Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-01-26
HEARING ON. NEW COUNTY.
News and Observer 18th.

The House and Spnate Commit
tees on Counties, Cities and Towns
met In joint session In the Senate
chamber last night to consider
the bill establishing the county
of Avery. Capt. E. F. Lovill, Of
Watauga, and ex.Judge A. C. A.
very, Of Morganton, both spike
in iavor of the. bill. while Mr..
John McBep, of Spruce Pine, ap-
pearedin oppositian, though be
made no remarks except to ask
for a posti.onemeyt. .A3.
CAPT. Loviil discussed the ne-
G. ssity oi the new county on &C.
count of the geographical sitna.
tion. He read IRON the published
platform Of Mr.. Norman, the Rep
resentative OF Mitchell, who, both
in the primaries and IN the cam.
paign that followed, made the
creation of su n county the sole
issue Capt. Loyill stated that he
is thoroughly acquainted with
the country, AMI that he knows
the people M the east end are en-
titled to the passnge Of the bill.
To require them IN cross the no
torious Cane Creek Mountain,
which is 5000 feet high, would
bs to perpetrate upon them an
intolerabIe nuisance. To reach
Bakersville, the county seat Of
Mitchell, they have to 60 within
two and a halt miles OF the Yam
cey county line.
The proposed county, as p"in.
ted out, will contain about 49,.
600 acres OF land, valred for tax.
alton at 81, 1,248,Q0O. Its popula.
tioh will be about II 600. 1t will
he larger than any of the seven
smallest counties in the State,
and eight will have less property
valuation, while eleven will con
tam fewer people. Heargued that
lit bids fair to become q famous
summer resort. for one can as
ceni half a mile above the dome
of the Cal itol and only be on a
level with the rivers that q ow
through it's borders.
Tie proposition for such eoun'
ty was first sprung eight years
ago. 1t has Leen rem e W.
ed ever since, and in the session
of 1900 it passed theS Senate, but
dird in the HUuse. Capt. Lovill
closed with q reference to t b e
move to perpetuate in it's crea-
tiOn the historic name Of Avery.
Judge Avery then spoke briefly
in advocacy OF the measure. HI"
urged that not only the situa-
tion, which he explained in de-
tail, entities them to the county,
but that the resources, scenery
and progressive people randar it
imperative. He prophesied that
if set apart, the section will b..
come the Adirondacks of the
South. In proof oI the practical
isolation with respect tn Bakers
vile, he cited the experience Of
Governur Kitchen, who, in the
campaign Of two years ago,
MADE appointments in Watanga
aud in Mitchell, but who, on &C.
count ot the road across Cane
Cane Greek Mountain, did not
r.ach Bakersville untillate in the
afternoon of the day lie was to
speak there at IL o'clock in the
morning.
The committee on converting
adopted q motion to bevote on
~ an hour to the hearing last
night but to reconyehe this af'
ternoon il iurther. hearing was
desired. At the conclusion OF the
remarks OF Capt, Loyill and Judge
Avery, Mr.. McBee, q young at
torney from Spruce Pine, and an
ard. Mt Republican, it developed,
asked for twenty minutes in
which to reply b"t he was assur.
ed that be would be heard later.
Incidentally he remark I'd that q
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