The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-22
SOUTH! YOUNG NAN. 2


President Harrison, on his tour through
the South, after having seen the won
derful growth of Lynchburg, Bedford
City, Roanoke, Salem, Radford, Pulaski
Wytheyille and Abingdon and the indus-
trial development in progress along the
line Of the Norfolk s. Western Railroads
and viewed the country of Southwest
Virginia, said in his speech to the people
OF Bristol, Va:
"Mv Fellow Citizens:-I have found not
only pleasure, but instruction IN rlalns
to-day through the portion OF the STATE
OF Virginia that is feeling in very strlk-
Ing way the impulse Of new development.
1t is extremely gratifying TO notice thal
those hidden sources OF wealth winch
were SO long unobserved and so long un-
used are now being found, and that those
regions, once so retired, occupied ny pas
t-toral people, having difficult access TO me
center Of population, are now being rapid
! " transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centers. In the earn!
settlement OF this country emlSrahis
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Ridge like waters over an obstructlnS
ledge, seeking the fertile and attractive
! farm regions OF the great west lhey
passed unobscrved these marvellous MD
den stores of wealth which arc now beng
brought into use.
"Havipg filled those great basins OF the
West they are now turning back to ' II
gina and 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 and mechanical
was made for YOU in other States. he
iron point of the wooden mold board pillow,
with which the early farmers here turned
the soil, came from distant States. But
now Virginia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies to participate in large
degree in mechanical productions ana III
the great awakening Of American com
mcrce and American influence which VIII
lift the nation to Il place among the ma
lions 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 oSt and enter into
successful competition 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 4 genius
and energy unsurpassed among the ma
tons of the earth, shall again have on the
great seas q merchant marine flying the
flag of the common country and carrying
its commerce into every sea and uphold
ing its honor i'll every port!
Il am glad to-day to stand for this mo-
ment among you and to express my sym
patty with any and every interest that
tends to develop YOU rs people. l am
glad to stand with you OH one common
platform of respect 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 i'll view
one common devotion Of obedience to the
law as the majority of our people, by
their own representatives., make it.
IL shall carry away from here re-
ncwcd impulse to public duty; Il new IN
spiration as citizen, and that too, Of Il
country whose greatness is only dawninS.
land now let me express TO you the
pleasure l shall have in every good that
can come TO you rs a 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
CONE TO VlEClNIA--Thc coming wool
growing; agricultural and iron producing
section Of the United States.
Come via Merchants and Minors
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and sylyunia K. H., via Norfolk, or WASH
New England ngtoI., or Harrisburg: Baltimore IL
Ohio X. r., via Shenandoah junction.
From " w. Come Via Old Dominion Steamship
y. J. Line, via Norfolk, Pennsylvania r.
= Penn. H.. via Norfolk. or Washington. or
. Del. Harrisburg; Baltimore u Ono H. H.
- Md. via Shenandoah Junction.
| From the Come via Pittsburgh, o. via Chat
West ltanooga, or via Columbus and Ashland
For ali 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 & Western railroad, $50 Wash
ington, Street, Boston; SOB Broadway,
New York ,433 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, ID. c.; 81 East, State Street,
Columbus, Ohio, or General Office,
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