The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-25
GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MAN2

GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MAN?
President Harrison, on his tour through the
SOUTH after having seen the wonderful
growth OF Lynchburg. Bedford City. Roanoke.
Salem, Radford, Pulaski, wythevillc and Abing-
don and the Industrial development in proyrcss
along the line OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad. and viewed the country OF south
west Virginia. said in his speech to the people
at Bristol, Va.
MY Fellow Citizens: have found not only
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. It Is cx,remo,v
gratifying to notice that those hidden sources
OF wealth which were so long unobscrvcd and
so long unused are now being found. and that
thcsc regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the CEN
ter OF population, are now being RAPIDLY trans
formed into busy manufacturing and common.
cial ccntcrs. In the early settlement of this
country cmigrants poured over the Allcghanics
and Blue Ridge like waters over nm ohstruct
ing ledge. seeking the fertile and attractive
iarh regions OF the great West. They passed
ui'ooserVcd these marvellous hidden stores OF
"eatih which are now being brought into use
Having filled those great basins of the
west they are now turning back to Virginia
and West Virginia and Tennessee to bring
about the fun development and production
Tor 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.
Inc IRON point OF the wooden mold board plow
with which the early farmers hero turned the
SOIL came from distant States. But now Viz
gihia and Tennessee are stirring their energies
10 participate fna large degree in mechanical
productions and in the lrcat awakening OF
American commerce and American influence
which will lift the nation to a place among
the nations of the world never before at
taincd
~" nat Is to hinder us when we have secured
the markets OF our own states that we shall
reach out and enter into successful competi-
uoh IN the markets of other parts OF the world?
say what Is To hinder this people, possessing
by the providence OF God, all the clements of
,..,.t.
energy unsurpassed among the nations of the
earth, shall again have on the great seas n mcr-
chant marine flying the flag of the common
country and carrying its commerce into every
sea and upholding its honor in every port?
u am glad to-day to stand for this moment
among you and to express my sympathy with
any anu every interest that tends to dcyclop
you us Il people. | am glad to stand with YOU
on one common platform of respect for The
constitution; differing MS some of us may do In
our opinions Us to what the law should be and
how it should be applied; having i'm view one
common devotion OF obedience to the Inv rs
the majority OF our people, by their own repro
Scntatves, make it,
II shall carry away from here removed i'm
pulse to public duty; new inspiration Us n
citizen, and that, too, OF a country whose great
ness is only dawning.
Shall have in every good that can come to Won
Ms Il community, and to each OF you us indi-
Vidlials. 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 Woodworking, Agricultural and
Iron Producing State in tho United States.
FROM BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.
Come via Merchants and Miners Steamship
Line, via Norfolk; Pennsylvania Railroad. via
Norfolk, or Washington. or Harrisburg; Balt,-
more and Ohio Railroad, via Shenandoah
Junction.
FROM NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENN
SYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND.
Come via Old Dominion Steamship Line, via
Norfolk; Pennsylvania Railroad. via Norfolk,
or washington, or Harrisburg: Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, via Shenandoah Junction.
FROM THE WEST.
Come via Pittsburg, or via CHATTANOOGA or
Via Columbus and Ashland
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