Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13
AUTHENTIC STATEMENT ISSUED
THAT ROAD WILL BE BUILT.
FIFTY MILES ALREADY
IN OPERATION.
this COUNTRY WANTS IT
DIR. Morse Says That Only Feasable
Route Through This County Route
Decision Not Made Yet.

Decision Not Made Yet.
Later news of the proposed Green
ville-KnoxvilIe railroad which it is
said, will be built by Asa Gambler the
multi-millionaire of Atlanta give two
routes through w. N. Carolina. Only
one of these routes come by Hender-
sonville and Asheville.
Hendersonville wants the new road
and will put ina strong claim for it to
pass through this county The two
proposed routes are the same length.
Dr.. L. B. Morse who for several wears
was secretary of the Appalachian rail-
way company of this city and has been
all over the mountains where the two
routes are surveyed assured a writer
of this paper that the most practical
way would be through Henderson
county. eff you could see what tre-
mendous mountains to penetrate and
hat an enormous expense it would
take to go any other way that come
down the Jones Gap valley to Hender-
sonvflle. you would have no doubt. that
If the road is built, it would certainly
come by Hendersonville, said Dr.
Morse the other day.
The news of the Improvement has
been published in several South Caro-
lima papers where the authenic an
nouncement was made and clipping
from the Greenville Piedmont of which
city the headquarters of the Green
ville-Knoxville railroad company is
now located is as follows
The GreenvtIle and Knoxville Rail-
road will be completed into KnoxT5lIe
Work on the extension will begin be-;
fore the year is out.
B Several DAYS ago a reDort was Dub-
lished in Spartanburg paper to the
effect that plans had been virtually
completed 70 rthe construction of the
road. The report was reprinted in
The Daily Piedmont for what it was
worth.
Since the publication of the Spartan
burg report. The Daily Piedmont has
investigated the matter fully and has
received positive assurances from sat
isfactory sources that the road will be
completed and the work will start be-
fore the present year is out.
Two Routes Proposed.
Two surveys of the road were COM
pleted some four to six months ago.
The results of these have been in in
-cubation. so to speak, since that time.
One survey would take the road by.
Hendersonville. and Asheville. N. c..
thence to Canton and on to Knoxville.
This route would parallel the South
ern for very considerable distance.
The length of the road by this route
would be 100 miles.
The other survey would take the
road by Brevard, N. c., thence to Can
ton and on to Knoxville. The length
OF the road this way would be 100
miles.
No announcement has been made as
to which of these two routes are fa-
derstood that no decision has been
reached by them.
Fifty Miles Already Built
The railroad running twentY-four
miles out of Knoxville. built by w. J.
Oliver and known as the Knoxville and
Seviersville Railroad, will become
part of the system. At this end of the
line the Greenville and Knoxville
Railroad has already been built TWEEN
ty-six miles. This makes total of
fifty miles of the entire system. leav-
ing only one hundred and twenty miles
to be built if the Brevard- Canton route
Is chosen or one hundred and forty of
the Asheville route is chosen.
Mr.. Oliver is said to be willing. IN
deed very anxious, to cooperate with
NE parties who are to complete the
G.. & X. and it is regarded as assured
that this road will become a link in
the system since the G. & x. will go
through Seviersville
Announcement Definite.
Greenville people have been hoping
for many years that this road would
be built. Several times during he
past three or four years their hopes
have risen high only to be dashed
later.
The announcement which The Daily
Piedmont is making today is absolute
ly correct. The paper is in possession
OF other information which it is not
at liberty to disclose at this time.