The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-03-29
STEEL LINKING OF
MOBILE AND new
ORLEANS ASSURED.
Chief Executives, Including Mayor
Behrmann, See, Without Excep-
ton Much Development Through
Undertaken.
PENSACOLA LATEST CITY TO
SHOW INTEREST.
Mayor r. w. Webb, of Bay St. Louis,
Says Inter-urban "Will Connect
Two of the Greatest Cities South
Into an Indissoluble Bond for Fur
ther Industrial Supremacy.


The Mobile Daily Register of last
Sunday contains the following, show
ing the views of the mayors of the
different cities between and includ
ing New Orleans and Mobile. The
views expressed are very optomlstle
and are given space here as follows:
Quick development of thousands OF
acres of land, the building of more
handsome homes along the Coast
and attracting people particularly to
this section of the South, are some OF
the benefits which various chiefs mag.
istrates of coast municipalities see
through construction of an inter-ur-
ban line between New Orleans and
Mobile.
The Register during the week in
vited an expression of opinion from
Coast mayors as to the benefits that
would accrue should the proposed
New Orleans Mobile inter-urban road
be constructed. These municipal
heads, without exception, endorsed
he undertaking, and some of them, in
their comment, referred to the fact
that the. people of their cities are
also heartily for the project.
In the meantime here comes cla-
NOR from Baldwin county and Pen
sacola, Fla, for the inter-urban
They, too, believe it will greatly dev-
elop their respective communities.
Tuesday there will be a mass meeting
at Fairhope to take formal action fav-
oring the inter-urban. Pensacola will
have delegation appointed by Mayor
Sanders to attend the Fairhope gath
ering. There will also be delegates
present from principal points of
Baldwin county.
The Coast Mayors made the follow
ng expressions favoring the inter-ur-
ban:
Mayor Of New Orleans.
Mayor Behrman, of New Orleans,
Il congratulate The Register upon
it's attitude towards the proposed New
Orleans-Mobile Traction. The inter
est it is manifesting, in common with
the wide-awake citizens of Mobile in
relation to this most commendable en-
terprise, is in every way gratifying.
The benefits to be derived from clo-
ar union not only of New Orleans
md Mobile, but the intermediate
,oints along the route, are incalcula-
Sle; and any expenditure looking
the accomplishment of this pro-
iact at the earliest practicable date,
hould be met unselishly and with
enthusiasm, being assured that what
ever the expenditure may be, the
,people directly concernef will be
more than compensated through the
increased wealth, population, de-
velonment and innumerable conven-
:onces which must inevitably follow
the completion of this great work. q
asavor r. w. Webb Bay St. Louis.
Mavor r. w. Webb. of Bay St.
Louis-I am firmly Of the opinion
that the proposed New Orleans Mo-
10 ie+er-rrhen viii nrove of lnca'-
cuiable benefit to the tri-state ter
ritorv through which it will traverse.
IT will connect two of the greatest
cities South into an indissoluble bond
For further industrial supremacy. 1t
will also prove a developer for the
Mississippi Gulf Coast with its con-
tigious back country, where there
is a population of over half a million
combining New Orleans and Mobiles
population with which to draw pat
ronage from. Bav st. Louis is hear
tilv in favor of the inter-urban and
we will do all we can TO foster the
project. We are ready for the sig
nal "All Aboard'
Mayor Frank Sutter, Pass Christian.
Mayor Frank Sutter, of<Pass Chris
tian-To one at all familiar with
conditions existing on the Harrison
county gulf coast prior to the build
ing of the Mississippi Coast Traction
Co.'S line connecting Biloxi with
Pass Christian. as compared with the
present situation, the answer to the
Registers query is soon arrived at.
Take note of the lines of attractive
homes that now beautify miles of
once vacant lands between these
coast towns. / am an enthusiast on
this subject and firmly believe the
miles of fine lands between Mobile
and the Coast by the building of this
| inter-urban would soon deriev as
great benefit as we on the coast have
-eceived from our present inter-ur-
ban.
Mayor Of Gulfport.
Mavor Charles r. Hayden of Gulf
portThe greatest benefit in my
opinion that viii result to the. cities
on the proposed New Orleans te
Mobile inter-urban line from the
building Of this line will be the IN
dueement to homeseekers to settle
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