Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-05-22
A Magnificent Future.


town Exposition Grounds on Mon
day May 13, the three hundredth
anniversary of the landing at
jamestown:
When this colony was planted
here Spa in ruled with an iron hand
more than half the world. But a
few years ago this nation, which
grew from this small beginning.
drove Spain from the Western
World and destroyed her colonial
empire. The history of this nation
from jamestown To the walls of
Pekin in China indicate an heroic
achievement, a growth in great
ness and power, unexcelled. From
suffering and poverty we have
grown to comfort and wealth. Our
wealth today IS greater than that
of any other nation. From an
agricultural people we have be-
come the greatest manufacturing
people in the world: the products
of factories exceeding those of
Britain and Continental Europe
combined. Our mines now fur
nish the world more than half its
mineral products and wealth. Rich
plains and praries over which
herds of wild buffaloes wandered
are now the graneries of the world.
Cotton has become king of plants
and the worlds comfort and cloth
! ing are dependent upon the white
fields of the South. In mechanical
appliances and inventions our peo-
! pie have achieved wonders. more
astounding than any of which al
! chemists ever dreamed. In miles
of railroads, in navigable rivers.
IN facilities and means of transpor-
tatlOn, we are unsurpassed. We
occupy today the foremost places
in the worlds commerce, our ex-
ports now exceeding those of Bri-
tlan. Recently we have become
supreme in finance, our banking
capital being the greatest of any
nation. The worlds financial heart
now throbs in New York and its
pulSations affect the world. In
stead of three small ships-Susan
Constant, God Speed and Discoy-
ery-which landed the colonist>
here. we have now 4 navy second
only 10 that of Great Britain. and
which we propose to increase unit
1t shall equal that of any. OuI
phenominal development has not
been confined to material things.
The pioneer as he advanced acros.
the continent constructed the los
church and school house contem
poraneously with his rude cabin
Education and christianity hay,
kept pace with our wonderful in
duStrlal progress. We have Great
ed a vast system of education
generously supported by govern
ment; extending from primary
schools to splendid universities
which bring the blessings anC
benefits of education with the reacl
OF all. Here education IS NOR,
generally ditfused than elsewhere
Today in the United States ther.
are more schools, more scholars
, more fine colleges and universities
more good libraries. larger eXpen
= ditureS and endowments for educa
ton than in any nation of th
world. We have created nationa
: literature, distinctive and credita
BILE, and which in the same lengtl
OF time has never been eQualeCi
T. We have furnished poets, histo
T rianS, eSsayistS, noveliStS, scien
= fists, whose productions are rea,
aud priced the world over.
1t is true we have not reache
the highest elevation. but wit
time and patience we will elm
the dizzieSt heights of learuingan
t genius. Freedom of action an
2 opportunity have brought us
= 4 wonderful material wealth. free
, dom of thought and opportunit
= will in time give Us an amazin
intellectual wealth. Our innumel
able free aSylumS, hospitals an
5 charitable institutions, our vas
: contributions to churchS, and mis-
SionS. bear testimony that on
wealth and christianity have ad
vanced hand in hand. We hav
made a national history every pag
Of which Is illumined wife courage
heroiSm, success and hope. w
have furnished juriStS, orators