The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-11-13
GULF COAST GOOD
ROADS ORGANIZATION
PERFECTED AT CULFPORT LAST MONDAY,
WITH DELEGATES FROM HANCOCK
County Muuicipalities - Delegates Appointed to
Call on Governor Noel in the Interest Of Dam
aged Beach Roadway-Cood Country Roads =
Paramount Issue - Various Committees Ap-
pointed-Next Meeting in December.

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ties, the Gulf Coast Good Roads Asso-
citation was permanently organized at
Gulfport Monday afternoon at the city
hall and plans were outlined for the
building of good roads in these two
counties and on the coast. 1t so hap
pened that there was not present a"'-
representative from" 10y
~ -. jackson county.
However, Jackson county's advanced
position in regard to good roads is well
known and it was suggested that the
people of that county would take part
in any movement for better roads and
it was suggested that the people o. that
county would take part in any move
ment for better roads and Frank Lewis
of Scranton was accounted a member
and made one of the vice presidents.
The paramount object of the good
roads convention is the building of
country roads in order to make the in
terror of the county accessible, develop
it agriculturally and increase its popu-
lation. ANY scheme to secure the con-
struction of the beach road was adjudged
by the convention to be secondary to
that of country road building.
On this point the delegation from Han
cock county took slightly different at
titude from the Harrison county mem
bers, for the reason that the damage to
the beach in Bay st. Louis and Wave
land by the September storm was very
great and to the people of those two
towns at least, the problem of beach
front reconstruction looms very large.
At the same time the Harrison and Han
cock county members were at one in
voicing their sentiments for good coun-
try roads. 1t became evident as, in
deed, it mad been stated before the con-
yention was called, that in some partic-
ulars the counties would have to act Sc
parately.
Prof. T. L. Trawick spoke at some
length. AS to the cry that we could not
afford to be toxed for good roads, he
faid that we could not afford not to be
taxed.
Others who spoke were George w.
Grayson of Biloxi, a warm advocate of
good roads for the country districts. w.
J. Quarles of Long Beach, we'll known
truck grower; B. c. Ccx, secretary of
the Gulfport Commercial Union; w. H.
Bouslog, of Gulfport; r. Attaway OF
Waveland; John T. Mcdonald, of Pass
Christian; E. B. Long, of Gulfport and
others.
On entering into permanent organiza-
ton j. H. Lang was chosen president,
NJ. P. Bouslog, secretary; Geo. r. Rea,
vice president from Hancock county;
Frank Lewis, vice president from Jack
son county, and George w. Grayson,
vice president from Harrison county.
w. J. Quarles was elected treasurer. 1t
was agreed that membership fee of one
dollar should be collected from each
member.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows;
A committee con sisting of the presi-
dent and secretary Of the association and
the mayors of all the municipalities to
call on Governor Noel and get him to
include in his call for the special session
of the legislature in January the matter
of State aid for the reconstruction of
the beach front.
Committee on ways and means-U.
B. Parker, Virgins; T. L. Trawick, Bay
ST. Louis; w. r. Strange, Guifport; H.
NJ. Folkes, Biloxi, G. B. Gates, Long
Beach.
Committee on resolutions-B. P. Har-
rison, Geo. w. Groyson and George M.
Foote.
Committee on legislation and the le-
gal phases of the subiect-V. A. Gri-'
fifth, B. P. Harrison, w. J. Gex.
The following delegates and visitors
were present:
From Waveland: W.. J. Gex by B. P.
Harrison as proxy, Albert Jones and
Richard Attaway, ). j. Bordages, Judge
Edwin Laizer.
From Bay st. Louis: c. G.. Moreau,
Prof. T. L. Trawick, Richard Mendes,
George r. Rea, John Osoinach, Mayor
CASTOR G. Gardebled.
From Harrison county-at-large: G.
w. Grayson, w. H. Bouslog.
From Pass Christian: John H. Lang,
John T. Mcdonald, j. B. Stroud.
From Long Beach: w. j. Quarles, c.
B. Gates, Charles Kohler, E. B. Lang,
DR.. E. H. Carraway.
From Gulfport: NJ. P. Bouslog, DIR.
w. r. Strange, DR.. E. G. Parker, w.
O. Alexander, B. G. Cox, Mayor George
M. Foote.
From Biloxi, representing the Biloxi
delegation: Geo. w. Grayson.
From Virgins: Peter Lott, 4. L..
Reeves, B. D. Cnrrie, J. e. Lord, mayor.
From Saucier: r. B. Bellew.
At Large: B. P. Harrison of Gulf
port. William Tell of Long Beach and
DIR. r. E. Moss of Pass Christian.
It was voted to meet again on the
second Monday in December at the city
ball. Gulfport at ! p. n,