The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-23
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MEETING.
ARE IN SESSION
Route Of jackson Memorial Mill
tary Highway to Be Selected
| Some Time Today
MISSISSIPPI SPECIAL,
4 WITH 800, At NASHVILLE
More Than 1000 Good Roads EnthusI-
asts From the Magnolia State, Ten
.,essee and Alabama Are in Session.
Loea Delegation Of Four Viii Co.
operate With Meridian and Other
| Mississippi cities in Having His
torie Route Selected.
MISSISSIPPI SPECIAL,
WITH 800, At NASHVILLE
(By associated Press.l


Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 2S. More
than 1000 good roads enthusiasts
from Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama
and Louisiana are here today attend
ing the convention which will select
route for the Memorial Military
Highway.
The Mississippians want the route
traced by General Jackson returning
north from New Orleans, touching
Hattiesburg, Laurel, Meridian and Co.
lumbus, adopted. The Alabama dele
cation wants the route to pass
through Decatur, Birmingham and
Mobile.
The route will be selected some
time today.
The link north Of here has not been
a source of so much interest as the
longer stretch south. There are sew.
eral routes proposed for the latter.
One follows the Louisville and Nash
willie Railroad south of here. Another
leaves the Louisville and Nashville
main line at Columbia and goes
through Florence, Sheffield, Ala, Co
|lumbus and Meridian, Miss. A third
route goes by way of Lewisburg, Fay
etteville, Tenn, and Huntsville, Ala.
joining the first named at Decatur
Another branches from route two
and joins the other at Birmingham
/ A short line between Nashville and
Pulaski is also proposed.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be {
big automobile parade followed by q
"trip to the Hermitage, Andrew Jack
sons old home and burial place. Au
Etomobile parties by the hundred com'
itoday.
The Mississippi Special carryin,
more than three hundred representa-
tives Of the Magnolia State
Preached here last night, and the Mis-
sissippians Immediately took up tn
lwork of getting themselves placed ol
the various committees, and of fami
iarizing themselves with local condl
ltions.
Argument To Be Advanced.
! The Mississippi delegation have e,
lerything in their favor, The route, o
| the road to be built, is to be a me
mortal to Andrew Jackson. the grea
statesman and soldier. His march t
New Orleans from Nashville, the roa
over which he and his soldiers trave
ed before their victory at New o.
leans, is to be made into Lakes I
Gulf Highway. as lasting monumer
to the memory of this great man. Th
; idea was originated by Miss Alma RI
Ftenberry, of the Daughters of 1S1
and the Jackson Memorial Milital
Road Association formed. had as i
single idea the following of the rou'
chosen by Jackson. Any diversit
l tfrom this route would not be the JAG
: lson highway and that is just exact
! what Alabamians are trying to do
:. divert the original route throui
: ftheir state, through their princip
!, tcities; call it the Jackson militia
Q froad. when 1t will be 220 miles out
the route selected by Jackson, t
shortest route from Nashville to NJ
y Orleans.
Z. The Alabamians recognize the gre
1. value Of the national highway and
E. tgoing to leave no stone unturned
|bring about the desired result. N
sissippi. however, has the origil
lroute and will contend for the re
TT with enthusiastic onslaughts on tn
IN neighbors. and feel that they win M
n with success.
a. Misaissippians viii point out q
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