Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-10
CRAIG TALKS OF HIS TRIP.
The Governor Pleased With Spirit or
Progress in This Beautiful Mountain

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The Governor Pleased with Shirt az
Progress in This Beautiful Mountains
Section.
Raleigh, N. c., April 3.-Governor
Craig returned to Raleigh from the
western part of the State yesterday
morning. He says that people of the
west are greatly interested in the
building of good roads and expressed
his pleasure at this. On Monday he
Cave, Henderson county. In relation
to his trip he said:
The last Legislature passed a bill
directing the council of State to put as
many a. thirty ~convicts on the road
that runs by Chimney Rock from the
county of Rutherford to the Buncombe
county line. There are about six miles
of this road, and it is a link in the
highway leading from Charlotte to the
city of Asheville. The meeting at
Bat Cave was for the purpose Of rais-.
ing a subscription from the people OF
that section to aid in the constructions
OF the road. There seems to be no
doubt that this subscription will be
raised. This road passes through one
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sections of the Appalachian mountains,
and when opened will be one of the
most used highways for people going
from, the southern part of the State
across the Blue Ridge"
On Tuesday at 1 o'clock, Governor
Craig addressed a road meeting in
Lexington, Davidson county, and at
night a large gathering in the town OF
Thnnao duif10 Hn ~ q steEwn - mnnr1n~R
Davidson on the I'D of April will vote
on a bond issue of three hundred
thousand dollars for the purpose OF
constructing a system of improved
highways in that county. They are
much interested in the question, and
the indications are that it will carry.
A special train was run from Denton
bringing people to the road meeting
at Townsville. Hon. Fl b Warner
and other leading citizenseof Davidson
county are carrying on 9 most vigor-s
GUS campaign. Mr.. Warner made
speeches at both meetings in Davidson
county. There was great enthusiasm.
"Asheyille and Western North Caro-
lima are looking forward to the great
est tourist season that has v been
in the mountain country, the Battery
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sive improvements and will more than
sustain the great reputation that it
has heretofore enjoyed, while the new
hotel that DR.. Grove is building is ex-
pected to be completed by the first OF
July. It is a unique and magnificent
structure, and will certainly attract
pleasure seekers from allaparts of the
world. The Langren Hotel has been
r0annflU Hn4Chnd on6 Achoui1In mill hM
prepared to accommodate them better
than ever before. Hendersonville,
W~aynesville, Black Mountain and
other towns and resorts in the noun
tains are preparing for the summer
travel.
1.-The people of Mcdowell county are
preparing to build a fine automobile
road across the Blue Ridge at Swan
nanoah Gap, that will contribute large
" toward the comfort and delight of
tains to spend the summer, and will
be a part of the Central highway and
a part of the National highway. The
people of Old Fort will vote on bonds
for this road on the 26th of April, and
this road will be designated for the
expenditure of $4,000, which the ma
tional government has appropriated
for the Improvement Of roads in No~h
Carolina.
DIR. Pratt raj present at the Bat
Cave meeting and made an enlighten-
ing address on good roads to the peo-
pie of that section. Hon. w. A Smith,
Senator Carson, of Rutherford, Hon. ].
Freeman, of Bat Cave, and other
made enthusiastic addresses.
Bat Cave is within two miles OF CHM
ney Rock and Of the wonderful caves
and pools along the Broad river"
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