The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-22

ing good roads and thickly populated
farming sections on every hand, the
visitors were driven to the intersec
ton of the Bayou Blue and the pro
posed road to Raceland, on the way
to New Orleans, where meeting Of
the residents of Terrebonne and La
fourche parishes was held.
More than two hundred persons
were on hand, though the meeting
place was at point remote from the
centers of population of either par
ish. Though only four miles Sror
Houma on straight line, drive OF
nearly twenty miles was necessar:
from this city, to reach the meeting
place. This, however, proved nc
stumbling block to the success Of the
meeting, the general interest in the
undertaking bringing Terrebonne
and Lafourche people alike from
miles around
Amid the picturesque surround
ings under the shade of trees along
Bayou Blue were heard the talks OF
the several speakers in the interest
of the good road movement. DIR. c.
M. MELVILLE presided and his able
handling of his subject AMI read
ness in meeting all questions did
much to make the session the sue
cess that it was. DR.. MELVILLE first
introduced Mayor H. M. Bourg OF
Houma, who welcomed the visitors.
Mayor Bourg spoke in French, ex
planning the purpose of the meeting
and asking the hearty cooperation
of all concerned to carry the project
to completion.
j. E. North, from Raceland, then
spoke as a representative of the
Raceland Prairie sections. At the
present time a splendid> dirt road
runs through this section Dom Bayou
Lafourche several miles back in the
direction of Houma. Another road,
not yet well graded, but passable in
good weather for automobiles, car
ries on from the end of the graded
road clear through to Bayou Blue,
only four miles from Houma. In lay
ing out the road the engineers sur
veyed new and slightly more direct
route than is the present one through
the Raceland district, but it is not to
the liking of the many residents
along the newly-surveyed route. Mr..
North's address was to the effect
that the Raceland folk desired the
built and would aid over the
present route. His address met with
instant response from the Terre-
bonnie folk, who declared that they
would gladly accede to this request.
The fullest cooperation of the La
fourche delegation was then proffer
ed the project.
Mr.. North was followed by Mr..
Watson of the Grant Smith Com
pany, reclamation contractors of
Raceland Prairie and large land
holders in this section, who made the
statement that he had brought to the
meeting authority to offer to grade
a section of four and one-half miles
OF the route through or near the
Raceland Prairie tract, between Hou-
ma and Raceland, and prepare it for
This announcement was
greeted with cheers, as well might
be, for it meant great deal in the
building of the highway. =
W. R. Pennington Of Lafourche,
an official of the Bank of Lockport,
was another speaker who offered his
to the plan, while A. j. Gail
louet, DIR. j. B. Duvall, j. C. Dupont,
d. L. H. Jastremski and A. w. Van
Pelt, all of Houma and Terrebonne
parish, in short talks threw their
weight into the matter in whole
souled fashion.
Then Parish Highway Engineer T.
Baker Smith went into the details of
road building and following him Dun
can Buie told the people Of Lafourche
md Terrebonne assembled that they
Gould depend upon his support in the
'roject Of building the road, offer
ng them dollar for dollar to COM
olete the work.
Mr.. Merkel of the New Orleans
Association Of Commerce brought a
message from New Orleans, telling
Of the interest of the Crescent Citv
in the highway and proffering the
support and the cooperation of the
New Orleans Association of Com
merce in this and any other work Of
public interest that may be under
taken in this section. II d
Project Thoroughly Discussed.
During the meeting practically.