The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-12-28
CONFIRMING THE FRENCH BROAD

Mr. Grants Efforts Come to Naught
with Reference to Making The Far
Famed Tahke10stee NaVigable
Through Henderson,, and Transyl-
= Vania Counties.
Below will be found two interest
ing communications received by Mr..
A. Cannon from the government Off
Gals detailed for service in an inYes-
tigation of the French Broad River
With a view to navigation. 1t will be
ohserYed that an adverse ne port has
been made in this regard but an OPP
portunity for appeal ts Afforded. How
ever, this may not be advisable, sine
+ the engineers have reached the conclu-
sion that drainage for navigation pur-
poses is not practicable When the
people OF the counties named get to-
EgetheF and request the work proposed
for drainage purposes, they may sue
coed in getting something done. And
this they are going to do pretty soon.
The Letters.
Nashville, Tenn.s Nov. 70, 1911.
Mr., Albert Cannon,
Horse Shoe, N. c.
Sir:
Il having come to the notice OF the
undersigned that you are understood
to be interested in the question Of the
improvement Of the Ere nch Broad
River in North Carolina, you are here
by informed that the preliminary ex
animation Of the locality named au-
thorized by the act Of Congress ap-
proved June 5, 1910, has been made,
and that the re port submitted there
on is unfavorable to the Improvement.
The principal conclusions upon which
the re port was based are as follows
% There is very little navigation
on this section. s..s
(2) The cost of a. salts factory i'm
provemeqt would not be warranted by
present commerce, or by any increase
in the same at present prospective.
(3) A stretch of river impracticable
Of improvement at present at cost
commensurate with 8 the commercial
interests involved intervenes between
the French Broad River in North Caro-
lima and the lower portion of the
river, which is a naVigable tributary
OF the Tennessee! r,}.su .;.z 10
"a The question OF the development
Of water power was also considered,
but the physical. and econmic cond4-
tons appear to be such that this de-
velopment could not now be econmi-
cally combined with the improvement
of the river for navigation.
(5) Damage is periodically caused
by floods in the river, but the cost of
an efficient flood protection system
would at the present time be out of
proportion to the amount of damage
caused.
You are further notified that all
interested parties have the privilege
of an appeal from the conclusion of
the Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors, a permanent body sitting at
Washington, d. c., to which all exami-
nation and every. survey reports of
this character are referred. Parties
desiring to do SO may be heard an ap-
peal by the Board either orally or in
writing. Any statements views, or
arguments concerning the necessity
for the proposed improvement which
| they may wish to present for the con-
sideration Of the reviewing officers
should be forwarded to the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors,
Southern Building, Washington, D. c.,
| in time to reach the Board within four
weeks from the date of this notice. II
oral hearings are desired dates for the
same may be ar ranged for by CORES
! pondence with the Board.
Should you desire further informa-
! ton in order to assist you to prepare
your argument on the subject, you will
be allowed access to the report on file
in this office. 1t will be understood
however that all information so fur
nished will be for personal use only
and not for publication. 's7.'
You are requested to commur;cG;
the foregoing to any person knowl
you to be interested in the impro 20
mentS, and Whoy not being known &C
this Office, did not receive a copy OF
this communication.
| Very respectfully
= EDGAR JADWIN
| :: Major E0Pnc nf En- Cinoorc