The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-09-12
PAT RF| \ De R
PASSES. THROUGH
P a t him der Ferguson
Reaches Welsh FRI
day and Addresses
Good Crowd.

The reception accorded to E. L, Fer.
guson along the route through Jetfer.
son Davis Parish certainly indicates a
lively interest in the subject of good
roads by the people of this parish.
This pathfndlng tour is being made
by E. L. Ferguson and began at Atlanta
Georgia, and extends to San Francisco.
The movement is backed by six OF the
largest southern newspapers and the
object is to map out and establish an
official southern tranScOntinental auto
mobile route ana incidentally promote
a deeper interest in the subject of good
roads.
Mr.. Ferguson is making this tour in
his car and is accompanied by his wife
and daughter.
The party reached Jennings the par.
ish site about II o'clock Friday and
l were received with very enthusiastic
reception.
2 Mayor Gamble, John McHugh, j. P.
Black, president OF the Chamber or
D Commerce, j. j. Robira, S. K. Johnson.
| NJ. L. Clayton and other prominent
e Jennings citizens welcomed the Path.
t finder at the Mermentau river and
Il convoy of twelve automobiles escorted
Il the good roads car into the town. Mr..
Ferguson delivered his good roads ad.
II dress at the City Hall and afterwards a
( luncheon was served at the Mahaffey
e Hotel.
It Att o'clock the journey was taken
e I'D again, the cars making the run to
Welsh,
q The party was met at Jennings by
n good delegation from Welsh who &C.
1t companed the pathfinder and his family
lie to Welsh The following automobiles
y. from Welsh were in the line OF march,
he Messrs. w. E. Taught, j. W. Armstrong
E. F. Doan, L. E. Robinson and Drs.
L. G. Lewis, John H. Cooper and j. b.
he Godfrey. Quite number OF our citi.
I'd zens were in the company that went in
s. these cars. The.party reached Welsh
x about 2:3O and were escorted to the
CHI Auditorium, where about 100 OF our
p. citizens had gathered to witnesses the
VI reception.
In Mr.. L. E. Robinson in few well
he chosen remarks introduced DR.. John II.
Id. Cooper, president of the Police Jury OF
this parish. Mr., Robinson referred to
It's the fact that the Police Jury had autho'
he rized the President to appoint COM
re mittee to take under adviSement the
at proposition of building good roads Tor
&C. the parish and showing best locations
'ye' for same.
on DR.. Cooper then delivered an intro
my ductory speech introducing MIR
lof Ferguson.
DR.. Cooper referred to the remarks o
lty Mr. Robinson with reference to- thu
oes matter of building good roads and ex
IN pressed desire on behalf OF the police
use Jury to cooperate in this movement To-
Dad GOOD roads
in Mr.. Ferguson delivered practica
address on subject of good roads. HI
& told how Mortified his friends wer
when they heard that he was not onl
to take an auto tour OF the south i
midsummer, but would be accompanie
by his wife and daughter. Him the
regarded as hopeless and too badi
afflicted with the "auto bug to labo
with, but they were appalled, at tn
dangers to his family. "And we neve
an IN had a more pleasant tour" added Nj
'n' erguson. Knocking on wood at tn
-. same time, / will say that we have CON
: .n - from Atlanta, Ga. without the slighte
: " accident or delays other than thos
" arising from the cordial hospitali1
shown us"
Mr.. Ferguson told what benefits
an. this section would arise from haylr
heir an auto highway to the coast aero
nber jefferson Davis. ut is no wonder
good said, that auto tourists steer Gle
heir of Louisiana. Not only are there
\ %, ol roads on the maps, but it is almost il
1ake possible TO gain any information I
hoes parding the roads even in Louisisr
One enthusiast in New Orleans told
ana that the best road to Donaldsonyl
hoes was to ship my car by rail- Auto a"
ers, even auto dealers in New 0Fisa
been don't know whether there are any rsa
',,ss3o on the west side ol the Mississippi
q ne, moi. All those fellows know abou
thel said the Disguised pathfinder 'is