The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-03
GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MANa

| GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MANa
President Harrison. on hts tour through tn,
South, after having seen tho wondcrfu
gro with of Lynchburg, Bedford City, Roanoke
Salom- Radford, Pulaski, wythevlllo and Abinu.
don and tho industrial development In progress
along tho line OF tho Norfolk and Western
railroad, and viewed the country Of so,,,,,
west Virginia, said in his speech to tho people
Mt Bristol. Va.
M y Fellow Citinens hive found not only,
pleasure, but instruction in riding TODAY
through the portion OF tho State Of Virginia
that is feeling in a very striking way tho i'm
pulse of now development. 1t Is extremely
gratifying to notice that those hidden sources
of wealth which were 80 long unotseryed and
SO long unused arc nov being found, and that
these regions, once so retired. occupied by pas-
toral people, having difficult access to the cen
ter OF population, are now being rapidly TRIMS
formed into busy manufacturing and CONNER
cial ccntors. In the carly settlement of this
country cmigrants poured over tho Aileghancs
and Blue Ridge like waters over an obstruct
ing ledge. seeking tho fertile and attractive
farm regions of tho great West. They passed
unobscrvcd these marvellous hidden stores of
wealth which arc now being brought into use.
Having filled those great basins of tho
West, they arc now turning back to Virginia
and West Virginia and Tennessee to bring
about the full development AMI 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 i'm other States
The iron point of tho wooden mold board pillow,
with which the early farmers here turned the
soil, came from distant States. But now Vir-
ginfa and Tennessee arc stirring their energies
TO participate in large degree In mechanical
productions and In the hrcat awakening of
American commerce and American influence
which Will lift the nation to place among
the nations of the world never before ut
taincd
what is to hinder us when we have secured
tho markets OF our own states that we shall
reach out and enter into successful competi-
ton in the markets of other parts OF the world?
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by the providence OF God, all tho elements of
material wealth: endowed with n genius and
energy unsurpassed among the nations of the
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 its honor IN every port.
81 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 rs people. | am glad to stand with YOU
on one common Platform of respect for the
constitution; differing as some of us may do i'm
our opinions rs to what the law should be and
how it should be 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.
IL shall carry away from here renewed i'm
pulse to public duty; inspiration as
citizen, and that. too. OF country whose great
ness is only dawning.
"And now let me express to you the pleasure
shall have in every good that can come to you
rs II 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 homc.''
COME TO VIRGINIA.
The Coming Woodworking Agricultural and
Iron Producing State in tho United States.
FROM BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND,
Come via Merchants and Miners Steamship
Line, via Norfolk; Pennsylvania Railroad, via
Norfolk. or Washington, or Harrisburg; Balt.-
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 oil information, maps, reference books,
pamphlets. etc., descriptive OF the wonderful