The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MAN?

| COME SOUTH. YOUNG MANs
President Harrison, on his tour through the
South, after having seen the wonderful.
growth of Lynchburg, Bedford City, Roanoke,
Salon, Radford, Pulaski wythoville and Ablng-
don and the Industrial development In progrcss
along the line OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad, and viewed tho country Of south
west Virginia, said in his speech to the people
at Bristol. Va.
MY Follow Citizens have found not only
pleasure, but instruction I'm riding to-day
through the portion of the State of Virginia
that is feeling in a very striking way the i'm
pulse of new development. 1t is extremely
gratifying to notice that those hidden sources
of wealth which were so long unobseryed and
so long unused arc now being found and that
these regions once so retired. ocounied nv noe-
toral people, having difficult access to the CEN
ter OF population, are now being rapidly trans
formed into busy manufacturing and CONNER
cial ccntcrs. In the early settlement of this
country cmigrantS poured over the Allcghanies
and Blue Ridge like waters over an obstruct-
ing ledge. seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great West. They passed
unobservcd these marvellous hidden stores OF
wealth which are now being brought into USE
"liaving filled those great basins OF the
West, they arc now turning back to Virginia
and West Virginia and Tennessee to bring
about tho full development and production
for 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.
The iron pointof tho wooden mold board pillow,
with which the early farmers here turned tho
soil, came from distant States. But now Yir-
gina and Tennessee are stirring their energies
" participate Ill large degree Ill 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 at
tnincd.
what is to hinder us when we have secured
the markets OF our own states that we shall
reach out and enter into successful compcti-
ton in the markets of other parts OF the world?
say what Is to hinder this people, possessing
by the providence Of God, oil the clements of
| material wealth; endowed with genius and
energy unsurpassed among the nations of tho
| earth, shall again have on the great seas mer-
chant marine flying the flag of the common
country and carrying its commerce into every
sea and upholding It's honor in every port?
~ am glad to-day to stand for this moment
among you and to express my sympathy with
any and every interest that tends to develop
you as Il people. | am glad to stand with YOU
on one common platform of respect for the
constitution; diiicringus some of us may do i'm
our opinions rs to what the law should be and
how it should he applied; having in view ono
common devotion of obedience to the law us
| the majority OF our people, by their own repre-
! scntativcs, make it.
II shall carry away from here n renewed i'm
pulse to public duty; II new inspiration Ms a
citizen, and that, too of a country whose great
ness is only dawning.
And now let me express to sou the pleasure
Shall have in every good that can come to you
rs 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 ool-Growing, Agricultural and
Iron Producing State in the United States.
FROM BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.
| Come via Merchants and Miners Steamship
| Line, via Norfolk; Pennsylvania Railroad, via
| Norfolk, or Washington. or Harrisburg; IaltI-
! 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 THE WEST.
| Come via Pittsburg, or via Chattanooga. or
| via Columbus and Ashland.
| For all information maps, reference books
pamphlets. etc. descriptive OF tho wonderful
! mineral and agricultural resources OF the
States OF Virginia and West Virginia, apply to