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Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver and Mark Squires, June, 1932

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Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver and Mark Squires, June, 1932

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Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver and Mark Squires, June, 1932

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Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver and Mark Squires, June, 1932

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  • June 22, 1932. Hon. Mark Squires, Lenoir» N* C. Dear Marie: I wired you today as follows; "Please advise me as to the wishes of Park Commission regarding legislation to obtain funds through Federal agencies to complete acquisition of Park lands either by direct appropriation or throuc?h loans to states*" Oa yesterday 1 had a conference with Mr. Caasaerer, the purport of which was as follows. He is doubtful 3f undertaking to secure a Federal appropriation beesuse of the agreement with the Rockefeller Founds tion, whieh he states was made with the two states, and which IHe Founds tion would expect to be so carried out. I think he is also fearful that other applications would be laade for Federal aid £n pwchasing ,a large number of projects which he does not regard as yeaericlal and states that it would be . . . , _ _-, WesternCarolmaUiiiversity setting a preeident. „ , T , J Hunter Library His idea seemed to b© if we could obtain a loan to tte states of Mtrth Carolina and Tennessee of about #460,000 each, that we could get along and that he could then have additional Rockefeller money whieh would complete all purchases in ample manner. I would not like to pursue the matter involving the states without the advise of those representing the states. Of course I know it would be a rather difficult thing to have the states assume an additional indebtedness of this kind at this time. However, either under the plan of the President, or the Wagner Bill, or the Garner plan, immense sums of money are going to be provided to be loaned out on projects which are of much less importance to the ublic and doubtless in many cases will never be recovered, and it occurred to me that, while this was being done, we should take eare of ourselves in regard to the National Park, which is a great Hational enterprise. However, time is getting short end these bills are pending in the Senate and Congress will probably adjourn next week. Hoping thatyo* ere well, I am, Sincerely yours. -:,.-.
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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. These four letters--correspondence between Zebulon Weaver and Mark Squires--discuss the possibility of getting money for the park through the Reconstruction Finance Commission. Following are brief summaries of each of these letters: Zebulon Weaver to Mark Squires, June 17, 1932 In this letter Weaver explains to Squires his idea about the possibility of getting/ borrowing some money from the Reconstruction Finance Commission for completion of the park. He suggests to Squires about conferring and coming up with a plan for this proposal. Mark Squires to Zebulon Weaver, June 22, 1932 In this letter Squires states it was unlikely the state would appropriate any further money for the park, but a loan from could be arranged from the Reconstruction Finance Commission. Zebulon Weaver to Mark Squires, June 22, 1932 In this letter Weaver asks Squires about advising him with regards to the wishes of the Park Commission regarding legislation to obtain funds through Federal agencies to complete land acquisition for the Park. Weaver reiterates the need to acquire money/loans from the Federal government for an important national enterprise like the park. Zebulon Weaver to Mark Squires, June 27, 1932 In this letter Weaver again reiterates on the necessity of borrowing money through the Reconstruction Finance Commission as the Park Service would not likely support a bill for providing funds through the federal government.

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This digital collection was created to contribute to the public's understanding of the forces and ideas that led to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. The most vi...

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