The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-02-05
COME SOUTH! YOUNG MAN.

rs UUiaI UoU XIX IVOiso A tAA'
President Harrison. on his tour through
the South, after having seen the won.
Edertul growth OF Lynchhurg, Bedford
ECitv. Roanoke, Salem. Radiord. Pulaski,
Wytherille and abingdon and the indusd
trial development III progress along the
lline of the Norfolk 4 Western Railroad,
and viewed the country of Southwest
Virginia, said in his speech to the people
of Bristol Va:
"My Fellow Ctizens:-l have fonnd not
ONLY 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.
1t is extremely gratifying to notice that
those hidden sources OF wealth which
were so long unobserved and so long un-
used are now bcina found, and that those
regions, once so retired. occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the
center OF population, are now beinS rapid
ly transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial ccntcrs. la the early
settlement of this country emgrants
poured over the Alie.hancs and Blue
Ridge like waters over IN obstructinS
edge, seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions OF the great west lhcy
passed uuohservcd these marvellous had
den stores of wealth Which are now being
brought into use.
Having filled those great basins OF the
West they are now turning back to VIZ
ginia and West Virginia and Tennessee
to bring about The full development and
productio; for which time is ripe and
which viii surprise the world. 1t has rot
been long since every implement OF iron'
domestic, agricultural and mechanical
was made for Won in other States. he
iron point OF the wooden mold board pillow,
Will which the early farmers here turned
the soil, came from distant States. But
now Virginia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies to participate in large
degree in mechanical productions ana II
the great awakening o! American COM
merce and American influence which WI
lit the nation 10 Il place among the ht-
tons OF the world never before attained.
"What is to hinder Ms when we have
secured The markets Of our. own States
that we shall reach ott and enter INTO
successful competition III The markets vi
other parts Of the world: say what Is
to hinder this people; possessing by tie
Providence OF God. all the clements oi
material wealth; endowed wJh ii genius
ana energy unsurpassed among tie ma
! tions Of! the earth, shall again have IN lie
great seas Il merchant marine Ayih9 me
Ilag OF the common country. an;: carrying
it's commerce into cvcrs sea and unhoId-
ing is honor IN every port!
u ain glad TODAY 10 stand for this no
menj aiuons YOU and to express M SYN
patny with any and every interest t!ai
tends to develop you IS people. am
glad to stand with YOU Oh one common
| platform Of respect for the constitution;
differing as some Of US May 40 III our
opinions ~ to shat tho law shonld be ana
how ii should be applied; having III We"
onr common devotion Of obedience 10 the
Jaw as the majority Of our people, by
their own Representatives, make ii.
II shall carry away from here a re-
ncwcd impulse TO public duty; = new in
spi,aton as citizen, and that 100, CT a
country whose Srcatue~si is only onwnlr@.
And now let me express to yen INC
pleasure sl.ill have i!lDcycry %ood thai
can come to yon rs a community and 10
each of you as individuals. May pence,
prosperity and social order dwell in all
your tamiics, and the fear and love OF
God in every homo I"
CONE TO VlRUINlA.-'rhe coming wool
growing;.agricultura! and iron producing
! section of the United States.
Core yiu Merchants and Minors
Fro, Ios,op Steamship Line, VIA Norfolk. Penn
and ,vlyalir i. r. via Norfolk. or WASH
New England. jng,on. or HARRISBURG Bal tnorc ~
| Ohio H. r.. via Shenandoah junction.
rrom \ T.. Come ia Old Dominion Steamship
y j Line via Norfolk, rei.ii.ylfaaia X.
:. Penn. 4. via; Norfolk, or Washigtoi, u
| :: Del. Harrisburg; 8aiiin1are ~, E'io' H. H.
| Aid via Shcnalnoai Junction.
From tie Come via s,IttsbnEGi'' % ~ ,i:l"',
West jianooga. via Columbus ana 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 o, OF the
| Norfolk L. Western railroad, $50 Wash
inrton, Street, Boston; 3n3 broadway
New York; ,433 Pennsylvania a venue
Washington, d, c.; 81 East, State street