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WJy' V. . y "' .y' y;y Vyy':y.v. ,- . ; - ' - . - V J VT n r, k ; ESTABLISHED 1896. A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO' THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY. VOL. XV NO. 51 LAJRION, -N. C y THURSDAY'. AUGUST 24, 1911.' BIG PROJECT FOR; MARION Mr.'John Yancey Proposes to De- . -y velop Properly Near the ' "' Towrt Limits. Considerable interest is being Bird-Brown Wedding at Garden City. - Garden . City,' Aug 10. Oar drousy little village was aroused from her riap Wednesday morning, August 9th, on bearing: tbcro bad THE CENTRAL HIGHWAY Dr. Pratt Says It Shall Go from Ma . rion to Black Mountain via Greenlee and Old Fort. Mry W. T. i Morgan, trustco of ROADS AND PUBLIC GOOfr miles and a half and take' tbeotber iorfc uWhen within six r miles of Profif JeroffieD OldiWtl arrived at a fort in. the Wise:0bsWsati6te road j and seeing no sign orlhuman efn NortiGwoim 4 direct me; I-followed the mMMMSW- one which led straight ahead, in Jerome iwwum vuwwn vuvw.: : , v , ; i .... . , . . . . . v . I wish to offer ' some reflections P10611" to . the one v turning on a trip horse Waynesville ;;n;bld Fori and :AshevulleV 1- The wcddinB burred at the homo Marion to Bk WnOin "tU . ki:sriHUie middle of 'it 'for.-: fiftv.'.'vards. Xr auuimor rcuiiN I . Al , ?4 , . .. . . . haa maae,ineripyerai um . 7" I f r v.lobn VftniH-v.'-ir.I- who h'as wo onao, wunessea oy a uuw Urccnlco- aQd UIcX tortm fore, and therefore had a good op- ' J':i"y had considerable ex berienee in big bcr of relatives and friends. The praU says: portunity tocomparetheconditions '"""' V.,TUnvanm. ; owns about one ceremony was performed by the "Our hiShway engineer hu ofthecountry-and roads as they loraua crossiagsoi jneroaas h lana, some of Re Mr. Ira. Erwin agisted by finally completed the variooV .ur are now with" what they were many is inhuman. ad outrageous and $ )ess Rn a'half mile- the Key. Mr. Smith, both of Ms- Vcys that I wished tnvle from tba T whr mnr.h ininressed they ought.to bo subject to indict- i! "'.u, i.., rion. Tho bride who is loved by f,UmM,ln (W fKt5 nmrovftments;m u.- I-jul a .Jooked very dainty and sweet Urtitrii br twn mdft in wnnrvs. agriculture: inil'the counties; the' ai-PlllP0Ss-,ancl , signs -every- . around Marion relativoU0 a handsome going away suit of Uoo with determining 'the rout . , . . . . ; - ; t. j I where and vou cannot escane - a I .-1 - . - I '-. ti. . 1 . . t morecommwious iarmjioubesuu , . to the deve ODment of this property . A r "w,v lor me urmniiaiignway. jwer m ?r n - : otrWul cnoiiderntion of the cost of peoie r. The hitpp.v couple I'.f l imm Hnt5- cotistructum of the road along the the people of any State; equal -the v. .ou property was first made public a . t rAX gestions toth.epeople of the State ; J m . v - natives of NorjthCarqlma, 5 and, ...... v . . , , few days ago and Mr. Yancey ,is .lL . kriotirtn ' -T who are interested lp good roads - with t.hft ?read Of education. I . . r. - nnm mnt nor nrnnrMl intlQ tn thn ; inte nee; iLx' mAaiiea:'f culture of the people. For natural for f Peo'le,h,o man. ly for'.Mnnon enrouto ti Jhnson luiflV.rcnt routes and the fundi City mid othr interesting poinwt nvilab!o for the work, it has beca by wuy of the C. C.& O. rnilway. We wish them h happy j Mrny through I ifrt. with the spread of education, -1 f t now making propositions to the think that the ;)ia;orth; State TM citizens of Marion, and it is 'be- will take ranfcwiththe greatest ft?"? -V: Heved that developments will bo ''Uiiiiii Z agescommercial, and ; cul- , . , . . , Commonwealths of ourlJnion. l ; c v , - v . , made at an early date. observed an" astonishing amount of turai development nas toi.owea tne . . , . . ; , . , v progress in the towns of : Hickory, great; highways of transrrtion. Educational Rally. at Old Fort. Marion, Old For Ashe ville;: Can- The old c,vllIzat.ons . of Egypt. .Tbcr0 aQ EJucal5onal iJA Wiiiiium frA7t& Babylon and Assyria were built up D ... . t .uiM: . . I hP.ariRA T.hftV WArft in . thft CUrrentl. , . - ' . . . I I r im n vnitnif int lirl ft. flft. tractive stores, well-made streets, rv.:;--"7-.-- . v ing at .Old Fort Friday mghtf oep- " . TOtr chnstnn until ca Id from electric lighte and beautiful resi-iPrtenon;. Wuhcn !mPr0TCmentt jects are to bo discussed: , Tho re- home below w her nmeabovo 1U IlaVlgaiiiuu vuaucu vuo vu.tbuv decided that the Central Highway ahull go from Marion to Black MlKK.M I !i.tintin HanMmhft cfltintr. via Grnlrc and O'.d Fort; and then in gntog up the Blue Utdge will follow the survey recently made fences ::and naWnsi?U lation of, the ,teacher and the par- . - survive , oy a misuse, u a The highwaBfrSS Ch ents by SoUcitor.Hali Johnston, one diild.tUe fchthlO jnjnths WaynesvillearimucK a?f 0vaU Success'in the school and' its three old a father and mother three cter. fodlthecdard roudeclineothose.of .Borne essentials by Sapt. D. R Giles, brothers and ;two asters and a host in Mec 4 Gree had their day:of splen- 0ther abte spcatfors aro .expccted of friends to mourn her ;loss. Our ind in manir p to belhere With a good, message, ss is her gam. - A. 1 y. looserock portationcchanged ;irom the everybody come out and give - p Ll&AMt Mediterranean to the. north of Eu- - - 0 n n. Ice Cream Supper A Success. -. 1 i iriSii ii: rone the cities of Greece and Rome . : J: . u:u great numoer or loose .rouhs imai T- v 4U teres 10 yuu auu , f-.-, ---v -v -ri-y;-j.. W. declined m favor of those of the . . , had been washed or kicked . ofepf y v vu i " hearty welcome. tKo mnrflf1flm; sn tJiat Kwas dad xiv . . . . . . . -. Verv ra Very respectfully J W. McCall, Princi pal. I give itas my opinion that the am0- ntcd to .35 will be used to The rain and the rapid-mov ing machines carry oil the stone dust, and in a short time the larger stones begin, one by one, to loosen, brought $44.05. Thoso interested wish to thank every one present for their liberal help. ' . Survey for Central Highway Com plete. until in the course o f n year. Je 7toUetoBt JoiephHydcPratt horse, vehicle gr automobile. Som.e says the surveys for the entire lino u-.-.' t. ysrj 'ryii? .iTr " I America the centers of . wealth and -.r.--v-''y culture were along, ;the old stage ; got on the 4 smooth clay-roads of u "v .Ai.yt " u r 'yyrr.ur'-j -nr linesi then, with the coming of the T.?nr Tn r rtn n t. v. ' Th ft roads in Ca- I1U V . y . . rnliyttv railroad they develpd alone the -3. k.f-T, Purchase anorgan for the Metho the old-fashioned, yninlligent able to. its prs in the light method of workingthem throw- jiitribution of wealth and cu,ture. of twenty years ago. is totally un ing heaps of loose:, dirt, over .tho - 4 0 ,otrtTI; tnMnr fit for the new age of . transporta- bed. Burke, county seems to have r .u "I tion. made no progress m.road building " "" - mi u 7 ' -. rfiu' ' j 5 - awav and the new factors will . be in forty years. .- Tho aro trolley-car and the automobile, suionpf precipitous hil W y Jrs mor0 motor.machincs wRfrmmoth llies and made on ,tho .farmSf. and terribly rough by deepTuts, . Very V " : . . ... v . V - . ; - y rt" - j-'-r -Sas motor-wagons: will , make regular admirable andantelligept; road- m V ',' . . , . trips into the. country, .bringing construction. retnrn. Jjoweii county auu m a suum wuuo . : . j - it auvvcii yuuuiyr ..y v ing with the proceeds to the, far- celient conjtpnprup follow the lines of the best vroads; Old Fort to the ;top of the Blue ?Vfc"- uw n -rA in z: , - ."iv jyi.--' ; men of wealth will locate- and m- PirrVimKT dreaded most, was "7 v .. :i v 4 . , vest their capital in sections wnicn t haVe the beW roads. :There :will gradualdwitR would make an t easy passage for tLi , y uu iou the?PpfeSf tehnln by;the highways fore roads were the best I, experienced aUtomobUe trolley-car., i Ihlliimih : Teforecommunitieswh K v 4 y - . cosrnize and prepare for; this new superior. to tnatv oj. - jjAcviouvu&, . y,y : -s , yyu yciiui age will reap a speedy and astonish- the reason ofwhich is,yLlthinK, - a v.. :. r , , tu reabou ui, . ;vn inff reward in prosperity; and com- tmcKer laver or smau -t . ...v y - . uua '4.aka uxv,m:i tV .y j ry .y,.: j munities which remain blind to the m mm a K - . n m n wiiu mr r -54. - . r(iii u ; t - ' "T V7Uk-v mATrnd mda change that is in1 progress will re able system of graded and macada kwar(J or;, gQ . 5nt0 d6c3r .-Jy A ?o rrnincr .forward , r & '.:::;: dence. A1 system! of good ; high- North the en- Death at Old Fort. . - Oa Auirust 9;h Mrs. BWie Cir dell died at her home in Old FortJat, iU uke tho road by U;e Rock after an illness ot. 13 days. Mrs.Q,l3,rrjt Rnucd Knob, Mill Creek Cordell joined the l5piist church Long -Branch, Swancanoa uap, ; Bluemoat, to Black Mountain. ThsuiTcy from Sfannanoa Gap t Old Fort has been carefully sur veyed and stakes placed that ac . curaiely.mirk.thc.routc. . , 1 sincerely hope that ar ran mentscan be made for bennicg construction of this road right "away. With the exception of one ; or tjro points, as where the road will cross streams and be on the The ice cream supper atSiloan side of a stee'p bluff and at a point last Saturday night was a sccccss. neir; Round Knob, where there will bo a certain amount of blast ing, there is no reason why the road cannot be built 20 feel fa width. "When it comes to surfacing, I -bclievo wo will find that most -of it can be graveled or mode into a sand-clay road at com turatively small cost.1 There was a. large crowd present and every body seemed to enjoy themselves. The proceeds' which mized MdsanB mmmmm wavs for automobiles in : Outsidtbf lMecklenburg4and tot auwj "mm Carolina will do more for . tl ouDCOmoe luere ai o . ;t : r ..uucomoo u.B. ticement of new. "wealth!. and tor and no signs at,the forks of thp eral . d6vclopment ! than any roads. When'a traveler comes to ffSLt wver.' There one of the many forks the bt jo f number 0f au can d0 is to guess whxeh. the in cxistenc0 now. that nghtway.; Whenhe;comes tothe . . wi tcn yCars hence, and next farm house ho is kiuu. - fao ,ost in cettlDJT SSSS SEIready for this revolution in tramc. ! kind.ot top aressmg or iar. or as-i . ,wnri n(i Morad phaltum will hive to be devised toy , h of tho Statft te Asbe- piaKB lUu iUaua uui ouio auu wuvaua- able. : If such top-dressing should cost more money it would never theless be ah economy. ' Tho pres ent macadam wears out in a short time and no community isyrich enough to build a road that wears out and has to bo rebuilt in five years. The best road is the cheapest. In all graded but not macada mized roads the bed "should be run over with a heavy roller. A pack ed clay road is the. best . in - the world iand the reason clay roads are bad- is because they are r not rolled.) , ; t . - ; The most astonishing , thing to fnft isthat when thousands of dol lars are spent inv building a road it lcromnletelv abandoned until worn out instead of being kept up by r-nnctont- rftnatr as a railroad or mnnn facta rim? combany keeps it3 track and machinery 'in good con dition. Loose rocks should be nirkftd out of the roads and ovcr- hrnnches of trees that tear the top of your.carriage and oca; Bridgewater News. nriajrtjwmtcr. Ac jr. 2. Mra. inidcxbran U rlriUx rtUtirt l Hick err and IIlHebraa thli weL MUlarti Tat cf ilirioa rltitJ oa tit Crek IjuI week. A. P. llontcr cuufa a bcrfnwi trip to Morgan ton FrldAj. Mra. Laura F. KlrVpitTic oca Utu trrmnd toa. BoWrt Klrkptric of Mcn- vilic and the Tennessee lino will be w". K. O rUiitd at tU bo cf Mr. completed this week and that work "J is. oeiug puijcu wuu . FriiUyhrrwiihbfrUt-crtilr. ii- lo tions of tho road. He estimates inUerbrAa. 1 that about 25 per cent of the high-1 w. J BUw vzd a borisca trip to way will be now road courses for Ashnrilla Sstarvr. the reason that sections of the road ,1"' , , . . i tt i. . wrrk hrrtJ with hU litUo fntiui Cjw Abscr SrxU lft Then !y far Crr33. Va irbn h witt jaia a lni? crc". Ilarriioa Wlakler anJ hU ti:m. Mliwt Zda and 7.c Vinlkr. c! bad to be relocated. He has just . . 0 nctarviu. completed a trip over tho greater Eam Riddlcf ren-acoUrt-tFriiaf portion of tho road from Carteret l3 BrUwaUr. cognty east and in tho Black Moun tain and the Caldwell county sec tions- 1 A number of monied men and corporations navo oougaicci T-ir Tlsiticz la Dr.wi:t ... . . i . thom.Ivcs to -build and donate a 1 vrcc. number of one mile scctions'of the road through tho west. In a witfcr'trr'?- of conties tno convicis aro ucmg . - , PtiiIim c g"zt. rt. a used for tho work and private sub-j nct th wrk Ur. Hh IVrt rr? ntinns ar bcioir used to provide ScaU for tho maintenance of the road.J Mbt MjitW LVrhl waj Much the greater part of this great , uZ Wl. highway will be sand clay, though A.LcTli!e hziiviC Et ju.,rii:3. there will be considerable stretches ( MUs Ula Jame tto hxt, rciarad frcsa Hi! !etraa wbrro 1 r.t a few liri there will be co aside rabl of mncadam. more especially in tho Ho-.itx. Jo- 0sl GH - .ft - you in the "eyes and knock off your Piedmont scction-Durhara. Ala-tpt :T u. ..,.c-..,r hat should bo trimmed. ' I manco and other -count-.cs. .;
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