Edgar M. Lyda Collection

Folder 4
Business Papers, 1923-1928

"WIRE HARRY THAT YOU AS CHAIRMAN FAVOR PARK PROPOSITION AM LEAVING FOR RALEIGH THIS EVENING"

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A draft of Lyda's letter to Harry L. Nettles, NC State Representative, written in response to Pennell's telegram of 8 February 1927.

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Democratic Party Official General Primary Ballot, 4/26/1927 [front]

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McCrary, an automotive dealer, quotes a price of $4,540.00 for one two and a half ton Mack Truck.

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"Chairman, Board of County Commissioners" to Edgar M. Lyda, 5/5/1927

"I desire to express our deepest appreciation to you . . ."

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Lipinsky, a local businessman, writes in reference to a request by the County Commissioners for the use of vacant lots owned by Lipinsky as parking for tourists and summer visitors.

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Weaver, owner of a motor company, grants permission for his lot at the corner of Hilliard St. to be used by the county.

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L. Pachner to Edgar M. Lyda, 5/17/1927

Pachner grants permission for his vacant lots to be used by the county for parking.

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A letter of thanks for a tour of Asheville and the surrounding area which had been arranged by Lyda for the American Home Economics Association.

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J. H. Enwright to Edgar M. Lyda, 7/22/1927

Enwright writes in regard to the approaching date of "the big motorcade from New Orleans to Quebec and Montreal," inviting Lyda to a dinner and planning session to be held on the evening of 25 July 1927.

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S. P. Mears to Edgar M. Lyda, 8/8/1927 [page 1]

Mears, a local businessman, writes to protest a recent increase in the county tax rate.

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Ebbs, a cashier with Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, writes regarding the conversion of a property near the Vanderbilt Hotel into parking space.

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Coleman Zageir to Edgar M. Lyda, 8/27/1927

Letter soliciting Lyda's patronage of The Man Store in preparation for his departure with the Asheville Chamber of Commerce on a goodwill tour of the Midwest.

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Bradley writes to ask Lyda for help in finding his wife a job working in the courthouse.

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Lyda replies to Bradley's letter of 24 September 1927, but regrets to write that no positions are available.

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Marvel, manager of the Kenilworth Inn, invites Lyda to be his guest at dinner on 31 October 1927.

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Trowbridge, President of Weaver College, writes to inform Lyda of an impending football game between Weaver and Rutherford College.  He also encloses a complimentary pass.

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Mears writes to the Board of Commissioners to protest "the orgie [sic] of raised salaries and extravagance that has been so prevalant [sic] in Our City and County . . ."

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A letter of appreciation to Lyda from Barber, President of the Asheville Community Chest, for his help with a recent campaign.

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McLeod draws Lyda's "attention to the intolerable condition of the road leading up from Skyland . . ."

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Letter concerns the recording of the deed to a tract of land in Henderson County, conveyed to Lyda by G. A. Briggs and wife.

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Evans, who writes regarding a proposal to make a roadway across his property, is "very sorry that it will be impossible . . . to grant permission to cross my property . . ."

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McClure requests the closure of "the old road lying just north of the point at which the Marshall and Weaverville highways intersect . . ."

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Closson offers Hendricks, Secretary of the Citizens and Taxpayers League of Buncombe County, an appraisal of the work done by Lyda and the Board of Commissioners.

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Message concerns Smith's decision to vacation in Asheville.

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Payment made by Edgar M. Lyda on behalf of W. A. Murray.

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Expresses concern with building projects, spending and taxation undertaken by officials of Buncombe County, including Edgar M. Lyda.  Made on behalf of the Republican Party and the Taxpayers League prior to the elections of 1928.

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Letter applying for a position in water and sewer maintenance. Cites nine years experience as a plumber, the last six years for the government, and provides references.

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Remarks made concerning the advantages to be gained from the construction of Biltmore Junior College in Buncombe County.

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Concerns the prisoner Scott Dillingham, who was sentenced to the Buncombe County Jail for eight months for extortion and to labor on the county's public roads.

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