Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-21
HERBERT DOMAIN
DEVELOPMENT
STATE WILL HELP TO BUILD
GOOD GRADED ROAD.
Judge Roberts DESTROYS of Making This
the Shipping Point fot the Big
Farm That Is to Be Built
Up There by the State

Indications are very bright for eX-
tensive development of the state prop
erty q miles south of Clossville IN the
edge of this and Bledsoe counties.
One of the first essentials is a good
road to the property. The State is
willing to assist IN building it and
wants this county to assist also.
JUDGE ROBERTS EAGER.
Judge A. ii. Roberts, who was nom
mated for Governor in the August
democratic primary, was in Crossville
last week on his return from the
property Herbert DOMAIN consist
ing of II, 900 acres of land laying lin
this county, White, Bledsoe and Van
Buren,. He was very enthusiastic
over the property and spoke with the
most pronounced assurance that the
property will be developed aleng lines
that w.ll insure a productive tarm cot
at least LOCO acres.
GOOD WAGON ROAD.
His first thought seemed to be to
get s good wagon road form CressVille
to the Domain so that the large
amount of freight - tffst would prI-
marily have to be shipped to the Do
main could be>gotten there with the
least possible expense. Later large
quantities ofcanned fruits and veg
etables woul6 be hauled from the Do
main to CrcssvIlle for shipment to
the other state institutions. He feels
that with. proper development the
Domain can easily be made to furnish
all meat, fruit and vegetables the
different state institutions will require
and a little later the, vast coal deposits
of the Domain wall be developed for
the market.
The state has built several miles of
road IN the direction of Pikevllle and
Judge Roberts stated to the Chronicle
editor that the state will be glad to po
an equally large amount OF work in
Cumberland county or more. His
first aim is to secure the united
efforts of the people of this county in
helping to build good grade from the
Domain to Crossvilie. There is every
probability that once the road is
graded the state would surface it and
,a1x toll bo taI
entire supervision and keep it in good
condition, because of the Importance |
such a road would be to the state
property.
NO CLIMBING MOUNTAIN.
While most of the shipping has been
sent to Pikeville and from there hauled
up the mountain to the Domain, it is
the aim of Judge Roberts to use Cross
VILE as the shipping point so that
the mountain may be a.
voided. He realizes that much more
freight can be moved, and at much
less expense. when the hard climb up
SIC uAOuuIdlu CdIl DC dNUluEu, WuICH
would be the case if Crossville is used
rs the railroad point.
ROAD PARTLY BUILT.
At this time the County Highway
IomiD issioners have built some eight
r ten miles Of the distance and q good {
,rade has been secured. 1t is doubt
ul question il the Highway comn,is-
toner's feel that they can expend any
,ore money in building road further
, the direction of the Domain under
be provisions that were made by the S
ounty court some months ago tor ex- t
ending the 100000 bond money {
rovided three years ago. However, J
hould the county court take the n
latter under considretion and direc E
,e Highway Commission to expeRd . O
,rthsr amount in completing the l