder us when we have secured
the markets OF our own states that VIC shall
reach out and enter into successful competi-
ton in the markets Of other parts OF the world?
say what Is to hinder this people, possessing
by the providence OF God, all the elements of
material wealth; endowed with genius and
energy unsurpassed among the nations of the
earth, shall again have on the great seas Il Incr-
chant marine flying the flag of the common
country and carrying its commerce into every
sea and upholding its honor in every port?
~ am glad today to stand for this moment
among you and to express my sympathy with
any and every interest that tends to develop
you rs people. | nm glad to stand with you
on one common platform of respect for the
constitution; differing us some OF us may do in
our opinions Is to what the law should be anu
how it should he applied; having in view one
common devotion of obedience to the law rs
the minority of our people, by their own repre-
scntativcs, make it.
IL shall carry away from here renewed i'm
pulse to public duty; new inspiration rs n
citizen, and that, too, OF country whose great
ness is only duwnng.
And now let me express to sou the pleasure
shall have in every good thut can come to you
as Il community, and to each OF you as indi-
viduals May peace, prosperity and social
order dwell in all your families, and the fear
and love of God in every home"
COME TO VIRGINIA.
The Coming Wool Growing, Agricultural and
Iron Producing State in tho United States.
FROM BOSTON AND NEW LAND,
Come via Merchants and Miners Steamship
Line, via Norfolk; Pennsylvania Railroad via
Norfolk, or Washington, or Harrisburg; I}ati-
more and Ohio Railroad, via Shenandoah
Junction.
FROM NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENN
SYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND.
Come via Old Dominion Steamship Line, via
Norfolk; Pennsylvania Railroad, via Norfolk,
or Washington. or Harrisburg; Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, via Shenandoah junction.
FROM TIE WEST.
Come via Pittsburg, or via Chattanooga, or
via Columbus and Ashland.
For all information, maps, reference books,
pamphlets. etc, descriptive OF the wonderful
mineral and agricultural resources of tho
States OF Virginia and West Virginia, apply to
agents of the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
No. 290 Washington street. Boston No. BOB