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

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  • Juno 7„ 1933. Mr. Mm G. «ilbumt Wayn©grille* I. C. tear Wilouro: I appreciate your letter of the 3rd and certainly hope wo may be able to secure the necessary funds to complete our park* la fact, i can sea no reason in the world this could'nt be done. My only handicap has been Br. caMaarer ia MM Park Service, f?ho mm his mif.d made «p thnt Mm Po^te feller foundation aaade a contract with the <^tate and the StntodhMld complete it. If he would get rid of this idea &r • few mxnaCUsninfi help rae we could pm% this across. However, I Sew^. lougi^ss, lirector of the Budget, ©emitted to Phis p*oposMpftm})for the completion of th© Park. la ay las* ^^ rAth hmA^/f4mx3&. it was the purpose of fmm President to sot aside Jmmtw^&f twenty-flvo million dollars for the rvrpoae o ft1w3SFr^t rs^> th© purchase of forest lauds 1 and the President had stated thajra, out of this money, he wished to " Cora "lets Mm national $)ttlE*V_M/£fti been so busy with one thousand things, including y^e^ans'NHFfalra, that it is ha.*d to get to mtmm but when thin*/ -rule*} down a little, i am going to try to get the necessary ordel^kja^y for this jsurpoea. I know the plans of Judge barter, aad. talked over the matter with hia. I aa a little fearful, however, that we will not bo able to give up the Straight Fork property, but If M can get additional money to acquire Jones' Kbofe* It will be fl». I aa going, of course, to work along these lines and you know your service «juld be Invaluable In handling these propositions ml would have ay hearty endorsement* Copyrighted Material Western Carolina University ^InOSroly yOUTB, *•"• Hunter Library
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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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