Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-07-29
DIXIE ROUTE
ANNOUNCED
Franklin County Line Will be
Finished Soon.
Routing Into Hamilton County
by Signal Mountain Road.

Judge NJ NJ. Allison. president of
the Dixie Highway association, re-
turned to the city yesterday afternoon
from Winchester, where, with Col. A.
M Shook, of Nashville, the other di-
rector from Tennessee appointed by
Gov. Rye, be held public .hearing
with reference to the routing OF the
<1ixie highw way through Franklin ceun-
Nv. Judge Allison held a similar
hearing and conference with the ofnc-
iaIs of Marion county at Jasper Tues
day. comforting later with Col Shook
before announcement was made re-
garding the routing.
According to the decision or Presl-
dent Allison and Director Shook, the
routinQ will be from Tullahoma to
Winchester via Winchester Springs.
From winchester the Dixie Highway
will he routed via Cowan and Sewan-
ee TO Monteagle, where the highway
will strike the Marion county line.
The routing In Marion county Will Dc
from Monteagle across Battle creek 10
Jasper. thence to Whitwell. In tne
event that Hamilton county will build
the four and one-half to five miles OF
additional road, the Dixie highway In
Marion county will enter Hamilton
comfy at the forks of Suck cleek. In
Hamilton county the Dixie highway
viii come under Signal poiLt, passing
bv the Elks' country club and connect
inc with the Signal mountain road,
coming into Chattanooga over the
new bridge. .. =.
the Dixie highway was made known
to officials in the two counties, an
nonncemept was made that prepara-
lions for work would commenced at
The Marion county road commission
will meet this morning for the parpose
Of Organizing, and 1t Is generally De-
lieved that work will be- started on
the Dixie highway within two weeks;
Marion county will make request OF
ths Governor for 100 convicts TO Assist
them in building their road:
Annie finds are on hand IN Dotn
Marion and franklin counties for tne
construction of their sections OF Tue
O;rie Highway. Marion county has Q
hond issue of $tOO, 600 recently voted
10 the county court, while Franklin
comfy. under an enabling act passed
hv the last legislature, has the autnor-
~ to issue $iOO, 900 in warrants iol
the construction Of their part OF tue
Z highway. - - Frank.
lin county designated across Lneii
conntv from within three miles OF the
Coffae county line to the top OF tne
mountain at Monteagle, via Wlnches'
tar gnrines and Winchester, to Dt
bmiit, AT the hearing held by Messrs'
AIiison and Shook yesterday citlzen'
~ TniIahoma who were present an
nonnced their willingness to use tns
f,rst class equipment purchased py
TmIIshoma TO build theirstretch OF tint
DiY;e highway through Coffee county,
IN Grading the three miles OF road II
FrsnkIin county along the Dixie
hivhway. not provided for by TN
Frsrri;n county commissioners. Th'
cits1ens OF Winchester promptly &C
c.rtad this offer and stated that th'
SopsSa SSs wom,d he Immediately raised b,
subscription to put metal surface oi
these three miles. Tne roau msTnih maj =,
cry belonging to Tuilanoma w. WI, ~ y
moved over into Franklin county ~
day and started to work graoing 'n'
three miles. y.a Au,so,
and Col. Shook with reference TO .n'
routing Of the highway in.o cna.ts s,
nooca and the offer OF MARION oouns!
IN meet Hamilton county at tne Iorx
of sack creek is brought TO tne NJ
tsntion OF the Hamilton county foa'
missioners IL 10 6eiieveo Una. eo'
road will he ordered built IN tne Yer.
near future. There has peen stion!
demand for this road, Dotn IN Mario, :,
comfy and In Hamilton county M ss y
will provide an exceiient Quiet !ron
the Seauatchie valley WHO a roa'
whieh ID twenty miles snorLer oet"ee'
Chattauooga and Whitweii tnsn tn
nrasant road, also eliminating Ihe fsr
~ The distance TO Wnitweii WIZ WIZ
Xxi. road completed is only aoou
ninsteen miles. A survey made Q
49, rosd shows that 1t can be con
.s,ctaS an an easy grade. To buii'
4 sS;s sectiou Of the Dixie highway !
lily ha necessary to construct oni.
W.. tbrae miles OF rosd beyond to-
Suous .,uousvsy Of the Elbs' Country, Club
psup1a" upsnn county now has its road grad
s sson, Whitwcll to the top Of tn
-u nts;n % part Of which has been sur
saas The only construction left vii
ts go. Ahe top Of the mountain to tn
sorks 70 "a Of suck creek. -chattanoos'
Shines, Thursday. ..,or,.od corn.
Lns .aS stop at Suck Greek, and &
70 crtlet the Hamilton County
see - ..iIl have TO make provision 10
couls a - meet Marion county at sucl
route, We ss.mIIe soReGiss ioagsr route to chatta
side. avd sv no provision is made in th
poogai; i;,I an1 for ~ this route. Meanwhile
bono Dill srs aUr of the county are oppos
the taxpsyss'ff ay's fonr-fifths to any bonding
ed by apout rat will increase taxes, Th
of county ,ni fasteners in selecting thi
Sopsless sos d. route is considered a p0''''''