Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-11
TULLAHOMA'S CLAIMS
PROVE CONVINCING
Attractive Route Between
Nashville and Chattanooga.
Mayer HOWse Presides.
Nashville Tennessean:


The routa for that part of the pro-
posed Dixie highway between NASH
willie and Chattanooga vas a3opteh
Mouday morning at MEETING OF the
various representatives of tue PROJECT.
in the stmbly rooms of the Hermit
tage bot.l where they had been called
by Mayor Hilary e Howse to discuss
the vantages Tennes ee to WIS offer
cd for the highway, anu to agree on
route throug6 the stats
\ TIE ronte in Coffee county will be
changed from its original po>ltion
ard be msle to run through Tulla-
, homs. in tead of MaDche>t r. THIS
decis,ou n a. reached aftr representa-
i tiyts of the high way from Manche ter
said that Tie people there had been IN
able to agree regarding the route.
| This will eliminate many small toNns
in Coffee county tbat might have o~en
touch4d b. tue route ha the original
plans not have beeu altered.
a committee was aptointed to go
IN h.ttaoonga an inform the state
engineers of the change 10 tha propos-
ed routa and to cooperate with them
in snv way POSSIBLE. Tue thange IN
the rout7 q ill mean tOat Tnllanoma
and Snelbyville will get the highway
instpao Of Manchester and Beech
4 Grove as was originally planned.
Tbe M citing was called to orner oy
Msyor Hoteee, who was elected chair
4 ma G B. Payne, of Monteagie' sec
retary. -
ROUTE is PROPOSED.
John W. Horton, of Tuilahoma, was
cal,ed on to rrespnt Tullahoma s
claims for the Dixie Highway. lie
ss;d. along with other things: Nah
Z yiIta nenpIe must wake up and get IN
b.hin aud sanction Be fori county
ana Tpilahoma factions Mr. Hor
ton declared that the Dixie Highway
from Ma hyille TO Chattanooga. to
sprv. tha most people, must be built
by way of Shelbyvile, Tuilahoma,
P.lbam. Wonder Cave, Montaagle,
Tracy City, Sequatchie Jasper ano on
into Chattanooga.
Mr. Lannon, of Tullahoma, made
an ;ntere ting and enthusiastic talk
ana made many points IS to why
Na.hville could endorse the Shelby
ville ana Tullahoma route Among
otner things, he mentioned the garage
seryice at Shelbyville aud Tullahoma,
tha snleudid hotel, the Belgian colony
srh,co /, located near Tullahoma. he
no;nted ont that Tullahoma would
soou hny u magnificent new hraproot
hotal GOLF links and artificial lake ana
nther features that would interest
tourists and automobiiists.
sam Werner, of Tracy City, stated
that q INDY county was in favor OF
ti1e shslbyville- le-Tullahoma route enru
MiadEs Tennessee,
r p Giltner, of Murfreesboro, made
short talk, introducing tue She!oy-
Vile and .Tullahoma route Among
other things he said. be calico the at.
trntion of the people to the fact toat
the future welfare OF the Dl1le nlgn
wav wa. factor, whlct oemahueu
4 that the road be built through the
mot fonular section, he gave inIer
astiug facts regarding good ROADS tnru
Raaford county. whlcn, ne sta.ou'
wonh connect with the DIXIE hiRh-
way running from all directions
= W. Lsndstreet stated tnat Mash
Vile is vide awake and reany 10 Joln
hap,s with Middle Tennessee ih BE.
lecting the route Amons n.ao' 40
II things, he stated that as IeIfesan.,a, !.
arartas n,se az @ 5000 toward publicity work
4 IN exploiting the route from Nasasi',e H, hae
# ~ Chattanooga, Iub y 4
f inc in cparge Of G, b. Payne' oi
4 Mopteagle. ,. .o. - ,o,,.
MAJOR Howse motioned that Il com
mittse IT. be sent to Chattanooga imme-
Iiatelv to get in touch with the stata ,
ana;neprs, who are to make ao official
snTyay of that link of the Dixie hign-
vav between Nashville and Cnatta-
noooa to inform the engineers or tne
np nbogees made 10 this route, which
taxes in shelbyville, Tullahoma ano
Paiham, The COMMITTEES appoinited II
as soIlows: Jas. Palmer. OF Nasn-
";,io .Tno. W. Horton, w. Il. Mar
hall Of Tullahoma, G. Buford payne' i
I'm ~ Monteagle, Sam Werner; OF ira,
~ ~ City, Clifford Love, of Murfrsssno, s,
~ ~ I Abe Wood, of shelbyville, Mayor
Hilary D' e. House. Of Nashville.
r. IL Payne, of Monteagile' made .
hort but enthusiastic talk asing
shst sh Nashville and her tr,botarS osa.
towns ou must be prepared to go to ohat. @
torooga April 3 with something more
tanoible than shot air..
D,,eord Payne of MontsaSlF, salu