The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04
'4COHD SOUTH! YOUNG NAN. y

prcsdcri HARRISON on lis tour through
he South, after having seen the Won
derinl growth Of Lynclhurg, bedford
Cily, Roanoke. Siic,n. E"dlord, Pulaski,
Wythe,il!e and Abingdon and lhe indusa
ti.ai Development in progress along the
lire Of ;Ec Norfolk ( Western Railroad,
AID viewed the country Of Southwest
Virginia. sad il bis speech TO the people
al Bristol, a..
:Mv Fellow Ci,izcrs:--j haze found rot
only pleasure. Lut instruction in riding
,o-day through ihe PORTO! Of the State
ii Virginia thai is feeling il very strii-
ins way lhe impulse OF new Development.
/; is extremely gratifying to notice that
li,vse lisldcn sources Of wealth which
vcr2 - lcng Uuobserye,i and 50 long un
Used are now acirs found and that those
regions. ouce so retired. occupied by pas
lora rcoplc. having. difficult access to Inc
cen,c. CT populations, are Mow heing rapid
IL transformed into buay manufacturing
ana commercial ccntcrS. III the carly
ponred oyci the A'icyaEies and Bluc
Ridge Ike waters over an obstruc'ins
edge. seeking HE fertile and attractive
iarm regions OF ;he grea; West. They
passed uuobscrYcd these marvellous bid
den stores Of wealth which, are HOW being
brought inio use
"iiaying filed those great basins OF he
West thcy are now turning back TO Nir
ginia and West Virginia and Tennessee
to bring about Tie full! development and
production fer wbich iine is ripe and
which will surprise the world. 1t has not
been long since every implement Of iron,
domestic, agricultural AID mechanical,
WAS made for you in Other States. The
iron point OF tio wooden mold board pillow,
with which ;hc early Farmers here turned
tAe soil came from distant States. But
HOW \ ir9lnia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies TO participate III large
degree Ia mechanical productions and IL
tie great awakening OF American COM
mcfcc and American influence which viii
LIT tic nation to u place among tie na-
tons OF The world never hctore attained
"What is 10 hinder us "hcn Nc have
secured ihe markets Of our own States
tha. we shall reach oHt and enter into
successful competition in The markets ct
ojhur parts OF the wo:id: say what IS
10 hinder this people; possessing by the
Providence Of Sod, I'll the elements OF
material wealth. endowed Will. genius
and energy unsurpassed among tlc ma
tons Of the earth, sha!i again have Oh tie
great seas :. merchant marine flying tie
4 Il l,1.i j,.d
iis commerce iAio every sca and uphold
ing liz honor in every port:
~ am glad to-day to stand for this iAo-
meat among yea and to express MY sym
pa,Iiv with any and every intcres; That
ieuds to dcyclor yoG as i people. ! am
clad 10 stand with YOU on one common
platform o! respect for She constitution;
differing rs sonc q us may do in our
opinions Is TO what the law should be and
how il should be applied; having il view
one common devotion Of obedience to the
law as the majority Of our people, by
their own representatives, make il.
." shall carry away from here re-
ncwed impulse TO public duty; Il new IN
sviration as :; citizen, and that too, OF
country whose greatness il only daWrinS,
..Ane; nov lei nc express to YOU The
pleasure ] shall have i'll every S"oo that
can came 10 you a. community ana 10
each oiyou rs individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell III a!l
youv families. and the fear and love OF
God in every home.
CONF 10 Nlrc!NlA-Thc coming wool
growing; agricultural and iron producing
oo.,;,u Of t,r United States.