The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20
HC0ME s0UTs.aa! YOUNG HAN. :

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President Harrison. Oh his ts,ur t;.rsngl'
the Scott. after having seen tine aoaa
derfn' growtil of LY;,chiWrg. Bedford |
City, Eeoanokc. Saicta, Radford. Pulaski.
WytIeri.lc and Abingdon and the indusd
tria.l development IN progress along the
Enc CT the Norfolk & Western Raitroad,
and viewed. the country of Southwest
Virginia, said in his speech to the people
Of Bristol, VA:
''My Fellow Ctizens:-I hare fo1nd not
only pleasure, but instruction in 'idihs
to-day through tie portion OF tie State
of Virginia that is feeling in very ssfik
ing way the impulse Of new Development.
lt.is extremely gratifying to notice thafI
! those hidden sources of wealth whicn
were so long apohserved and 50 long un-
used are now being found, and that those
regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
Etoral people, having difficult access to the
center OF population, are now being rapic-
! ;y transformed into busy manufacturing
/ and commercial centers. In the early
settlement Of! this country emlSrants
poured over the Alleghanies and Blue
! Ridge like waters over an obstructinG
edge, seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great west. lhcE
passed unobserved these marvellous mo-
! den stores of wealth which arc now being
brought into use.
"Having flied those great basins OF the
! Vest they are now turning back to VIZ
| einia and West Virginia and Tennessee
10 bring about tie full Development and
i production lor WHICH time is ripe and
which will surprise the world. 1t has not
been long since every implement OF IRON,
domestic, agricultural and mechanical,
was made for YOU in other States. ne
iron point OF the wooden mold hoard plow,
Will, which the early farmers here turied
the soil, calnc FROM distant States. hu'
now Virginia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies to participate III large
degree in mechanical productions anu III
the great awakening OF American conf
merce and American influence which Will
lift the nation to a place among the ma
tions of the world never before attained
"What is to hinder us when We have
secured the markets Of our own states
that we shall reach oct and enter INTO
successful competition in the markets ol
other parts OF the world: say what Is
10 hinder this people; possessing 10y tie
Providence Of God, ali the clements oi
material wealth; endowed with u genius
and energy unsurpassed among the ma
| tons Of the earth. shall again have OF the
great seas a merchant marine Tying lie
flag Of the common country and carrying
It's commerce into every sea and upho'G-
ing it's honor in every port?
81 am glad to-day to stand for 'ihis mo-
meat among you and to express my SYM
pathy with any and every interest dat
tends to develop you as II people. AN
glad to stand with YOU on Qnc common
platform OF respect for the constitution;
differing as some o. us may do in cur
opinions as to what the LAW should he and
. how il should be applied; having iii view
Que COMMON devotion of obedience 30 he
Jaw as the majority OF our people, bY
their own representatives,, make it.
81 shall carry away from here &c
nuwcd impulse to public duty; ncW IN
, spiration as a citizen, and that too, OF a
country whose greatness is only dawnIng.
"And now LEI me express to you the
pleasure shall have in every good tna;
can come to you as a community and to
t each Of on as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell IN all
your families, and the fear and love of
God in every home.
COME TO VIRGINlA.-Ihe coming wool
growing; agricultural and iron producing
! section Of the United States.
Come via Merchants aud Minors
From Boston Steamship Line, Via Norfolk, lenn-
aud syivania Il. H.. via Norfolk, on y ash
Ne" England, ingon, Or I!arIisburg; Baltimore "
Clio Il. r. via Shenandoah. Junction.
From X Y,( Come via Old Dominion Steamship
n. j. Line, via Norfolk, Pennsylvania z.
g Penn. r., via Norfolk, Washington. OF
Del. Harrisburg; Baltimore & Ohio Il. r
g Md via Shenandoah junction.
From the Come via Pittsburgh, via Chat
West (tanooga or VIA Columbus and Ashland
For all information, maps, reference
books, pamphlets, etc. descriptive OF the
wonderful mineral and agricultural re-
sources of the States Of Virginia and
West Virginia, apply to Agents OF the
Norfolk L. Western railroad, $50 u ash
! ngton, Street, Boston, 3G3 Broadwa: