The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-10-06
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THE HIGHWAY FIGHT
1a'tiesburg Delegation Returns
From IMew Orleans With
Encouraging Reports
GOVERNOR HALL OUTsP0KEN
/ FOR THE HISTORIC ROUTE
Frank W. Foote Gives Some interest
ing Facts Concerning the History of
The Highway-W. ]. Haynen Tells
>of tho Commercial ADVANTAGES of
Se Mississippi Way-Parker says
Origlnal Route Only Feasible One to
Be Followed.
GOVERNOR HALL 0UTSP0KEN
! FOR THE HISTORIC ROUTE


big delegation of Mississippi who Wis
tied New Orleans yesterday to inter
est New Orleans in establishing the
Jackson Military Highway on the orig.
inal Jackson trail, are back in the
city today, enthusiastic over the re-
ception accorded them by the leading
business and professional men in the
Crescent City and confident that when
the final vote is taken by the executive
committee in Nashville on November
10, the Louisiana delegates will vote
for Mississippi
The net result Of the visit is that
L such prominent Louisianans as Gov
ernor Hall, Secretary of the Associa-
4 ton of Commerce Parker and others
have announced openly that they IA
vor the Mississippi route, while the
whole of New Orleans seems to be de-
cidedly inclined this way.
,.>NThe members of the publicity COM
ttee appointed by President Hannah
the Commercial Club to represent
ks city in New Orleans were Frank
II. Foote. chairman; F. ID. Lander, II.
h. Camp, DR.. w. w. Crawford and w.
~. Haynen, and when Northeastern
train No. 8 rolled out of Hattiesburg
Monday night, every member of the
committee was on it. Not only we're
they present, but when the delegates
organized themselves on the train, 1t
wa. determined that there would be
only two speeches and both the speak
ers selected we're Hattiesburgians-F.
w, Foote to present the historic, SEN
timental and commercial advantages
of this route, and w. J. Haynen to
compare the practical maintenance ex-
nenses of the two proposed routes
Every county in Mississippi through
u.,ioh tho road will run was represent
oil in the delegation except Lowdnes
[oanty. and the Columbus men were
.s3tented from coming at the last
rAment 1t is known, however, that
Lowdnes county is enthusiastic over
the prospects of securing the roao anu
~, Gladly do its part toward build
ing it.
Take over Diner.
Shortly after the train left Hatties
hurg the delegates took possession ol
tbo dining car and proceeded TO or
ani1o themselves. ]. NJ. McBeath, oil
Meridian vicePresident for MissiS
sinni of the Jackson Military Highway
,a.oo;ation. did not go to New Vt
1~. hocause of pressing good ROADS
n,' i."' tbat had to be attended to IT
Meridian and Cliff C. Williams aiS'
Meridian, was selected chairman o
the delegation
Mr. Williams called for remarks
from practically all the delegates u
-t.s train and several were appOln'e'
,asont various phases of the ques
=, tiolS 70 the New Orleans men, Du
atMr Frank Foote had spoken ap
uo,n,ments of tn other speakers wer'
Withdrawn and Mr.. Foote was u''is m
mated to present the whole case 'ea 81,
eept the maintenance feature, Whi''
vas turned owe rto Mr. Hayneh'
~" The main dining room of the G'une ne
valid Hotel was turned over 10 u
MIssissippians as convention o,a,oc, auUI
,memdiately on arrival and at l o'cio'I
Tuesday afternoon several hundred Q
tbe leading DusinSss ana professions iona
men of the city hsd satnereu 'H''
,o m'h hear the Mississlppi efsupent'
y Hall For MI'sIss'pp 49,,
chairman Williams 1ned she h hea'
,ns Dy thanking the bssiir1 :
'1S :, continued on Pafe /,