The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-08
iBRIDGE OWNERS
ARE DEMANDING
HIGH TOLL FEES
& 49,
States Resent High Charges;
= Only Recourse Is to Pur.
]. chase Structures
HISTORIC SETTING
District Has Strange Min
!: Cling Of Tropical Growth
II. Not Found Elsewhere
HISTORIC SETTING
Nv GEORGE d. MANN


= Mobile, Ala, Oct. 3.-Few auto
tours are more scenic than the high
Way through the Riviera OF South,
land along the Old Spanish iran
from New Orleans to Mobile. For
the most part the gulf is visible
nearly the entire distance and with
but a few short stretches, wide
paved roadway is available.
- A. few miles out of New Orleans
---the tourist crosses the Pontchar-
:. :, train Lake bridge, toll bridge ad-
r vertised as the longest concrete span
=, in the world. 1t was constructed
s:sbv private capital and is privately
9. maintained even to the approaches;
1.-THE bridge is five miles long and
.-awith approaches cost S5,OOO,ooV.
:. The toll charge is $l.45. OF winch
=, amount the Louisiana Highway COM
Z. mission gets ten cents.
a.. State Completes
=, Whether the split is too small or
=, whether it is all politics, the state
- is now competing with the corpor-
s-.ation that ouilt the structure. Sew
r..seral free ferries are being operated
by the state so motorists can get
: in and out of New Orleans to the
east and west without paying the
y bridge toll.
=; The bridge and it's approaches are
s-fine examples Of modern engineer
ling. For the entire distance. the
Z. bridge is electrically lighted. there
s..is gas service, telephones, and the
broadway is we'll protected by traffic
A.cops. Incidentally the toll bridge
Acuts off several miles Of the trip
Into the Crescent City.
*,
=. Toll Bridges Common
=, Through the South the toll bridge
sl,is most common and the private
5 owners are exacting in many in
Instances a heavy fee for the service
S-rendered. Many states are rebelling
E.against system which their pupllc
r,officials have allowed to become
firmly entrenched. 1t is gong TO
s.abe hard for the southern states to
eliminate the toll feature except by
Apurchase and their state treasures
~1.are finding it hard to meet normal
development of highways without
-spurchasing expensive bridges. \
y. For SO miles the motorist drives
s.along a concrete highway. 1t is
r-estinated a million dollars a nile
has been spent in the past three
years for the roadbed, bridges, beach
disqualification, hotels and other I'M
improvements.
=. Unrivaled Beauty
- From Bay st. Louis through the
Southern boundary Of Mississippi tx
Pass Christian and Biloxi is mos
Interesting Riviera, certainly fol
s:lbeauty not surpassed in America
&. Beautiful pine forests extend back
from the shore line. Stately southern
mansions, shaded by various types
of trees found here, the live oak
1.-THE magnolia anG many othe
lspecies form most enchanting sigh
n.for those who enjoy scenic highways
1.-THE Old Spanish Trail through thi
ssssection has q charm that cannot By
matched anywhere in America, for
Els just different.
There is = strange minRling o
s:.tropical growth with species not t
8. be found in southern Florida or Cal
- ifornia or generally classed 4
tropical. The miles Of pecan tree'
stucked in between acres Of beautiful
pines and live moss-festooned oak
IS present an interesting and allurinl
s contrast.
- Biloxi on the Sea
Biloxi, famed for its oysters an
q shrimp, is an interesting fishing an
Il winter resort city. Southernel
come here to escape the heat Of Ne
Orleans and other cities. When the
~ migrate back for the winter, til
az northern tourist takes their place
8 soon after November l.
There are miles of fine clea
beaches and most excellent hotel
Y Il was on Biloxi Bays shore TIL
6 d'lberville first established color
in 1899 and declared Biloxi the cal
= ital Of Louisiana.
Few fishing fields afford Il
~ angler greater sport than tho.
20 from Bay st. Louis to Biloxi.
VA every vantage point fishermen u
IT encountered, many Of them am
# teurs, hoping to land few gu
~ trout, red snappers or many 9th
"a fish that are indigenous to the
- waters.