The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-16
AN OPEN LETTERsTO THE PUBLIC
ON GOOD ROADS.

$3.50
tax payers of Henderson county hav-
ing heard of the agitation on the part
of some OF our citizens as to amend
ments to the present road law and
as to the work being done by the
Changing. and being deeply inter
ested as to the best interest OF the
county In having good roads, have
taken the trouble voluntarily to make
a thorough investigation of the pre-
sent road law and the work that is
being done by the chaingang under
the present management.
We have heard some criticism as to
where the Changing is doing its work
and on investigation we find that un-
der the present management the
Changing has done work in every
township in the county. and as some
have asked where this work has been
done, we will set forth the places as
follows:
Crab Creek Township has had a
new road built across the mountain
between the head waters Of Mud
Creek and Crab Creek; a new road
from the Grab Creek Road to Kanuga
Lake and a new road up the mountain
from Crab Creek School House, and
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iron bridge at Jordan's Rock.
Mills River Township has had work
on the road from the iron bridge at
Jordan's Rock to Etawah and from
Etawah to Boylston; a new road and
bridge across the North Prong of Mills
River to the South prong; a new road
and iron bridge across French Broad
River from the River to Angeline.
Grnan Diuor Tourrchso h1r LLl
work and changes on the Greenville
road from the top of the mountain to
Stations place and has had a new iron
bridge over Green River.
Clear Greek Township-The main
road to Fcuitland has been improved
and changes between Clear Creek and
Fru1tland changes and amendments
between Fruitland and BarnWell's;
Creek leading from FFuitland to the
Edneyville Road; changes and amend
ments on the Towards Gap Road
Edneyville Township has had vari-
Gus improvements and amendments in
the main Edneyville Road; a new
road from Edneyville to Clear Creek
and a new Road down Reedy Patch
Creek, where the convicts have worked
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bridge across Broad River.
Blue Ridge Township we find has
had less work than the other town
ships but has had some work on sew
eral different roads and we are advis-
ed by the Supervisor that Blue Ridge
is entitled to the next time with the
Changing.
Hoopers Creek Township has had
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n~ -~- 49,
Fletcher to Terriers Gap and from
Goodluck up Hoopers Creek and the
Asheville Road made good from the
Buncombe county line to Mud Creek
Hendersonville Township has had
improvements on the Willow Road,
work on the EdneyYille Road, Flat
Rock Road. Haywood Road, Shaws
Creek Road, a fill across Mud
Creek Road and a new road
the Changing is now at work in Hen
dersonv1lle Township on the Ashe-
] vile Road near Balf0ur.
From this it would seem that the
work of the chainang has been about
as well divided as it would be possible
for it to be as it would be impossible
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the County at time. Some road
must be first and we urgently recon-
mend to the citizens of the county
that they stop ~quarreling as to where
the changing does it's work and aid
them in helping to build roads like
the road they are building at present
to the Buncombe county line from Hen
Jacksonville to Edneyville, and to Blue
Ridge, and to Upward, and to the
Greenville county line and to Grab
Creek, and to Horse Shoe. and to Mills
River. These roads cannot all be
built at once but if the people on the
various roads will put their shoulder
to the wheel and help roll instead OF
pulling backwards we could soon have
all of our roads improved like this
one. What the people Of Henderson
county need is to stop fussing over the
work that is being done and trying to
make amendments to the present road
law, but instead aid the Supervisor
in carrying out the work that he has
started.
We have made a personal visit to the
Changing, have examined the work
that is being done by them and have
compared it with/the cost of free labor
or if done under contract. In the last
IL months we find that the Chaingane