The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-01
JEFFERSON DAVIS
HIGHWAY TO Be fx.
TENDED TO COAST.
Or. j. 7. Dean. of CirrOlltOn. Miss.
Gives Some Interesting facts
About This Great Project

The following from the Paducah Ky
Evening Sun shows how widespread
has become the discussion of a national
highway thru this section and TO doubt
will be read with interest by many IN
this immediate section:
The Jefferson Davis highway in Ken
lucky should be made part of a high
system through the south that will
pass "Beauvoir, the Mississippi home
of Davis.
This suggestion came today to Ben
Weille and F.. j. Paxton, from DR.. j..
T. Dean, of North Carrollton. Miss.
and it has created a great deal of IN
terest among the promoters of the
Davis Way.
DR.. Dean, in his letter. says he has
been trying for some time and has
met with great success, to interest the
people of Mississippi in a great high
way from Memphis to Vicksburg and
Jackson. and he proposes that this shall
go on to the Gulf. 1t would take in
Pass Christian. Miss. thence on to
Beauvoir. which i but a few miles
from The Pass.
Permanent IS River.
The establishment of this road,
SAYS the doctor. would be almost as
permanent as a river. Each county
would be expected. and urged. to con-
tribute is part to making a great
highway Of its section of the road. 1t
will eventually be a part of the ma
tional highway leading to the Gulf.
The counties in Mississippi which would
be interested in the movement are very
enthusiastic over it and have no doubt
of the ultimate success of the project.
Starting at Vicksburg, to come north.
the road would follow the old Stage
Coach Line. as much as practical, and
| believe we can start sOon a parade of
automobiles along the entire route that
will rival the 300 automobile pageant
that went into Memphis on the occa-
sion of the launching of the Paducah-
Memphis Highway.
Paducah good roads boosters like DR..
Deans suggestion very much and think
it a capital idea. With the completion
of the Paducah-F ulton-Memphis High
way, and the proposed road from Men,
phis on south, and the building of the
Logan-Lee Highway. Paducah would be
or a great highway extending from
St. Paul to the Gulf.
Makes Great Inlet.
In addition, the contamination of the
Jeff Davis Highway project in Ken
lucky would put all Western Kentucky
in intimate touch. as this road reaches
every important town in Ballard.
Graves. Marshall, Livingston. Gallo
way, Caldwell. H~opkinsville, Trigg,
Christian. Todd and Warren counties.
The whole network of good roads
and the HIGHWAY through Fulton to
Memphis, thence on to the Gulf would be
called the Jefferson Davis Highway
said Ben Weille today. What is
more fitting than a road from Davis
Kentucky home, his birthplace. to
'Beauvoir. his Mississippi home?"
Mark Paducah.M Memphis.
McCracken county good roads enthu-
siasts would do well TO follow the ex-
of Tennesseears residing along
the Psducah and Memphis highway ac-
cordirg to Paul Barnes. OF Covington
Bros. j Co. who travelled ove the
proposed route of the highway to Union
City. Tenn. sunday afternoon. The
Tennessee people already Eave set up
posts and markers indicating the dis
tarce TO Memphis ard to Paducsh at
every cgoss-road or intersection.
The work done by the Tennesseeans
IL So thorough tina; it Is impossible for
a traveller to get off the P~aducah-to-
Memphis route after touching the
Tennessee line.
One may enter the PaducaA. TO- Mem
phis road anywhere from Fulton into
{ Mon City and uetore riding a mile
can see by the markers Whether they
are travelling uowart Paducah pr Mem
phiS.
The Padueah Automobile club which
has the matter il charge. will start
sometime this month putting up mark
ers along the Mempni. route
from Patucah To Fulton.