The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-03-01
LAKE CHARlES-ALEXANDR|A
HIGHWAY ASSN. FORMED,
At 0akdaIe Tuesday Two Hundred
Delegates From Towns Along
Route Attend.


way Association was formed at Oak
dale Tuesday. Over two hundred citi
zens and highway, enthusiasts from al
along the proposed route were in at
tendance at the meeting.
The officers of the association are
1. &. Brown, manager of the Caicasieu
National bank, Oakdale, chairman; j. H
Leggett, Oakdale, vice chairman; Cole
man Lindsey, secretary of the Oakdale
Chamber of Commerce, seCretary.treaS,
ufef. Oakdale was also selected as the
permanent domiCile of the association
The meeting was extremely enthus.
iaStic, showing the interest at present
b ing manifest in improved highways.
Inc interests Of the association will be
centered on the building ofan approved
State and National highway between
Alexandria and Lake Charles. No route
has been selected as yet, although its
main trend will be to traverse the prip.
cipal towns along the route. 1t will
traverse some part of Jefferson Davis
parish. The instigators of the associ.
alton have The assurance of state aid.
Every one of the two hundred or
more citizens who attended the meet.
ing were made members of the high.
way association and each paid his dollar
for the maintenance of the association
Each parish traversed by the proposed
highway was allowed two members of
the executive committee. The members
OF this committee from Jefferson Davis
parish are R. F. Weichert of Welsh and
VIM. 7. Fenton OF Fenton.
The association offered a cash prize |
OF $40 to the school child boy or girl,
residing within the territory adjacent |
to the road, who will supply the best
suited name for the proposed highway.
The entries in this contest must be in
the hands OF the secretary not later
than March 81 in order to be consider
ed.
Before adjournment the meeting ex.
tended vote of thanks to Oakdale for
The royal entertainment of the visitors. /
4 vote OF appreciation was also tender.
I'd to Jefferson Davis parish, which fur.
llshed the largest delegation of any
parish along the route to the meeting.
Jefferson Davis parish people have
AIKEN a keen interest in the proposition
ince the meeting was announced and
delegates were invited to attend. The
natter of sending a delegation was dis.
used fully at meeting held in the
iasonic hall Monday night. OF the Is
elegateS selected to attend, fourteen
made the journey to OakdaIe. Those
1ho went from Welsh were:
G.. L. Abel W. F. Low EFT
M. B. Van Ness c. E. Carr
j. M, Booze /. r. AYlesworth
j. A. Verret SO. Scoggins /
Tim Todd A. F. Day
Rev.J.W. Hervey Jno. W. Armstrong
r. S. Greer.
WoodlaWn was represented by
Mack Sharp Dock WitherWax
Herbert Fear Raymond Hebert
Mr.. DeWolf.
Fenton was represented by
VIM. 7. Fenton Rev. T. E. Webb
A. F. Davies H.G. Patterson
Ausem MarcanteI. II
There We're number of others from
iferent points in the parish. 1
The party from Welsh made the trip
Fenton in autos, taking the Iron
ountain train from there to Oakdale.
ley report that on their arrival at
lkdale they were met by a delegation
Oakdale boosters headed by MesSrs.
E. Brown and B. M. MuSser, whoIs
lded them into rubber neckwagonS"
d took them on sight seeing tour
Oakdale and vicinity, following which
ay were dined.
70 the Welsh boosters the day was a
ry profitable one and full of pleasure,
rFlng few miner happenings on the
urn trip from Oakdale to Fenton.
freight train on the line ahead of
'ir train pulled draw.head, delaying
homeWard bound for the matter of !