The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-12-15

pus ike ttrir airt lf e-.tl... Isl.
Tow Che rfFr Inl aHl stf1nr ..s
"sc' rocks aud da-hes down. sia,nr
the forest with its roar, which Is ecb-
oed by the towering cliffs on either
side
FIhe woods were fresh aud elis-
tening from recent rains, but what
made the anal chsrin If the wav WAS
the bloom Of the rhododendron. which
blazed slong the road and illuminat-
ed the cool recesses Of the forest
The tine Of the blooming Of III,
azal-s sHi tie ta.m,s (n,ant.,.
laurel vs. past bat the pink Al.
white rhoioderdrsn wss IN iull vlor,
masses OF bloom. not small stake
lurking like underbrush, but on bush
rs attaining the dignity Of trees. and
at least IS feet high have ,hns
'ketched hastily some Of the cap.ci.
ties Of the Cumberland region. Il Is
my belief that this central aud hith-
srto neglected portion of the United
states will soon become the theatre
oi vast ami controlling industries. ="
But more than for its beautiful
scenery. heaithiniue-s aud proximity
20 natural resources. Doctor LAR,
has been attracted there bv the fac,
that it De- the law sud order CITY Il
The Cumberland. Years sgo the c,t.
liens, and euterprising class that had
been drawn there by the hopeful 10 /
cation determined that the place must I
be sale aud quiet one.
Many have probably read John /
foN's article on how tho Bad Gle.
meut was eliminated The work for
civic morals was a thorough one. how .
thorough may be inferred from the
fact that circus WIS there this fall +
a"t WAS attended by mote than seven
thousand mouutainoer-. aud there
was not az auest nor di.ordeflv
occurrence. The manager to.k "a
his hat 20 the town auth0rities when
leaving and declared he had never
seen anything like IL in hi, travelling
experience
There are ah4ut six hundred
school children, aud e stranger can.
not bnt notice their good behavior in
sud out OF school and their courtesy
too ia the street
The youth of the country section.
will take an object lesson from lite
in such well orieied community
aud the reflex influence will be- foit
wherever they locate There l.. NOT
u drinking saloon ia the whole sec
tion. aud Judging from sentim.sts
expressed by the Leading ciuz,a,
there IA no prospect thar there ever
will be one Women and children
freely wander about everywhere with
out fear Of harm.
la the boom days ia was planned
to have Lesutifnl hotel built here
on the charming site 90 POPLAR nm
bat it got then no further than ne
plans With the development OF All. I
new school enterpri-e the idea is re O
revived. The young men could do a e
srgs part ot the building. and the
young women could iu an snnex. IRE I
pare audrr instruction fine varieties !
81 food aud also do the waiting. II. =
dea OF college students tor waiter. =
tic, would be looked on in thu sec "a
ION A. an innovation. perhaps. but d
would result in developing re-
'pcct for labor that is sad, wantin, p
Ia many places. y family hotel Al q
'uch an elevation and with surb D
harming scenery aud lie giving y
waters would attract those OF the ex .,
RENE South ia the sumner and bring "A
'isitors from the North in the winter. a
y hiie DR.. Larry. the President of the a.
Jew school Is a Northerner. he knows 81
he South and the South knows him W
lie belongs to family of teachers NJ
iis uncle. james Larry. who taught "
ear Richmond, Va. tor forty wears. =,
al the early training Of General ~
robert T. Lee. He believes in giving
he mountain youth opportunity. in
ather than charity Associated Will ca
im as Treasurer aud local director af
General Rufus \ Ayers. well W
nown to all the central South as
ne specimen Of Virginia culture and u
Enterprises. His residence on the ~
rest ct Poplar Hin is one of the =,
lost beautiful structures in the re
fountains Ii is built largely Of the &c
hoeolate-colored native stone that in
bounds in the gap, aud within il is ri'
nisheo IN oak panel work. Ia
The unrestrained hospitality Of pr
iis home masks General and Mr.. "a "a
yers as Ito the manor born" The ~
nion OF Southern and Northern vir NJ,
les ia their border mountain land ex
'esages life Of earnestuess sna tn
ri.t toned down to normal plai
! generosity. gallanirv and haspi. I'M
ify -NeW Orleans Pieayune tn
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