Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-03-18
RIVAL FACTIONS
PROMISE TROUBLE
More Routes Proposed, Some
of Them Extensive in
Meandering.

g B. Payne, of Moutesgle, secrsta-
~ of the Dixie Booster Club. boosting
the "original route of Nashville to
Chattanooga link of the "Dixis High
way" sends u the following Letter re
garliug the proposed cbaugt in the
route from that ado ted by the meet
ing uelJ at Nashville, March Sth, >ald
letter being addressed to W s. Gil
br stf, Secretary HOo-ier Meter Club
Mr. Payne's letter WAS not written TO
stir up strife, but to arn wBrring IN
terest of the uangI in 30 uoing, and
publ alton in this pa or is M sole
ly WITH j. int.ut To get tn's route
located in direct line, ev ~ effort
should be ma, to have -trictiy har-
monious nesting in Chattanooga
April 3, where toe que,tion snould be
settle
Monteagle. Tenn March 13, 1915.
Nv " S Gilbreath,
Secretary, HoOser Motor Club,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Dear Mr. Gllbreath:
The attached newspaper clippings
are self-explanatOry. After carefully
considering, | have decided to write
you fully and frankly a. to the situa-
tion here iu Mi iuie reuursss e. in or.
DER that you may be fore warned as to
the uiff rent factious tnat will nave
representation at tae Governors Con-
ference in Chattanooga on April 3rd
As l outline to you and Governor
Ralstou when l wa, in indianapolis, l
personally favor the route outlined by
the Hoosier Motor Club in Decem Der
last, which route touched Middle Ten
he n,rkl cd IN
of this stationery Nov, as we both
have expressed Ourselves retty freely
concerning tue James route, anu tue
ultimate hopelessnesI of ais putting
tnat route thru on April Bird, it ere
fore Cievolve, itself upon US to all pull
for one genera route with tx,ty and
unity of pur pose, else it will wind up
as Carl Fisher has said in his letter to
Governor Ralston dated December 4 tn
last, "that il the different county seats
become stirred up over the matter and
became jealous of one another, aud
each town fought and enueavoreh to
lana the route, that the Governors
conference would all wind up without
| the desired effect, and end in beauti-
full squabble "
Now, with desire to unite several
of the belligerent factions of Mirdle
| Tennessee, l consented to be Secretary
of the Good Roads meeting called
Monday the Sth int by Mayor Ho" sc
| at Nashville, and with this purpose IL
view | sanctioned certain moves anu
concessions made by tue Tullahoms
delegates to the Conference Tullaho.
ma asked that the Nashville CONNER
cial Club, the Mayor, ana the various
delegates attending Mayor Howse'i
called meeting endorse their proposed
amendment to the original Manches
ter route, and in order to unite as
then thought, several of the contend
ing factions, myself consented to en-
dorse Tullahoma's claims. But aftsl
the heat of battle passed away, and
upon calm, sober reflections, found
that the surveyor whom Iullahoms
had hired to go to Nashville anu pre-
sent Tullahoma' claims, had in max
ing his maps, etc, made false repre-
sensations regarding the topography Of
the new "amenliment" offered by Tul
lahoma to the original route This
surveyor failed to tell us about Brad
ey's Creek and Bean Creek that woulC
have to be bridged, should the chang
es suggested by Tullahoma be adopted
These two creeks lie between Tulla
homa and Hlllsboro, and would cost
ten or fifteen thousand dollars tt
BRUCE.
l then became suspicious Of Tulla
homa, and questioned toeir surveyor
closely, and he finally admitted that
be did not show up the creeks on his
map, because 1t might discourage tht
new route and cause trouble. Their
the Committee. of which was one
went over to Chattanooga, at toe sug
geston of Mayor Howse, to present
Tullahoma's claims as to the survey
and argue the matter with the direc
tors of the Chattanooga Auto Club a.
to where the survey should be made
| thew in some manner found out that
was suspicious of them. and they oar
red me from appearing with them ant
their body in their conference with