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ALABAMA—77 MILES
Road Conditions
From the Florida line to Loxley, 22 mi., the rotid is under construction. Should be a completed gravel road summer 1939. From Loxley to Mobile, 24.5 mi., new sand-clay and paving. Mobile Bay is crossed by bridge and causeways. 10^4	From
Mobile to Mississippi line Is paved. No ferries.
Description of Country
South Alabama is high and rolling. Early Irish potatoes, cucumbers and cabbages are shipped in large quantity. There are extensive orchards of pecans and satsuma oranges. Fishing and hunting fine among the waterways and coastal sections. The drinking water thru the country is soft and pure.
Old History
Mobile was founded by the French in 1711 when Fort Louis de la Mobile was located at the site of the present city hail and armory. It takes its name from “Mauvila,” Spanish form of tbe name of the Indian tribe whose valiant attack upon De Soto so nearly destroyed his expedition. Later Mobile was under the rule of the Spaniards. While the French were at Mobile and the Spanish at Pensacola a Spanish outpost was on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay where the bridge now lands—that spot is still called Spanish Fort.
LOXLEY. Early Irish potatoes, cucumbers, satsuma orange and pecan orchards. STAPLETON HOTEL, good meals. Community camp in pine grove. Inf.—R. M. Mahler, at the post office. (See adv.)
MOBILE HAY. Cochrane Bridge opened June. 1927. Toll SI.00; extra passengers 10c. Another great Old Spanish Trail structure. Cost 82.500.000. Length IOV2 mi. Three bays and five rivers compose Mobile Hay.
*M0BILE. The Port, of Alabama. The State is building the most modern port facilities in the U.S. costing $10,000,000. This and the bridging of Mobile Hay opens Mobile as the southern focal point of highways, waterways, railroads and ocean lanes. An unusual port, ample facilities. 40 steamship lines, six railroads, and miles of convenient frontage for expansion. Center of fertile agricultural district: early cabbage, potatoes, cucumbers, satsuma orange and pecan nut orchards. Fishing, hunting, water sports, bay and gulf resorts. Founded by the French in 1711.
HOTELS—BATTLE UOl'SE, fine modern hotel. CAW-TIION HOTEL, good accommodations. HIENYILLE. semi-modern. ST. ANDREW. moderate rates.
CAMP—Municipal, operated by lessee on Mobile Hay 3% mi. south, cottage accommodations SI.75 per night : camji space 50c. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
(•RANI) BAY. Satsuma orange and pecan orchards; truck raising. Country hotel. Camp space.
ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE
MISSISSIPPI—96 MILES
Road Conditions
Paved from the Alabama line to Hay St. Louis; then 28 mi. of gravel to the Louisiana line.
Description of Country The eastern part is cut-over coastal plain pineland. From Ocean Springs to Ha.v St. Louis is the <»ulf Boulevard section where tlie shore is lined with fine homes and hotels, and realty-resort development of a high order. A sea-wall and boulevard for SO mi. along the coast. The gulf cities are all-year resorts.
01(1 History
Biloxi was the first French settlement in Old Louisiana, 1699. and the first seat of government. Then they founded Mobile in 1711 and New Orleans in 1718. Later Spain ruled the territory.
On the Gulf of Mexico and the Pasca-
M0SS POINT. Lumber town. Wrapping paper mills. Fresh and salt water fishing. Clean country hotel. Free camp on OST.
♦PASCAGOULA, goula Kiver
HOTELS—POL HOTEL, fair commercial. GULF COVE INN, near tlie beach in a rustic setting, nice home-like place. Hot water heat; running water in rins. Single, $1.50; double §2.00. Meals extra.
Camp space near beach. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
PASCAGOULA RIVER. New bridge, toll 50c.
GAUTIER. West side of river. Camp space.
OCEAN SPRINGS. On the gulf and Biloxi Bay. Resort city. Shrimp and oyster fisheries, l’ecans and satsuma oranges. Gulf Hills, fine realty and resort development.
HOTELS—PINES HOTEL, near the beach. ELGIN HOUSE, rins. only, in business district. BAYOU INN, on the bayou, OST west. FRENCH, on the beach.
HILOXI I!AY.
HILOXI. Resort capital of the "Emerald Coast.” First capital of Old Louisiana, settled in 1GU‘J. Fisheries harbor in Buck Huy; oyster and shrimp packing houses on the gulf.
HOTELS—On the beach. TIVOLI. BUENA VISTA, NEW BILOXI. WHITE HOUSE, RIVIERA. Commercial, AYELEZ AND KENNEDY.
Private camp, near city, west, 50c up. Free camp In fine grove on Back Bay, northwest. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
EDGE WATER GULF HOTEL. 400 rins., A.P., most of them overlook tlie gulf, ti mi. west of Biloxi.
*GULFI’0KT. Seaport. Resort and commercial city, center of the Gulf Boulevard development, growing rapidly. HOTELS—GREAT SOUTHERN, spacious, comfortable, overlooking the gulf. MARKIIAM, modern, down-town.
INF.—Chamber of Commerce and Mississippi Motorists Association.
LONG BEACH. Radish and truck growing inland.
PASS CHRISTIAN. Resort city, facing the gulf and the Bay of St. Ijouis. Fine homes, live oak trees and pines line the shore.
HOTELS — Facing the gulf, MIRAMAR and GREY CASTLE. TIIE NELSON, 'good commercial. TNN-BY-TTIE-SEA, on the Hay of St. Louis.
HAY OF ST. LOUIS. Bridge completed February, 102S.
*I5AY ST. LOUIS. A resort city on the Hay of St. Louis and the gulf, developing rapidly. Fishing, sailing, bathing. HOTEL WESTON, new. modern, overlooking the bay. Camp space. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
MISSISSIPPi-LOUlSIANA STATE LINE
East Pearl Kiver.
LOUISIANA—333 MILES
Road Conditions
Tlie road across Louisiana well maintained gravel. 30 are paved. No dirt sections. A toll bridge is completed ac Lake Pontchartrain. l."5 mi. including approaches, cost
000.	Toll, see page 5. Ferry at Mississippi Kiver, Now Orl' and at Berwick Bay, Morgan City—the only ferries left on Old Spanish Trail. Their service is constant and good. L siana now has good roads serving the whole State.
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