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Correspondence between H. C. Wilburn and Zebulon Weaver, 1933

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Correspondence between H. C. Wilburn and Zebulon Weaver, 1933

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Correspondence between H. C. Wilburn and Zebulon Weaver, 1933

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  • ( \ May 25, 1933. Er. H. C. Wilburn, faynesville, B. C, My dear Wilburn: I aa pleased to have year letter of the Elst. Since writing you before, however, I am again "ia high" about our park. It would km © long story, to undertake to tell you in a letter, but I finally got the Park Service to agree to a proper amendment to the Public Soskilsill, that was being proposed, and got Mr* Boughton to off^$pj|ti in the Committee for the purpose of buying the rest of the^bsa^W I had enough Totes to have nut it into the bil2rr%>th Revttblicans i.nd Deoio- *.- Copyrighted Material//~\ \ era vs • // ) } Western Carolina University /S Howeve¥ie#?aiiu^^, the Director of the Budget, was before the Committee J^Pei^u^Np session when this was offered by Mr. Doughton and /he aMured Mr. Doughtoa and myself that this pfflBch&s© could be nl^ vamp the Reforestation Act and the proposed OTenfisaent^-ifgpy of^lMch I am inclosing you, would not bo necessary. lithy^Ms ^assurance we, of course, did not put the amendment into the (new Mil. He stated that he had talked with the President thatN^ejpa^iig in regard to it and the! was his understanding. Of course, I knew the language of the Reforestation Aet, and for a while I considered it broud enou h if it would be interpreted to cover this particular project. I am, of course, going to pin this down iimaedietely, so as to be assured of the money. In the amendment I undertook to take car© of the Memouth Csve Park, as well as the other, so as to get th© Faffe Service to agree to it and also to get hemp fros other States. I think we are setting fine now in resnect to the money for the acquisition* I am, of course, disturbed over the fact that the th© Suncrest people will not cooperate in the matter of establishing camps. This, it seems to me, is short sighted of them, and I cannot understandtheir reasons. It would not injure the property and would benefit it. I hope you can get it worked out through Mr. Robertson. Sincerely yours, ZW-S
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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. This correspondence between H. C. Wilburn and Zebulon Weaver--a set of 3 letters--discusses the acquisition of land for the park. H. C. Wilburn to Zebulon Weaver, May 21st, 1933 In this letter, Wilburn conveys to Weaver the reverses in the Suncrest case that prevented the government from going over the property and that Haywood Commissioners were still trying to get a favorable response with regards to the case. Zebulon Weaver to H. C. Wilburn, May 25, 1933 In this letter Weaver assures Wilburn that he would make sure that the Reforestation Act would cover purchases of the land necessary for the completion of the park. H. C. Wilburn to Zebulon Weaver, June 7, 1933 In this letter Wilburn coveys to Weaver that he was going to do his best to ensure that the President passed the necessary orders to secure funds for the completion of the park.

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