The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-05-12
SCENIC HIGHWAY
BOOSTER EN- ROUTE
General Manager I. Pierson Visits
St. Francisville in Scout Car.

St. Francisville, La, May s-Scout
Car No /, Of the Mississippi River
Scenic Highway, which ran all the
way from Winnipeg to ST. Francisville
on the lines Of the scenic highway, left
here Saturday for Houston and Port
Arthur, Tex, the last leg Of trip
that is remarkable in many respects.
The car is in charge Of General Man
ager Truman Pierson Of Minneapolis.
For upwards of two years Mr.. Pier
son, who organized the present great
highway system that binds Canada to
the Gulf linking has lived on the road
IN an automobile, while he and Mrs,
Pierson have carried on the actual
work Of making the route successful.
Three days ago, Wilkinson euonty,
Mississippi adjoining Louisiana, vot-
ed bonds in amount of $4,000. In
every Mississippi county along the
Louisiana line to the city Of Memphis,
Tenn, the scenic highway has either
been built or the money to build Is
available. Port Gibson in Claiborne
county is improving its road to the
adjoining county line Of Adams which
has already completed its link. From
Nieksburg to the Washington county
line the route was TO have been i'm
proved by a bond issue Of 100000
but temporarily this plan has been
laid up pending investigation Of a
plan to construct a cutoff by using
the top Of a levee The entire dis
tance across Washington county
through Greenville IS concrete con-
s44sas
through Bolivar, Coahoma and De
Soto counties have been constructed
Of gravel
route is completed. Here the Mis-
sissippi is crossed at Memphis into Ar
kansas, and virtually every county in
Arkansas and Missouri to st. Louis
has either built its scenic highway
link or voted the money necessary.
Crittenden county, Arkansas Just let
contract to build $4,000 Of road.
Dunklin county, Missouri, voted a
100000 bond issue and gives cred
it in full to Mississippi Scenic High
Vay. In Memphis and in Mississippi
it is freely predicted that within q
short time the scenic highway be-
tween ST. Louis and Memphis will be
q con rete boulevard. Vicksburg,
Miss, GENES forth to say that in a
year er more there will be an inn
pToved road over the scenic line all
the ay to New Orleans from Mem
phis
Illinois part Of the scenic system is
provided for under the states $780,
100000 road plan
Iowa cifers many instances of
here ghway activity has secured
improvements notable among them
the eonc etc boulevard between Da-
lverp sno Princeton, Minnesota
Wisccn n and North Dakota between
hem have made many local improve.
-erta IN addition to the states Of Min
-osafa and Wisconsin providing neal
/ " s 10000, 600 for state systems.
~ "a Dakota is now planning 3
| good roads measure similar to those
ladoptcd in II nois, Minnesota and Mis-.
gouri- If adopted every foot Of the
scenic highway is provided for to the
Canadian border From the border line
to city Of Winnipeg the Canadian
government has planned to improve
the present road which is already ir
excellent condition, and q feeder over
! which seven American highways are
lrouted.
Wisconsin is now building stat,
trunk line No. 35 between Superior
and Webster, which is the scenic link
lFsom Superior through Duluth anC
nearly 300 miles to the Canadian cit.
les Of Fort William and Port Arthur
is already ore Of the finest scenic
roads ID America,
Henry NJ. Stewart Of Laurel Hill
| La. vice president Of the MississiDp
River Scenic Highway Association
paid a glowing tribute to Truman
Pierson, general manager and first
lpresCent Of the association
Mr. Stewart has offered TO purchase
the car used by the pathfinder and
manager in his work Of organizing tht
highway and says he wants to pre-,
lserve II as a relic and as q momentc
Of the first trip ever made from Win
nipeg to st. Francisville by motor car