The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-03-03

was a Maryville visitor Wednesday
afternoon and held a conference with
few Maryville and Alcoa business
men in the Bank of Blount county
directors room. Mr. Moore said that
he had come here to take up with the
citizens the matter of the state and
federal highway which will be built
He said that the old route and lower
route had been suggested, though ne
did not know where the lower route
is, or whether it would be feasible to
follow it, it being route into Knox
vile via of the Cherokee bridge and
the Kingston pike in Knox county.
Mr.. Moore said the time is coming
when Maryville and Knoxville will
need two or more connecting roads,
and that the route most feasible is
the one the state and federal govern
ment want to build now.
Mr.. Moore said that an unusual
condition had arisen in this county,
as it seems that various routes have
been selected by various parties. He
said the plan of the government is TO
follow the most direct route and the
one which will serve the larger num-
ber. He said that he hoped the
court which meets in special session
Saturday to pass on the road resolu-
ton, which it is proposed shall be
amended, would simply specify the
terminals, Maryville and Knoxville,
However, he said that if the court
abides by it's former resolution, speci-
fSTng tie ofu route be followed as far
as practicable, with the elimination
of curves and hills, as provided IN the
resolution, that the commission would
do an unusual thing for this county
and follow the route specified by the
court, though the commission usually
picks the route. The court has
specified the route by unanimous vote
and failed to change its action when
proposed amendment was presented
at the january GetLh'
The old route as specified by court
resolution was unanimously approved
by mass meeting of several hundred
citizens of the town and county at
mass meeting.
Mr.. Moore said the road would be
built and it is hoped that work can
be begun soon, and after the meeting
of the court Saturday definite plans
for work will be inaugurated.
Mr.. Moore was accompanied to
Maryville by Knoxville men who
spoke favoring the lower route as the
one most advantageous to Knoxville
and Knox county, entering Knoxville
by Kingston pike and opening up
new territory. Others who spoke
were w. M. Bonham, w. M. Cox, OF
Knoxville, B. L. Glascock, V. J. Hult-
ouist, M. H. Gamble and Mr.. Butler.
Esq. McReynolds, chairman OF the
court, who was appointed by the
court to wait upon the highway COM
mission, and who with T. N. Brown
had a conference with the commission
being offered suggestions as to the
plan adopted, held that the court
would not turn lose of the right to
specify how the road shall run
through Blount county. Thereupon,
Mr.. Moore said the commission would
defer to the courts choice in the
matter. That by following the old
route Maryville and Alcoa could be
connected by the road, and as this
seems to be the desire of those favor
ing various routes, that all concerned
could be satisfied.
A resolution was presented by j.
B. Hedge, Jr, asking that the court
release the commission from follow
ing the route specified in its former
resolution. The resolution passed
with several dissenting votes. Mr..
Brown and Mr.. McReynolds, repre-
senting the court, stated that the
wishes of the citizens. and the court
had been expressed, and contended
that the gathering Wednesday was
not a true criterion Of the judgment
of the people of the county to pass
upon the matter.
Mr.. Glascock and Mr.. Hultquist, of
the Aluminium company, said that the
company has no preferences whatever
as to the route the road shall take
other than that it shall connect the
towns of Maryville and Alcoa, and