Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-10
CROssvILLE TENNESSEE. WEDNESDAY. MARCH TO- 1915.
DIXIE HIGHWAY
Much Interest Aroused at Chattanooga
Last Week.

Judge Geo. p Burnett, as was an
nounced last week. attended meeting
of the Chattanooga Automobile Club.
He returned Thursday morning.
He reports that the meeting was we'll
attended by representatives from the
various counties through which the
Dixie Highway will probably pass.
There were representatives from the
counties along the direct line from
Chattanooga to Louisville as we'll as
from counties along the line by way of
Nashville.
Judge Burnett states that the people
along the line from Chattanooga to
Nashville are making hard pull to
have the highway located by way/of
Nashville instead of the James route,
or the route from Chattanooga by way
of Pikev1le, Crossvillc, Jamestown,
etc but the chances favor the latter
route provided the counties through
which the highway will run Will show
enough interest in the proposed route.
Fentress county, through Judge Case
and County Attorney Evans, was rep
resented and protfered to turn over to
those having the matter in charge
S165, 900 of the county's bonds provided
the road was completed through that
county Bledsoe county proposed to
turn over a completed ROAD through
that county provided IT came that way.
They are already grading the road and
now have about twenty miles graded.
So it would seem that the only diff
Guilty in getting this great highway to
come this way is getting the people of
this county sufficiently interested to
make a pull for it. This county will
lose an opportunity that will not likely
come this way again II it fans to take
active steps to secure this road through
the county.
The meeting at Chattanooga last
week was only preparatory to what is
called the Governors meeting which
will be held in Chattanooga April the
third, at which time It will be deter
mined whieh rout4 khesE his iiway IS stol
take Cumberland county should be
we'll represented at this meeting.
1t will be necessary for Cumberland
county to get busy and do all possible
TO encourage the coming \of the road
through this county Manchester and
Nashville have already formed an or
ganizations with tho object of lntiuenc-
ingthe road to come that way.
Our position is very stragetic one
because the idea of building the road
through the most scenic sectlo ira
versed is very strong, but it will not
do to rely on that solely. 1t may we'll
be made very strong card IN our IA
vor, hut more than that will he re
quired il we get the road.
Active work should begin at once to
develop some method for offering all
the assist tance and encouragement pos
sihle.
The editor of the Chronicle has
talked with several prominent people |
from different parts of the county and
find that the sentiment is very strong
for offering every possible encourage
ment to the road All agree that
road between Crossville and
Chattanooga, to say nothing of the
extension from Chicago to
Tampa, would be the most beneficial
thing that has come to this county
since the railroad was built. W. have
10 doubt that if the proper steps are
;aken by the people of Crossviile the
country people will JON most heartily
n lending all the aid and encourage
nent possible
The time is none too long, in fact is
hort, for arranging the pror ar cond-
ions to enable a delegation from this ;
ounty TO go to Chattanooga prepared
o put up strong fight and one that
will prove effective.