The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12
ZONE SOUTH, YOUNG MAN?

GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MANa
President Harrison, on his tour through tho
South, after having seen the wonderful.
growth OF Lynchburg, Bedford City, Roanoke,
Salem, Radforj, Pulaski, Wythcyillc and Abinr-
don and heindustrial development in progress
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 Fellow Citizens: have found not only
pleasure, but instruction in 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
oil wealth which were So long unobscrved and
80 long unused are now being found, and thnt
theSc regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the ccr
ter OF population, are now being rapi,,v trans.
formed into busy manufacturing and CONNER
cial ccntcrS. In the early settlement OF this
country emisrants poured over the Allcghanics
and Blue Ridge like waters over mn obs;ruct-
ing ledge. seeking the fertile and attractive
farm REGIONS of the great West. They passed
unobscrvcd these marvellous hidden stores OF
wealth which are now being brought into use.
Having filed those great basins of the
" est, they are now turning back to Virginia
and West Virginia AMI Tennessee to bring
about the fun development and production
for which time is ripe aud 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.
Inc iron pointo the wooden mold board plow
with which the early farmers here turned the
SOIL came from distant States. But now Vir-
glnla aud Tennessee are stirring their energies
to participate ina large degree in mechanical
productions and in the great awakening of
American commerce and American influence
which will lift the nation To Il place among
the nations of the world never before at
tanned.
wv nat 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?
| what * tn hiptnr
by the providence of God, all the clements of
material wealth; endowed with Il genius and
energy unsurpassed among the nations of the
earth. shall again have on the great seas mcr-
chnnt marine flying the flag of the common
country and carrying its commerce into every
sea ana upholding its honor in every port?
II am glad today to stand for this moment
among YOU ana to express my sympathy with
any ana every interest that tends to dcyclop
you us II people. | am glad 10 stand with Won
on one common platform of respect for the
constitutions differing rs some of us may do in
our opinions rs to what the law should he and
how it should be applied; having in view one
common devotion of obedience to the law us
the majority of our people, 10y their own repre-
scntativcs mnkcjt.
81 shall carry away from here II renewed i'm
pulse to public duty; Il new inspiration ms II
citizen, and that, too, of Il country whose great
ness is only dawning.
And now let me express to you the pleasure
snail have in every good that can come to Won
as II community, and to each OF YOU rs indi-
vldiiais. 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 Wool Growing, Agricultural and
Iron Producing State in tho United States.