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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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  • STANLEY W. BLACK ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW BRYSON CITY. N. C January 12, 1933 Honorable Zebulon Weaver, M. C. Washington D. C. Dear Mr. Weaver: I thank you for your letter of January 10th in regard to the Swain County bond situation. The valuation for taxes of the property in Swain County prior to the time the Park was establisned, or rather in 1927> prior to the purchase of any land and while the Indian boundary still remained on the tax oooks, was, in round numbers, 12 million dollars. The valuation for 1932 is approximately 8 million dollars, or a loss of 33 1/3 Per cent of our taxable value. You can, therefore, see that the bonded indebtedness on the valuation lost would and this sum can not county, as it now stands." —------~—■ ' tlmiter Library I noticedin the paper this morning that a bill was already being introduced in Congress to pension Mrs. Coolidge. Isn't it high time that Congress should stop this pernicious practice of granting pensions to people who have independent fortunes of their own? I note that Mr. Coolidge left an estate valued at £-500,000.00 and I venture it was well invested. With one-sixth of the laboring population out of work and actually in want, it is no time for Congress to continue making wasteful and unnecessary appropriations, and I hope you will take a firm stand against any futher waste of the public money. With kind -regards, I am Very truly yours, SWB:W S. W. BLACK
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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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