The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-09-25
"C0HE SOUTH! YOUNG NAN. =

President Harrison, on his tourthrough
The South. after having seen the Won
derful growth of Lvnchburg, Bedford
City, Roanoke, Salem, Radford, Pulaski,
Wytbeviile and Abingdon and the indus
trial development in progress along the
line Of the Norfolk {; Western Railroad,
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, bat instruction in riding
to-day through the portion of the State
of Virginia that is feeling in very strik-
ing way the impulse Of new Development
It is extremely gratifying to notice that
these hidden sources Of wealth which
were so long unobscrved and SO long un-
USED ere now being found, and that those
regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the
center OF populations, are now being rapid
ly transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centers. In the carly
settlement Of this country emigrants
poured over tie Atleghanes and Blue
Ridge ike waters over an obstructInG
ledge, seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions OF he great West. hey
passed uuobserycd these marvellous hid
den stores Of wealth which are now being
brought into use.
"Haviug flied those great basins of the
West they are Row turning back to Viz
ginia and West Virginia and Tennessee
to bring about bc full development and
production for which time is ripe and
which viii surprise the world. It has not
been long since evcyy implement OF iron,
domestic, agricultural and mcchanicai,
was made for YOU in other States. The
iron point Of Che wooden mold board plow
with which the early farmers here turned
the soil, came from distant States. But
nov Virginia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies TO participate i'll large
degree in mechanical productions and in
the great awakening of American COM
merce and American Influence which Will
III; the nation to II place among the ma
lions oi the world never before attained.
"W hal is 10 hinder us when we have
secured the markets Of cur own States
that we shall reach ott 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 ai Tie elements OF
material wealth; endowed with Il genius
and energy unsurpassed among the ma
lions OF tie earth, shah again have OH the
great seas a merchant marine lying the
tiag Of the common country and carrying
lis commerce into every sea and uphold
ing its honor in every port?
81 ala glad o-day to stand for this mo-
ment among you and 90 express MY SYM
patly with any and every interest that
tends to develop you as = people. am
glad I . stand with you or 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 in view
one COMMON devotion Of obedience to the
law as the majority Of our people, by
their own representatives,, make it.
- shall carry awaY from here a re-
newed impulse to pubic duty; q new in
spiration rs citizen, and that ioo Of a
country whose grcatnessis only dawning.
land now let me express to you the
pleasure ! shall have in every good that
can come to you as a community and to
each ofyou as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell in all
your families, and the fear and love OF
Coz in every home
CONE TO ylpciNIA.-The coming wool
growing: agricultural and iron producing
section CT The United States.
Come via Merchants ard Minors
From Boston Steamship Zine, VIA Norfolk, Penn
AID ayyauia L, T., VIA Norfolk, on wash
New England inHon, or liarIisbrrg Baltimore x
Chic Z. T.. via shenandoah Junction.
From y y. Come Via Ola Dominion Steamship
X j. Line, VIA Norfolk, Pennsylvania K.
Penn. t.. via NorloS, or Washington, or
Del. Harrisburg; Baltimore Ohio 4. K.
- Nd. via Shenandoah Junction.
From the Gene via Pittsburgh, or via Chat
West t,anooga, via Columbus and Ashland
For ail information, maps, reference
books, pamphlets, etc. descriptive Of the
wonderful minefa! and agricultural re-
sources OF the States OF Virginia and
West Virginia, apply TO Agents of the
Norfolk & N'ostcrn railroad, 800 Wash
ington, Street. Boston; 303 Broadway,
| New York; ,!;!3 Pennsylvania Avenue,
| Washington. y. c.; 81 East, State Street,