The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-02
SOUTH! YOUNG han

President Harrison, o.. his tour through
the South, after having seen The won
..,.rf,Ii Growth Of Lvnchburgg, BEDFORD
civ Roanoke. Salem, Radford, Pulaski'
WythcviIle and Abingdon aud the inons-
trial development in progress along the
line Of the Norfolk s. Western Railroads
and viewed the country of Southwest
Virginia, said in his spcecli TO the people
Of Bristol, Va:
.lMv Fellow Citizens:-I have found not
oniy pleasure, but instruction in riding
to-day through the portion Of the state
of Virginia that is feeling in very strlk-
ing way the impulse Of new Development.
It is extremely gratifying to notice that
those hidden sources of wealth which
were so long unobseryed and so long un-
used arc 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
IL transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centers. In the early
settlement OF this country cmlSrants
poured over the Alleghanics and Blue
Ridge like waters over an obstructinS
ledge, seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great West. They
passed uncbserved these marvellous hid
den stores of wealth which are nov beng
brought into use.
"Having filled those great basins OF the
West they are now turning back to VIZ
ginia ard West Virginia and tennessee
to bring about the full development and
production for which time is ripe and
which will surprise the world. 1t las not
been long since every implement OF iron,
domestic, agricultural ard mechanical
was made for you in other States. Inc
iron point Of the wooden mold board pillow,
witt. which the early farmers here turned
the soil, came from distant States. But
now Virginia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies to participate IL 4 large
degree in mechanical productichs and IL
tile great awakening OF American com,
merce and American influence which VIII
lift the nation to place among the ma
tons Of the world never before attained.
"What is % hinder US when we have
secured the markets Of our own States
that we shall reach OFT and enter into
successful competition III the markets OF
other parts Of the world: | say what is
to hinder this people; possessing by TIE
| Providence OF God, ali the elements OF
material wealth; endowed with genius
! and energy unsurpassed among the ma
| lions OF the earth, shall again have on the
great seas Il merchant marine Tying tne
hag Of the common country and carrying
its commerce into every sea and uphold
ing its honor in every port?
81 am glad to-day to stand for this mo-
men: among yon and to express my SYM
patly with any and every interest that
tends TO develop YOU as people. l 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 be applied; having III view
one COMMON devotion OF obedience to the
law rs the ma orty of our people, by
their own personalities, make IT,
81 shall carry away from here re-
| newed impulse 10 public duty; new in
spiration as a citizen, and that too OF u
country whose greatness is only dawhinS
.And nov let me express to yen the
pleasure | shall have in every good that
can come to you as q community and to
each Of ycu as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell in all
your families, and the fear and love OF
God in every home.
CoxE TO ViRciSi..--Ihc coming wool
growing; agriculture! and iron producing
section Of The United States.
Come via Merchants md Miners
From Boston Steamship Line, yia Norfolk, Pe:'n-
| and sylyaiia il. T., yia Norfolk, OF WASH
| Eew England ingioil. or Harrisburg; Baltimore i
Ohio H. H., Via Shenandoah Junction
From. X. VI Come via Old Dominion Steamship
% y J. Line, via Norfolk, Fc:;usy !vania K.
$ Penn r., Via Norfolk, or Washington, or
! .. Del. harrisburg; Baltimore & G!io K. T.
| g I'D. via SIcuandoph Junction.
| From the Come Via Pittsburgh, or via Chat
West ltunopga, via Columbus anil Ashland
For all information. maps, reference
books, pamphlets. etc. descriptive of the
wonderful mineral and agricultural re-
sources of The States Of Virginia and
West Virginia, apply to Agents OF the
Norfolk & Western railroad, $50 Wash
ngton, Street, Boston; 3G3 Broadway
New York; 1913 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. c.; 81 East, State Street
Columbus, Ohio, or General Office