The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-05
ZONE SOUTH, YOUNG MAN?

GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MANa
President Harrison, on his tour through the
South, after having seen the wondcrru
growth OF Lynchburg. Bedford City, Roanoke.
Salem, Radford, Pulaski. wythcvilc and Abing-
don and the industrial DEVELOPMENT i'm proprcss
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 Citizons have found not only
pleasure, but instruction in riding to-day
through the portion of the State OF Virginia
that is feeling in very striking way tho i'm
pulse OF now development. 1t is extremely
gratifying to notice that those hidden sources
of wealth which were so long unobscryed and
so long unused are nov being found and that
these regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
torai people, having difficult access to the CEN
ter or population, are now being rapidly trans
formed into busy manufacturing and CONNER
ciai ccntcrS. In the early settlement of this
country emigrants poured over the Allcghanics
and Blue Ridge like waters over an obstruct
ing ledge. seeking the fertile AMI attractive
farm regions of the great West. They passed
unobscrvcd these marvellous hidden stores or
wealth which arenow being brought intou use.
Having filled those great basins Of the
" est they are now turning back to Virginia
and West Virginia ana 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
inc IRON point.of the wooden mold board plow
win which the early farmers here turned the
soil, came from distant States But now Vir-
ginia and Tennessee are stirring their energies
to participate in IN large degree in mechanical
productions and in the great awakening of
American commerce aud American influence
which Will lift the nation to Il place among
tho NATIONS OF the world never before Mt
tanned. -
what isi to hinder us when we have secured
the markets OF our own states that we shall
reach out and enter into successful compcti-
ton in the markets of other parts OF the world?
say what is to hinder this people, possessing
by tho providence OF God, all the elements of
material wealth; endowed with II genius and
energy unsurpassed among the nations of the
earth, shall again have on the great seas NOR
chant marine flying the tiag of the common
country and carrying its commerce into every
sea and upholding its honor in every port?
Il am glad to-day to stand for this moment
among you and to express my sympathy with
any ana every interest that tends to develop
you as II people l am glad to stand with you
on one common platform of respect for the
constitution; dircringas some OF us may do in
our opinions rs to what the law should bc aud
how itshould he applied: having in view one
common devotion OF obedience to the law ms
the majority OF our people, by their own repre-
scntativcs, make IL.
~ shall carry away from here n renewed inn
pulse To public duty: new inspiration as a
citizen, and that, too, of IL country whose great
ness is only dawning.
And now lot me express to you the pleasure
shall have in every good that can come to YOU
as community and to each OF you as indi-
Nidiais. May peace. prosperity and social
order dwell in all your families, ana the fear
and love of God in every home"
COME TO VIRGINIA.
The Coming Wool Growing. Agricultural and
Iron Producing State in the United States.