Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-05
found IN this part Of the country
The County Funds.

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Of the county funds, under the super
vision OF Frank Pace the Blue Ridge
road is being sanded at the far end.
this road being about five miles long
and leading from the forks of the Blua
Ridge and Edneyville road to the top
OF the mountain at the Justus place.
forming a link of the road to Sugar
Loaf mountain.
Sanding is being done on the Ashe-
vile road from the Buncombe county
line to the top Of the ridge between
Mud and Cane creeks, a distance of
about four miles, under the direction
of Ed Ward. About one third Of the
road has been sanded, the material
being furnished from Cane creek by
j p. Fletcher.
w. F. Byers has supervision Of the
sanding of a stretch of the Asheyille
road from the top ofsthe ridge between
Mud and Cane creeks to a point one
half way between Hillgirt and Bali
four; About one third of the distance
has been sanded. M. L. Byers is fur
rishing sand for this piece of road.
Ther Changing is doing some effec-
tive work on the Shaw's creek road
under B. B. souther.
Although the agitation for good
roads in Henderson county raj ct
fever heat several months ago the
work could not begin until the first of
the year for the reason tina THE nom
ey had not been received from the
sale of the bonds. When received
this money was distributed among the
three banks of H~endersonville, and is
drawing interest, r. H. Station being
the treasurer of the H~endersonville
township funds. This money was re-
ceiyed only a few days before Christ
mas. Immediately after it's receipt
the road work was begun and con-
siderable progress has been made by
reason of the very favorable weather
conditions. The grading of the roads
will soon be finished and unless the
weather makes the roads in very bad
condition for hauling purposes the
sand will be placed thereon during
the winter months and thoroughly
worked before the packing process in
cident to the usual summer conditions
None of the work has been done by
contract as it was believed by those
in charge that more could be accom-
plished by placing it in the hands OF
supervisors, all of whom are believed
to be well suited for the tasks they
are performing. They are receiving
50 per day for the time they work and
lahorers are paid $1.25. An allow
ance of So per day is made for double
teams.
The majority of the grades have
been made not to exceed -four and
one-half per cent, and in no case has
there been any made in excess of five
ger cent.
The road work that will be accom-
plished within the next few months
will form very important links in a
number of highways leading to Hen
Jacksonville from other sections.
The road from the Henderson coun-
ty line to Asheville is excellent. Spar
tanburg county hasa good road to the
! Polk county line and Polk county is
spending 100000 in road building
and is doing very effective work on
the stretch from Saluda to Tryon.
Henderson county has promised to
meet Polk at the county line and SUI
pervisor Patton now has the location
of the ne wroad under consideration.
He firmly believes that a grade not to
exceed three per cent can be had and
that the distance between Henderson,.
vile and Saluda can be made me,
half a mile shorter than the distance
covered by the Southern railway. Mr..
Patton states that the promise of Hen
| derson county to the Polk authorities
will be fulfilled and that the road will
be in good condition for the traffic Of
- t
next summer.
Leading from the Greenville county
line to He~ndersonville is an excellent
grade. The people of Edneyville
township are preparing for a bond
issue which will give a good road
from H~endersonyille to the Bat Cave
section, making connection with the
highway leading from Charlotte to
Asheville.
During the next twelve months
many miles Of road will be built and
improved in Henderson county, thus
making it one of the leading counties
of the mountains in road Improvement.
Road work has been most economi-
cally done in this county under the
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