The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-18

PaSI, Will De eCllpSeu within the coming
years. Indeed it seems to me that the
Virginia OF today presents such
promising field in the daily revelation
OF some new source of wealth and in the
opening up of now lines of industries
that she was fore-ordained to BIO a CEN
ter where manufacturers of almost
every range could congregate when
time was ripe"
Capt. M. M. Rogers responded to his
toast as follows:
''GENTLEMEN: The sentiment recog-
nizes the existence of vast resources and
powers and only ascribes to the real es-
tate men theil development. This is
very true. Tho conditions already eX-
list. The resources are around us in
llmitless profusion though undeveloped:
the powers are there but dormant. 1t
was the eccentric John Randolph of
Roanoke who described the guinea Sec
ton of Cumberland county as region
for which God had done more, and man
less than for any other on tho face of
the globe. The work of developing and
utilizing these grand resources have
been too long delayed.
"Old Virginia has been Satisfied to
wear out her soil in the old routine of
corn and tobacco and turn her back
upon her true sources of wealth and
prosperity, but She has at last awakened
to her grand opportunities; she has
taken her place in the front rank Of the
march of material development and
manufacturing prosperity. and the real
estate men are in the van-the foremost
front-of this progressive movement
The toast speaks of dormant power, l
think that drowsy adjective might. be
applied to the capitalists of the "Hill
City in the unwillingness they have
heretofore shown to put their money
into manufactures. But we will not
quarrel with them for tho past if they
fall into line for the future, and the
Rivermont Company has bridged over
their difficulties for them.
'YeS, it has built them bridge which
is miracle of engineering art and q
monument to the sagacity and enter
prise OF those who conceived and exc
cuted tho bold design. / do verify be-
lieve that the completion Of this bcauti-
full and enduring structure marks the
beginning of new and glorious era of
prosperity for Lynchburg. 1t is the
crisis of her fate; for there is, gentlemen,
with communities as with individuals u
tide in their affairs which taken at it's
flood leads on to fortune. Such flood
tide has set in for this city and it's sub
urbs, and my ardent hope and belief is
that this flood tide will never have an
ebb. But am being led further than
intended and must thank you for the
kind indulgence with which you have
listened to my attempt to supply the
place OF another in RESI- ond ing to the
sentiment"
Judge McLane responded to the toast,
The Hustlers," with a rousing, witty
and a1Orn0pt cnooob. ItV,Lo I'D.
conclave assembled coined that word
Hustler You have here a political
hustler whom I, a Yankee from Yankee
dom, would rather vote for President
than any man living, and that is your
senior Senator, John w. Daniel But
hustlers are not all real estate men; they
are everything from senators to office
boys who do their duty and work hard
The hustlers of Virginia are welded
section to section and wiped out the
sectional line"
Space forbds the detail of every toast.
Senator Daniels response was notable
address. Speaking without preparation,
no referred to several statistical state
ments, and declared that the industrial
development in the South alone in 1890
stood where the whole United States
was in 1870, and was rapidly becoming
the industrial stronghold of America
Among the Roanol1ers present were
A. S. Asberry, A. L. Tremain, j. w.
Coon, James S. Simmons, Mort NJ
Rogers, James A. Pugh and II. j.
browne, of THE TINES; Il. w. Spindle,
e. ID. Tucker, w. e. Andrews, r. II.
Gray, John p. hudson, j. II. Cutchin,
G. Bayne, d. II. Scott, C. O'Leary, C. L
Herbert, Judge l.. d. Yarrell and L. w.
Terrell.