The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-07
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WALTER B. SMITH lust back
By
Noah
Hollowell


from Florida with fresh Talisman
rose in lapel Of new overcoat
grants hurried interview, the high
spots of which follow:
Back from Florida Visited
Central and West Coast Stop
ped in Jacksonville to see General
Charles G.. Dawes with him
two years in France and Europe.
Inspected canal at Ocala &.
Progressing rapidly Contracts
in half-mile sections Newly
invented machinery moving dirt
like fast giant handless projects,
stupendous, spectacular, marvel
Gus and impressive Canal TAX
ing shape Dredges moving in,
working night and day ..
Business good everywhere in
Florida No vacant rooms in
Clearwater Sidewalks jam
med in st. Petersburg Ho-
tells everywhere having wonderful
season only where eXhorbitant
rates are charged :.
Florida not coming back-is
back-permanent substantial way
Boom foolishness over &.
Smiles, hospitality in profusion g.
Newspapers open columns to
me, carrying my story of new
Western North Carolina being
born Secured many thousand
dollars worth valuable front-page
advertising gratis Told of
Land Of the Sky, featuring Hen
Jacksonville as Gateway to Nation
al Park and Forest Spoke in
/ Williams Park to several thou
sand people, still featuring West
ern Carolina Press requested
my picture Declined, not de-
string personal publicity
Given best hotal accommodations
in each city visited gratis as COM
pliments of management and own
ers Wonderful season there,
doesn't mean early season here
Cur season always has been
and always will be six weeks un-
til after park-to-park highway
finished, then flood Of northern
capital will make rich year round
business in Western Carolina,
now dependent, Temporarily, on
Government money.
Since returning from Florida,
have succeeded in Strengthening
out 12-year Fleetwood Hotel
tangle, having perfected title 100
per cent Substantial financial
interests may finish Fleetwood at
early date Will not be junked
With title perfected, chances to
complete good
My part toward IVA dam COM
pleted :. Hiawassee dam at Muir
ply started Bent Creek dam
or fifty million dollars equivalent
in small dams positively assured
=. Supreme Court decisions
won't affect our dam or four
dams . Dam projects are as
sured-Park-to- Park highway To-
Gated as stated by me (and dams
as prophesied) over two years
ago. Dam money plus West
ern Cardinals share in Park-to-
Park totals seventy-fve million
dollars Add to this vast ex-
penditure for six divisions of Pts
gah Forest, Smoky Mountain park
and other Government expendi-
lures Western Carolina now am
ply and literally financed, await
ing influx of northern capital,
down Park-to-Palk highway :.
Colosseum combined with recreI
alton hall and gymnasium now
started as promised by me to Har-
ry Buchanan and Ben Prince
Having finished my dam work,
succeeded in locating Park-to-
Park highway touching nearest
point practical to Hcndersonville,
fulfilled promise of colosseum :.
Now considering undertaking COM
pletion of Fleetwood Leaving
Tor Washington awaiting wire {.
Expect to get President Roose-
welt to inspect Florida canal and
Plsgah Forest, Smoky Mountains,
Fark-toFPark, upper Tennessee ba-