The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-19
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
WILL MEET IN MOBILE MONDAY
Good Roads Enthusiasts from States of
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
Florida viii Be Brought Together.

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MOBILE, Ala, March 1s.-Members
of the Alabama Highway commission
will begin to arrive in Mobile Sunday
for the meeting of that body that is TO
be held here beginning at $50 o'clock
Monday morning, and which may con-
tinue into Tuesday, which is also the
date of the gulf boulevard highway
conference.
The program for the several events
that will call together good roads en-
thusiasts from the states of Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama and Florida has
only been outlined in a general way
and can not be worked out in detail
until the commission and the guests
of the city, county and civic organiza-
tions are on the ground.
On arrival all visitors are requested
to register their i.dnes and home ad-
dress. Registration headquarters will
be at the Battle house. The highway
commission will hold its sessions in
the assembly room Of the Cawthon
hotel, and it is probable that the first
order of business viii be the hearing
of views and arguments on the pro-
pOSdl 10 puAlu Il GthHESA4AE the
counties OF Mobile and Baldwin as q
necessary link for state and interstate
highway travel. This will be the sub
ject of an address by City Commits
sioner r. ". Taylor and the presenta-
ton OF facts and arguments will be
conducted by William Mcleod.
President l. c.. Adams OF the Auto
mobile club of Mobile county will pre-
side at the annual banquet OF that or
ganization, to which the visiting off,
Gals and delegates have been invited,
and the various speakers viii be pre-
scented by n. z. Stallworth. Commits
sioner r. V. Taylor will speak for the
city and President John A. Rogers of
the state highway commission for Ala
bama Representatives Of the Missis
sippi, Louisiana. and Florida commits
sions, of the cities OF New Orleans.
Pensacola, Mariana, Biloxi. Gultport,
Pascagouia and other points sending
delegations VIII be heard from. State
Highway Engineer w. s. Keller, Gen
eral Manager Walter Parker OF the
New Orleans Association Of Commerce,
Sidney Bowles, Birmingham and other
distinguished guests are on the tenta-
tive program for talks on subjects
pertaining to highway construction in
this region. Kiwanis, Rotary and other
civic organizations also will be repre-
scented among the speeches, which are
expected to be short but full of pep.
The conference on the gulf coast
boulevard will be held Tuesday morn
ing, beginning at $50 o'clock, at the
Battle House auditorium, and most Of
the DELEGATIONS from coast counties in
the several states will remain for this
event. Other highway conferences also
are expected to be held but have not
yet been fully arranged for.
The Mobile Rotary club has received
information direct that 19 Rotarians
viii attend the several meetings by
from Pascagoula. The gen
eral committee is advised that i've
will leave Pensacola at
O'Clock Monday morning and will be
met by the steamer New Daphne,s at
Daphne, from which port they will be
brought to Mobile, reaching this city
about noon. The Daphne people are
said to have the new stretches Of high
way, which they are building them
selves, in good shape for travel by that
time.
The governing bodies OF the southern
tier of Alabama counties are expected
10 attend the meetings, dinner and
conference. and their representatives
viii be given important places on the
several programs, according 70 the
plans OF the committee OF which Mr.
Stallworth is acting chairman.