Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-23
LOUISIANA BDVERNBR'
WILL VISIT BAXTER
VIII Head Party of Autoists on
SOcialbility Run the Full
Length of jefferson
Highway

run over the Jefterson highway, an
nouncement Of plans for which ha
just. been made by J.. ID. Clarkson
general manager. The official part!
will be composed Of state officials ant
men of prominence in Louisiana. ow
ing TO the personnel Of this party
governors of states through which tn
jefferson Highway passes, and may
ors Of cities along the way, Are plan
ming to extend special courtesies Il
the visitors.
Governor r. G. Pleasant Of Louis
lana; Hon. Duncan Buie, Highway
Commissioner; Mayor Martin Behr'
man Of New Orleans; Mayor JOhr
New. Ford of Shreveport form the
nucelus of the official delegation
which will also be made up Of well
known personages of. the state, among
them being Senator T. L. Dowling Of
Gloster, president Of the Louisiana Di-
vision. Many ladies will be in the
party, including Mrs. Pleasant, Mrs.
Buie and Mrs. Ford.
In May, 1917, Hon. T. G. Norris,
premier of Manitoba, Canada, and
Mayor F. H. Davidson of Winnepeg,
made sociability run over the ''Pine
to Palm," meeting and mingling with
the people of the 264 towns and cities,
f. the ninety counties and seven states
along the route. They carried official
greetings from Winnepeg and Mani
, toba to the Jefferson Highway Neigh
bors and to New Orleans and Louis
lana. The people of Louisiana had
planned to make return trip at once,
but just then the United States was
plunged into war and the trip was
abandoned. The delay seems to have
been boon, for every indication
points to the greatest of Socialibility
Runs. The first car leaves New Or
leans at $3.50 o'clock July LIST bound
for Winnipeg, where it will arrive
July 20.
The City Commission of New Or
leans in q resolution has sanctioned
the trip of Mayor Behrman. and the
officials from the state, which is the
southern terminus of the Jefferson
Highway, will carry to each commun-
ity along the route and to the city Of
Winnipeg, official greetings and fell
citations. The little city of Bunkie,
Louisiana, will have a special car in
the run, having been awarded the po-
sition of special escort to the Govern
or, because of the distinction won by
that city in the organization work Of
the state.
The purpose of the run is to bring
about a closer personal acquaintance
and enhance the growing feeling OF
goolfellowship between the various 10 |
calities that are engaged in promoting |
the jefferson Highway. In accordance
with this purpose a running schedule |
has been so arranged that a stop,
either of long or short duration will
be made in each of the 264 community |
centers on the Highway. These stops |
will be of from three to ten minutes |
each, except at noon and night con-
trolls where they will be longer. A
speaking program will be in order at
every stop, if it is desired.
That the above mentioned may be
accomplished, the cars will be run at
ten minute intervals, the stops being
made on schedule, just as train
travels. With the cars running at in
tervals, it will be possible for each
place to have program of from forty
to sixty minutes. Speakers will trav-
el in the first four cars, which Will
leave at ten minute intervals, after
which all other cars 60. The occu-
pants of the first car will open the
program; the second car arriving a
few minutes later, the program will
be continued by the party it carries,
the first car proceeding on the run.
Visitors in the third car will relieve
those in the second car, and in this
manner q short program will be car
ried out. Often there will be speak
ing or a program in two or three diff
ferent towns at the same time, where
communities are close together.
It should be noted that this is not
a speed contest, or the run could be
made in ten days. AS it is for sOcia-
bility, it will take twenty days to run
nearly 2400 miles. The average dis
tance will be 115 miles a day. The
longest days run will be the last, be-
tween Thief River Falls, Mimi, and
Winnipeg. The shortest days run
will be ten miles, between st. Paul
and Minneapolis. The schedule has
been arranged so that time will be
given to visit points Of especial inter-
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