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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925 *** ****** ******** THE OPEN FORUM ************ Gilkey Man Replies to Recent Article in Rutherford Sun. (By C. F. Cline) Gilkey, Dec. 21.—We notice in your last issue of The Sun that the immense population now living be tween the Southern depot at Ruther fordton, and Dysartsville," is vpry much wrought up over a resolution "introduced by one, C. F. Cline, of Gilkey" and which was unanimously adopted by the Rutherfordton Ki wanis club, on Dec. 3, 1925. The resolution in question, as the leaders of The Sun know, was a pro test against the proposed change of * • **♦»»»* COURTNEY & HIGHTOWER * Funeral Directors and Em- * balmers. * East Avondale, N. C. * Located in We!l» Bros. Store. * AH Calls Responded to * Promptly—Day or Night. * Hearse Service Rendered * Promptly. * ********** *4 ECK & STEPHENS Certified Public, Accoun tants Gastonia, N. C. Systems—Audits—lnvestigations Income Tax Specialists ! W. G. MAGNESS t FOREST CITY, N. 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Prosperity and that ♦ | your cup of cheerfulness be ♦ ♦ filled to overflowing. / % X *> ♦ o | | iF or est City Candy Kitchen John Thomas, Propr. ♦ State Highway No. 19 between Ruth erfordton and Marion, and notwith standing the insinuations to the con trary, reflected the sentiment of the Rutherfordton Kiwanis Club, and the sentiment of the communities repre sented in the Kiwanis club. We have no objection to our good friends in the Westminster-Cane Creek section having a State Highway if Mr. Kistler wants to build them one, but we do object to their effort to take No.. 19 away from the com munities which it now serves.- The proposition is net ethical to say the least. The writer or writers of the com munication seem to have handled the facts in the case rather carelessly, and in order that the people interest ed in the matter may have the facts as they really are, we submit the fol- lowing facts for their consideration. Rutherfordton to Marion, via Thermal- City, 28.6 miles; Ruther fordton to Marion via Logan and Dy sartsville, 35.2 miles; Rutherfordton to Snow Hill church on No. 10 via Logan, 30 miles; Rutherfordton to Snow Hill church on No. 10 via Ther mal City to C. C. & O. culvert near Vein Mtn. t and thence via Dysarts ville, 31.1 miles. Proposed route to Marion .6 miles longer than present route. ' Most practical Morganton connec tion can be made by leaving No. 19 as it runs between Rutherfordton and Marion, and forming the Morganton connection by bearing to the right at the C. C. & O. culvert near Vein Mtn. and going via Dysartsville to Snow i Hill church on No. 10. This will give connection with both Morganton and ; Marion with 5.5 less mileage' than the proposed change. Distance from | culvert to Dysartsville 7.4 miles. No difficulties as to grade on this route and an abundance of gravel all along the route. Additional Facts The proposed change would cost the traveling public at least $125.00 per day, based on excess mileage of 2500 miles per day at 5c per mile, which is a low estimate as regards mileage as well as regards the cost of operating a car. Ford claims that it costs 6c per mile to operate a car wk°n gas, oil, up-keep and deprecia tion are taken into consideration. The proposed change will cost the State, in maintenance alone, for the excess mileage at least $5.00 per day. It is doubtful whether this will take care of depreciation on equipment. This will amount to more than SISOO per year. Aside from the excess cost in main tenance, it will cost the State at least $20,000.00 to put the proposed route in as good as the present route No. 19 is now in, this cost to include widening sanding, water ways, road markers, etc. The proposed change will only serve about 10 per cent of the area and less than 10 per'cent of the population of Rutherford county, as well or better than they are now be ing served by No. 19 as it now runs between Rutherfordton and Marion. This will also be true as regards Mc- Dowell county. No. 19 as now located was placed on the original map that accompanied the State Highway bill when it was passed by the Legislature of 1921 and said road was taken over by the State Highway Commission for main tenance about July Ist, 1921 and was maintained as a State highway for more than three years before any question as to change was raised. To move it now would be unfair and un just if not in fact contrary to the letter and spirit of the law. \ Property owners along the present route of No. 19, many of whom have purchased their property since it was placed on the highway Inap would sustain a heavy loss by reason of the depreciation in value of their prop erty should the highway be taken away from them. No. 19 as now located is in good condition and gives good all time service and can be much more easily maintained than the proposed route. Further more the route is marked with all necessary signs or markers and the most dangerous places are fenced. No. 19 as now located not only serves 90 per cent of the people of Rutherford and McDowell counties better than they can be served by the proposed route, but it serves all tour ist travel better and besides many more people live along the present route, and it serves much larger busi ness, educational and religious inter- There are much larger possibilities of development along the present route of No. 19 because it parallels the railroad, as does 75 per cent of our State highways, and as a matter of fact all developments of any im portance follow the railroads. Why would it be good policy from a State standpoint to locate a highway where there is no possibility of any indus trial development? © Much has been said about the proposed change being straighter than the present route but an ex perienced road man recently said af ter having traveled over both routes that the curvature per mile on the proposed change was as great or greater than on No. 19 as now locat ed. No. 19 as now located has nearly twice as many public roads or feeders leading into it as has the proposed change and these serve larger territories than do the feeders on the proposed change. Between Rutherfordton and Gil key on the present route, three grade crossings and one overhead crossing can be eliminated by the construction of less three quarterso f a mile of road and of the two remaining grade crossings on the route one oi them can be eliminated by taking the road off the mountain, leaving only one grade crossing in the valley near Thermal City, while on the proposed change there is a bad double grade crossing at Ruth or Hamptonville, an overhead crossing at Logan with bad curves on either side and again a double grade crossing near Marion, none of which can be eliminated. Furthermore there would be no cross ings between No. 19 and Dysartsville on the Morganton connection as the road passes under the C. C. & 0. through a culvert 16 feet wide. The suggested Morganton connec tion can be reduced with a new sur vey between the C. C. & 0. culvert near Vein Mountain and Dysartsville, at least one mile (Mr. Kistler admits this) and this will make the mileage via Thermal City and Dysartsville to No. 10 at Snow Hill church, the same as it is via Logan, while the distance between Rutherfordton and Marion as No. 19 now runs can be shortened at least one mile by taking the road off the mountain, thus effecting a saving of 7.5 miles by leaving No. 19 where it is now located, and at the same time serve both Marion and Morganton. There is practically no business intercourse or social intercourse be tween Rutherford county and Burke county, and to increase the distance to Marion by 7.5 miles as the pro posed change would do, to favor a small minority, would be a great im position on the people of Rutherford county and the traveling public gen erally. Many of the signers of the com munication referred to, can find their way into No. 19 as it now runs and reach Marion with much less distance than they could to travel over the proposed route to Marion, although the proposed route might run by their front door. THE FOREST CITY COURIER | I I'S |We Wish You j | ! a Happy and | | I Prosperous New i \ | I Year ' 1 f t ♦ s || That the New Year bring great pros- | | ♦ perity, that you shall know no adversity' 1 | ♦ that every day in 1926 shall cast new bless- t cj | ings in your path—this is our wish to you | g | when we say, "Happy New Year to All." % c | I This bank sincerely appreciates the | | | friendship and support accorded it during \\ jj | t the past year and we assure you that it is ;; c I | our earnest desire to serve you to the very ; | ♦ best of our ability during the coming year. [ |I/ - O I cj | Service, safety, courtesy—are our ; • ij g | watchwords. 1 i x ' £ ♦ t 5I ► 1 ! :: i I I Farmers Bank i: & Trust Company I | . 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