The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-20
ZONE SOUTH, YOUNG MANa

ZONE SOUTH, YOUNG MANI
President Harrison, on his tour through tho
South, after having seen the wonderful
growth of Lynchburg, Bedford city, Roanoke,
Salem, Radford, Pulaski, wythev.llc and Ablng-
don and the Industrial development in progress
along tho line OF tho Norfolk and Western
west Virginia, said In his speech to the people
ut 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 tho i'm
pulse OF new development. 1t is extremely
gratifying to notice that those hidden Sources
Of wealth which were so long unobservcd and
so long unused arc nov being found md TINT
these regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the GEN.
ter or population, are novsbeng rapidly trans
formed into busy manufacturing and CONNER
cial centcrs. In the carly settlement of this
country emigrants poured over the Allcghanics
and Blue Ridge like waters over an obstruct-
ing ledge. seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great West. They passed
unoDservcd these marvellous hidden stores of
wealth which arc now being brought into use.
."iIaving filled those great basins of the
West, they arc now turning back to Virginia
ana West Virginia and Tennessee to bring
about the full development and production
for which time is ripe and which will surprise
tho world. 1t has not been long since every
implement OF iron, domestic. agricultural and
mechanical, WIS made for you in other States.
The iron point.of the wooden mold board pillow,
with which the carly farmers here turned the
soil, came from distant States. But now Vir-
gnia AMI Tennessee are stirring their energies
TO participate In n large degree in mechanical
productions and In the great awakening of
American commerce and American influence
which Will lift the nation to place among
the nations of the world never before at
tanned.
what Is to hinder us when we have secured
the mnrkcts OF our own states that we shall
reach out and enter into successful compcti-
toni the markets of ether parts OF the world?
! say what is to hinder this people possessing
q pf ,,I oil In.
mntcrial wealth; endowed with Il genius and
energy unsurpassed among the nations of the
earth. shall again have on the great seas IL mcr-
chant marine flying the flag 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 and every interest that tends to develop
you us people. am glad to stand with you
on one common platform OF respect for the
constitution; differing some OF us may do in
our opinions rs to what the law should he and
how 1t should be applied; having in view one
common devotion OF obedience TO the law as
the majority OF our people, by their own repre-
scntativcs, make 1t.
IL shall carry away from here renewed i'm
pulse to public duty; IL rev inspiration ms n
citizen. and that, too, OF a country whose great
ness is only dnwnng
ana now lct 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-
viduals. May peace, prosperity and social
order dwell in all your families. and 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.
FROM BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND.
Come via Merchants and Miners Steamship
Line, via Norfolk; Pennsylvania Railroad via
Norfolk, or Washington, or Harrisburg; I,ati-
more and Ohio Railroad via Shenandoah
Junction.
FROM NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENN
SYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND
Come via Old Dominion Steamship Line via
Norfolk; Pennsylvania Railroad. via Norfolk,
or Washington, or Harrisburg; Baltimore ana
Ohio Ralroad, via Shenandoah Junction.
FROM THE WEST.
Come via Pittsburg, or via Chattanooga, or
via Columbus and Ashland.
For all information, maps, reference books,
pamphlets. etc, descriptive of the wonderful
mineral and agricultural resources of tho
States OF Virginia and West Virginia apply to
agents of fln NprfOlls aud Woctnrp Ipo;t,,,1