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Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver and Fred L. Weede, 1932

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  • Asheville Chamber of Commerce Asheville, North Carolina January 20, 1932. Congressman Zebulon Weaver House of Representatives Washington, D. C. Dear Congressman Weaver: Bryson City people inform me that an amendment has been offered or considered in the bill authorizing the Smoky Mountains national Park to speed up an appropriation for the development of the present boundaries. I saw a short story in some newspaper recently but it did not go into details regarding the measure proposed. If you have a copy of the amendment, would you please send it to me? inaUniversitxj . In close connection with affairs relating to the Smoky Mountains National Park, I am wondering if anything has been suggested to you as yet providing for an appropriation from some of the funds for the Indian Bureau permitting the department to make a contribution toward the construction by our State Highway Department of a highway through the Cherokee Nation from Soco Gap to a point near Cherokee. Our Chamber of Commerce did not want to make any move along these lines until we had information on these two points. If you have any other projects in mind affecting the Smoky Mountains National Park in which you think we could be of assistance, won't you please advise me as you know that we want to do anything we can to help you in your plans for park promotion. That same desire to help of course includes any other measures that you may have in mind and we want you to feel free to call on us at any time. With all good wishes. Fred L. Weede Manager y
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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 set of three letters is the correspondence between Zebulon Weaver and Fred L. Weede, manager at the Ashville Chamber of Commerce, pertaining to road constructions and development of the park. Following are brief summaries of each of these letters: Fred L. Weede to Zebulon Weaver, January 20, 1932 In this letter Weede requests Weaver to send him a copy of the amendment to the bill authorizing the Smoky Mountain National Park to speed up appropriation for the development of present boundaries. Weede also queries Weaver if there had been any mention of Indian Bureau funds contributing towards the construction of a highway through the Cherokee Nation. Fred L. Weede to Zebulon Weaver, January 29, 1932 In this two page letter Weede expresses support for the national park and considers it to be an economic asset for the region. He urges Weaver to give his support in the House to Senate Bill 36 that would be helpful for the development of the National Park. Weede also mentions about the possibility of using some of the money set aside in a bill for unemployment relief towards highway construction and development of the park. Zebulon Weaver to Fred L. Weede, February 5, 1932 In this two-page letter Weaver assures Weede he would devote his considerable attention to the development of the Park and the construction of roads and also Senate Bill 36. However, Weaver felt that funds could not be secured for the construction of the highway through the Cherokee Nation at the present moment even though there could be overall development of road works.

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