Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-30
TRANSCONTINENTAL ROAD
MAY TRAVERSE This SECTION
IF PROPER EFFORT is MADE
Highway to Begin at Chicago and Extend to Gulf
of Mexico Annual Convention of As
sociation to Be Held in Poplar Bluff Next
Monday and Tuesday-Local Chamber of
Commerce Appoints Delegates From Here
Route Will Be Established at Once.

Handing the route of the roadway
| Through Greene county. Mr.. Will
Ihite assured Mr.. Stedman that the
Iroute certainly would be decided
upon at The Poplar Bluff gathering
next Monday and Tuesday. That
point has been definitely decided up
! on. He wrote that 1000 metal
markers are already prepared to be
placed up definitely locating the
course Of the highway just as soon
as the convention heard the arsu-
ments and passed upon the subject
of routing the transcontinentai
road. The letter from Mr.. White
concludes; so. get busy! May /
have your assistance in helping to
locate the best route to Little Rock
from Poplar Bluff Mo-"
In his letter to Mr.. Stedman. Mr..
Wlhite points out that: "Bill S. No.
1855 of the 9th congress intro
duced by Mr.. Townsend. has passed
and provides Tor an annual expcndi-
I
with a like amount for the citizens.
by a commission of three com.
missioners, The bill also provides
that none of this vast sum OF mon
ey can be spent on other than in
tcrstate highways. similar to the
one that will be under action at
Poplar Bluff"
All towns in Arkansas between
Poplar Bluff and Little Rock have
been invited to participate in the
Poplar Bluff convention and, nat
urally- considering the cXtreps
value of the enterprise to the COM
munitics the road would touch.
there is going to be Il lively fight
! for recognition. Every town in
prospect along the proposed road
! likely will be strongly reprcsented
at the session. The road is going
to mean wonderful asset to every
community it passes through and
! by the communities concerned, re-
Isnlting in great concentration OF
effort of each at the meeting
The association has issued a.
quantity of advertising matter and
has sent it broadcast over the sec
! ti0n between Poplar Bluff and
! Little Rock. A paragraph in the
large poster says: "The program
promises to be the best good roads
convention ever held. The convcn-
! tion committee of Poplar Bluff
/ Chamber of Commerce will have
charge Of all convention entertain
ment and they have promised the
officers of the Highway Association
that Poplar Bluff will do herself
proud; SO don't think of staying
away"
The convention will be attended
and addressed by many good roads
notables, Governor Hyde of Mis-
souri, will be one of the distinguish
ed visitors and long list of ex-
, pert highway builders, engineers
and representatives are going TO be
starred upon the program of the
occasion.
The proposed highway is known
as the Lone Star Route" And
the special order of business OF the
session Monday and Tuesday will be
the establishment of the route be-
tween Poplar Bluff and Little Rock
aud between Little Rock and st.
Charles, La.
1t is sincerely hoped that Para
gould, Jonesboro and other towns
along the eastern side of Crowley's
Ridge will be fortunate enough to
pluck this good plum A trans
continental highway of the tyne
represented in the Lone Star
Route proposition would mean
much to this section OF Arkansas
and it's worth fighting for.