The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-25
juncl0-lni


GONE SOUTH, YOUNG MAN?
President Harrison, on his tour throuob tbo
South, after having seen the wonderful.
growth OF Lynchburg, Bedford City, Roanoke,
Salem, Radford, Pulaski. wythevillcan and Abpp-
don and the industrial development in progress
along the line OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad, and viewed the country of south
west Virginia. said in his speech to the poople
Mt Bristol. Va.
''My Fellow Citizens: have found not only
pleasure, but instruction in riding to-day
through the portion OF the State of Virginia
that is feeling in a very striking way the I'M
pulse of now development. 1t is extremely
gratifying to notice that those hidden sources
of wealth which were so long unobserycd and
so long unused are now being found and that
these 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 CONNER
cial ccntcrS. In the early settlement of this
country cmigrants poured over the Allcrhanies
and Blue Ridge like waters over IN obstruct-
ing ledge. seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great West They passed
unobserved these marvellous hidden stores OF
wealth 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 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.
The iron point of the wooden mold board pillow,
with which the early farmers here turned the
soil, came from distant States. But now Wiz
ginia and Tennessee are stirring their @ .lerric.
TO participate In Il large degree in ms chsnica
productions and in the Lrcat awe kcnirr ot
American commerce and Americr n intiucnc,
which will lift the nation to n place anon,
the nations Of the world never before M
tanned.
what Is TO hinder us when. we have secure,
the markets OF our own ST Atcs that we shall
reach out ana enter into successful compcti
ton in the markets of otter rsrts OF the world
I h,t t. 90, IL.
say what Is 10 hinder this people, posscssin,
by the providence OF God, all the clements q
iha'crial wealth.; endowed with genius an,
energy unsurpassed among the nstons of III
earth, shall again have on the great seas n nser
chant marine lying the flag of the common
country and carrying its commerce into ever,
sea and upholding its honor in every port?
! L am glad to- day 10 stand FOR this uomcn
among you and to express my sympathy will
any and every interest that tends to dcyclo,
/ You as a.pcoplc. ! am glad to stand with yo,
! on one common platform of respect for tn
I constitution; differing as some OF us may do 1,
} our opinions rs to what the law should be nm,
how it should be applied; having in view on
! common devotion OF obedience to the law n
! the majority OF our people, by their own repre-
| scntatives, make 1t.
| Il shall carry away from here n renewed i'm
pulse to public duty; new inspiration as
citizen, and that too, OF a country whose great
ness is only dawning.
'nd now let mo express to you the pleasure
snail have in every good that can come to 80,
us community, and 10 each OF you as indi
viduals. May peace, prosperity and socia
! order dwell in all your families. and the fca
and love of God ia every home"
COME TO VIRGINIA.
me Coming Wool Growing, Agricultural ant
Iron Producing State in the United Statos.
FROM BOSTON AND NEW ENcT Avn