The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-02-12
''COHE SOUTH! YOUNG HAN.'

| President Harrison, on his tour through
the South. after having seen the won
dcrfu) growth of Lynchburg, Bedford
City, Roanoke, Salem, Radford, Pulaski
Wythcvlle and Abingdon and the indusd
trial development in progress along the
line Of the Norfolk l. Western Railroad
and viewed. the country Of Southwest
Virginia. said in his speech to the people
of Bristol, Va:
"My Fellow Citizcns:-1 have 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
those hidden sources Of wealth which
were so long unobserved and so long un-
used are now being found, and that those
regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
tora people. having difficult access to the
center OF population, arc now being rapid
Is transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centers. In the early
settlement of this country emigrants
poured over the Alleghanies and Blue
Ridge like waters over an obstructing
edge, seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions of the great West. They
passed unobscrved these marvellous hid
den stores Of wealth which are now being
brought into use.
Having filled those great basinH OF the
West they are nov turning back to Vir-
gins and West Virginie and Tennessee
to bring about the lull Development and
production for which time is ripe and
which will surprise the weird. 1t hes not
been long since every implement OF iron,
domestic, agricultural and mechanical,
was made ior YOU in otAe, States. no
iron point OF the wooden mold board pillow,
with which the early farmers here turned
the soil, came from distant States. but
now Virginia and Tennessee are stirring
their energies to participate in lnrge
degree in mechanical productions and IN
the great awakening of American COM
mcIce and Anercnn influence which VIII
lift the nation to place among the ma
lions OF the woeld never before attained.
"Whai is to hinder lis when We have
secured the markets CT our own states
tint We shall reach out and enter into
successful competition in the markets OF
other parts OF the world: | say what is
to hinder this people possessing w the
Providence of God, all the elements OF
material wealth; endowed with genius
and energy unsurpassed among tho ma
lions Of the earth, shall again have ON inc
great seas II merchant marine lying the
dag of the common county and CARRYING
iis commerce. into every sea and uphold
in" it's honor in every portI
:" am glad to-day TO stand for this mo-
mcnt among You and to express my sym
puthy with any and every interest that
tends to develop You as people. an
glad TO stand with you on one common
platform OF respect for the constitution
differing as some of US may do in ouI
opinions ~ to what the law should be ano
how il should be applied; having in view
one common devotion of obedience to the
Jaw as the majority Of our people, b.,
their own reprcscr utives, make vt.
II shall carry away from here re-
newed impulse to public duty; q new in
spiration as II citizen, and that too, OF a
country W ubSc lCttltHS IT Oi't
And nov let me express TO you the
pleasure | shall have in every good that
can come to yOu rs q community ana TO
each you as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social order dwell in all
YOUR families, and the fear and love OF
God in every home"
COME TO VlEGINlA--Thc coming wool
growing; agricultural and iron producing
section Of the United States.
{ Come via Merchants and Minors
From BoStou Steamship Line, viG Norfolk, Penn
and sylvania K. K, via Norfolk, or Wash
.;ev Englaud ington. or Harrisburg; Baltimore Il
OHIO L. r.. via Shenandoah function.
From \. Y. Come via Old Dominion Steamship
y. j. Line viz, Norfolk. Pennsylvania K.
:. Penn H.. Via Norfolk, or washington, or
- Del. Harrisburg: Baltimore Ohlo r. n.
Md yin SHENANDOAH junction.
From the CoIne vta Pittsburgh, or "a Chat;
West l'anoog, or via Columbus md Ashland
For all nformation maps, reference
hooks, 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 e. Western ruiToad, 300 Wash
incton. Street, Boston; 3o3 Broadway,
New York; ,l33 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D. c.; 81 East, State Street
OnInnbus, Ohio, or General Office,