The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-06
TONE SOUTH, YOUNG MANI

GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MANI
President Harrison, on his tour throuob tho
South, after having seen the wonderful.
growth OF Lynchburg, Bedford City, Roanoke.
Salem, Radford, Pulaski, w ythcville and Abnp.
don and the industrial development in progress
along the line Of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, and viewed the country Of sutb.
west Virginia, said in his speech to the people
at Bristol. Va.
MY Fellow Citizens: have found notonly
pleasure, but instruction in riding TODAY
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
OF wealth which were SO long unobserved and
So ioilg unused are now being found, and that
these regions, once so retired, occupied bv mas.
toral people, having difficult access to the cen.
ter OF population, are now being rapidly trans
formed into busy manufacturing and CONNER
cial ccntcrs. In the early settlement of this
country emigrants poured over the Allcghanies
and Blue Ridge like waters over an ohstrpct-
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 intouse.
Having filled those great basins of the
west, they are now turning back to Virginia
aud 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 plow.
with which the early farmers hero turned the
SOL, came from distant States. But now Vir-
gina ana tennessee are stirring their energies
10 participate in large degree in mechanical
productions and in the trcat awakening OF
American commerce and American influence
which VIII nft the nation to place among
the nations of the world never before Mt
tanned.
What is to hinder us when we have secured
the 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?
say what is to hinder this people, possessing
by the providence OF God, all the elements of
material wealth; endowed with IL genius and
energy unsurpassed among the nations of the
earth shall again have on the great seas incr-
chant marine flying the ilny of the common
country and carrying its commerce into every
sea ana upholding its honor in every port?
II am glad to-day to stand for this momcn
among you and to express my sympathy 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 as some OF us may do in
our opinions rs to what the law should be and
how it should he applied; having in view one
| common devotion OF obedience to the law as
the majority Of our people, by their own repre-
Scntativcs make ii.
II shall carry away from here renewed i'm
fNiSS w pupht uutJi Il UcW inspiration n
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 Won
us community, and to each of you ms indi-
Vlduals. 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 rowing, Agricultural md
Iron Producing State In the United States,
FROM BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.