The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-15

either of the three lakes, and thereby prevent
damage by mud banks as would occur in storage
reservoir. .2 ~
1.-THE various private corporations In this state
and in South Carolina have found 1t advantageous
to build several dams on the stream and utll-
ize the water from the upper dam in maintaining
! the water in the dams below same, and the gov
eminent could we'll follow the example and expert
ence Of these private corporations in this type OF
work" -. - 81 ~'' =. ''f" - ,s -." -
"Fhe storage dams on the small tributary
streams would do but little damage because where
the water would be stored the banks would be so
precpitous that draw.off Of ten or twenty feet
would mean but small exposure of the banks of
the storage reservoir and practically mud banks
whatsoever
"Transylvania county is especially rich in GER
tain mineral deposits which should be developed;
to-wit: iron, lime and manganese veins IN work
able quantities, ard the only thing necessary to
make us great steel producing section has been
COAL which, owing to our geological formation we
have never found here and never will, as our Tor
nation is too old
.iThe development of electric current by the
government in quantities and at cost which would
enable investors to develop our iron, manganese
and lime proposition would enable us to use the
natural resources of Pennsylvania county to en-
sploy FraHsylvania labor and to build up our county
to an extent never heretofore dreamed Of
sour forests will soon be denuded of their prod
duets Ffe bark acid wood and saw timber will be
used tb and we cannot rely after that anything
but our tourists, with the exception of our very
limited agricultural resources.
eWes cannot hope to be classed as agricul-
tural county, because of the uncertainty of the
flood situation in our river bottoms, and those
who own bottom lands and adjoining hill lands
can sell their bottom lands to the government
and then sell their beautiful cottage and villa
sites adjoining any lake built by the government
at price that will more than pay them for their
present holdings
2 "This is d matter which should be attended to
at once because the federal government has
stopped work on the highways in this section for
the reason that they have not determined where
the lake or lakes will be located and it IS neceS
sary for the welfare of Pennsylvania county and
for those who do not own lands in or adjoining
any lakes the government may build flor those
people will be taken care of as we'll other prop
erty ownefs} that county commissioners and the
boards of aldermen of Brevard and Roslnan take
immediate action to have the claims of Transy'-
vania county officially presented to the proper
IVA authorities before it is too late
=. "The writer has had conference with DR.. Nor
gan, the head of the iva and has found him to
be a. most reasonable man. but some concerted ae-
tioh should be taken and taken Immediately to pro-
tect the interests of our county.
NJ -t.~ t.a. "w. E. BREESE."
i Mr.. Breese has been reported in Hen
Jacksonville and this section as advocating
the Building Of the proposed large dam on
the French Broad IN Buhcombe county.
His letter to The Times shows that he is
committed to the plan proposed by Bre-
ward citizens, and which was outlined sew
erai months ago in articles written by
Pref S. p. Werner and published in The
Tiries-News.i .|.'
AS Mr. 1Breese suggests, all develop
ments in IVA plans point to the fact that
the time for action has arrived for the
people of the French Broad valley in the
counties of Buncembe, Henderson and
Pennsylvania. The French Broad Valley
Association, organized several months ago
at Mills River, and all other interested
Chose interested directly or indirectly are
all the people of the three eounties) citi-
zens should bestir themselves at once.