The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1915-07-31
ADVERTISEMENT
A CARD

This may strike you just right. Read
it before you throw it away. | am on
the run for Supervisor for Beat No. 5,
and wish to state what stand for.
fst: Lower taxes by cutting out over
head expenses, such as inspecting roads,
bridges, laying out new roads. Some
times they are twice laid out, cost for
laying out S24.00, and never have been
worked or opened in four years. Bridges
that are built by contract, and under a
bond need no inspection; they are
guaranteed for five years. All roads
inspected at least six times per year,
more if necessary; also, new ones laid
out-this work done by each Supervisor
in his Beat free of cost to the County.
and well done. All inportantor heavy
travelled roads to have permanent
covering of either shells, oil, wood
blocks or concrete. Dirt roads are good
where there is light traffic, but mighty
expensive on muchly travelled road
and never satisfactory. A road of this
character worked with road scraper
just heaps the sand from the gutter to
the middle and makes it worse, if any,
thing. OF course this permanent road
building must be done as the county
can afford it; all important roads to be
equally well kept up no. .partiality.
Another question OF huge Importance
is bridge or ferry to place Bay ST.
Louis in communication with balance
of Coast. Just now two ferries would
suffice, each acapacity OF two Fords or
two heavier automobiles; both to cost
say from $1,000 to $500, the county to
half, balance to be sold in
shares to general public. We now have
or can get freelandings; our side at the
Peerless Factory, on the Pass side at
Bayou Portage, both ideal locations.
This is something we should do at once.
If we lay back and wait sight-seers and
others will be in the habit of going
around by way OF Kim and Nichol-
son to New Orleans. Ii you had a
brand new Cole automobile to give
away and you did not advertise it you
would have to. keep it. Same way with
this county.
We have the finest far,eing and graz
ing lands; only 1-20 grazed and about
1-5O cultivated. Some stretches be-
tween here and Pearl river are ten
miles and not a single house, which
means mighty little tax s1oney for the
county. Every forty acres of cut-over
lands can support a 4na of eight
people, including oct 8ind, anu
perhaps Ford car.
What I would suggest is that the
County Board form a real.estate agency
for all parties who wish tosell, commits
sion 5 per cent. Then appropriate say
$3.50 to be used in advertising in
Northern newspapers. Tell the people
what we have, how cheap lands are and
shake things up in general. II We wait
for emigrants to drift in, as we have
done in the past, we will all be dead
before the boom hits US. Louisiana is
not asleep in some places. The more
people in this county the less taxes the
people will be burdened with and more
and better the roads. would be glad
to handle this enterprise for the county
free of cost until $3.50 Is paid back in
commissions. If not I would guarantee
to pay the county back the $3.50 paid
out on my suggestion. We must have
lots more of energetic farmers, also
stock raisers, before we will be SELF
supporting, Summer business is fine,
and we must c@ter to it by all means.
But the time is not long enough. We
must create something to bridge US
over the balance of nine months. We
have the.soil and climate. Advertising
is all that is lacking.
What | stand for is, no partiality to
any particular locality or road equal
attention provided they are all of equal
Importance to the general public.
Roads of more traffic need more work
and should any one have any improve
ments to suggest for the benefit of the
public, let him come right in to the
supervisors room and talk matters over.
Heretofore it has been the rule to keep
a taxpayer from | to 3 or 4 hours
waiting before the Supervisor would
be at leisure to see you. This is wrong,
as l think every taxpayer is the
supervisors oyerseer, and should have
immediate attention or make an ap-
pointment to talk his proposition over
and, if good, to fight for it. Also, il
there is only business enough for one
or two days fiven things up and ad-
journ. Save money when you are work
ing on borrowed capital.
All labor employed should lie natives
or citizens of this county proided they
are competent. .~-and I think they are
Keep the money right hereEf we can
Absolutely all material bought by bids
as required by law. Above hll, let u;
all combine and continue tework fol
1 the auto road that will connect us with
New Orleans. Then ferry across tt
Pass Christian. A connecting road o.
this character will do Us more good thar
a railroad just now. Keep hgitating
and do not stop until We can drive te
New Orleans.