St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-25
CONNECTING LINK and
MAYBE Big HIGHWAY
Evanqeline Road Seems Certainty
and May Result in Securing
jefferson Highway
CHAIRMAN GRACE is BUSY
WORKING TO THAT END
APPOINTS Committees. Along Line of
PROJECTED Route, from Bun
kie to LAFAYETTE

From pine to palm, from the
forzen regions of the north to the
sunny climes Of the south, from
Canada to Louisiana, from Winn-
ipeg to New Orleans, is what the
great Jefferson Highway means.
To let slip the opportunity OF
having such highway pass
through our section would be a
crime against its people. To Sc
cure such route will mean
prosperity and progress.
This is why the people of ST.
Landry are being asked to meet
in Opelousas on December Ia name
ly to wake up to the Wondrous
opportunity now at their door.
Every effort means success; TO
stand idly by, failure.
Come on, fellow citizens, anG
help us secure the passing through
our parish of this great highway.
AS was we'll said by Mr.. Pope OF
Bunkie, at the recent meeting, Ills
not an assured fact that the high
way will pass through our section;
hence it is up to the people to get
busy and make it do So.
The people of the central north
want to get to New Orleans on a
tourist route. They must come
through Louisiana, striking the
state just above Shreveport. 1t IS
a matter of vital Importance that
they reach New Orleans by the
right way. This will be on the
west side of the Mississippi, and
it is up to us to show by facts and
figures that the logical route is
through Alexandria, Bunkie, Opel
ousas and Lafayette.
Chairman Grace of the recently
organized Evangeiine Highway
Association has appointed the
following committees to get III
touch with their various sections
anr to arouse the necessary en-
thusiasm to secure this great
highway:
Opelousas- Hon. 3. B. Dubuisson,
DR.. j. A. Haas, DR.. C. F. Boagni,
Bunkie-Dr. E. A. Matthews, Mr..
R. d. Neibert, Mr.. c. J. Pope, Mr..
B. B. Davis, Mr.. R. R. Irion of Eola,
Mr.. J. P. w. S. Aymont, Mr.. J. E
Williams and DR.. ]. A. Young of
Gold Dust.
Grand Coteau- Mr.. E. V. Barry,
DR.. I Il. Tarlton, Mr.. A. D. Smith,
Mr.. Jos. Burleigh, Mr.Eugene, Pete
tin, Mr.. Jno. M. Oge, Mr.. S. Levy,
Mr.. ]. A. Smith, Mr.. O. Elmer.
Sunset DR.. L. E. Landry, Mr..
w. Boudreau, Mr., Jos. Sibille, MI.
G. Horaist, Mr.. r. Patin, Mr.. Jos.
Castillo, Mr.. Frank Dimmick, Mr..
Leo Richard, Mr.. Frank Miller.
Lafayette DR.. N. P. Moss, Mr..
J. C. Barry, Mr.. j. P. Colomb.
Washington Mr.. A. Thistlewaite,
Hon. J. T. Mary, Mr.. Leon Wolff.
Barbreck- Mr.. J. F. Milburn, MI !.
Leon Campbell, Mr.. L. E. Evans.
Whiteville- Mr.. ]. P. Savant, Nj.
f. F. Butler Mr.. VIM. Baldridge.
Garland Mr.. Culberson, NJ. Jas.
E. Beall.
Chairman Grace of the associa-
ton was an Opelousas visitor last
Tuesday afternoon and while in
this city gave The Clarion cali.
He stated that he was devoting
much of his time to the work of
securing the highway for St.
Landry, notwithstanding the fact
that his duties as president of St.
Charles College at Grand Coteau
required much of his time. 1t
was plain to note that he is good
| booster and fully intends to devote
his tremendous energy and great
ability in securing the big highway
| for this section. 1t would seem,
from his conversation, that instead
of being satisfied with a connecting
link between the Jefferson and
Spanish Trail Highways, he is
determined to secure the Jefferson
Highway itself.
The Jefferson Highway, as pro-
jected through Louisiana, would
touch Bunkie and from that point
go toward Melville and Baton
Rouge and on to New Orleans.
The Spanish Trail would follow
| more closely the line of the
Southern Pacific railroad and, pass
| ing Lafayette, go westward toward
the Pacific coast. The Evangeline
Highway is projected link be-
tween these two great trunk lines,
touching one at Bunkie, the other
at Lafayette. But it is Chairman
Grace's evident intention of going
after the main line of the Jefferson
and bringing it right through the
heart Of st. Landry parish and let
Vt connect at Lafayette with the
Spanish Trail road. Ip the event,