Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1921-08-31
IMPORTANT ROAD BUILDING
Clifty People Building Seven Miles,
Five of Which Are in
This County.

=, The citizens of Clifty are buildin
;, a road from Clifty, distance of abou
5 eight miles, to intersect with tn
j. Memphis-to-Bristol highway abou
( one fourth of mile from the Whit
land Cumberland county line, an,
when it is completed long felt wan
of both Clifty and her neighbors viii
!, be realized.
i About one year ago two men, wht
were afflicted with public spirited
ness, pressed the same seat in a rail
road car whose destination was Clifty
They had discussed the pros and cons
of the business and financial worlc
and had exchanged methods best
adapted to solving problems most per-
picking Unlike Alexander they re-
GREETED that there were yet so many
worlds to conquer, AS their train
drew near its destination there was a
conveyance of thought, aim and pur-
pose, for their expression exhibited
the fact that they had agreed upon
some philanthropic and exemplary
project. 1t was apparent form the
tone of the conversation that plans
were being laid for the ground work
of some notable achievement. They
alighted from their train and each
went his way in the interest of the
executive affairs of his respective cor
poration..
The next day news became current
that DR.. Young and c. B. Benedict, of
the Bon Air Corporation and theRan-
som-Benedict Co., respectively, had
jointly agreed to share equally in the
cost of a section of road, one half
mile in length, leading from Clifty in
the direction of Crossville.
This section of road comprised the
first ascent from Clifty toward the
main plateau and had been a barrier
to prospective road builders The
right-of-way was cleaed off and pc
pared for the other process and in due
time Mr.. Benedict had his experienced
road builders on the scene with their
In a little more than a
week this road was finished and ready
for traffic and public inspection. The
cost to the two companies for the
of the half mile of road
was about $65o.oo
Now, we may read between the lines
and find the motive these men had in
view when they planned the construc-
ion of this stretch of road. This
was an exemplary road-a pattern
md an example that others might
ollow. Few people here had seen a
,etter road in a time and the facts in
he case were that all who saw it
we're inoculated with the good road"
spirit. It's effect upon the people
vas marvellous. The people were
ired with road enthusiasm; their l
aspiration could not be subdued.
Action was the slogan which was
aiken up by the enthusiasts who were
eady to expend their means and I
nergy in the cause. A petition was ,
irculated for subscriptions to fund !
With which to prosecute the road i
arther. Nearly every body, from r
rapper to officials, contributed to t
MS fund, the amount raised being t
bout $4,000.
Another section of road three
,urths of a mile in length, was sur c
eyed. This section extended from g
,e road just completed to the old a
age road on the main plateau. The d
ght-of-way was cleaned off and pre- h
jumps taken out, this work being h
lid for from the road fund. At this g
ncture y4nter weather and contin- b
fficultso it was discontinued for n
ous fains made further progress O
elwinter. TO
Along in May the sap began to A
sc and all nature was awakened and It
me forth from hibernaculum, the II
ad spirit could not longer slumber m
II came forth triumphantly to do w
d to dare. Theh route was sur tr
yed through to the Memphis-to W
istoi highway and was ready for e,