The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
SOUTH! YOUNG MAN.

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President Harrison, on his tour through
the South, after having seen tic Won.
derfll growth Of LTnchburs, BEDFORD.
City, Roanoke, Salem, Radford, Pulaski
Wytheyille and Abingdon and the indus
trial development in progress along tue
line Of the Norfolk & Western Railroad,
and viewed the country of Southwest
Virginia, said in his speech to the people
Of Bristol, Va:
sssir Fellow Citizens::-4l,laye found not,
only pleasure, but instruction in riding
today through the portion of the State
Of Virginia that is feeling in very strIk-
ing way the impulse Of new development.
Its extremely gratifying to notice that
those hidden sources of wealth which
were SO long unohserved and SO long un-
used are now being found, and that those
regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the
center Of population, are now being rapid
" transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centcrs. In the early
settlement of this country cmlsrants
poured over the Alleghanics and Blue
RIDGE like waters over an obstructing
lcdse. seeking ihe fertile ard attractive
farm regions Of the great West. They
passed pDotservcd these marvellous hid-
den stores of wealth which arc now being
brought into use.
Having flied lhose great basins 81 the
West tlley arc now turning back 10 sIr-
GINA and West Virginia and Tennessee
10 bring about the full development and
production for which time is ripe ana
which will surprise the world. 1t mas not
been long since every implement OF IRON
domestic, agricultural and mecbGIniacaai'
was made for you in other states. Inc
| iron po;at Of the wooden mold board pillow,
with which the carly farmers here turned
.ho soil, came from distant States. But
now Virginia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies to participate in a large
degree in mechanical productions and II
the great awakening Of American com,
merce and American influence witch VIII
lift the nation to place among the ma
| tions Of The world uepar before attained,
rWhat is 10 hinder us when we have
secured the markets Of our own States
that we shall reach out and enter into
Successful competition in the markets OF
other parts Of lie wor!d ! say what is
to hinder ths people; possessing by the
Providence OF God, al! the clements OF
material wealth; endowed with genius
anG energy unsurpassed among the ma
tons Of tie GARTH shall again have on the
great seas merchant marine lying inc
flag Of the common country and CARRYING
its commerce into every sea and uphold
ing It's l0EQr in every port?
- an glad To-day TO stand for this mo-
ment among You and to express my sym
pathy with any and every interest that
ienda 10 develop you as people. am
Glad TO stand with you Oh one common
platform Of respect for the constitution;
differing as some Of us may do III chr
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 cur people, by
their own representatives, make it,
u shall carry away from here a re-
neaed impulse to public duty; a new IN
SEPARATION rs citizen, and that too, OF
country whose greatness is only Ca"nlnS.
and now let me express 10 you VIC
pleasure shall have in every good that
can come to YOU as community ana to
each OF YOU as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell III all
your families, and the fear and love OF
God in every hong.
Cour TO VlaolalA.-Ti;e coming wool
growing; agricultural and iron producing
section of The United States.
|. Come via Merchants and Minors
From i3os;on Steamship Line, via Norfolk, Penn
md .ylyal!a L. T., via NortQl&, or Wash
New England. in.ton. ilarr;sDpfs;. baltimore q
tOhio 4. H., via slenqndoeh Junction.
From Y. Y. Come Via 0d Dominion Steamship
y. J. Zine via Norfolk, Pennsylvania L.
Penn r. Ma Norfolk or Washington, or
.iel Harrisburg; Baltimore ONO H. H.
Md via Shenandoah Junction.
From tAe Come sta Pittsburgh, or Via Chat,
West ltanoog;, or via Coumors ard Ashland
For all information, maps, reference
books. pamphlets, ETC.. descriptive of the
wonderful mineral and agricultural re-
sources Of thc States Of Virginia and
West Virginia, apply to Agents Of Tie
Norfolk, s Western railroad, ESQ wash
inston, Street, Boston; 1913 Broadway,
New York; 1913 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington. y. c.; 81 East, State Street,
Columbus, Ohio, or General Office,