Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
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that he could DO u-quicker. He said
nan H~attering things in praise Of
nr. ration and his road building
methods.
Rev. R. N Wilcox was called on
Q q talk but he said that his senti-
ments lad been expressed.
M road boosters were met at Try
on by Mr.. and Mrs. p. r. Patton ].
Mack Rhodes, T. l.. Durham, w. S.
Miller, +. S. Wetmur, Rev. r.. NJ. Will.
cox, Noah N. Hollowell, John Burke,
Andy Davenport and BrownIow Jack
SON. Upon arriving at HendersonvH
only about half a dozen Henderson,
Vile citizens made their appearance
at the club where the boosters we're
entertained.
The Spartanburg Herald contained
the following detailed report of the
trip: {
II think that from this time for
ward we should incorporate into our
slogan the new title which is so just
~ u and make it 'Spartanburg-
TIE City of Success and Gatewayet to-
the Land of the Sky"
Such was the comment last night
of Arch B. Calvert, Spartanburg's
chief good roads enthusiast, and who
for the past five years has been labor
ing toward the highway to Hender-
sonvllle, which was formally opened
yesterday when over $50 Spartan
burg motorists made the trip over
the new highway in 81 automobiles.
His ~utterance may safely be said toe
express the sentiment of the tourists
who marve1ed at the scenic beauty
along the way and the feast of eHgi-
neering skill which made it possible.
With such a splendid thoroughfare.
cut right through the, heart of the
Blue Ridge, making it but scant more
than two hours drive to Henderson
vile and all the resources that are
hers and the surrounding country's.
~Spartanburg indeed becomes. the gate
way to the Land of the Sky.
Section Prizes Awarded.
The party left the city yesterday
morning at 9:45 o'clock, preceded by
some six or eight m~otorcyclists who
acted a. pilots to the party. The first
stop was at Inman. where the prizes
which had been offered for the best
kept section of the road were awarded
by Mr.. Calvert. A. p. Bishop was
awarded two prizes of SIS each for
keeping his section best of all. Other
priZewinners were Joe Dodd SO, Geo.
Hall 81, and Lee Fife So. Immediate
ly after the awarding of the prizes, a
snapshot of which was taken by AZ r.
Willis, the party proceeded to Tryon,
where a meeting of the North and
South Carolina authorities was held.
This meeting was held with the chiei
end in view of fully. discussing the
further maintenance of the new high
! way and the best manner of doing it.
The following resolutions were
adopted as a result of this discussion:
Whereas, after having been under
the section system of spIft-log drag
ging for nearly two years, the How.
ard Gap road shows that this. Is the
most practicable system vet devised
FOR h maintenance of roads in this
section; and,
"WhereaSs it has been shown 10 be
the most economical in that no ma
chine work is necessary after the road
is once crowned: therefore,
BE it resolved, That this commit
tee places itself on record as noues-
tionably in favor of the split-los drag
and the division of roads into small
sections, under a competent foreman.
as the best solution of our present
trouble; 4xs-
BIZ it further resolved, That sthe
several county officials in charge of
road maintenance be urged to lend
financial assistance in promoting this
plan of road upkeep."
On motion of H. H. Herring, the
resolution was amended to include a
recommendation that the county au-
thorities apply top soil" to the high
ways in this county as. rapidly as pos
sible.
From Tyron, the party proceeded to
He~ndersonyille with a slight pause at
Saluda. 1t is between Tryon IND
H~endersonville that the highway is SO
magnificent. The road winds in and
out among the mountains like a ser
pent, now climbing by easy stages
and long circling curves nigh above
the roaring stream down in the gorge
only then to descend again as gently
and as gracefully into the valley. The
road is truly a marvellous engineering
feat. Those who have been through
the Blue Ridge on the Clinchfield road
can understand how strong a state
ment would be to the purport that the
new highway is scarce surpassed BY
this other feat of nationally recogniz-
ed engineering. but yet such is the
case. But all who went yesterday and
we're surprised and delighted at what
they saw will say that it will. have to
be seen to be appreciated.
Entertained at HendersOnViIle.
At Hen~dersonville, which was reach.
ed at 2 o'clock. the party was enter