The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-29
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I President Harrison. on histour through
1.-THE South, after having seen the won
fderful growth of Lynchbnrg, Bedford
iCity, Roanoke, Salem, Radtord, Pulaski,
Wvthcyille ard Abingdon and the indusd
trial development in progress along the
line Of the Norfolk & Western Railroad,
and viewed the country of Southwest
Virginia, said in his speech to the people
of Bristol, Va:
sMv Fellow Ctizens:-I have found not
only pleasure, but instruction in riding
to-day through the portion of the State
of Virginia that is feeling i'll very strIk-
ing way the impulse Of new Development.
TT is extremely gratifying TO notice that
these hidden sources Of wealth which
were so long unobservcd and so long un-
used are now DcinS found, and that those
regions. once SO retired. occupied by pas
toral people, having dificutac to the
center OF population, are now being rapid
" transformed INTO busy manufacturing
and commercial ccnters. In the early
poured over the Alleghanies and Blue
Ridge like waters over an obstructinS
edge. seeking the fertile and attractive
farm regions OF the great West. They
passed unolservcd these marvellous hid
den stores Of wealth which arc now being
brought into use
Having filed those great basins OF the
West they are now turning back to Fir-
ginia and West Virginia and Tennessee
to bring about the full development and
production for which time is ripe and
which will surprise the world. 1t has not
been long since every implement OF iron,
domestic, agricultural and mechanical,
was made for Won in other States. The
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 large
degree in mechanical productions and III
the great awakening OF American COM
merce and American influence Which Will
lift the nation to place among the ma
tons of the world never before attained.
,"Mhat is to hinder us when we have
secured the markets of our own States
that we shall reach ont and enter into
successful competition in the markets OF
other parts Of Tie world: say what is
10 hinder this peoples possessing by the
Providence of God, I'LL the elements OF
material wealth; endowed with Il genius
and energy unsurpassed among the ma
tons OF the earth, Shall again have on the
great seas II merchant marine flying the
,,ft
it's commerce into every sea- and uphold
ing its honor in every port?
81 am glad to-day 10 stand for this mo-
ment among yOu AND to express my SYM
patly with any and every interest that
tends TO develop you as a people. am
glad 10 stand with you on one common
platform OF respect for the constitution;
differing rs some of us may do in our
opinions as 10 what the law should he and
how it should be applied; having in view
one common devotion Of obedience to the
law us the majority Of our people, by
their own representatives., make It,.
81 shall carry away from here re-
newed impulse 10 public duty; q new in
SEPARATION as citizen, and that too, OF Il
country whose 9rc1thessis OILY dawninG
"Aad nox let NE express to you the
pleasure ] Shall haze in every good that
can come / . y ~ as community and to
each u gou as indy duals. May peace,
prospcri,, una yociai order dwell in all
yonr families, and tao fear and love OF
God ia cverY home.
CoM1 10 sasiSlA.--The coming wool
grow ing: a. .5altura and iron producing
seciQll ii tsa united States.
csIac VIA Merchants and Minors
ZION !3as.on 50 ,n,h;l Lire, via Norfoh Penn
au,i sfl AHA /. T., via Norfolk or Wash
New i,ae!ea@, iug.on, q Ha risburs;, Bsl'imore &
Jlio IL. Il via Sncnu pdonh Junction.
! From y Y, Tome Vi Od Dominion Steamship
\ ]. j.u,. via: Norfolk, rcnnsylvaIia X.
Penn. L via Eoriolk, Washington, or
Del. Il#rIisbnls; Baltimore & Ohio r. X.
- Nj. Yia SieDandoap Junction.
From Tho Come VIZ ri'sburgii, or via Chat,
West ita,noc,, o viz Columbus and Ashland
Fo, Al, information, maps, reference
books, pamphlets, etc. descriptive of the
wonderful mineral and agricultural re-
sources of the Statcs of Virginia and
West Virginia. apply to Agents OF the
Norfolk 4; Western railroad, $50 Wash
ington, Street. Boston; BOB Broadway,
Mes York; ,l@@3 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Wash;ngton D. c.: 81 East, State Street,
Columbus, Ohio, or General Office,
Rounokc, Va.
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