The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1922-08-26


Travelling from Mobile, Ala, west
ward along the Gulf Boulevard, as the
local link of the Old Spanish Trail
is to be designated and known, the
delegation of trail boosters reached
Bay st. Louis Wednesday morning,
landing at the Bay st. Louis ferry
pier, arriving by water from Pass
Christian. The distinguished delega-
ton, composed of representatives
from every civic body in Mobile and
from the different organizations from
along the Gulf Coast, was met by
Mayor r. w. Webb and other local
citizens. At the street end of the
pier a number of cars were in wait
ing and the visitors were taken to the
Waveland Club, which premises
had been given over by the club for
the occasion, and where the meeting
was held.
The party came as boosters from
the Old Spanish Trail. To keep the
project alive and to further foster
the splendid work which is in progress
under the generalship of Director
General Harold B. Ayres, with head
quarters. at San Antonio, Texas. This
work has been in progress now for a
few years, and in this comparative
short time much of the trail--to be
built and connected from ST. Angus
tine, Fla, to Los Angeles, Cal.,-
has been constructed. But, as no
chain is stronger than its weakest
link, it is imperative that every foot
of this roadway of four thousand
miles must be built according to Civ
en- standards and every body of wa
ter must be absent of obstacles to the
traveller by motor.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is an
all important link. 1t comprises New
Orleans and Mobile on to Pensacola.
Bay St. Louisians are very anxious
to see the Ioca. link constructed and
connected up to the Trail. 1t will
mean a two-hour run by motor to
New Orleans.
There were some sixty delegates
at the local meet. City Attorney
Robt L. Genin, prominent in all
movements calculated to the upbuild-
ing of the Coast, was chairman of the
meeting. He pledged the Bay St
Louis quote of $25O.O0. This amount
is part of the grand total collected
from the entire local section, from
New Orleans to Mobile, in order that
the office at San Antonio, directed by
Mr.. Ayres, may continue the good
work.
1t was through the direct instru-
mentality of Director Ayres and his
cooperating forces that the United
States War Department recently de-
clared the Old Spanish Trail route a
military road. Possibly the govern
ment Will later build the bridges con-
Meeting the various stretches of road.
Keeping everlastingly at it will bring
the desired result.
The leaders. of the Bay St. Louis
road boosters are r. w. Webb, may
or; Robert L. Genin, attorney; DR.. c.
L. Horton; George R. Rea, cashier,
Merchants Bank; Leo w. Seal,
cashier, Hancock County Bank; A.
Battistella, retired capitalist; E. E.
Lucas, real estate; j. R. Weston,
Weston Lumber Company; A. E.
Mills, garage; Charles G. Moreau, ed
itor, Sea Coast Echo; John Edwards,
Ford Motor Company; Edwin Ed
wards, Ford Motor Company; Glenn
Bordage, assessor; Winfield Part
ridge, Stauffer Eshleman Company
(. j. Gex, attorney; L. J. Norman,
Ford Motor Company; Geo. J. Toca,
secretary of yacht club.
After the convention the delegates
were taken in automobiles and driven
over the city. The construction of
sea wall was visited and seemed to at
tract the most attention, resulting in
much praise for the city and the en-
terprise of its people, headed by the
progressive administration that is
bringing out all this work.
At II o'clock the delegates steamed
away on board the Cecil N. Bean
bound for Pass Christian, where
luncheon was served at the MiramaI
Hotel, after which the trip back te
Mobile was started.