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PETITIONS BEINli
SIGNED BY MANY
W. N. C. CITIZENS
Seeking Recognition Of
Congressman's Work
Fcr Park
BKYSON CITY. M ly 28.?Th>Nor
t'a; :i:i place-name rommit.tc
for the Gr at Smoky Mounttains
National park has recommended
that a peak tit the* national park
I.. named itt honor >1" Zebu ion Weaver.
of Asheville, menibur of congress
11 om the 11th district and long active
in behalf of the park movement.
Following approval of the proposal
by the place-name committee, petitions
were prepared and addressed
to the executive secretary. U. S. j
Board of geographic names, Waah- j
ington, I). C. These petitions are now ,
being signed by many supporters of c
the movement to honor the Tar Heel [
congressman. r
Text Of Petition J
The petitions set forth: ^
"We, the undersigned, respectfully s
petition and request that a mountain I1
be officialiy designated \Mt. Weaver'; e
his mountain being a hitherto un a
named peak, approximately &.300 feel 1
elevation, shown on cast, half of top
Offttinl.; " '
real Smoky Moun-1
tains National park akout 1-4 ini.o h'
S. K. of Luftoo gap, about 1 milt *
S. W. of Nowfounil (tap on main top
4.f Thomas ridge, approximate long. *
K:! dog., 2t> min.. 15 see., lat., 35 cleg., '
3B mill., 2(1 see., lying entiro.y within "I
North Carolina. I!l
This action is requested to honor I ^
the long, persistent and successful ef-1 !
forts of Hon. Zebulon Weaver, M. C.. I 1
in aiding the establishment of the I
Great Smoky Mountains National I'1
park, beginning with his introduction y
in congress of the enabling act aP" l j.
proved February 21, 1925, and con-1
tinning to the present time. I
"Realizing that it is not the policy lj
of your board to name geographical 1 c
features for living persons, unleisls
adopted by local usage' we aver that I j
the above described mountain is now
?and will always hereafter be?| y
known to us as 'Mt. Weaver'." I *
The peak selected, while not out-lc
standing as to actual height in the I $
park, is easy of access to hikers on 1
the Thomas Ridge trail and is visible I f
from the Newfound gap lookout as 11
well as the Skyline drive to Cling-1 j
man's dome. 11
In io *
? .??*.viuiig me movement to hon- i
or Congressman Weaver, his friends 1
pointed out that, because of his unassuming
disposition and modesty, <
few people are aware of his long list 1
of major accomplishments in two dec- <
ades of service in the national cen- 1
gress. They pointed out that Mr. 1
Weaver generously gives all credit for
securing the national park to the s
many other friends of and workers I
for the movement. 1
During the latter part of 1923 Con- \
gressman Weaver was invited to din- 1
ncr by then Secretary <?f the Interior
Work, who told him it was highly deeirablc
that one or more national I 1
parks should be located east of the r
I The Chei
d Peak In Si
ION OF PROPOSED"
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snetsSAie ^'.euc^My
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the Great Smoky Mountains Nationa
jt 5.300 feet high and is ab >ut one m
vs a number of the outstanding peal
Congressman Zcbulon Weaver
Mississippi river to preserve for comng
generations the fast disappearing
grandeur of the primeval forests. A
imilar movement, years before. had
?een undertaken by Charles A. Webb,
if Asheville, the late Dr. Chase P.
trnbler, of Asheville. and others,
"hat earlier movement, although not
uccessful in* obtainng a national
ark, did yeoman service toward the ]
stablishment of national forests,
iding in the campaign that led to .
he passage of the Weeks law in 1911. i
Worked For Park >
Mr. Weaver, at his luncheon eni.gement
with Secretary Work, told
he cabinet member he was certain a
nfficient area could be found in <
Vestern North Carolina and Eastern
'ennessee. lie went to work in a
uiet. but effective n:anner. As soon :
s the movement was made public, it
roused a storm of protest from lumevmcn,
and the congressman's potical
life was threatened.
However Mr. Weaver, armed with
mass of geographical, geological,
nd botanical data and persuasive
rgument prepared by his friend, the
ite Horace Kephart. of Bryson City,
uthor of "Our Southern Ilighlandrs",
"stormed" committee meetings
11 the capital. As one friend of the
ongressman expressed it: " He ate,
lept, and dreamed 'National Park'
n the mountains of North Carolina
md Tennessee until the committees
lad gone over all the proposed sites,
selected the present location, and his
enabling act was approved February
81, 1925."
The enabling act authorized the
ede-al government to accept donaions
of land within the prescribed
irea and the department of the inerior
to administer the national
>ark when 427,000 acres should have
>een deeded to the government.
Then followed years of intensive
iffort by the many friends of the
>ark to raise funds, the largest single
lonation being $5,000,000 from the
Laura Spelman Rockefeller foundation.
Mr. Weaver continued his efforts,
securing passage of further necessary
aills in congress and an appropriation
of $1,550,000 when private funds
became exhausted. He enlisted the
interest of President Roosevelt, that
resulted in a personal inspection tour
by the president and his official
party, and changed casual interest to
enthusiastic support by the president.
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MOUNT WEAVER"!
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I park, is shown in this infra-red |
i!e southwest of Newfound gap on tli
<s in the Great Smokies, includine
Most recently, Mr. Weaver secured
authorization for a final appropriation
of more than $740,000 that will
be used to complete the purchase of
all necessary land and make possible
the formal opening of the park in
June, 1939, as recently announced by
Arno B. Cammerer, of Washington,
director of the National Park service.
Secured Appropriations
In urging the naming of a peak in
the Smokies for Mr. Weaver, his
friends said his initiative and vigorour
efforts have secured continuous
extensions of appropriations for forest
areas in Westerfl North Carolina
and establishment of the Appalachian
Forest Experment station, Ashcville,
that serves the southeaster 11
region.
Mr. Weaver advocated and helped
to establish the now permanent
Veteran's Administration hospital ut
Oteen that, with additions and improvements
from time to time, is now
regarded as one of the finest Hid
most extensive institutions cf this
kind in the United States.
Ho helped pass legislation providing
for the policy of construction of
federal buildings from year to year,
under which every eligible town in
Western NTr??-tV> ?
... vaiu'lliK win soon
liavo a building:.
His efforts helped secure large
sums of money for building of federal
roads such as the Nefound Gap
to Clingman's Dome,. Skyline drive.
He worked vigorously to secure the
Blue Ridge parkway, its location
along the Blue Ridge through Western
North Carolina, and about $3,500,000
for further actual construction
work. Further he has secured
approval from Secretary Ickes for alotn.ent
from present funds to construct
a portion of this highway west
jf Asheville and along Pisgah ledge.
Through his efforts there was established
on Kephart Prong oi
Oconaluftee river a trout hatchery
tor stocking srteams within the park.
Mr. Weaver has had a great number
of CCC Camps in Western North
Caroiina than were allotted to any
area of equal size in the United
States. Local people were given preference,
but thousands of boys from
all over the nation were also encamped
here, returning to their faroff
homes to spread the word of the
natural beauties of this section.
$5,000,000 Appropriated
He worked to bring to North Carolina
one of the great dams of the
Tennessee Valley authority. This
dam i? 1?M*
uuin, on Hiwassee rivei
in Cherokee county. At the pre3en1
session of congress he helped secure
an additional appropriation of more
than $5,000,000 without which worl
on the dam would have been stoppec
indefinitely. Because of his influ
ence, more local people are employee
than is customary on Federal flooc
control dams, only necessary skillec
construction workers having beeT
imported from other states.
He has interested himself manj
times in securing useful and adequat*
projects such as municipal improve
ments; construction of schools anc
longer school terms; hundreds ol
miles of farm-to-market roads anc
such other projects as have met the
requirements of the federal govern
mcnt.
rth Carolina
lamed In Horn
iTgreat smokies
ot-oseo
WEAVift.
if Mr. Leco.tre
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holograph made from Frye mountain
e North Carolina-Tennessee state line.
Clingm*-' Dome, 6,642 feet above se
Mr. Weaver, through service a?.u j
.ung experience, has risen to secoi.d j
ranking member of the important
judiciary committee of the house. He
lias helped to handle the complicated
legislative measures that come to this
committee.
Mr. Weaver's friends further said
that his work in congress has not
been limited purely to material
things. "He has been a representative
of all the people. Veterans of
a 1 wars and their families have long
felt the results of his continued assistance.
Western North Carolinians,
down to the very poorest, are his
friends and he considers each of
them a member of his large and
growing family. No plea is unheard
?r.o request left ungranted if within
the power of a congressman to
secure. While a strong and loyal
party man, he realizes members of
other political parties are human
beings and is ever ready to assist
anyone from his district.
"Politics being the strange game
that it is?and human nature being
the queer thing that it is?the people
are sometimes prone to forget
the great good he has accomplished
and frt U:? -r .*
- .v viamc Him iur imngs lar beyond
his jurisdiction of control. One
constitutent remarked heatedly. 'My
hogs wouldn't have died from cholera
if Zeb Weaver had passed a law
agin it!" One anxious mother who
hadn't heard for 17 years from her
son wrote her story to 'Uncle Zeb'.
Within a very few months he was
traced to the U. S- army in the
Philippine Islands. He hadn't written
because it made him so home- I
sick to get a letter from home that
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r-ciousness of wearing sanitary
tion at all. B-ettes are appro
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everywhere a*
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I MURPHY, N. C.
w Of Weaver
PARK H
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near Bryson City by Cline's studio
"Mount Weaver" is entirely within
a level, loftiest summit in the park.
he just couidn?t stand it: Kurd reds
of *milar instances pay tribute to
the deep affection in which he is
held. His quiet, even-tempered disposition
and love for his family endear
him further to all who know
him.
"For these and many other reasons
his friends everywhere wish for CongresSn.>an
Weaver that his name and
works be forever perpetuated in *he
naming of Mount Weaver in the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park!"
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