The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-12
MASS MEETING ASKS
FOR UNITED SUPPORT
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posed to the building of a dam
on the French Broad with the
resultant flooding of most of the
land in the valley.
He declared that he was sup
porting the resolution because he
was opposed to the building of
the dam and because he was in
favor of the plan for the develop
ment of the valley from an agri-
cultural standpoint. The motion
for adoption was seconded by w.
L. Miller and others of the COM
munity.
An extensive discussion of the
program of the commissioners and
of the proposed French Broad
dam and governmental policies
followed before vote was taken
on the resolution.
Mr.. Osborne called on G. w.
Justice, a member of the board
of commissions. who spoke of
the work Of the committee named
to draft the program of develop
ment.
Mr.. Justice exclaimed in detail
how a survey Of part of the
streams in the area had been
made and told what this commit
tee found could be done in the
way of drainage of the area.
He declared that the federal
government was spending large
sums of money for the develop
ment and preservation of natural
resources of the country, and he
gave an example Of the CCC
work seen in Pickens county. S.
C. There. he said, much govern
ment money is being spent in the
building of a road into a wooded
tract of 10000 acres for protec-
ton against forest fires. This
tract, he said, is privately owned,
but is also part of the natural re-
sources of the country.
The Rev. j. NJ. Justice also
spoke for the adoption of the mo-
ton. He spoke of his personal
knowledge of the streams of this
county and declared himself in
favor of a program of drainage,
soil erosion control and develop
ment.
He declared that he had seen
the Mississippi at its mouth and
in other places, that he had seen
the floods of the Ohio and Mis-
souri, rivers, and further declared
that when the immensely of these
bodies of water is considered, it
was his private opinion that con-
troll Of the French Broad would
have very little effect on flood
control on the Mississippi.
f. w. Ewbank declared that the
country is passing through a rev.
dictionary period and that it will
see a new order established. He
quoted authorities On economies
who years ago predicted such a
depression and he declared that
distribution had been thrown out
of balance by the development
or the macnlne age.
He declared that the TV.a prof.
ect was planned by the govern
ment for the greatest good of the
greatest number of people, and
that if the dam on the French
Broad was an essential part Of
this development 10 activities on
the part of the people here would
prevent the dam from being built.
He declared that outstanding en-
gineers had declared it necessary
to build the dam.
Prof. S. p. Werner of Tran
sylvania, spoke following Mr.. Ew-
bank. He declared that an inter-
national group of engineers had
advised Theodore Roosevelt to
build the Panama Canal at sea
level, but that the late president
had gone over the heads of his
engineers and built the canal US
ing a system of locks. Later, ne
said, a member Of the engineer
ing group had told him that PreSi-
dent Roosevelt was right and they
had been wrong. Mr.. Werner de-
clared that in MANY cases com
mon sense was better than the
knowledge Of trained engineers.
Following these talks a vote
was put by the chairman on the
motion of adoption Of the resolu-
ton in the form of rising vote
which was practically unanimous
of all those Mills River residents
present.
The resolutions adopted bv the
citizens of Mills River township
last night are as follows:
"Resolved-By citizens of Mills
River township, Henderson coun-
ty, N. c., in public meeting as
sembled on January II, 1855.
"That we heartily endorse and
will support the plans of our
county commissioners. for drain
age, reforestation and other i'm
provement and development work,
in Henderson county, under the
joint direction of Tennessee Val