The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-03-01
An organized movement to link

An organized movement to link
New Orleans and Mobile with the
Coast by means of a municipality
owned electric inter-urban railway
was launched Thursday at a cOnVen-
ton here composed Of representative
citizens of nearly all of the munich
palitics in the territory affected An
executive committee was appointed
clothed with full authority to use any
measures necessary to carry the pro-
iact through to success and Il resolu-
ton was adopted recommending a
route for the line.
The convention was enthusiastic
from start to finish. Every delegate
appeared to be imbued with the idea
that the early construction Of NUM-
ciDal inter-urban and the completion
OF the Spanish Trail national high
way between New Orleans and Mo-
bile is essential to the future prosper
ity of the Coast, and when the con-
vention closed at a p. m. the repre-
sentatives of the municipalities went
home with a determination to work
INCREASINGLY until the railway project
is completed and in operation.
The executive committee held a
meeting after the convention adjourn
ed and formulated plans for future
action. subcommittee were ap-
pointed to get estimates on the cost
Of the railway and to work out
system Of alloting the ownership of
the line between the different NUM-
ciralities. The convention worked SO
fast that all of the work was COM
pleted in one day and no session was
held Friday, as had originally been
programmed. Mayor Martin Behr-
man, OF New Orleans, presided over
the deliberations of the body.
Visitors Entertained.
The visitors were entertained by
the citizens of Bay St. Louis who ap
pointed a committee for that pur-
pose. The residents Of Bay St. Louis
who acted as a reception committee
and betrayed the expenses were =
Mayor r. w Webb, T. Z. Lucas,
George ]. Muller, Edwin Schwartz,
Ernest J. Leonhard, George j. Toca,
w. o. Hudson, Adam Lorch, Il. S.
Weston, Carl Marshall, Dr. James A.
Evans, George c. Firsching, Harry
Stuart Saucier, H. S. RenshaW, w. j.
Harrison, Joseph T. Cazeneuye, F. E.
Stubs, George z. Pitcher, George II.
Edwards, Charles G. Moreau, J. n.
Wisner, James w. Vairin, A, L.
Stokoe, Robert /. Genin, L. NJ GeX,
DR.. C. L. Horton, DR.. A. A. Kergo-
sien, W. H. Starr, Lawrence NJ. Pow
er, Joseph 0. Mauffray, w. L. Bour-
geois, Rene de Montluzin, Robert C.
Engman, DR.. A. P. Smith, Anthony
Scafide. B. Monteleone, Gus E. Temp
let, John Osoinach, Joseph P. Nc
CHM, George r. Rea, Karl Schnei-
der, Henry Peters, Walter Gleason,
Charles A. Thiel, J. F. Steele, A. F.
Fournier, Louis Schwall, John K. Ed
wards, Frank Y. Quintini, Charles A.
Breath, c. l., Waller, H. A. Perre,
John Craft, E. j. Gex, John Legier,
Charles Sanger, F, H. Egloff, Gil
more Fayard, Joseph E. Saucier, Sam
Piazza, Fred Banderet, Jr., Joseph
di Benedetto, A r. Hart.
Delegates to the convention as of
ficially registered, were:
New Orleans-Mayor Martin L.
Behrman, Commissioner Glenny, City
Engineer Willis, Fred W. Salmon,
Allen Tupper, S. L. Jacobs, S. L. Nit
chel. Frank B. Todd.
Mayor Crawford, w. B.
McAtee, L. G. Adams, L. c. Civine,
John Craft, W. NJ Clemens, W. H.
Holcombe, Sr., S. H. Peck, W. H.
Roberts. E. w. Dennison.
Slidell, La.-Clarence Domergue,
B. H. Gardner. R. L. Aubert, W. j.
Kelleher, c. NJ Liddle, T. C. Will
liams, S. w. Prevensal, C. A. Everitt,
G.. A. Bailey, Rev. T. J. Embree.
GulfDort-Mayor C. R. Hayden, E.
J. Bowers, J. L. Ballinger, J. c. Simp-
son, H. L. Shaw, H. E. Blakeslee.
Long Beach--Mayor J. F. Gallo
way, c. B. Gates, j. F. Payne, JOS
eph Van Cloostere, Uriel Wright, F.
"A. Adams, Icham Reeves.
Moss Point-Mayor George w.
O7Nein
Pascagoula- Mayor Frank H. Lew
is, T. G. Hibbler, H. Beverett, w. T.