St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-08-09

Charles and Common streets, New Or
leans-this shaft being the marker of
the southern terminus of the Jefferson
Highway very unique and history
making cayalcade. It was the party
comprising the Jefferson Highway So
liability run from New Orleans to
Winnipeg, Canada, a distance of 2400
miles, and crossing sever states be-
fore reaching the province of Manitoba
The party was headed by Hon. r. G.
pheasant, governor of Louisiana, in
Highway Commissioner Duncan Buie's
car. Immediately following was the
Orleans; Mr.. Fred Boultman and 9th
| ers of New Orleans were in the line.
big Packard OF Mayor Behrman of New
up with Winnipeg as their destination.
The party was piloted by J. D. Clark
son manager of the Jefferson Highway
and escorted by cars under the aus
pieces of the Good Roads Bureau of
the New Orleans Association of Com
merce.
"The procession had not gone far un-
til one of the innumerable heavy rains
that had held Southern Louisiana fast
in mud for the past six months in
truded itself, and the cars were pres
emily strung out through the different
parishes between New Orleans and
Baton Rouge. The end of the first
days run found a few of the cars at
Garyyille, where they should have
been at noon. The only a to reach
Baton Rouge, which was the night con
troll, being Mayor Behrman's. Desir-
ing to maintain the schedule that has
been worked out, Mayor Behrman took
up the trip from Baton Rouge We'd
nesday morning, while the other ars
were endeavoring to catch up. There
was some misunderstanding, however,
in regard to the road with the result
that the mayors car became stranded
near Roseda1e, where almost the en-
tire day was spent in getting out of
the mud, three yoke of oxen and four
mules being required.
The party on the morning of July
4 was able to get out of Alexandria
intact but exactly one day behind
schedule, having been joined by the
official escort car at Bunkie. Even
though all programs had been disar-
ranged and receptions abandoned,
there were hearty welcomed by large
crowds at the leading towns across
the state of Louisiana and into Texas
and Oklahoma at which period the
reset scheduled had been fairly well
established.
Hon. J. McFord joined the party
at Shreveport. There was also in the
party Mrs. Pleasant, Mrs. Fred, Mrs.
Buie and other ladies.
WHOLEHEARTED WELCOME
Many Of the towns had prepared
souvenir programs some Of which
were elaborate, others being quaint
and quite original. The welcomes to
the members of the party were many
times in hyrme and sung to the air
of popular songs. In some places
the official state flag of Louisiana was
prcfusely displayed and the speakers,
chief among whom were Governor
Pleasant, Mayor Behrman and Mayor
Ford, certainly did honor to the DC.
easion.
TO illustrate in a measure the in
terest with which the various cities
and communities looked forward to
the arrival of the party it might be
well Il mention that in almost every
town we would be met by a delega-
ton from the next town ahead. Not
able among such was the Kansas City
bunch at joplin. Mason City, Ia, sent
a delegation to Des Moines and broke
all records by having the largest num-
Der Of cars TO welcome us at the city
limits. st. Paul was on the job SO