The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
"COME SOUTH! YOUNG MAN. y

! President Harrison, on his tour through
the South, after having seen the WON
derfu, growth of Lynchburg, Bedford
City. Roanoke, Salem, Radford, Pulaski,
Wytheville and Abingdon and the indusd
trial development in progress along the
line Of the Norfolk e. Western Railroad,
and viewed the country Of Southwest
Virginia, said in his speech to the people
Of Bristol, Va:
"My Fellow Citizens:-I have found not
only pleasure, but instruction in riding
to-day through the portion OF the State
of Virginia that is feeling in q very strik-
ing way the impulse Of new development.
1t i, extremely gratifying 10 notice that
these hidden sources Of wealth which
we're 90 long unobserved and so long UNI
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
ly transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centers. In The carly
settlement Of this country emigrants
poured over the Allcghanies and Blue
Ridge like waters over an obstructn9
edgc, seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions OF the great West. They
passed unobserved these marvellous Lid-
den stores Of wealth which ar, now being
brought into use.
"Having filled those great basins OF The
West they are now turning back to Vir-
sinia and West Virginia anG Tennessee
to bring about the full development and
production for which time liz 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 arc stirring
their energies to participate in large
degree in mechanical productions and III
the great awakening of American cont
merce and American influence which WILL
lift the nation TO a place among tho ma
tions Of the world never before attained.
"What is to hinder us when VIC have
secured the markets of our own States
| that we shall reach Owt 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 4 genius
| and energy unsurpassed among the ma
tons of the earth, shall again have on the
great seas o merchant marine flying the
| flag Of the common country and carrying
| it's commerce into every sea and uphold
| ing it's honor in every portI
! II am glad to-day to stand for this mo-
ment among you and to express my sym
patty 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 as TO what the law should.be and
how it should he applied; having in view
one common devotion of obedience to the
law SO the majority of our people, by
their own representatives, make it.
II shall carry away from here re"
newed impulse to public duty; new in
spiration as q citizen, and that too, OF
country whose greatness is only dawnlnS.
"And now let me express TO you the
pleasure l shall have in every good that
can come to you as community and to
each Of You as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell i'll all
your families, and the fear and love OF
God in every home"
CONE TO VlRcINIA.-I'he coming wool
growing; agricultural and iron producing
section Of the United States.
Come via Merchants and Minors
From Boston Steamship Lilac, Vie Norfolk, Ienn-
and {sylyania Il L., Viz Norfolk, or WASH
New England, ngton, or Harrisburg; Baltimore q
Ohio X. r., via Shenandoah Ju:c.ion
From \. VI Come via Old Domnion Sears! Up
|. " " J. line via Norfolk Pc nsylran;a t.
{. POM r. via 30, folk, o. VI .shingto., or
Del Harrisburg; Baltimore i Ohio r. X.
g. Nd, VIA Shenandoah Jnactioa.
From tae Come viz Pittsburgh, via Chat
West ltanooga 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 md
West Virginia, apply to Agents OF ase
Norfolk g. Western railroad, $50 WASH
lsineton, Street, Boston; 1913 Broadway,
New York; l,423 Pennsylvania Aycns's,
Washington, D. c.; 81 Rast, State Street,
Columbus, Ohio, or General Oilice,