Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16
3R, |. B. MORSE ADVOCATES
ANOTHER IMPORTANT HIGHWAY
THROUGH HENDERSON COUNTY
(By DIR. Lucius B. MOrse.)

# is an undeniable fact that the au
tomobile is the largest single factor
entering into the development of rursr4
life TODAY in America. More than all
pIse is it responsible for the unpreci-
dented improvement in roadways
throughout the length and breadth of
thp country. The number of people
who travel by automobile is increas-
ire at a yearly rate Of about 80 per
cent. This being the fact it would
seem that it deserves the most serious
consideration of any up-to-date COM
munity.
Z The number of people who are COM
ing to the mountains of Western North
carolina by automobile during the last
five wears has grown by leaps and
hounds. Hendersonville already IS
we'll supplied with through automobile
connections in four directions, viz:
To Asheville and Knoxville to the nortn
and west, to Charlotte and North Car
DINA generally to the east, to Spartan
burg Columbia and Charleston to the
south east, and lastly to Greenville
giving a south western outlet. All
These roads are practically completed
OF VIII D0 Ill IuO uCo1
as they do four spokes to the Hender-
sonville Good Roads wheel.
There would seem to be, how
ever. opportunity practically knocking
at our very door for the construction
OF another through highway into our
city. a highway that would give us
splendid opening through the Sapphire
Lake region to some point in Macon
county intercepting the Asheville-At-
lanta highway. The points that such
a road would probably touch are as
follows. Hendersonville, Brevard, Lake
Toxaway, Lake Sapphire, Lake Fair
field, Cashiers Valley, Highlands and
a point intercepting as above stated,
the Asheville-Atlanta highway in Ma
COZ county. The counties traversed
are as follows: Henderson. Transylva-
MIA. Jackson and Macon. The road
would be very close to 100 miles In
length
Such a road would seem to be most
practicable one The portion in Hen
derson county to the Transylvanl;
county line is 25 foot sand-clay high
way Of excellent grade.
The work in Transylvania county,
much of it, would have to be actual
new construction. Of interest in this
connection is the fact that the Tox-
away company is at this very time con-
templating the building of a first-class
highway on a good grade from Lake
Fairfield Tin Jackson county, via Lake
Sapphire to Lake Toxaway. This road
might easily become a part of the new
through automobile road In Jackson
county not a little of their road in
the direction of Cashiers Valley is In
fair condition. It is also generally re-
ported that a good highway is main
tanned from the Asheville-Atlanta
highway to Highlands.
The road would traverse the most
beautiful mountain and lake section
in the Southern Appalachians; very
much of it would be of relatively light
construction and would serve a distinct
means for a vast section of country
that is now almost inaccessible because
of present road conditions. A prelimi-
nary canvass of some of the leading
men in the several counties that the
road will pass is most encouraging.
Several of the citizens Of BFevard have
s1gnif1ed their interest, and it is be-
lieved that this is a movement to which
every public spirited man should lend
his aid, assistance and give to it his
best thought Would this not be
movement that would do credit as one
of the large enterprises which the re,
organized Greater Hendersonville club
could put into effect during the coming
year? 1t will be of inestimable value
not only to our city but relatively of
more benefit to the other counties
which the road would traverse. 1t
can surely be brought about so leE
every man come forth with good sug-
gestions.