The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-09-21
DUCKTOWN FOLKS FOR
BETTER CONDITIONS

vile. vie. Muir nv, Dillsboro and Waynes-
VILE from Ducktowu to Knoxville and
Chattanooga, and from Ducktown to Al
lanta" said q delegation of citizens from
Ducktown, headed from 5. NJ. Reese to The
secretary of the board of trrde, yesterday
afternoon, and from the array OF geological
maps and blue prints showing what they
proposed 10 accomplish, it would seem
that western North Carolina is to make
rapid advancement in additional good
roads mileage when the people OF the en-
terprising copper mining municipality work
out their plans.
The party left Ducktown at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning and arrived at the Ian
gren $50 p. M, Wednesday, spent thurs
day morning looking over Ashvllle ana
going over the Weaverville road, and put
in Yesterday afternoon explaining their pro-
posed road plans to the board OF trade
The party consists Of 5. M. Reese Or L.
F. Kimsey, R. L. Kirkpatrick, and r. H.
Lummus. of Ducktown, and w. T. hoDlh-
son. of Isabella, near Ducktown. They
will leave this morning, friday Tor DUCK
town via. Weaverville, Marshall, Hot Springs
Newport and Knoxville, thence VIA Mary
vile and Jacksonville to Ducktown' max
ing a complete CIRCLE trip, all part OF
their general scheme of roads connecting
al.
DucktoWn with the, other sections OF the
world.
Leaving Ducktown the party came to
Copperhill, Tenn, six and tve-tenth miles
over an improved macadam road thence
eleven miles to Blue Ridge, Ca.' over an
improved country road; four miles OF mar
row graded roed to Mineral Bluff' a.
thence twenty and sixteenth miles to Muir
nhev the six miles next to Murphy being
good graded road. From Murphy they
passed through Tomotla, and Coalvllle to
Andrews fifteen and hve-tenth miles over
good graded road which extended two
miles east of Andrews, and from that point
the route carried them through Valleytown'
up to Junaluska creek and gap, and along
Choga cheek and across the Nantahaha
river to Aquone, up Jarret creek through
through Wayah gap and along lower way
ali creek TO Franklin twenty eight and tlve-
tenths miles from Andrews, all an unim-
nroyed mountain road From Franklin to
illsboro is twenty and three-tenths miles,
a rough mountain road, and from Dlllsboro
to SYLVIA. one and ntne-tenths miles, IS
fine graded road. From Sylvia the party
passed through Beta, Addie Hall and Will
cts. small stations along the Southern
railway, a fair country road, eleven and
four-tenths miles to Balsam, and on to
Waynesville seven and three-tenths miles
over good graded road From Waynes-
Vile to Canton their speedometer showed
ton and nine-tenths miles, and from Can
ton to Ashvile nineteen and one-tenths
miles, making total distance from Duck
town of l63 miles, or hundred and twenty
and nine-tenths miles from Murphy to
.Asheyillc. They state the scenery along
the route is. very beautiful, and most OF
the route passes over the Ashville-MurPhy-
Atlanta highway which has been so named
and given certain state aid by the legisla-
lature at session about four years ago.
The gentlemen are enthusiastic about
the completion of the system or roads
which they have mapped out, and they
state that Mr.. Westervefb consulting en-
gineer of the Ducktown copper and mining
company, is in touch with the govern
ment authorities at Washington with
view of working German prisoners on the
roads through the mountains, should such
prisoners he sent to this country during