Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HIGHWAY
Interesting Phases Of Development ON
Road Through Henderson County.
Charlotte Obuerver.)

Charlotte ObNerver.)
The Charlotte-AsheyiIle highway
and particularly that link that passes
through Hickory Nut Gap in the esti-
nation of State Geologist Joseph
Hyde Pratt, will be one of the most
attractive roads in the State when |
completed. Work has been in pro-
gress on this highway for the past |
year or more and it is expected that it |
will be finished by the last of 1914.
The reports current to the effect that
the highway would be finished by the
middle of the present summer appear
to have been erroneous, for the Hick-
DRY Nut, Gap link is now just about
half completed and six more months
will be required to get it in shape
and also. connect up all the other sec
tons of this elegant highway.
@ Great For Charlotte.
The completion of this road prom
ises more to Charlotte people than
first appears on the surface. There
is now one of the finest roads In the
State leading from Charlotte to Shell
Inv and stretching on into Rutherford
Iccunty. The commissioners Of Ruth
ler1ord are now spending $25O.OO0 on
Their roads and, one Of the more I'M.
Neutrality-suspicious. win be the extension
of this highway across the county CON
Meeting the Shelby road with tnat
stretching into the upper portion OF
i Henderson county through the famous
Hickory Nut Gap on into BuncomDe
/ countv.s connecting with the direct
road leading into Asheville. Ia other
words, at an early date, there, Will De
81 splendid road running from Omar
fiotte to Shelby to Rutherfordton where
la will connect with this highway no"
Ibeine hu4lt through Hickory Nut Gap
Ito the Buncombe good roads Leading
into Asheville.. When this highway IS
. hnishedSit be possible for mo-
torist to crank his car here and In the
course of. ,fivesor six hours be calmly
irenosfng beneath the porches OK the
tGro7e Park Inn or Battery Park hote
fwithout the least fatigue at, all. Tnl'
road issalmost "as the crow flies" ant
Icarries one through some of the 'nnes
1 scanarv to be found in western Norti
Carolina.
The section that has been unoel
construction for the past year. Is tina
= - stretching from the western border 0
Ee rutherford county, through the @uppe
d edge of Henderson county into Bun
, connie to a point west OF FalrVleN
where it connects with the good roa
1cad:nC oft from Asheville.-s Tne com
rissfoners of Rutherford county ar
10 working on building the road froI
he Rntberfordton to the county line
Tx connect with this road and the Bun
combe commissioners are WORKING 9
2 tna road leading out from Ashevllle
II Fairyiew. When all of this is CON
nIated then the Charlotte-Asnevill
Highway will be verify.
~ Great Scenic Road.
.o The scenic pOrLlon VI tnA0
that in and about Hickory Nut Ca
This link is only IL miles but It Il
wolves the heaviest portion Oh ~
work AS stated about S.5 OF this M
been finished, in the toughest sectlc
and the force of men are busily e
oaqed on the rest of this stretch IN
road was laid out by the North Car
lima Geological and Economic surF'
II and is being built under the dlrec'ls
Il -. an engineer representing tnat Dou
il The State appropriated 90 eonVle
and the road does not exceed a
Ter cent grade. Work was started
August 1913 with the first camp ne
Pat cave under the engineering supe
V.gion Of Mr.. J. B. c1ingman who Y
later succeeded by Mr.. J. G. Vaienein
H:he road bed is being CONSTRUCT
. witb. a "a foot width although
aces. where the rock lodges are We