The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-02-19
COME SOUTH! YOUNG MAN..

EsPresident Harrison, ON his tour through
the South, after having seen the won
derful growth of Lvnchburg. Bedford
City. Roanoke, Salem, Radford, Pulaski.
4 ythevilie and Abingdon aud The indusd
trial development in progress aloha the
line Of the Norfolk & Western Railroad,
and viewed the country of Southwest
virginia, said in his speech TO the people
Of Bristol, Va:
my Fellow Gitizens:-I 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.
i is extremely gratifying to notice TINT
those hidden sources Of wealth which
were so lo1g unobser,ed and SO long un
used arc now heng found, and that those
regions, once so retired, occupied by pas
toral people, having difficult access to the
center OF population. arc now being rapid
ly transformed into busy manufacturing
and commercial centcrs. in the early
settlement oi til: country enisrants
pourco over tie aileghnn:es and Blue
Ridge like waters over nm obstructing
edge, seeking the fertile and attractive
iarm regions Of the great West. They
passed unoliscrvcd these marvellous hid
den stores Of wealth which nrc nov being
brought into use
'Hmvrc flied those great basins OF the
West they are nov turning back To Vir-
pina ard West Virginia and Tennessee
10 >ring nbont the lull Development and
production for which time is ripe and
which viii surprise the world. 1t has moi
domestic. agricultural! and mechanical.
was made .of ;ou in other Sin'es. The
iron point OF the wooden mold board plDw.
win v''ich he early farmers here turned
the SOL, camc from distant States. But
now Virginia ana tennessee ure stirring
their energies 10 participate III Il large
degree il mechanical productions and IL
ie great a0akcning Of American com
'nercp and American influence which Will
lit til" nation t" Il p!ncc among the ma
tious o. Tie world neYcr before attained.
w lat is TO hinder us when We nae
occurred tn" markets Of oar own States
TIA. sc -i,'tii rrach o~t nn0 enter ini"
successful competition IN the markets OF
other p.rls OF HE World: say Nh@t is
20 hinder tbs people: possessing by the
rinvGtn@c or God, all tue elements OF
material wealth: cndo"ed with Il genius
and energy unsurpaescd amoag the ma
!ion- Of The earth, shall again nave on the
great tens merchant marine flying tn"
flag oi the common country and carryi"g
It's commerce into every sea and uphosu-
il.g It's honor in eYery port:
II SIN g.nd to-day 70 stand for this mo-
n1nt among You ANA 10 express my sym
patty with any ard every interest tina;
tends TO develop you as people. ] am
glad to stand viii on on one Common
pintiorn OF respect ior the constitution;
differing az roluc OF rs may 40 in our
opinions as 10 what tue law should he aud
h1w Il snou.d he applied: having III vie"
one common dcvo'ion of obedience to the
lnw as the majority Of our people, by
their own representatives, make 1t.
81 shall carry away from acre q re-
nened impu-c to public DUTY; Il nav n
spirn,ion as q citizen. and ;hat TOO, 81
country whose greatness is onl! dianine.
Aud nos let ne express to yon tx
pleasure silai pNvc in every good hat
car come to You ae 4 community and to
eAch @ ro,, as individuals. May peace,
prosperity and social ordcr dNcli in ali
vonr families. and tho fear and love of
God III every home
CONE 10 VlhGlHIA.-l'he coming wool
gro wing; agricultural ana iron producing
section OF The United States.
T Come via Merchants nud Minors
Tror Boston Steamship ~, via Nort1lk, re,n-
ard syivauia Z. 4. VA Norfolk. or "arh-
New England, incton, or Harrisburg, Baltimore IL
Oaio 4. r., VIA Shenandoah Jcnc;!cn.
From y. r.. Cone IA Old Domino Steamship
X. !. Line, va Norfolk, rcnnsvlvnnia L.
Penn T.. sin Norfolk. or Washington, or
Del Iiarr.sbure: faitiin0'c d Ohio il. Il.
Nd Via Sneunndoah junction.
From the Como Viz. Pittsburgh. via Cbn,
Vest ,taGuo-a, IA Columbus ar: Ashland
For all information. maps, reference
books pamphlets, ETC. descriptive OF the
wonderful m;aer,l and agricultural re-
sources of ae States OF Virg MIA and
West Virginia apply to Agents of he
Norfolk Il Western railroad 300 Wash
inclor, Street, Boston; 3O3 Broadway,
New York; ,433 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D. c.: 81 East, State Street,
Columbus, Ohio, or General Office,
Roanoke, Va.