The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-29
Il jOHE s0ljI

dent II rtis D ~ tstsf tl tksIs.
The South, after having seen the soi1- !.
acrful growth Of Lynclibnrs, Beafes,i
City, Roanoke, Salient Badford, Pulaski ], ];
Wytheville ard Abingdon ana thcsilid,ss-
trial development in progress along the
siine-of The Norfolk !. WesteEa Railroad
ard viewed the country of southweats
Virginia, said in his speech to thespeople.
og Bristol, Va. - ~ : ~
ssMy. Fellow, Citizens:-Thave found not
only pleasure, butinstruction in riding
fto-day through the portion Of the State
Eof Virginia that is feeling in very strik-
ing way the impulse OF new Development
Tits extremely gratifying to.notlce that
those hidden sources of swealehs which
were SO long unobservedvand- so'iong un-
fused are now being found, and that those
iregions, once soretired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the
centerof population, are now being rapid
| transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centers. Ia the early
settlement OF this country. emigrants
poured over the Alleghanies and Blue
Hedge, seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great West. They
passed unobservcd these marvellous ND
den stores of wealth which are now BENG
brought into use.
Having filed tlrose..great basins OF the
West theyvareenow turning. back to Viz
ginia5aud West Virginia and Tennessee
to bring ,pentfbe fNll dsyelopnenisa ndsS
productionior which iilass is ripcrandEs
which will surprise tic wortd IT has fiof
been long since every implement OF iron,
domestic, agricultural and mechanical
was made for you iii other States Ths
iron point OF the wooden mold board pillow.
with which the early farmers here turned
the soil, came from distant States. but
nos Vrglniasand Tennessee. are stirring
their energies ITO participate in a..k1rge
degree in mechanical productions andln
the great awakening OF American COM
merce and American influence which, VIII
lift the nation to place among. the ma
tons Of the world never before attained.
"What is-to,, hinderSus when we sshave
secured the markets ofvours own States
that we shall reach oct and enter into
successful compctition-in the markets of
other parts of the world: | sly what is
to hinder this people; possessing by the
ProyidenceisofEGoa cd, all the. @elemeRtse of
material wealth; clsaowedSwith a genius
and energysunsurpagsed among the. nag
tons Of the earth, shall again have on the
great seas merchant marine flying the
flag Of the common country and carrying
its commerce into every sea and uphold
ing its honor in every port?
II am glad'to-day to stand for this o.
ment among you and to express my sym
patty with any and every. interest that
tends to develop you as a people. t am
glad to stand with you on one. common
| platform OF rcspect'for the constitution;
| differing as some of us may do in our
opinions as to what the law should be and
how it should be applied; having in view
one common devotion of obedience to the
law as the majority of our people,. by.
their own represents tivcs, makes it.. 3
81 shall carry away from here are-
newed impulse to public duty;~a ncwSin-
SEPARATION as Il citizen, and that too, of 4
country whose greatness is only dawninS.
"And now let me express to you the
pleasure | shall have in every good that
can conc to you as community and to
each Of you as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell in all
your families, and, the fear and love OF.
God in every home. y !, g%. ~ =
| CONE TO NIRGISiA.-Thc coming wool
growing ;sagriculfur and iron producing
section OF the. United States.