The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-22
ACOHE SOUTH! YOUNG MAN.

President Harrison, on his tonr.thlouGh
The South, after having seen the won
derful growth Of Lvnchburg, Bedford
CITY. Roanoke. Salem, RadfoId. Pulaski,
Wvthcviile and Abingdon and the indusd
trial Development in progress along the
line Of the Norfolk 4 Western Railroad,
and viewed the country OF Southwest
Virginia. said in his speech to the people
of Bristol Va.
"Mv Fellow Citizens:-I haze found not
only pleasure. but instruction in riding
TO-DAY through the portion of the State
of Virginia that is feeling in very strik-
ing way the impulse Of new Development
1t is extremely gratifying to notice that
these hidden sources Of wealth which
were so long unobscrvcd and so long UNI
used arc now bein. found and that those
regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
tora people, having difficult access to the
center Of population, are now beng rapid
" transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centers. In the early
settlement of this country emlgrants
poured over the Alleghanies and Blue
Ridge like waters over an obstructing
cdcc. seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions Of the great West. They
passed unohscrvcd these marvellous hid
| den stores Of wealth which are now being
brought into use.
"ii.ving filled those great basins OF the
! 5i+e,t they are now turning back to r.
gina and WcSi Virginia and Tennessee
urn. about tie full development and
lodl ct: IN to. which time is ripe anu
.lf..l, will sur Prise the world. 1t has not
, ,ccn ong since every implement oi iron,
! domestic, agricultural and mcchanicai,
.ya- made for YOU in other states. he
/ IRON port of tne wooden mold board plow,
with which the early farmers here turned
the soil, came from distant States. But
now Virginia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies TO participate III large
jcgrec in mechanical productions and II
the great awakening Of American COM
mcyce and American influence which VIII
| lift the nation TO II place among the ma
tons Of the world never before attained.
"What is to 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 Oh
other parts Of the world: say what Is
to hinder this people; possessing by the
| Providence Of God, all the clements oi
material wealth: endowed with genius
and energy unsurpassed among the ma
lions Of the earth, shall again have on The
great seas ii merchant marine flying the
dag OF Tic common country and carrying
It's commerce into every sea and uphold
ing It's honor in every port?
81 am glad to-day to stand for this mo-
mcnt among YOU and to express my sym
pathy with any and every interest that
tends to develop you as people. an
glad 10 stand with You on one common
platform OF respect for the constitution;
| differing as some of us may do in oar
opinions as to what the law should lie and
how it should he applied; having in vie"
one common devotion of obedience to the
| law rs the majority of our people. by
their own representatives make it,
~ shall carry away from here II re-
ncwcd impulse to public duty; Il new in
spration rs Citizen and that too, OF a
country whose greatness is only dawninS
''And now let me express to you the
pleasure shall have in every good that
can come to YOU rs community and to
each OF YOU a. Individuals May peace.
prosperity and social order dwell III all
your families, and the fear and love OF
God in every home.
COME TO VIRciNIA.--Thc coming wool
growing; agricultural and iron producing
section Of the United States.
Come via Merchants and Minors
From Boston Steamship Line, Via Norfolk. Penn
and Sylvania K. H., VIA Norfolk, or Wash
New England. ington. ilarrisburg baltimore d
Ohio X. r.. Via Shenandoah Junction.
From n " Come via Old Dominion Steamship
n. j. Line. via Norfolk, Pennsylvania Ii.
- Pens H., via Norfolk. or Washington. or
Del. Harrisburg; baltimore X Ohio H. L.
:. Sid. via Shenandoah Junction.
! From the Come via Pi,tSburg or via Chat
West ltanooga or via Columbus and ish!aid
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, 29O Wash
ingtrn, Street, Boston, BOB Broadway
Now York; | 1888 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D. c.: 81 East, State street.
C.,unlus, Chic, or General ONCE,