The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1921-02-12
Respectfully,
r. p. HENRY D. c..

dered gratlS.
anyhow. We cheerfully cooperate
with connecting highways that can
| snow a reasonable expectation OF
completion. We help them and they
4 nelp us. We know of a fact that
thousands of northerners trying to
get South are stalled every winter In
sections where not enough money
exists to build over the morasseS.
"The Old Spanish Trail. Mr.. Ayres
continued, will appoint councillors
IN ali communities. Within the divl-
sion the councillors will have the dig
nltv of a director and be a part OF
the vice-president's staff. The coun-
cilors will be the local representative
to whom travellers can turn for intor-
nation. Log-books will be issued
| and these councillors and other otfi-
ciaIs listed, camp sites will be estab-
| lished and listed, old history will be
| Incorporated, all interesting scenes
| will be Incorporated, all interesting
scenes will be marked. Travellers will
| find the Old Spanish Trail the best
marked, the best signed, and the
most interesting in the land to travel
1t will be the best advertised, for its
| old history carries its story to every
heart. Its magazine is already being
rated with the Geographic Magazine.
| Its field secretaries are not mere
money-getters. They are trained to
render service to every community,
| and are under bonds by national
surety company. The convention
saw two of them, Captain Harry j.
| Vogel, the eastern manager, is per-
sonally acquainted with highways
and travel conditions all over the
land and across the seas as a result
of eight years in the army. The San
Antonio secretary, Mrs. E. B. Luder,
among other things, is planning to
give leadership to woman's part OF
this work. AS she said at the con-
vention, MEN may build the high
way, but the women must beautlfy 1t
and provide all sorts of hospltaIIt1es
along the way.
81 think if / were to characterize
the convention results in single
phrase it would be this: The people
everywhere are ready to do their
part but they need leadership and
they need federal and state aid. Our
answer is that we must build our or
ganization to assist in both of these
or we won't have completed high
way in a generation. Getting COM
pleted highway is hard work, and
brainy work, and don't anyone think
differently.
Another thought, we have on this
Highway, 85 per cent of the active air
service stationh in the United States
and over SO per cent of the entire Mo-
bile army within the continental limits
of the United States, three great ma
val stations and and five great port
centers, numerous big supply bases,
and the only complete division of the
army maintained in time of peace. BY
the very logic of circumstances 1t is
the greatest highway in the world;
this aside from its historic and roman
tic interest. We must as Americans
pdt a strong organization behind 1t
and complete it.
"We had a lot of fine addresses, bdt
the best of the program was that 1t
was continual open forum and the
delegates were continually getting at
practical things. Senator Craft, OF
Alabama, emphasized the need of
continued Federal Aid and the Near
thur bill was indorsed. Judge Child
sey of Mississippi and Captain Vogel,
| field secretary, spoke of the highway
in its military aspects. Roger W..
| Babson, of Boston recommended the
word VIM for the .frail motto. is
for vision and is for initiative, he
said, the organization already had. M
| is for money; this must be forthcom
| ing for the work must go on. Mayor
| Lea, of Orange, Texas. talked pleas
| inglv of the lure of the name and OF
| the old history and romance and beg
| ged that the people along the way
work and fight for the OST aolne and
make it commanding influence for
| opening the South country.
Harry L. Miller, of San Antonio,
whose business policies have done so
much to make the organization a work
| of the people and keep out of it all
personal promotion schemes, was re-
elected president. San Antonio gave
$4,000 to the work last year and
came to the convention with sheaf
OF letters from DuSiltSS HouSSS oAia
banks pledging 500 membership
each hereafter"
| The presidents have 'been
named: Harral B. Ayres, was re-
elected Managing Director; Herbert
Bayliss, Lake Charles. La, reelected
| secretary; Harry Locks, Los Angeles
reelected Field Engineer; M. G. Nc
Nair, Gulfport, was elected treasurer
and the directors elected Were: Col
III. w. Apperson, Biloxi: R. H. Flem
ming. New Orleans; H. A. Mcdonald
& Beaumont, Texas; ]. w. Baumgarter
| Texas, Mrs. Julie Riegler, San An
Il tonic, Texas. All of these are
loyaliv interested in the Old Span
. ish Trail.
Il The President was authorized q
appoint their directors to fill the re
! manning vacancies. The Hlghwa.
viii comprehend 5000 miles when al
} natural and historical tributaries ar
woven in. It will be divided into Al
! Eastern district and a Western dis
. A.:o4 x,v;+h a rnouaCar for each diStric