The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-10-30
SCENIC HIGHWAY
UNIT met TUESDAY
enthusiastic Gathering; Excellent
Speeches by Delegates to Memphis
Convention, and Many New Mem
bers Added to Unit.

The Claiborne County Unit Of the
Mississippi River Scenic Highway As
sociation held an important and en-
thusiastic meeting at the court house
ut ten o'clock Tuesday morning, 2tSh
sien from many parts of the county
we're present, and large number, in
Guiding two ladies, became members
Il the association.
President Humphreys called the
meeting to order and introduced Mr..
I'M. Taylor, one of the delegates to
the Memphis Convention of the High
way Association held on the 18th. Mr.
TAYLOR told of the inestimable value
0f the highway OF the section through
which it will run. He also told of the
enthusiasm that was manifest at the
Memphis convention. He declared that
Ne could not build a road with hot
air; that il we are really in earnest
we must put in money and work.
Mr.. Frank H. Reid, another dele
gate, was next called to the floor. He
thanked the association for having
sent him to such an enthusiastic gath
ering. He declared that this highway
is the biggest thing Of its kind ever.
projected; that he had been in many
conventions, but none in which those
present seemed more in earnest than
at thi He then digressed to give the
streets Of Port Gibson a dig, saying
that We ought get together and lift
this historic old own ou of he mud.
Mr.. j M. Jones was he next speak
r Introduced. He too had attended
the convention, and his speech showed
that he rad embibed much of the en-
thusiasa which he found there. He
said the highway would be worth
more IS the county than a railroad,
but tl3cse is nothing certain about the
road oaling through the county un-
less e do our full part; that this is
no tiE % sit down and expect the
COVE laeat to do all of the work: that
we n pull together without regard
to tHs POSSIBLE route through the
county.
MI Jones was followed b. Mr.. J.
N. Magruder, the director from this
ounty. Mr.. Magruder urged the
earty cooperation and earnest work
( every body in the county. He said
hat the interest of every citizen is
eeded to assure the coming of the
ghway.
Mr. B. H. Briscoe then asked to
make af ew remarks which request
was readily granted. The speaker
stated that while in training for the
army he had travelled over ap art of
the proposed highway, going 600
miles through snow in Ia hours; that
several young men, sons Of wealthy
manufacturers of the northwest, whom
hem ct in the army had discussed
similar project for uniting their Sec
tion with this, and that this highway
is the realization of that dream.
County Engineer ]. p. Craig was
then asked to say something about the
road building of the county. He first
told Of the relative values Of hard
surface roads, and said that the gravel |
road IN this county will stand through
az kinds of weather and has cost
S4O0Q per mile. He also told of the |
grading Of the Russum road; how, af-
Ter learning of the possibility Of the |
scenic Highway coming along this
road, he had decided to change his
plans to conofrm to the government
requirements; that he had reduced the l
grades, Strengthened the curves and
dened the bed.
Nh. ]. H. Barrett, just arriving, was |
asked to speak. He said that he felt !
snre that the association had started
rong; that the first thing that should |
heen done was the building Of |
that ncople might be able to
Esnd the meeting; that he had been |
sag to get there all morning, and
4tsceeded. However, ne declared
s'A.ingness to do all in his power
neip in the good work.
aere MIR. Taylor warned those pres
that there was strong effort be-
made to divert the road to anoth-
echon, and if he couny did not |
rs utmost it might lose this great
Ar J. M. Magruder rendered his
~ gnation as treasurer because he |
osan appointed director of the |
thern Association. and Mr.. P. H. |
faarton was elected as his successor. |
On motion, the president was auth |
lied to appoint a reception COM
ttee to meet Mr.. Truman Pierson,
eral manarer of the Scenic Asso- |
stion, who soon to visit the places
siong the route. The followino were |
isppolnted; Samuel We'll, j. NJ Tay-
lof, Mrs J.. v. Jarratt, j. M. Jones,
:. Y. Lord, p. S. Wolcott, S. P. Head |
le' Nee. Martin, r. G. Lum, NJ G. |
bearqen, NJ i Hunanhrava