Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-04-14

t Milton, Richard Hardy and myself
{ Some of the governors stated that the!
e would not take the responsibility ot
: locating the road; that it would em
g barass them in their respective states
Y if they put the road at one place ol
e another. A plan was then proposed by
: Gov. McCreary, of Kentucky, that the
( founc ers and the Chattanooga interest,
which comprised the Automobile club,
tourist bureau, chamber of commerce
and all other organizations as members
of the Dixie Highway association, be
allowed seven directors, and that the
governors of the seven states appoint
two men from each state, or fourteen
to be appointed by the governors, max
ing total board of twenty-one men,
to locate the road. A resolution was
drawn up on that basis, and carefully
read over. and each of the governors
agreed to it, In the presence OF all the
above witnesses. All parties at that
conference then left with the full un-
derstanding that the matter was
closed. Senator Frazier left at this
time and did not know of the eIlmna-
ton until he heard it read at the Audi
| torium. The governors went in their
/ para and back to the hotel to review
| the cavalry. After the cavalry had
passed the governors went up to
room IN the Hotel Patten, as every one
thought to sign the resolution, with
the intention of going to the Auditor
lum and presenting II to the conven-
tion. When | got up to the room
found Gov. McCreary and Gov. Rye
with three or four gentlemen standing
over in one corner of the room talking.
In few minutes they came over TO
where all the other governors were and
Gov. McCreary stated that he could !
not stand for that resolution; that his |
entire state ha objected to it, includ- /
ing Lexington, which is known as the |
Blue Grass route, and that he wanted |
the Chattanooga contingent and every |
one connected with the Dixie Highway
movement up to that time eliminated
entirely. so far as the location of the
road was concerned; and that he, want
ed the fourteen men whom the govern
ors selected to locate the road. Gov
Rye stated that he would stand with
Gov. McCreary. This was quite sur
prise to all the other governors and to
everyone else in the room. The Chatt-
anooga people made appeals to them to
allow the Dixie Highway association
to have some representation on the
board which located the road, but Gov.
and Gov. Rye stood firm.
All of the other governors expressedps
freely at the time, to the {
effect that it was not fair to the Dixie
Highway association or to Chattanooga,
and they used their influence in I
speethe not to eliminate US. Gov. I
of Indiana Lieut.. Gov Cor I
don, of Ohio; Gov. Slaton, Of Georgia, !
all expressed this view. Gov. Nc t
Creary and Gov. Rye stood firm. t
HOW CHATTANOOGA MEN WERE :
ELIMINATED.
- he Chattanooga people had done
all they could to avoid friction and to
avoid having any reflections cast upon {
them by the governors or the conven-
tion. Gov. Ralston called for vote |.
Gov. McCreary voted to eliminate u.s.
Gov. 'Ralston then called on Coy. Rye; I
ne voted to eliminate u.s. Gov. Raston '
then called on Gov. Slaton. Gov.
Slaton stated that he thought the !
Dixie Highway association ought-to be |
'epresented; that he was sorry the I
natter had gotten in it's present shape,
)ut in Difference to the other governors ,
who had already voted. he would vote
With Gov. MeCreary and Gov. Rye, Dut
hat he reserved the right to change a
lis vote after he entered the conven- v
ion if he desired. This made three t
,otes, being a majority of the govern ;
RS present and settled the case to the 4
xtent of eliminating Chattanooga c
rom any participation in the location
# the road. :
''At the interview at IL 80 clock e
We still tried to get them to reconsider {
t. AND it was finally agreed by all the = =
chattanooga parties present, that ini Fl
rider TO avoid friction and to get the n
Dad started, we better agree to it. a
cry reluctantly acquiesced in what q
he other Chattanooga people agreed D
o do. asked to be allowed to make Al
statement, which was agreed to. 1 !.
Did the governors that while we had o. o.
cen eliminated and could not say