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Correspondence: A. Hall Johnston to Zebulon Weaver, January, 1932

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  • LAW OFFICES A HALL JOHNSTON JOHNSTON <3t HORNER J. M. HORNER. JR. ASHEVILLE, N. C. January 22, 1932. Hon. Zebulon Weaver, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Dear Zeb: After I wrote you yesterday new developments took place with regard to the Park and, therefore, I wired you to defer action until you received this letter. Mark Squires showed up and said he had a letter from the Interior Department which indicated to him that real effort was being made to adjust the Suncrest and Ravensford cases. Pie and I conferred for quite a little while and then went over to see Judge Carter and we all agreed that it would be the best not to try the case on the second Monday in February, but to let it run along until we could get another peremptory setting in the event that the adjustment is not worked out. v Westeriiv arolinaunrversitij -r- , . Munter Libmru. _ _ _ , I accordingly went to see Judge Johnson and Judge Sink together, and it was agreed that the case would not be called as heretofore set, but that the matter of setting it for trial could come up later in the event that it was necessary. In this connection I had forgot to advise that Judge Sink set a number of the smaller cases to be tried the first Monday in April. These are the cases in which Captain W. J. Hannah and George H. Ward represent the land owners. If I can be of any service in this matter of attempting to work out the settlement I will be very glad, indeed, to do all that I can. With kind regards, I am Yours v4l!X<J&tc^ AHJ:PP
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  • Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway. These couple of letters sent by A. Hall Johnston to Zebulon Weaver refer to the possibilities of settlement for the Suncrest and Ravensford cases without going to trial. Following are summaries of each of these letters: A. Hall Johnston to Zebulon Weaver, January 21, 1932 In this two-page letter Johnston informs Weaver that the Suncrest case was set for trial in February and also refers to a meeting between Judge Thomas L. Johnson, Mr. Cannoner, and Weaver which had seem supportive of coming to an adjustment with regards to both the Suncrest and Ravensford cases. A. Hall Johnston to Zebulon Weaver, January 22, 1932 This letter from Johnston is a follow-up to the previous letter sent by him to Weaver. Here he clarifies that after further discussion with Mark Squires and Judges Carter, Johnson, and Sink it had been decided not to set a trial date for the Suncrest case but to attempt to work out, for the moment, a settlement to the Suncrest and Ravensford cases.