The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-14
C0VERN0RS0F
FOUR STATES
TO Be BEMIDJI
CUESTSJULY IS
Chief Executives of Louisiana,
Texas, Oklahoma and Kan
sas to Enjoy jefferson Tour
RECEPTION TO FEATURE
ENTERTAINMENT HERE.
Part of Afternoon and Night
:, Control Will be Spent Here. ,
-Lycan in Charge of Plans

Bemidji will on July 18 be accord
ed the privilege of entertaining the
governors of four states, as the chief
executives of louisiana. Oklahoma,
Kansas and Texas are planning to en-
joy the Jefferson Highway sociability
run from New Orleans to Winnipeg,
July to 20. Frank S. Lycan is in
charge Of Bemidji arrangements for
the entertainment Of the distin-
guished visitors and plans are being
Other enjoyable features of enter
tourists will arrive in Bemidji early
in the afternoon and will remain
here until the next morning.
The tour will be the greatest "get
acquain ted" trip ever attempted. In
the first place, Governor R. G. Pleas
ant is making the trip as chief exc
SGutive Of Louisiana and not merely
as a private person. Mayor Martin
Behrman, of New Orleans, adminis-
traitor of the $1,000,000 publicity
fund which that city is using to sell
herself to the United States and other
commercial nations Of the world, will
carry an official message from the
City Commission Of the Crescent City
to the Canadians at Winnipeg, as we'll
as to the 264 communities located
on the Jefferson for a distance of
more than 1890 miles.
To Carry Greetings.
Mayor j. M. w. Ford, of Shreve-
port, will make the trip Because the
city council passed a resolution that
the mayor of this city is hereby re-
guested and authorized to return the
visit Of the Canadians over and on
behalf of the Jefferson highway, CO.
ordjnating his trip with that of
Governor Pleasant and carrying with
him Shreveport's most cordial greet
ings to Winnipeg and to the Province
of Manitoba and all the municipali-
ties and states on the Jefferson high
way"
On the other hand, state county
and municipal officials will give
&eed to the visitors. Chambers of
Commercial clubs, good roads clubs
and similar civic organizations are
showering Invitations to the run
tourists to: participate in detailed
programs and. celebrations that will
be in order at nearly every point.
While plans are tentative to a de-
gree, in general it now is apparent
that the governor of every state
to build. F. M. Malzahn, Bemidji,
through which the pine to Palm"
passes will personally welcome the
distinguished southern visitors. At
present the run schedule provides for
the participation of Governor Hobby
of Texas, Governor Robertson of Ok
lahoma and Governor Pleasant in
ceremonies incident to dedicating the
bridge across the Canadian river,
which is a Jefferson highway project.
Met bv Burnauist.
Governor Allen of Kansas will
probably join the run at Pittsburg,
continuing on to Kansas City. Gov
ernor Gardner has assured the JET
ferson highway people that he wants
to spend a day or two with the party
in Missouri Arrangements are un-
der way to arrange a meeting with
) Governor Harding at the 1Owa-Mis-
souri, line, while in all probability
Governor Burnquist of Minnesota will
be accompanied by Mayor Hodgson Of
St. Paul, to meet the travellers at the
wa-Minnesota line, continuing to
the Twin Cities, where large dele
gaton from Winnipeg will be ready
to join the run through Minnesota.
Attorney General T. H. Johnson of
Winnipeg, president of the Jefferson
Highway association will join the
run at International Headquarters at
St. Joseph. and will head the Winni-
peg delegation.
The Jefferson highway idea and
the better road movement will also
receive a deal of recognition from the
officials of certain national organi-
cations, who will either make the
run or send special represen tatives.
1t is definitely known that the Ameri-
can Automobile association will be
represented Several special writer's
for newspapers and national maga-
zines will also be of the party, when
the run leaves New Orleans on the