The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-11-22
PROCEEDINGS OF SPANISH
TRAIL CONVENTION.


The old Spanish Trail Convention
San Antonio, Friday and Satur
dhy, was hard-working meeting
The delegates quite generally were
ig, substantial men and their report:
arried weight. The prompt con
truction of rhis highway is sweeping
cross the country. Texas has CSC
miles. Much of this is through ter.
itory of small population, yet essen
TALLY every county was represented, g
al of these counties have already
( oted their bonds, and most of the re-
Tlainder stood up and said they would
vote and build at once. Other States
gave just as reassuring reports. at
! IS the most historic and interesting,
and will become the most popular,
highway in America" one speaker
declared, and apparently everyone ac-
/ cepted the sentiment.
Every State was represented by
delegates or official letters which told
of the full-hearted cooperation ex-
isting. The highway is now sixty
per cent. constructed Or with money
in hand to construct.
County after county pledged to
build up their county clubs and their
financial support. $4,000 per year
will be raised, 40 per cent. of which
remains with the county clubs for
local work. An annual budget was
ordered prepared and the quota of
each county will be assigned.
The executive offices remain at
W. A afn .oI
azine will be issued-each member
ship carries with it a subscription to
this. 1t will also have alarge circu-
lation among automobilists. There is
so much old history and scenic inter-
est this can become very fine mag
azine.
The association has been incorpor-
ated and bylaws adopted continuing
the county club for local memberships
with a county director. The Trail,
which is $500 miles from Los Angeles
to Jacksonville, is divided into four
divisions with a vice-president and
three councillors to each division.
The addresses all developed a
wealth of information, ,CliftonGeorge,
of San Antonio, spoke of the useful
ness in community building of a
transcontinental highway. S. M.
Williams, President Federal Highway
Council, spoke of National roads and
Americas backwardness and also of
the National highway movement as
exemplfied by the Townsend bill now
before Congress. A resolution was
adopted, indorsing this proposed law,
and all county clubs were asked to
do the same. Several speakers spoke
of the Old Spanish Trail as one of the
three logical highways ifI such a law
could come into effect.
Herbert, Bayliss, Lake Charles,
La, told of the work and of the
achievements III linking up a Iign-
way that now commands transcontf-R
mental recognition.
Several contests respecting local
routings were presented. One in
jeff Davis county, Texas, was heard
at length. All such questions are set
tied by the Board of Directors after
due hearing. Officials will make
prompt and personal investigation of
the jeff Davis County situation and
all others where differences of opin-
ion exist. These contests were inter-
esting. They reflect the sincere in
terest of localities and will give the
Board of Direstors some delicate
problems to handle.
Some occasional counties were re-
ported which seem satisfied with bad
roads. The highway has already been
routed around some of such counties.
A banquet and entertainment were
given the delegates by the Lions, Ro-
5ary, Kewanis, Salesmanship and
Auto Trades clubs of San Antonio.
Gulfport, Mississippi, was voted the
next convention, November 1920.
Mariana, Florida, also invited the con-
1ention and had many supporters.
The new officers are: President,
Harry L. Miller, San Antonio; Cali
fonia-El Paso Division, A. H. Gard
Ter, Vice-President, of Tombstone,
Arizona. Councillors for this division
% be elected. Ell Paso-Houston di-
'ision, Walter Schreiner, Vice-Presi-
lent, Kerrville, Texas; with Council
,rs w. L. Aldwell, Sonora, Texas;
!. w. Rainbolt, Gonzales, Texas, and /
lanes Rooney, F't. Stockton, Texas.
observation-disclosures division, Will. |
1ining, Vice-President, Orange, Tex
IS; with Councillors George J. Roark, |
Beaumont, Texas; Edgar Miller, Lake
La; and Arthur w. Van |
'elt, of Houma, La New Orleans
florida division, Mrs. F. r. S. Phil
lps, Vice-President, Tallehasse, Flor
"a; with Councillors, Bryan Corey,
stewart Leblanc, Mobile, Ala; and /
raft Irwin Herbert Bayliss. Lake
Charles, La, Secretary. Treasurer,
!. w. Hopes. Field Engineer, Har-
Y Locke, Los Angeles, Calf, and
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