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Title | Letter from Heriot Clarkson to J. Allen Austin |
Date | January 4, 1939 |
Description | Replies to Austin's letter. Expresses indignation at the articles that Capus Waynick and Charles Ross were behind in High Point Enterprise and the News and Observer respectively. He says the jury's verdict vindicated the Switzerland Company but left "wreckage and ruin" at Little Switzerland. |
Commentary | The "wreckage and ruin" statement may be referring to how much Clarkson had to put into legal battle as well as what he was losing from land. Box 10, folder 539. |
Location |
Location Name: Little Switzerland Parkway Milepost: 330.8
Latitude: 35.849672
Longitude: -82.091147 |
Creator Individual | Heriot Clarkson |
Tags |
Austin, J. Allen
Lawsuits Letters Public opinion Ross, Charles Switzerland Company Waynick, Capus M. |
Credit | Francis O. Clarkson Papers, #3275, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |