The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
!. \. ARTHUR
-, mr MS SFNT NKFA7 IN
81 VIZ pERrAi>iN''
work accomplished @l.n in y w ,sx
crcar' .,,o has Do"e Grew
lsr'-- ''nta and xii do Greater
.....,,s Eeea,d J

L9t"'' l.
] ...a ,sa. thousands arc now ask SIX.
/ oses'lon - 80 "To what VII
] ~ ca. .,,1a,. the founder Of A' "a e,
D A',a ,,-.et his in'e"'ioH'" Nc
s'. aa o.. o. ever accomplished SO much c,
o'a a." tine for the ma'er'", ,I aa,
! .' ..' aeaay section Not more . 'na"
s'''' 80 ,bc Cumberland Gap move,
a'''' ' 'si,..te3. Within that ''s'
! %, .,. eonpa.s,d achievements
J. ), W. VII suffice to crown with glory
Er.sa' .ors. Where three years ago
D.. o,-v scattered huts' whose &C
3 w. sl98,d their time between T"iS-
!. ', ..r,. d.tilling moon, hi"0 "t's-
F'.9 .' '.' at one another fro" be-
I -. there stands day :" c'' u, n n
4 ..,, Of the products OF wealth anu
4 s''. nd civilization such as O'd'naF-
y :. ' .a eror up ina generation"
I y, ....e,.. long rows Of stately s''"' {,
4 .','. .,o,e.. sarc-honscs, Office and +
M
..l3ior,. sapcrh hotels scores Oh
4 s..I.,pe. and hundreds of less pre-
4 '' .,,,..e., public buildings en0T-
Z -. = ay md steel works and mnI'i'"-
-;,dp.lrics, handsome church,
q o'@.' .,ion.e., numerous bank and
u .,'; and, in short, all Tie &C
Il ls", Of modern CITY life IN IFS
@ p...' and active and progressive
8 ..ealiry thatthrce wears ago was IS.
A. y an unknown wildcrnes9,cnt OH
a." ,,of the world, is now qnlckly
pollaau cars from all directions
y I'D hundreds Of thousands OF Wis
8. g t .'' i. minerals and timbers' MP
@ 10 'o,r. aro yaluelcss because mac,
& nos furnish raw material =. ana
q ., u Industries. Mountains that
81 .a ,,' an in9assablc barrier to rail,
sl& ' 20 i,,en cut through by a tunnel
= s mile long, and new passase"ay
81. The /. East and West is provided
N Al 70 Knoxville, 81 miles long
~ built and equipped. The build
81, .,.r.ion. ofthe Louisville & Nash
81 81 . y nj has been procured. whereby
81. rre,- trank-linc highway i ere
81 81 s,oopd Cumberland Gap hali a
81 4. IRVING towns have grova ardcr
'ss;Iplas OF the developments set on
- Va, cnIy did Mr. Arthur dc
sg. .tuoeudous work, but he raised
"a for il and directed the c1ecu-
IS H. gIsn, What parallel can be
szao ,b,- magnificent creation OF MS
al Where ba. one man ever brought
stSt as many millions for expenditure
'Ssrc,eogmcnt Of any Iocaliiyf And
IS. i. il, 80 short time, with militia!
Ain. 50 diihcalt, have results been
s;ss. even remotely approxima;ing
sssSh foot Of land in Southeastern Ken
Is6a, bren gwen value where before
ss8 none The amazing mineral and
;osElcAe. O.. ali Easlern Kentucky MS
asE adjacent territory in Virginia and
sssssct have bucn made more widely
sssland mady possible Of earlier utii-
siSa l., reason Of the Cumberland Gap
The railroads have been
Sely Though Sr. Arihur's efforts,
J cayd up to markets wide arear OF
e9ts in tennessee aud Virginia for
''.sSs lliout outlet for heir products.
sssssi, accessible ich iron, coal, tim
gsSg iNmns lands avg have added mil
asssp real estate val/s in the sections
|sss.Gt by them Ind not the locality
lgAa cuuherlaN Gap alone, but the
eIs South IN field Tor investment and
has been made 81 coEsQlcc-
saS (nciH capital viii find its way
SSss part ol the Soul. as direct
slsse oi vha' has been done III
SaLss ILIMgL.