Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
KENTUCKY SAW THINGS
! IN LEE COUNTY, VA.
Attorney Blankenship, in an Flo
Quent Way, Opened the Eyes of
the Boastfnl Kentucky Folks.
"A GREAT COUNTY or VIRGINIA
Rich in Coal. Rich in Timber. Rich
in Farms. Rich in Grass, Rich in
Climate, Rich in Best Folks on
Earth.

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Booster trans AZ, getting 70 he very
fashionable in tho$r 6ays Some Of
{ the cities outside q Virginia tina; are
catching on % the greatness 81 the
old Mother o. States and Presidents
and some misnty eood things THAI are
yet liNius, a-e scC6toc booster eHpedi-
tions down inio certain pAc;S 81 the
old state. .; course. the boosters tell
all about the clorjcs and the CONNER
oial ADVANTAGES Of the particular o,iy
. that they hail from and much time i
spent in oraioricai effort
No, long since one OF these booster
trains invaded Virginia all the way
from Louisville. Ky, a lows noted for
many good things besides old Eour-
bon. and the like OF that. and the
ford orators frc::! louisville were
right on hand at every stop To tell The
unsophisticated V!rginians what a
great town they hailed from. Every
whore they stopped local speaker
was on hand TO make q welcoming re-
ply to the kentucky orators.
When the boosters struck rennng-
ton Gap, a good little town in Lse
County George W. Blankcnship. n
young lawyer OF Lee County. assayed
20 reply TO the boosters. and his
speech SO struck them that they had a
s,enographor TO take il down. Mr.
Blnnkenship told the Kentuckians
some things about Les County that
surprised them. and | should not Won
der If they would surprise many Vir-
ginians.
ONE OF THE RICHEST
IN ALI. THE COUNTRY
Mr.. Biankenship. after starting out
with the usual platitudcs. said:
Il shall now make the assertion
without fear Of successful contradict
ton, that Lee County. Virginia, is one
Of the richest counties in the old Do
minian--if not one CT the richest and
most remarkable counties in America
In this. that II has Wonderful COM
hination of natural resources II has
the finest grades OF coal OF all kinds
domestic. gas, steam and cooking II
also has som" OF the finest deposits
of iron ore TO he found in the south
and large quantities Of iron ore have
heen mined and shipped 10 nearby
furnaces in the past ana is still being
Shippcd IL has uncNcelled forests
OF ',1rdwood of all kinds and com
by With these resources il is one
o; ne most fertile. agricultural ana
grazing counties in Virginia or any
where else. 1t already has and is sim
constructing magnificent turnpike
roads, and Its schools and churches are
among tho best and il possesses n
splendid and intelligent citizenship. We
have in this county some magnificent
farms, ana II is q great fruits growing
region Hundreds and thousands of inc
finest cattle to he found upon the mar
kcts Of the country arc raised and
1attened upon tho bluegrass OF Lee
county We have most excellent
grade Of horses ana mules. We have
nerds OF sheep and goats
SOME VERY GREAT
MINERAL SPRINGS
We have most excellent climate
nealthful climate, pure water and
air, and located in this county nj ono
OF the stations OF the l.. & y r. r.
''ophard Sprinrs--are as fine mineral
waters as arc found anywhere in the
Chltea states. Within radius Of
thirty feet there are six or seven DIFF
ierent kinds of pure mineral waters
We arc proud OF our little town az
pennington Gap. We have splendid
railroad connections - three different
roads cominc in here and we are il,
Ctose proximity 10 tn" coal fields.
Pennington Gap is a 'dru,nmcrs homo,
venture 10 say that there arc moro
drummers living in and travelling OUT
or Pennington Gap than in any o,bcr
town between Louisville ana Bristol.
we nave Located here, magnificent
The rfumnrcr: I fFiane -" G ana me- nSar as
facilities ar" NJ 10 date. and while we
nave no great bank building Ia boa at
%, we nave +" sPle"nid bank with
, IN IL, ana men IN charge who
know now to transact banking bust
ness.
-, -ln"ls our "'uI"nShir IN this lit
sie own we nave some Of the best
business mon 10 he found in The state
of Virginia
Won" rec! mat ] was d"relict In
my uutN IN making this address il I
- mo- l''"''Vh 10 You the fact that
a!e no bct'ar business men in
tne Ht5tt OF Virginia OF in the city.
% LOUIS NJ or anywhere else. than
So -. "1! men We have live
p -. APapei. Many OF us DO not agree
Nh !ts PoA''s. nut when il comes
poMH 70 i"a''"F ~ business with tho
M" "i f'hhlnRton Gap poll
$50 az re. ~, a4ou.
w ntinhnS
'"hA offnHIl MITES
20" 60" SC "E looking over the
STUD 'loh n"tt' 'n"fe ar" many maCnih-
cent si'tS lot HrHNtiiUl homes We