St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-10-02
MISS. VAL. HIGH
WILL COME BY.
BOGALUSAAND
COVINGTON
Mr.. Nalty, Of Hammond,
Given Credit For
Good Work.
MAYOR BADON
GOV. DELEGATE
He Makes the Motion That
Permanently Establishes
the Covington Route.

Mayor Badon of Covington has re-
turned from St. Paul, Mimi, where
he attended the annual convention
of the Mississippi Valley Highway
Association. His few days expert
ence there and on his trip has made
him bigger booster for the highway
than ever. He has learned that the
people of the states through which
the highway passes are enthusiastic
for it and that the farmers along
the whole route are looking forward
anxiously for its completion. All
along the road markings of the sign
posts at every turmoil direct you
on your way, relieving travel OF
much of it's vexations, and the peo-
pie north OF Louis ana are anxious
to make trip here and bask in our
warm sunshine when the north is
frozen.
Mayor Badon speaks gloWingly of
the wonderful work that has been
accomplished by Mr.. w. H.. Nalty,
of Hammond. We all know that
Hammond worked nobly to secure
the highway through Covington and
Bogalusa. Mayor Badon clinched
the matter at the convention by MAX
ing the motion that definitely cut
out the proposal to go the Magnolia
route and established the Coving-
ton route, and he is indebted to Mr..
Nalty for assistance in this matter.
Mayor Badon gives a glowing de-
scription of the fine hogs and cattle
on the Iowa farms, and he was
struck by the fact that the farmers
owned expensive cars and that all
were big boosters for the highway
At Iowa City he visited the museum
exhibited as we'll as their highways
marked out, and he was amused at
the exhibit of Louisiana mosquitoes
and alligators. When the highway
is completed and visitors travel it
to Covington, they will find that alli-
gators and mosquitoes are more
easily located in the museums than
in Louisiana, unless they hike it to
the swamps.
An interesting and enjoyable trip
was by automobile from St. Louis to
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an average speed of thirty miles an
hour was made. A repair car was
with the party, and whenever any
car was in"trouble 1t dropped to the
rear until it was fixed, and then
made extra time until it caught up.
There was little repair work neces-
sary, and on the trip back the aver
age time was about forty-five miles. |
Stops were made in Cedar Rapids, |
Iowa City, Burlington, Oelwein AMI
a number of other Iowa cities, and
Alton, ILL.,, and Jacksonville, Panama
City and other Florida towns. Fiji
teen car loads of highway delegates |
arrived in Jacksonville, Thursday,
Sept. Is, and they were royalty en-
tertained at the Christian Central
where dinner was given by |
the Morgan County Highway Asso-
ication. Mayor E. e. Crabtree acted
as POSTMASTER, and there were ESQ
persons present, all boosters and live
wires. Mr.. A. e. Nilsson, of Iowa
City, who responded to Mayor Crab
trees toast of welcome, has prom:s-
ed Mayor Badon to visit Covington
and was assured that he would have |
a good time while here.
Mayor Badon says that not even
Southern hospitality, which has been
subject to highest comment by visit |
ors from the North, could exceed
that of the people Of Iowa and Min |
nesota. He was delighted with the |
trip for the pleasure that was in it |
and the fine people he met, but he |
says he was awakened to the higher
responsibility Of citizenship and the |
wonderful accomplishments of CO.
operation and effort and friendly in |
tercourse. With the automobile and
good roads we can shake hands with |
Canada. Let's 60 to it.