The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-30
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President Harrison. OH his tour through
the South, after having seen the won.
dersul growth of Lynchl,urg. Bedford
Civ, Roanoke, Salem, Radtord, Pulaski,
Wythsyille and Abingdon and the lndusd
trial development in progress along the
line Of the Norfolk Western Railroad,
and viewed the country Of Southwest
Virginia, said in his speech 10 the people
of Bristol, Va:
.My Fellow Citizens:-I have found not
oniy pleasure, but instruction in riding
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 that
those hidden sources Of wealth which
we're so long unobserved and SO long un-
used are now being found, and that those
regions, once 90 retired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the
center Of population, are now belnGrapld-
ly transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centers. In the early
settlement of this country emiSrants
poured over the Alleghanics and Blue
Ridge like waters over all obstructlns
ledge, seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great West. They
passed unobserved these marvellous ND
den stores Of wealth which are now being
brought into use.
"Having filled those great basins OF the
West they are now turning back to Vlr-
ginis and West Virginia and Tennessee
to bring about the full development and
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 in other States. The
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 i'll large
degree in mechauical productions and in
the great awakening of American conf
merce and American influence which will
lift the nation to place among the ma
tions of the world never before attained.
nWhat is 10 hinder US when We have
secured the markets Of our own States
chat We shall reach out 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 genius
and energy unsurpassed among the ma
tons of the earth, shall again have on the
great seas A merchant marine Tying the
flag Of the common country and carrying
it's commerce into every sea and uphold
ing its honor in every port?
II am glad to-day to stand for this mo-
ment among you and to express my sym
pathy with any and every interest that
tends to develop you as people. ! am
glad to stand with you on one common
platform of respect for the constitution;
differing ~ some Of us HAY 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 re-
neved impulse to public duty; new in
SEPARATION as q citizop, apd that too, OF
coantry vheae greatness is only dawning.
land nov lot me express to you the
pleasure | shall have in every good that
can como TO you ~ community and to
each ofyou 90 individuals May peace,
pros perity and social order dwell in all
your families. and the fear and love of
God in every homo"
CoNs 70 VIRGIxIA.-The coming wool
growing; agricultural and iron producing
section Of the United States.
( Come via Merchants and Minors
From Boston Steamship Line, via Norfolk. Penn
and I sylvania Z. r.. via Norfolk, or Wash
Eew England, ington, or Harrisburg; Baltimore &
Ohio 3. r., via Shenandoah Junction.
FROM =. IT, Come via Old Dominion Steamship
~ ), j. Line, via Norfolk, Pennsylvania Il.
Penn, R., via Norfolk, or Washington, or
Del. HsfNshprg: Baltimore Ohio X. K.
Nd via Shenafidoah Junction.
From the , Come vis Pittsburgh, or via Chat
West ttauoosa, or via Columbus and Ashland
For all 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 Is Western railroad, $40 Wash
ington. Street. Boston; 303 Broadway,
New York; ,433 Pennsylvania Avenue,