Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-05-05

would assume broad policy and would
surely make the amount sufficient to
complete both tn Dixie and the Mem
phis- Bristol highways through the
county.
Senator Wilson Is much disturbed in
mind at this time over the condItion of
his wife, who IS IN feeUle condition,
and has found il difficult to give as
through consideration TO a., phazes of
the situation as he wished to do before
deciding ON the Dest course to pursue
and the final account to insert IN the
act
He feels that the best interests of
the people oeuand OF hun the utmost
care ana caution in his action and to
the emu thar he may 90 the best thi.
possible under the conditions, he is
moving slowly.
When Senator Wilson passed through
Crossville Monday on his way to the
capitul the bill had not been coupleted
in all it's details. 1t is now completed
however and Judge K. u. Tollett left
with 1t for Nashville yesterday and he
will present 1t 10 Senator Wilson for
his final approval, after which copies
will lie introduced in ooth houses aand
pushed to Its final passage at the earli-
est possible moment.
| FENTRESS COUNTY.
Some of the FeLtress county delega-
tion remained here and left for Nash
vile Sunday at ernoon. The act for
Fentress county has passed two read
!ngs and it will be pushed to the third
and final reading as early as possible.
The act carries $l65, 900. we are In
formed. The mileage to be built in
Fentress county is about 30.
PICKETT COUNTY. /
An act will. e intrcduceossse enable {
Pickett county to build the eight miles
necessary to carry it to the Kentucky
line. Friends will zealously look after
the Pickett county act and see that it
IS carried to completion.
CHATTANOOGA MEETING
Delegates from all the counties IN
terested in the Short Route will meet
at the Reed House, Chattanooga, not
later than May 10 and arrange tor the
final details of presenting the strong
points of the Short Route.
ADVANCE REPORT.
A detailed report will be carefully
prepared of the entire Short Route and
a copy forwarded to each of the four
teen directors appointed by the seven {
governors, to the end that they may be
fully advised of all the conditions
touching this route.
1t was decided that the Short Route s
should be maintained in
definitely with the view to solid and
energetic cooperation in furthering the !
of this route and the compile
tion OF the same at the earliest possi-
bic time.
SURE TO BUILD. g
The utterances of the delegates from I
the various counties were so pro g
nounced that this line would he built, I
regardless of any action that might be s
taken by the fourteen directors, that
person must be incredulous beyond all
reason to think for moment that
there will be any wavering. The
Short Route Dixie Highway is as sure |
to be built as any thing that has not
happened could we'll be-
GENEROUS OFFER.
A. N. Sherman, of Athens, was pres
,nt at the convention and made the :
statement that he would give a car :.
oad of tile to each county on the =.
Short Route in case they should build. !.
His generous offer was accepted by the
and was assured that the e
'oute would be built With as little delay Z
as possible. !
MIR. Sherman made short talk and t
assured the convention that the Shor. b
Route is not only the shortest, but the q
easiest built and that the action being :,
.aken by the Short Route people was a
more substantial than the other routes
ire making and he felt that our Z
chances for winning at Chattanooga,
May 20, are very bright. :.
CROSSVILLE~ MUCH AWAKE. &
Since our people have become so con- fl
ident the Dixie Highway will be built h
here has been much talk INDUCED in t
ooking to grading Main Street of our b
own for mile. putting down uniform
ide walks eight feet wide and bring
ng all to an established grade, with b
concrete cutters and regularly sur c