Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-17
MASS MEETING HAD
GOOD ATTENDANCE
Large Committee Appointed to Attend
Governors Meeting, Chattanooga,
April 3--SI00,000 County
Bonds for the Road.

The mass meeting called Saturday to
discuss the Dixie highway proposition
brought out strongly representative
body of citizens of the county. When
the attendance was not large there
were present leading men from almost
all sections of the county and the in
terest manifested by all was unmis-
takably in favor of lending all aid pos
sible to the road, provided it should be
built through Crossville.
The meeting was called to order by
Judge G. E. Snodgrass, J. W. Dorton
was chosen chairman and S. C. Bishop
secretary.
Judge q. P. Burnett was called upon
to tell the meeting what he knew of
the movement. He briefly stated that
he had attended meeting of the Chat
tanooga automobile club recently and
learned that the movement was backed
by Mr.. James, of Chattanooga, the
Chattanooga automobile club and the
automobile interests generally of the
states throuhg which 1t W i'll pass in be-
ing built from Chicago to Jacksonville,
Florida. He favored energetic action
onthe part OF the county and citizens
of the county and urged that no effort
be spared to secure the road through
this county.
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that he felt that this is the most i'm
portant movement that ever has come
or ever can come before our people.
He thinks it is the most certain rove
ment that can be put on foot to Settle
this section with honeseekers.
On motion of Judge G. E. Snodgrass
1t was moved that the meeting name
delegation of twenty to attend the
meeting in Chattanooga April 3, and
that they state that we fully believe
Cumberland county will give SIS. 900 IN
county bonds when the road is COM
Dleted through the county. The motion
was amended to make the amount
800, 900 and the number OF the COM
nlttee fifty with the understanding
hat any citizen of the county who was
ut named on the committee, who
night wish to go, should be considered ;
me of SAID committee. The secretary
vas authorized to select the thirty 8
James necessary to make up the total
# fifty names. s
Numerous persons addressed the E
ueeting briefly and all were strongly 8
n favor of the road and were heartily
n favor of the county.doing all possible
o bring the road this way. The sense
f the meeting was very clear that no
BOSE proposition should be made
thereby any part of the proposed :
should be turned over until the >
DAD was completed. Following are
he names of those chosen to compose v
he
COMMITTEE: In
G. E. Snodgrass, J. W. Dorton, V. L. $
ewIs, j. R. Mitchell, j s.. Garrison,
e. Bishop, T. +. Brown. M. L. Tay- q
n, j. "A. Frey, JAS. Smith, j. A. +
.emmer, R. A. Powell, D. NJ. Wheeler. d
. E. Brookhart, J. S. Cline. C. J. g
'heeler, +. q. Baker, H. G.. Sabine, "
A. Asbhurn, C. w. Powell, M. F. y
argitt. Frank Jewett, j. W. Hayes, 8,
s. Parham, e. W. Henry, w. D. Il
edgecoth, s. G.. Cline, J. H. Brad
'rd, T S. Randolph, j. @. Wyatt, A. n
!. Davis, j. s. Wyatt, S. A. Tucker, M
l.. Lowe, K. D. Godfrey, j. L. g
nderson, e. L. Brown, j. F. Brown,
!. E. Wheeler, J. H. Graham, Alden =
enedict, Jere Morrow, G. H. Sells, J. W
Brewer, VIM. Parsons, Fracis
yers, j. D. Wyatt, Sam Nelson. Nor ne
) Goss, E. s. Jestice, A. s. Watson,
G. Wilson. VIM. Nealon, J. S. Rose, he
j. Brooks, 7. F. Hall. W. L. Flynn, al
re holland. Harry Martin, A. L.
lbor, Chas. Spencer. "; vi
NOTABLE GATHERING.
The meeting at Chattanooga prom 9"
IS to be one of the most notable M,
therings in favor of good roads that in
, been called in the south. There is