Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10
ROUSING ROAD MEETING.
Two Roads Seem Assured and State will
Build to Herbert Domain.

interest in the completion of the Mem
phis-to-Bristol highway.
The state highway commission head
ed by President James Palmer, arrived
from Cookeville on the east-bound pas
senger shortly after noon Monday. An
informal meeting was called for three
O'Clock which was attended by repre-
sentative body of Crossvllle citizens.
When it was learned that the Cum
beriand county bonds had been sold for
par there were many favorable COM
ments on the excellent work done by
the county road commission. 1t was
stated that there had been and would
pe offered eight millions of dollars in
road bonds in this state this year and
1T was very pleasant surprise to the
visiting gentlemen that our bonds had
brought so good Price.
BOYS REFORMATORY.
One of the most interesting and en-
couraglng things that came to light in
the course of the meeting was the as
sertion by President Palmer that the
state had definitely decided to locate the
state reformatory for buys on the Her
bert Domain and that as result there
would be some $500, 600 to $500, 900
spent in preparing for the proper care
of the recreant boys of the state. Also
that Crossville would be the logical
point from which they would drive to
the :reformatory and that the state
would build splendid road from Cross
vile to the property. 1t was intimated
that work might begin on the road
with convicts this winter.
Railroad Commissioner Geo. N.
Welch was one OF the party as was
Judge Edwards of Putnam county.
There were some eight or ten in the
party and all were enthusiastic over
the completion OF the Memphis-to
Bristol Highway.
NIGHT MEETING.
Shortly before the hour tor the night
: meeting ). M. Taylor, one aof the
Memphis to- Bristol commissioners, ar
rived from White county heading del
egation OF eight.
There was some spirited, but good
natured, discussion over the idea of
changing the routing of the highway
from Sparta via Monterey, Cookevllle
and Lebanon. The final outcome of the
discussion resulted IN Willingness be-
ing shown by the Putnam county dele
CATION tor both routes TO be built and
then leave the matter of change of To-
cation entirely with the commission.
While White county did not exactly
agree to such an arrangement they re-
cognlZed that the power to make
change rested with the commission but
maintained that no change would be
necessary because White and the other
counties west intended to fully comply
with every promise to complete the
road. They explained very reasonably
the cause of delays and showed it was
not due to lack of effort or readiness
on the part of White county but was
due to the failure of other parties to
ONE up to agreement.
Judge Edwards of Putnam county
stated that the people of his county had
built 100 miles of road in the past few
months with the use of grader he had
purchased for the county and that the |
actual work OF building the 100 miles |
had not been anything to the county, |
for the people had turned out with
their teams and in person and done the
grading and surfacing. He invited our
people to come to Putnam county and
see what they had accomplished.
Secretary Chas. e. Gilbert made
ringing talk and stated that nearly all
the road between Memphis and Bristol,
a distance of 606 miles, was completed
except in Cumberland county. He
stated that Cumberland county is not
treating the commission fairly IN not
pushing the work to completion, but
expressed the belief that since we now
have available funds the work would
be completed at no distant date. IN
which, every citizen of Cumberland
county present most heartily concur
red.
There has been some complaint
about the toll gates west of the noun
tain. The White county delegation as
sured the meeting that the toll gates
would all be removed by the time the
road was ready to he thrown open for
traffic Rutherford county votes on a
bond issue early in December for funds
to purchase the toll roads and it Is con-
fidently expected the bonds Will carry.
The other counties west Will likewise
take care of the toll gate situation. ;
The Putnam county people are very
determined that good road shall be
built to the Cumberland county line,
which insures this county having two
through lines to Nashville instead OF
one as the Memphis-t-Bristol highway
vii. provide.
The commission lett yesterday morna
ing for lockwood and will proceed on
their way to Bristol.
All in all the outlook is now more
than ever before for an
Early completion Of the Memphis-to- @
Bristol highway.