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Correspondence between Verne Rhoades and Zebulon Weaver, May 1933

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Correspondence between Verne Rhoades and Zebulon Weaver, May 1933

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Correspondence between Verne Rhoades and Zebulon Weaver, May 1933

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  • Kay 29, 1933. Hhoaoes, Ash<?ville# Ipi 0, Dear 'eras; I received your recent letter aad I am very happy to have it, with the resolution adopted hy the Horth Carolina Mvlsory Committee. It looks to me at this time ail if we had our MUM Uy tied do«a* thou^i it may of coursetyet fail. I went befo» the Wavp-aal Meaj^ Gomaittee «1th an amendment, which Mr. ^aasser aa^IM worked out and which I got him to agree to, Which bu j>^4 MM care of our .park matter directly. 1 had anou^fpwfces, "both Republican and democrats ia the Goaraltta^aM i^Nfaet think i would have had no objection to it. IwintfU came up ia Executive Session, however, aad Mr. loughtoJ^Wfajhsd the ataenttaent and Mr. I&uglas, fcir actor of the WmMRki s^&/i^b matter would he taken eare of under the Iiefc»esiMtionMct, and assured *s it was not necessary to put the matterl W thsJPublic works Bill. Mr, L'oughtoa talked to me over the $nite^0z I asked him to let ae talk to Mr. louglas, hut hs stated he was aure of this as he had talked to the President that morning. I am, of course, going to parsue the .natter mSf course i know of your interest in the matter, ana will keep you advised of developments. Very sincerely yours* IM
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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 Zebulon Weaver and Verne Rhodes--a set of two letters--relates to the latter’s support for Weaver’s efforts towards completing land acquisition for the park. Verne Rhoades to Zebulon Weaver, May 18, 1933 In this letter Rhodes informs Weaver that the various Chambers of Commerce and Civic organizations in Western North Carolina have passed a resolution pledging support to Weaver to get a favorable consideration for the passage of his bill in the Congress. A copy of the resolution is enclosed with the letter. Resolution adopted by the Western North Carolina Advisory Committee This resolution urges President Roosevelt to give his approval to the bill introduced by Zebulon Weaver directing the Reconstruction Finance Commission to provide North Carolina and Tennessee with sufficient funds to complete the purchase of lands for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Zebulon Weaver to Verne Rhodes, May 29, 1933 In this letter Weaver thanks Rhodes for the support provided by the WNC Advisory Committee and assures him that he would pursue the matter of securing funding for the park.

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