Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-04-14
BRIGHTEN
FOR US TO GET
DIXIE HIGHWAY
C. E. James, President Dixie Highway
Association, 0esignates the Route
Through Tennessee to Pass
Through CrossvIIe.

Within week much activity has de
velCped relative to the Dixie Highwa,
tproject and there is much sparrlng go
ing on through the press and Nashville
IS bending every effort to bring th'
roao via that city.
G. E. James, president of the DIXIE
Highway association, has designated
the route through Tennessee to begil
at the Tennessee-Kentucky state lint
at point near Albany, Kentucky
thence south passing near Byrdstown
through jamestown, Crossvllle, Pike
vile and via Signal Mountain into
Chattanooga.
Mr.. James did this as the outcome
of the attitude of the governors in al
lowing politics to work very detri-
mental part to the Short Route, which
follows the line just mentioned. Else
where in this issue will be found the
statement of M. James, which shows
conclusively th-5 the governors con
nived from the rst to defeat the Short
Route and in orGor to accomplish that
end violated ti,ci;~ original agreement.
This action Mr. ames and his associ-
ates, who hold the charter for the
Dixie Highway, have decided not to
stand and the road will be built through
Crossville and the other points named
on the Short Route.
All the directors have been appointed
by the various governors ana a meet
ing is expected soon. AS was expect
ed, Governor Rye appointed two men
favorable to the Nashville route: Col
A. M. Shook, of Nashville, and Judge
M. M. Allison, Chattanooga. Judge
Allison has been favorable to the
Nashville route all the time. 1t is
claimed the road via Nashville will
pass near property owned by him.
Nashville started an automobile party
over the proposed route via Mammoth
Gave the first of the week and expects
to arouse so much interest and enthu-
siasm that the men appointed by the
governors will favor that route. That
will effect nothing for the men who
hold the Dixie Highway charter will
never surrender it to have the road 60
via Nashville for that route is over 100
miles longer than the Short Route Via
Crossville AS striking evidence
that the route is sure to come via
Crossville a telegram WIS received
Monday by Judge g. T. Burnett which
reads as follows
Chattanooga, Tenn, April 49,
County Judge. CrossvIlle, Tenn.
Please go to work Immediately on con-
struction of road between CrossvIl and
Pikeville. Put engineers to work and
get best location possible. DIXIE |
IGHWAY AS ISOLATION, G. E. |
lanes, President.
The whole Short Route line is ablaze
with excitement and determination and
he road will certainly be built and il,
will be the real Dixie Highway under
he charter held by the association at
chattanooga, regardless of what is
lone by Nashville or other points. The
people of this county are aroused as
lever before over any question and are
to carry this great project
% full completion so far as this coun-
y is concerned. Every other county
llong the Short Route is equally de-
and there is scarcely ghost
# chance for the road to fail to come
his way.
ENABLING ACT.
The court passed resolution ap-
'ointing ]. W. Dorton, Judge g. 2.
Burnett and Senator E. q. Tollett to
raft an enabling act authorizing the
ounty to issue $500, 900 in bonds, and
resent to the legislature when it re-
onvenes May 8. II is not expected
hat $500, 900 will be required, but the
lea is,to be prepared for any need that |
,ay present to the end that failure
ill be out of the question.