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Correspondence between Stanley W. Black and Zebulon Weaver, January, 1933

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Correspondence between Stanley W. Black and Zebulon Weaver, January, 1933

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Correspondence between Stanley W. Black and Zebulon Weaver, January, 1933

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  • January 10, 1933. Mr. Stanley 1. Block, 3ryaon C it-y, N. C. Dear Stanley: Your earnest and thoughtful letter of January 5th has been received. I have realized for son* tiiae the situation in which swain County now finds itself. With the great depreciation in values of every kind, including commodities and property, and the fact that the Government has taken under its control so much of the lands in Swain County, is undoubtedly bad for your County. I heve been thinking for s-te time of some method of trying toanrive et the solution of the matter. •There has been a discussion, especially among some of the Western Senators, of a method of reimbursing Counties where large bodies of lands had been taken over, or are still Government owned. I want to pursue this matter with a view to seeing if we cennot get some relief for Swain. Of course, at this time the economy demand is so great thet it is hard to get any thing done by the Federal Government that is not absolutely necesstry. but I wish to toke this matter up during this session and especially during the next session, with a view to working out this problem. I wonder if it is possible for you to give N the estimate of the assessed values in Swain County which have been taken into the Park, or which will be included in its present limits. I do not recall at this time and i&JtfiffiMjfejfat* this data. Western Uaroima University In regard to the mmM matter, when I left ^sheville in December, l"r» Squires assured me he would take this up and adjust it and I am sorry to learn he has not done so. I will be down there again about the 18th end will see if we cannot do something about it. With kindest regards, I am, 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 Weaver and Black centers around repercussions of goverment appropriation of lands for the Smoky Mountain Park. Following are brief summaries of each of these letters: Stanley W. Black to Zebulon Weaver, January 5, 1933 In this letter Black expresses concern about considerable portions of Swain County land being appropriated by the Smoky Mountain Park, the Forest Service, and the Indian Reservation. According to Black since these lands were no longer taxable, this measure had placed tax burdens on Swain County residents. Black hoped Weaver could alleviate some of these concerns. Zebulon Weaver to Stanley W. Black, January 10, 1933 In this letter Weaver assures Black that he would pursue in Congress the matter of providing some relief for counties whose lands had been included in the park. Stanley W. Black to Zebulon Weaver, January 12, 1933 In this letter Black thanks Weaver for his support, provides an estimate of the valuation lost on the Swain County lands, and expresses his desire for Congress to stop making what he considered to be wasteful appropriations.

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