The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-13
SCENIC HIGHWAY
ON MISSISSIPPI
Automobile Route Passing Along the
West Shore Of Lake keokuk to
Be Boosted Into Z National
Automobile Route.
FROM MONTANA TO GULF
Permanent Organization Formed ane
| Name Finally Fixed after Hard
Fight for Another One
at quincy Meeting.
FROM MONTANA TO GULF

| John Nagel. president of the Keo.
kua Industrial association; B. B.
Hobbs, president of the Keo-
kuk Automobile club. q. W. Durrett,
president OF the Keokuk Commercial
club, and G.. Arthur Kiedaisch repre-
sented Keokuk at the big meeting at
Quincy yesterday at which the Miss
| issippi River Scenic highway was Civ
en- big boost toward becoming far
nous motorists route
b. B. Hobbs made little speech on
the floor of the meeting on the naming
Of the highway and its Importance as
one OF the most beautiful automobile
routes in the world.
| The other delegates from Keokuk
participated in the convention which
had q hot half hour over the insist
ence OF some delegates that the name
Of every state in the Mississippi
| trail, which was violently opposed by
most Of those present
/ Many Delegates and States.
! The meeting attracted the attention
Of everyy state in the Mississippi
valley. More than one hundred dele
gates from Minnesota to Tennessee
attended the meeting and fought out
! issues that were merely suggested in
! Burlington.
| First it was decided to make this
a great national registered trail. 1t was
decided to apply one name to the
$500 miles of highway between Gla-
cier park, Montana and the Gulf. 1t is
the Mississippi River Scenic highway.
( Next Meeting In Memphis.
It was decided to hold the first an
nual meeting of the Mississippi River
lScenic highway in Memphis, Tenn,
some time in September, the exact
date to be fixed by the directors.
Directors selected to represent the
valley states are as follows: Illinois.
George H. Adams. OF Quincy; Nilsson
iri, Judge ]. S. Palmer of Elsberry I;
louisiana. j. Merkel OF New Orleans;
Iowa, G. S. Marchall Of Wapello Min.
nesota, b. NJ. McIIahan of st. Paul;
Tennessee, Thomas s. King of Mem
phfs. Directors for Other states that
may be identified with the trail or.
ganization will be named later.
Both Local Routes Chosen.
It was determined that the route
Of the Mississippi River Scenic high
way, which will start in the Glacier
National park in Montana will follow
the Mississippi river from st. Paul to
New Orleans and that SO far as 1t is
PRACTICAL the route will be along the
river bank A local contention as to
routing the trail either by way OF
Hannibal or by GAINESVILLE was settled
by two alternating routes being of
fered. Tourists on the Scenic highway
can either go from Quincy to Hanni
ral by the bottom road or taking the
4 hill route can go to Pa3son and Kin
derhooR, and if they wish go down or
the eastern bank of the river tt
GAINESVILLE.
After hot contest between dele
gates it was decided that no change II
the routing Of the highway could bt
made unless in open meeting with {
| three-fourths representation of mem
bers.
The Permanent Organization.
A permanent organization Of thu
Mississippi River Scenic highway wa
effected in the all day meeting, per
mane nt officers selected and const1
tuition and by laws adopted.
Captain w. 3. Watkins OF Winona
Mimi, who led the fight to have tn
route called the yankee Doodle trail
was elected president of the Mississir
nj River Scenic Highway association
Quincy was recognized by the select
lion of Truman T.. Pierson, manager o
1.-The chamber OF comm cree, for frs
Twice president w. II. Haley of Mem
: phis. Tenn, who represented the Mem
phis chamber of commerce in tn
: meeting was selected second vic
president, and John NJ Parker, of tn
4 New Orleans association of commerc
{ was made third vice president. w. f
Holsteen of Burlington, was electe
| secretary-treasurer.