The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-05-05
SCOUT CAR OF
SCENIC HIGHWAY
arrived al Port Gibson Saturday
Nipht. and Enthusiastic Meeting
HeId At Court House Monday.

NAV 2, 1921, win go down in history
= another one Of Port Gibson's big
Z AVA 1t is the day that Port Gibson
oticially entertained General Manager
Truman Pierson, Of Minneapolis, en-
ronte from Winnipeg to Port Arthur,
Nav Orleans and Houston, Texas, in
ccout Car No. / of the highway who
,nade an official call and spoke to a
mass meeting Of citizens. The scout
car arrived in town late Saturday
nioht and was. due to leave next morn
me me for Natchez and down river cities,
b,,f citizens Of Port Gibson insisted
that they remain in town for a public
meeting.
mi Taylor called the meeting to
order in the Court house Monday, and
introduced Herbert Stanley Of Green
vile as a member of the international
hoard of directors representing the
state Of Mississippi and also member
Of the international executive commit
tee Mr.. Stanley declared that Of all the
cities and towns in the world, Port
Gibson and Greenville were the places
where his mind usually was. He pre-
dieted great future for all cities and
towns fortunate enough to be on the
main line of great highway were
destined to grow famous. He asserted
that SO far as he was concerned Port
Gibson would be on the main line and
declared that he had brought Mr.. Pier
son to Port Gibson to see one of the
truly scenic places on the whole line
from Canada to the Gulf. In introduc-
ing Mr.. Pierson as the first president
and originator of the Scenic Highway
idea he declared that he was intro
ducing one of the cleverest publicity
men he had ever met.
Mp. PieTsen, In responding spoke |
mess feelingiy an his impression Of |
Mississippi and especially Port Gibson |
and Vicksburg. He said During my |
short stay in this delightful commune |
ty have been very happy and felt \
very much at home. The charm of the /
place, the wonderful roads, splendid |
scenic attractions, interesting histori- |
cal associations, all impress me, but |
most Of all it is the honey, homelikej
atmosphere that fairly is facinating. /
Here you have the true hospitality |
this nation became justly famous for.
can readily understand one Of your
loeal residents when she said to me
sWhE Nj Fieeson, fairly hate to
leave my home when it comes time to
10 away on q visitN This is the spirit
that makes one love his town and /
home and / can say right now that |
during my short stay have learned to
love Port Gibson.
He traced briefly his wonderful trip
made this winter all the way from
Winnipeg to Port Gibson. He said
that without doubt the M. r. S. H. is
the greatest north and south highway
on the American continent and could
continue to be great WIFI The es'cs;o cs;o-oper-
aElen q the cities and tewns involved, !
Iie SAID that so far as roads were con
aeFned present roads were remarkably
good as compared with some in other
states and that as class roads in
mississippi followed by the scout car
were far superior to many in the
northern states.
!. Figures were given showing that
me M. R. s. H. will cost $150, ,00O. 900.
VIZ serve SO million peonla and d67 i
olllion doilarss worth OF traffic Traffic
y the essence of the whole thing, he |
,ala and It is traffic that must be Gre
assa 19or this route if we are to secure
leqeral aid, state aid and county aid.
A. q material feF roads he said this |
WV largely up to the communities
that his organization had
lsosnlng to do with this except to say
u lat y wanted some day good road
ne I entire length from Canada to the
suf s good every day in the year. He
sase an interesting account of the
,eIucture OF the association saying it |
Is Incorporated and was divided into
our departments promotion, publicity,
.e1sice and Legislative. II onerates
I f0pFfeea states and two Canadian