Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-08-13
PLANS FOR NORTH
and SOUTH HIGHWAY.

II On last Friday meeting was
held at Greenfield, in the Office Of
, the Greenfield bank, presided over
by R. l.. Goolsby, with Joe L.
Holbrook as secretary, when plans
were laid for the north and south
highway through the county, the
purpose being to construct a
forty-foot highway from Dukedom
on the north, through Latham and
Dresden, to Bradford on the south,
through Greenfield. Several good
roads enthusiasts were present
and each pledged the enterprise
his hearty cooperation. Green
field people always get in behind
any move for the public good, and
may be counted upon to contribute
literally toward the highway.
both in money and labor.
The following committees were
appointed on right-of-way, these
committees going to work Monday
and all to meet in Dresden on
Wednesday, when a date was set
for the general road working days:
Greenfeld-Z. W. Grooms, A.
J, Barton, ]. H. Paschall.
Spring Creek to Rivera. ].
Ford, A. F, Higgs, G. B. Brasfield,
G. A. Brasfeld, Jim Overton and
Tom Brooks.
Dresden to River-Ea Jeter,
John Brasfeld, N. M. Tucker,
John Roffe, H. L. Hill.
Greenfield to Bradford. N.
Ray, Thos. Coats, Chas. Huff.
stutter, G. E. Grooms.
Finis Garrett was made chair
man OF the whole committee.
Blanks were sent out from Dres-
den, being prepared by Mr..
Garrett, and good work was done
by the several!committees.
North Of Dresden the following
gentlemen were chosen to procure
the right.of.way to Dukedon: Will
Rainey, Tom Bowers, Clois
HUTCHINSON, Jim Eskridge, Jim
WEIGH.
The right.of.wav committees met
here Wednesday afternoon, when
reports were received of the work
done in the way of securing the
right. from Dukedom all the
way through to Greenfield, and it ,
was gratifying to know that the !
right-of-way was secured through
he county, with just four excep. ;
ions, and it is thought that all 4
hese parties will donate the right v
,f-way for the forty-foot highway p
when they fully understand what =
heir neighbors are doing to en- :
the building of better p
Dads. 9 9
1t was voted to have three work y
avs instead Of one, as was the u
ase on the east and west high. :
FAY, and the days set are Wednes- :
ay, Thursday and Friday, Aug. =
5, 26, 81. Thus it will be seen " y,
nat little time is given to make !"
Preparations, and all citizens in D,
crested in good thoroughfare .
trough the county north and D,
outh are urged to aid in every =
ay possible. Let it be understood q
lat this is voluntary movement. =.
The following gentlemen, repre-. 20
9nting each section, were ap.
ointed committeeman to solicit a.
)nations Of money, teams and ~
ands in their respective commu- :.
ties and to report in person to a =;
,neral meeting to be held at the VI
flee of Lewis & Garrett on We'd D
9sday afternoon OF next week: a.
50. Dow Thacker and j. L. Gun vi
ngham, Dukedom; Jim Esk; w.
1ge and M. A. Shanklin, La. N me-
am; Clois Hutcherson, Bob - :
SEQ and Jack Ward, for the ter ~ :
ory between Dresden and Daw- M !
MS store; John Brasfeld and . 5
n Moran, Dresden; John Roffe ~ :
d Neil Tucker, for the territory o oo'
,m Dresden to the river; Allen 00 u
asfeld, A. F. Higgs, C.B. Bras. y
Id, Jim Overton and Jack Ford; ", vin
N. Ray, R. L. Goolsby and A. my y
Barton, Greenfield. These COM !
tees are to ask for cash dona- Wet,
MS, teams and labor, soliciting H.
h directlyo the proposed route n f.
] away from it, getting as much Tue
distance as possible.