French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
Still PICKING MONKEY
WRENCHES OUT OF ROAD Bill.
Quick Action Taken by Board Of Trade on Report
Letters and Resolution Go Forward at Once

called meeting of the Board of
Trade last Thursday night developed |
the fact that monkey wrenches are
still being injected into the Boards |
mechanism at intervals. 1t appears
from unofficial reports that NJ L. |
Shipman, Commissioner of Labor anG |
Printing, has received from EIender- |
sonville parties requests to use his
influence in blocking the Henderson
County road bill recently worked out
and sent to Raleigh for enactment,
this grapevine wireless also reporting
that Mr.. Shipman had assured his
HendersonvilIe letter-writers that his
stand on the road bill would be the
same as that taken by the French
Armies on the Marine, and that it (rhe
bilD shall not pass
1t is not generally believed here that
Mr.. Shipman said anything OF the
kind.
However, enough Importance vas
attached to this report hy the BOarG
of Trade to make it seem advisable 10
clear up this feature of the situation
by placing Mr.. Shipman in possession
of all the facts with regard to this
bill, and asking him TO put his
shoulder to the wheel.
To accomplish this, On motion OF W.
A. Smith, a committee of three, con-
sisting of E. W. Ewbauk, A. c. Te-
heau and E. G. Sti1lWell, vas appoint
eG to draft a letter to Mr.. Shirmar,
stating that this road law, as drafted,
is what the parties want both Demo-
cratic and Republican, that it is a0-
soIutely non-political, and to urge his
cooperation in its enactment by the
legislature The following letter
framed by the committee ana bearing
the signatures listed Wis accordingly
mailed to Mr.. ShipmasI last Friday.
Hendersonville, N. c., Jan. Bib.
Hon. NJ l.. Shipman,
Raleigh, N. c..
Dear Mr.. Shipman:-
Some weeks ago, after much aglta-
ton of the matter, a large gathering
of citizens representing every shade
of opinion appointed a committee to
draft an amended road law for this
County. The committee drafted such
amendments as were suggested and
reported back to a full-house meet
ing of the Board of Trade, also con-
sisting of every shade of political and
/ nublic opinion and after much de-
Z bate the recommendations OF the
drafting committee, with trifing mo-
difcations were adopted by the meet
ing and the bill as drafted directed tc
be sent to Raleigh for passage by the
legislature.
1t has been reported back here tha'
upon the request of several persons
who have written you but who tooi
M interest in all the active Worl
looking to the revision of the road law
that Won have announced that you VII
see to it that the amended law ooe
NOT mass the Legislature. we are
}the opinion that this statement uoe
not in fact. represent your attltuue
hut that. rather, it indicates that yo'
,inn1v mean to say that you Will no
hend it your approval unless II ap
,ears to you that it is wanted Dy I'll
& heople of this County. we are Inei
e. lore writing you that it is our oplnlo
81 hat the road law ought to De hon
= Io1iticaI issue and that the bill no.
# lending or sent to Raleigh Tor paS
I oga is one that will get the creates
! 8onera1 public support that can De Nd
\I +ba county-a condition absolutel
son+ia1 to the execution OF roa
0 Is or is intended to BE-
ggricttt Naqn-political road law an an
e1ers i N the actual admlnlstr@'io
"A efs should happen that the rem
eo|u into the hands Of persons OF ~
n,[b,ican faith it is our opinion tns
there is Justification for 1t IN enat - :.
caunty as whole is largely III -
r,.iority of that faith, and 1t is ln@n
I'll unfair to deprive them OF +
-a.entation on or even absolute co'
pl - road commission strictly
county matter. no
we belieye, however, that both pa
.;os will have participation on u
nrd with the result that we Will .
more universal public opilion
lind the execution OF II.
We are, consequently, asking 'o1
do what you can to faciiltaoe 'i' -