Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-27
WORK TO BEGIN 1T BAT
CAVE BEFORE JULY Ist
Farmers Of rutherford Coutny vim
Have Easy Access to the Markets Of
HendersOnviIle and AsheYile work
to influence the Building Of Other
Good Roads Thereto.
(By Noah M. Hollowell.)

lby Moan M. HOllOWell.)
Henderson, Buncombe and Ruther-
ford counties Jared Justly in the abund-
ance of good roads legislation enacted
Ey the 1913 session of the General As
sembly, as result OF witch much
needed road building in the Bat Cave
and Chimney Rock section will be
realized at an early date, thus afford
ing the farmers of Rutherford county
more convenient and easy access to
the makerts Of Hendersonville and
Asheville.
The good roads question has been
the dream of the people of the fertile
and richly blessed section of Bat Cave
and Chimney Rock for ages and the
culmination of their dreams comes af-
ter many years of patient waiting.
The new law provides that the State
shalT put convicts on the road at an.
early date and a stretch OF unimprov-
ed road through Bat Cave has been
agitating the mind OF State Geo1ogist
Joseph Hyde Pratt for years, who now
says that his dreams OF better roads
for this section will be realized.
When visiting this section last sum-
naer the writer was told that the
wishes of the people would be realiz-
ed during the administration of Cover
nor Craig for they had confidence in
his good roads agitation, and this
piece Of road legislation will ever re-
dOund to the credit of the Governor
for the citizens believed that his admin
istration would in some way or other
give them relief.
When seen by the writer DR.. Pratt
talked enthusiastically over the pros
poets of getting more than thirty con-
victs as provided for In the bill intro
duced by Representative r. r.. Will
l1ams OF Buncombe county. Dr. Pratt
stated that plans and specifications
for the construction had already been
prepared and the new highway will
practically follow the old road.
This stretch of road is to be built by
the State and although It lies wholly
within Henderson county it is to be
maintained by Henderson, Rutherford
and Buncombe counties, which will be
benefited incalculaly. This road
work will stimulate road building in
Rutherford and Henderson counties.
Buncombe county having already built
its road from Asheville to the county
line where it will be intersected by the
new highway. Senator Carson secur-
Ell the passage of bill calling for a
$250,000 good roads bond election in
Rutherford county. He feels confident
that the road advocates will win and
that splendid road will be built from
Rutherfordton to the Henderson coun-
ty line, distance of about twenty,
miles, portion of which was graded
In the Chimney Rock section last sum-
mer. Another Of Senator Carson's
bills provided for the establishment OF
changing In Rutheford county. The
new highway will cover a distance Of
about six miles in Henderson county,
leaving the Rutherford county line,
following the Broad River pasr Bat
Cave to the Minola gap and Hickory
Nut gap to the Buncombe county line,
whence the road will lead through Fair
view to Asheville.
Senator Allen introduced a bill pro-
yiding for good roads election in
Henderson county and it is highly pro-
bable that the road leading from Hem
Jacksonville to Bat Cave will be inn
proved Immediately in order that Hem
dersonville may take advantage .of
some of the Rutherford county fram
products and those of the Bat Cave
section of Henderson county, some Of
which is carried to Ashevflle.
In view of the importance Of this
act to Henderson, Rutherford and Bun
combe counties, the full text OF the
same is given below:
The General Assembly Of North Car
oIina do enact:
Section I. That that part Of the
Hickory Nut Gap road extending from
Rutherfordton to Asheville, and lying
in Henderson county from q point
where said road intersects the Hem
county line TO the
point where said road inteFsects the
Henderson-B -Buncombe county line IN or
near Hickory Nut Gap. is herewith de-
clared to be State road, to be under
the supervision of a board of commits
sioners hereinafter provided for after
said road has been located and con-
structed.
Section 2. That the location Of said