The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-17
GOVERNOR OF
LOUISIANA TO
VISIT BElNIDJI
ON ROAD TOUR
Will Be Member Of Jefferson
Highway Sociability Run
Party Coming July 19.
START AT NEW ORLEANS,
HI TRAVEL 70 WINNIPEG
Purpose is To Bring Closer Per-
sonal Acquaintance Among
Communities of Route.

July 49,, Governor R. G.. Pleasant Of
Louisiana, who will be member Of
a party to make a sociability run over
the Jefferson highway, the tour to be
the greatest event of its kind In the
history of highway promotion. The
official party will be composed of
state officials and men Of prominence
in Louisiana. Owing to the person
mel OF this party, governors of states
through which the Jefferson highway
passes, and mayors Of cities along
the way, are planning to extend spe-
cial courtesies to the visitors.
In addition to Governor Pleasant,
4 Hon. Duncan Buie, highway commits
, sioner; Mayor Martin Behrmap of
New Orleans; Mayor John New. Ford
s0f Shreveport, form the nucleus Of the
official delegation, which will also be
made up of we'll known personages of
the state. among them being Senator
7. L., Bowling of Gloster, president Of
/ the Louisiana division of the Jeffer-
son highway, and r. D. Nibert Of
Bunkie, secretary of the Louisiana
division. Many ladies will be in the
party, including Mrs. Pleasant, Mrs.
Buie and Mrs. Ford. 49,. -. -.
In May, 1917, Hon. T. C.. Norris,
premier. Of Manitoba, Canada, and
4 Mayors f.. III DaHidson Of Winnipeg,
I made q sociabiltty run over the "Pine
to Palm" visiting Bemidji and meet
ing and mingiing with the people of
the 264 towns and cities, the ninety,
Gounties and seven states along the
route. They carried official greetings
from Winnipeg and Manitoba to the
Jefferson highway, neighbors and to
New Orleans and Louisiana. The
people of Louisiana had planned to
make a return trip at once, but lust
then the United States was plunged
into war and the trip was abandoned.
The delay seems to have been a boon,
for every indication points to the
greatest of liability runs. The first
car leaves New Orleans at $3.50
o'clock July i, bound for Winnipeg,
where it will arrive July 20. ~" '-''.
/. !: .a- 2s7s@~e~ PURPOSE Of Run. ---.. e..
q: The purpose of the run is to bring
about a closer personal acquaintance
and enhance the growing feeling of
localities that are engaged in pronlot-
IS
cordance with this purpose a running
schedule has been so arranged that a
stop, either of long or. short dura--
t;,tion 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 controls where they will be
: longer. "A speaking program will
be in order at every stop, II 1T is de-
I sired. ,sfs#.S.. = - '-Sa...
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
intervals, it will be possible for each
place to have.a program of from forty
to sixty minutes. Speakers will travel
: In, the Grst four cars, which VIII
leave, at tensminute intervals, latter
which all other cars go. The occn-
. pants of sther first car will open the
program; y,1he second car arriving a
few minutes later, the program will!
be continued by the party 1t carries,
the first car proceeding on the run.
Visitors in the third car will relieve
those in the second car, and In this
manner a short program will be car
ried out. Often there will be speak
ing or program in two or three dlf-;
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 1t is Tor So
eiability. it will take twenty days TO
run nearly 2,400 miles. The average
distance will DE 115 miles a day. The
= Ioupest DAYS ruin will be the last,
between Thief River Falls and VIM
nfpeg. The shortest days run will
he ten miles, between st. Paul and
Minneapolis. The schedule has been
arranged so that time will be given,
10 VISIT points of especial interest. .