The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-04-18
.ovrMENT ENDORSED AT LARGE
TURNOUT OF CITIZENS
TUESDAY NIGHT.
/. B, HERVEY MAKES ADDRESS
'v.u Known Mobile Hotel Man
1 Gives the Movement His En-
dorsement Local Citizens
Give Financial Support.

Il Enthusiasm over tlle piopooeu 'e
ut hotel on Pascagoula's beacf
r,me TO focus at a meeting held IN
.hs Court House Tuesday night,
when speeches were made by Char
,s 3. Hervey, the well known Mob
.sle hotel man, and by local citizens
! "a promises were made by over
twenty-five of those presen. to take
,sktock in the organization. A num-
ber Of ladies' showed their interest in
ne project by attending the meeting,
bringing the total up to about fifty.
As a sequence to the meeting steps
are being taken by the hotel COM
nittee Of the Business League to get
subscriptions for the capital stock
and bring the hotel project to a
realization in the very near future,
Attorney H. B Everitt presided
aver the meeting, telling in terse,
direct manner the needs of the re-
sort hotel in Pascagoula and first in
troducing Mr.. Hervey, who, accom-
panied BY N. A. Richards, a former
Mobile newspaper man, had madeIthe
trip here for the purpose of discuss
ing the project with the local citizens.
Nj. Hervey is president of the Her.
yey Hotel Company and is a
highly successful hotel man.
ills company owns and manages the
Cawthon hotel in Mobile, also hotels
III Pensacola, Fla, Houston. Tex,
and is getting another one ready to
open in Birmingham, Ala.
Mr.. Hervey first paid tribute to
the ladies', saying he was sure the
project would be a success it they
continued to show interest in it. He
said he thought Pascagoula an ideal
location for a resort hotel. In a
few years you will lave a large
number of hotels in this Mississippi
Sound country" he added. HeI
then told how four or five years ago
Pensacola lacked hotels and how
after the right start was made, it be-
came popular resort. He carried
through his plan for half-milllon
dollar hotel there and secured part
Of the money by issuing bonds. He
said when he came to Mobile ten
years ago the old Battle House and
the Bienvile were the. only hotels
there and said the building of the
Cawthon and the new Battle House
had great deal to do with the up
Of the city.
Mr.. Hervey said Mobile now had
over SEQ automobiles and this would
be a favorite place for the owners to
lake luns if the town had the accom-
In conclusion, he said'
! A hotel would do more to build up
your country than any other one
'hng would do. lfyou can get the
proposition unner way you can
count on my loyal support to help
you in every way. If we can't take
nol1 to run it ourselves will put
yOA N touch with experienced hotel
men who can make success of IT,"
Mn. Hervey was loudly applauded
when he finished. l
Mr.. Everitt next introduced as a
real live wire" E. B. Dunten, who
made an eloquent talk on the oppor-
Fun'tles for making this a popular
Fesort for tourists. He first laid
! ''fess on sanitary conditions, saying
y oFlleved the organization Of the
CIVIC League by the ladies' the most
important move ahat had ever taken
pace IN Pascagoula. He said that was
'ne INST in the building up Of a
'eSort, for the sanitary conditions of
: pace first attracted the attention OF
louIlSts, and the men should lend
'heir enthusiastic support to the
women IN their good work. He
pei'cted that the next two years
would SEE tide of immigration to the
w eeast that would extend beyond