University of Southern Mississippi - Southerner Yearbook (Hattiesburg, MS)

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An Zlhval lleznrt the ilgvar iKnunh---Uhr flllliamaaippi Glnazt HE ancient bards have told us of a land where the lotus grows, that fabled plant. which having once been tasted, caused mariners to lose all care and worry, all memory of their native land, and all thought save that of happiness and content, and a desire to remain and eat of the lotus forever. Were this not the twentieth century, the Coast of Mississippi, that wonderful land which stretches between the Pascagoula and the Pearl, the American Riviera, might well be that dream-land of the lotus eaters, for to him who has known the peace which dwells be- neath these clear blue skies, the never-ending sunshine, and the gentle breezes which blow the whole day long and all the long night through, the beauty of its stately palms and wide-spreading mag- nolias, life elsewhere becomes a dreary and monotonous burden. To thousands of people in America this land of fruits and flowers furnishes a home for months at a time. For two-score years it has been one of the resorts of the nation, and as such is fit to rank with any in the land, with Atlantic City, Palm Beach, or even the far- famed Southern California. When Winter siezes the Northern States . in his icy grasp, the people seek this balmy clime, and when the rest of the nation swelters in the summer months, the people gf Mississippi, New Orleans, and Mobile gather by the sea and rest in perfect ease and com- ort. Courtesy of L. 8: N. Railroad Scene on Mississippi Coast And surely never was a place better suited for recreation and pleasure. Selected by nature to be the flower of the Southland, the hand of man has made it more desirable still. From New Orleans to Mobile, following the curve of the beach-line, runs a shell-paved high- way, and over it every day hundreds of autos speed. With it runs an unbroken line of resi- dences facing the beach, and shading it on either side are wonderful live-oaks with their hanging moss, tall hedges of pink and white flowering oleanders, and date palms like those of the tropics. From twelve to twenty miles off the shore runs a fringe of islands, enclosing Miss- issippi Sound, which, sheltered as it is from the storms of the Gulf. is as calm as any inland lake. Within the waters swarm fish of every kind, upon the surface countless sailing craft ply to and fro. The shallow waters off the beach make bathing easy and absolutely safe, while the surf that breaks on the islands is a delight to the heart of the hardy swimmer. The Coast is rapidly becoming the resort of the people of Mississippi. It is within easy reach of all parts of the stateg excursions run once every week, in the summer months, atlrates absurdly low, while the waters of the Sound and the breezes of the Gulf are free to a . Each year finds more and more pleasure seekers coming to the American Riviera, and when, in 1913, President Wilson chose this spot to spend his Christmas holidays, its fame vsgashassuredg and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi gained its rightful place among the playgrounds o t e nation. 10

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Mighmaga ilirnm Mum? Material KATHERINE IVICCARTNEY L' .'--fa .U . ' Rock Road Through the Noxubee Prairie CCORDING to the census of 1915 Mississippi had 44,330 miles of public roads, of which 16,997 miles were improved. Of these 14,836 miles had been improved only by grad- ing, 1,347 were built of gravel, 588 were of sand-clay, 114 were surfaced with shell, and 98 were of Macadam and concrete. In 1916 the State Highway Commissioners recom- mended for Federal aid a system consisting of about 2500 miles, touching almost every county in the state. Three roads will run north and south and five or six east and west. The fol- lowing routes have been planned: Mississippi Travelers' Highway from Meridian to Vicksburg. Jackson Highway from Columbus to Logtown. Centennial Highway from Jackson to Gulfport. Spanish Trail from Bay St Louis to Pascagoula. Meridian Highway from Corinth, connecting Jackson Highway at Columbus. Jefferson Davis Highway from Osyka to Memphis. The building of this extensive system of good roads calls for cheap serviceable road metal, and the limestone, sandstone, ironstone, chert, clay, sand, and gravel, widely distri- buted over the state furnish an abundance of material of high quality. Tishomingo County is plentifully supplied with good structural material and claims it has enough gravel, limestone, and chert to build all the roads planned by the Commissioners. Tishomingo City Gravel Company works an immense pit with steam shovels, and ships gravel to Corinth and other points. Several hundred car loads of gravel have been shipped from Gravel Siding where one ridge alone contains 5000 car loads. According to Dr. Logan, thirty-two counties have in their deposits some or all of the road-building material. The Vicksburg limestone extends across the state from Vicksburg to Waynesboro, corresponding more or less to the Jackson Prairie Belt, as shown on page 11. The quartzite sandstone formation, on a line running from West to Kosciusko, has furnished one hundred carloads of road-building material for Louisiana. The largest deposit of gravel extends across the state from Natchez to Hattiesburg. Some of the largest and best gravels have been found in the Bluff Hills bordering the Delta. Dr. Lowe estimates that the beds around Rosetta can furnish thousands of car loads of gravel, and a Memphis Company owns sixty-five acres of gravel land in DeSoto County, operating one of the best equipped pits in the state. ' 1 Sand and clay are found in nearly all parts of the state and make in combination a satisfactory and inexpensive top dressing for roads that are dragged. 12