The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-07
"AS NORTH MISSISSIPPI
EDITOR SEES BEAUTIFUL
GULF COAST SECTION

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80 miles. These cars run every thir
ty minutes. More than 60 per cen
of the population of Biloxi are Cath
olics. yet there is a most remarkable
cooperation in a business way between
the Protestants and the Catholics. The
prettiest and most elegant homes are
found along the beach.
"Gulfport prides herself on being
more up-to-date and more hustline
than any town on the coast and she
is perhaps entitled to that distinction.
Large and modern brick business
structures are among Gulfport's big
assets. She has the electric plant
that furnishes the electricity for the
other towns up and down the beach.
The ProtestantS predominant in Gulf
port. Her people believe that she
is destined to be one Of the greatest
ports in the South and that today she
is just at the sunrise of her prospect
ty and distinction on that score. Gulf
Park College, a junior college for
young ladies, is just beginning it's
first session in Gulfport. 1t is ideal
ly located and the buildings are in
deed handsome and very deliberately
equipped. 1t is promoted by a stock
company and it is understood to be
patterned somewhat after Ward-Bel-
mont College at Nashville.
"There is a right considerable rival
ry between Gulfport and Biloxi, but
in spite of that, the two towns enjoy
the unique distinction of having prac-
n newspaper, the Daily Her
aid offices being maintained in both
cities. The Biloxi forms are set up
in Biloxi and sent on the electric
ears to GulfpOrt where the printing
is done. There is>a Gulfport edition
and a Biloxi edition, but the editor
ials and general news items are prac-
the same. The Wilkes Broth
ers, who oWn the plant, succeeded
their father. They are good business
men and look well after the business
end of the paper. Mr.. George P.
Money, born and reared in Carroll
County and son of Hon. II. ID. Money.
IS the editor for both papers. Mr..
possesses a wide range of in
and is a most fascinating
:onversationalist and a very fluent
md able writer.
"Gulfport very properly boasts of
many citizens who hail from north
mississippi. But all along the coast
S a good Sprinkling of northern citi-
who have cOme down here either
look after big timber interests or
enjoy the balmy breezes of the
iulf. These northerners help to add
,ush and enterprise and are among
he best and most popular people III
his section.
Pass Christian is essentially "a resi-
Icnce town. Many of the wealthy
itizens of New Orleans have homes
here where they spend several day.
ach week.
Il have been just a little surprised
hat with all the communication be
ween here and New Orleans, seventy
miles distant, that the splendid
he'll or gravel road which extends
long the coast to Bay st. Louis, hos
OF been extended to the Crescent
But on reflections. | see the
ificulties that have been in the way.
20 bridge is across the by ct BAY
I. Louis. a ferry boat must be used,
nd then there are the Louisiana
larShcS and Lake Ponchartrain, but
an told that plans have matured to
ct into New Orleans from this see
on by graveled road. Those who
ONE out here from New Orleans and
ant their autos have them shipped
Y boat or by rail. il
1T is stated that the summer tenn I
erature here rarely exceeds 90 de +