From Snn Diego From S(. Augustine cultivated sugar, rice and corn lands. Southward IS mi. thru, sugar plantations is Cote Blanche Bay (white beach bay), a salt water bathing bench, and sites for camping on the wooded bluffs. Further on same road is the Weeks Is. salt mine, producing 600 tons daily from GtiO ft. depths. Other salt islands, actively mined, are in this district and considered the purest salt deposits in the world. Charonton’s fresh water bench on Grand Lake is about midway between Joanerette and Franklin. A road, 2 mi. from Jeanerette, leads to Grand Lake for fishing and hunting. A friendly people. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Citizens Bank. C. C. Edwards. Tourists welcomed. Benullieu Motor Co. Lincoln-Ford-Fordson. Repairs, storage. 1986.7____NEW IBERIA, LA. (Bayou Teche)------------------850.3 7.5 mi. Gravel. Pop. 0278. Elevation 21 ft. Good hotel. 1979.2 _________________ CADE, LA.------------------- 837.8 * 6.0 mi. to Broussard, Old Spanish Trail. Gravel. 6.2 mi. north to St. Martinville, Evangeline Trail. Gravel. At Cade turn north on the Evangeline Trail for a visit to the heart of the Evangeline country. ST. MARTINVILLE. LA. (Bayou Teche) Pop. 2465. OST Councilor, E. E. Voorhies. St. Martinville the old Acadian town where Evangeline lived is the quaint center for many little journeys On the bank of the Teche is the spreading live oak where Evangeline and her people landed: near by are the Evangeline home, church and other sacred landmarks. The surrounding towns and country are rich with interesting pictures for the tourist. Bayou Teche is on a southerly course here, and these are the western highlands of the Atchafalaya Basin, the ancient outlet of the Mississippi river. The Acadians were exiled from Nova Scotia in 1755. Herded in old ships, families and friends torn asunder, some were landed in Maryland, some in Louisiana, most of them to become wanderers searching for one another. After three years the Maryland group worked south seeking their friends and lost onc*s. The French had established Ft. Attakapns in 1756 at the present St. Martinville. The Evangeline party reached Altakapas about 1760. Graveled roads all directions. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Voorhies Hotel. Comfortable, home-like. E. E. Voorhies. 1973.2 .............. BROUSSARD, LA---------------- 843.S 7.2 mi. Gravel. Pop. G02. Elevation 38 ft. OST Councilor, M. Billeuud, Jr. Three of the largest sugar mills in Louisiana are on the OST — Broussard, Raceland and Franklin. Daily capacity, 2000 tons cane giving 350,000 lbs. raw sugar, 96 test. The Franklin mill also refines, with daily capacity for 1,000.000 lbs. Visitors are usually welcome at these plants. The Chalmette Refinery at New Orleans is the largest refinery in the world : refines only, does not grind cane. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Broussard Sugar Mill. East of Broussard. M. Billeaud. Jr. 1966.0____LAFAYETTE, LA. (Bayou Vermilion)_______________851.0 16.6 mi. Gravel. Pop. 7855. Elevation 40 ft. Tourist Camp -At Crystal Plunge Pool. 3.5 mi. north. Gordon Hotel. OST Councilors, A. Theaux and Fred Voorhies. OST Director. Mrs. A. A. Anding, Opelousas. La. The highest elevations on the OST in Louisiana are at Lafayette and Broussard. The sugar and corn areas eastward weld in this parish into the rice areas westward. Lafayette is a railroad and bus center. Pershing Highway from Canada joins the OST here, and graveled roads are building in all directions. The city improvements. schools and industry all show progressive development. The Southwest Louisiana Institute is a fine college. The waterways and bayous eastward give way now to a land where shallow wells flow inexhaustible quantities of water and westward vast rice areas are cultivated. Lafayette is the Hub of Southwest Louisiana. Cotton, rice, sugar, corn are the principal products. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Chamber of Commerce, Gordon Hotel. H. B. Skinner, Secretary. Gordon Hotel. European Plan. A. A. LeBlanc, Mgr. Billeaud Motor Co. Lincoln-Ford-Fordson. A. Theaux. DcLuxe OST Cafe. Rest Room. C. O. Theriot. „ __ From St. Augustine From Snn Diego 1949.4 ________________RAYNE, LA------------------- 867.0 5.0 mi. Gravel. cx-ii. jsrsaf** MUX'S Raync is developing importance ns a rase center. Wells :!00 to 100 ft. deep pump Ihree 'o four. mRhon tZfSSSn'-S corn are grown. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Stamm Motor Car Co., center of town. Dodge cars. ^Morgan’s* Garage. Road service. Repairs, supplies. East of town. 1941.4 _______________CROWLEY, LA................ 875.6 19.0 mi. Gravel. Pop. 610S. Elevation 25 ft. Tourist Camp — Small camp, center of city, electric lights, water, small pool, shower, toilets, oven. Egan Hotel. OST Councilors. Alpha LeBlanc and P. L. Lawrence. Crowley is the “Rice City of America. 180.000 acres of rice lands in Louisiana with over 1000 mi. of feeder canals for irrigation. Wells, bayous and the Mermentau river supply the water for this district. One Crowley company pumps S00.000 gals, of water daily, enough for a city of 1,000.000 people. This prairie section is young. When its value for rice growing became evident many northerners came. These rice cities are being developed by men of courage and industry. Crowley is growing into a real American city of nice homes, fine city improvements, good schools and churches, and as a manufacturer of rice products. The Evangeline oil field, 23 yrs. old. is 16 mi. west on the north road between Crowley and Jennings. It averages 1000 bbls. a day. The Mermentau river bridge 11 mi. west on the Old Spanish Trail cost many years of effort hy the Crowley and Jennings people, and was opened Sept. 20, 1921. Don’t hurry, this is all interesting country and graveled roads. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Cash Auto Supply House. Open day and night. E. L. Savoie. Cash Motor Inn. Road service, repairs, supplies. D. L. <&- U. Clement. Fisher’s Garage. Road service, repairs, supplies. II. J. Fisher. Crowley Trust & Savings Rank. Capital & surplus SI 50,000. First National Rank. View vast vice fields from lop floor. Egan Hotel. American Plan. Modern. C. A. Peck. Mgr Acadia Garage. Road service day and night. Repairs, storage. N. Broussard. 1922.4 ---------------JENNINGS, LA__________________S94.G 10.8 mi. Gravel. „ Elevation SI ft. Tourist Camp—By the More Mileage Station, center of city, water electric lights, rest room. fuel. Madeline Ilolel. OST Councilor... J. H. Hetnen nml E. S. Gooilrenu. Jennings is another of the newer cities of southern Louisiana, and building substantially, it.v; of its people hH™ r' ««vel road. Sports- bathing. Location of MWnSiiil'k Hunting, fishing. 1882. OST Councilor, E. S. Rice h nt'nK cll,b' Po>’' INFORMATION AND SERVICE Shaffer Bros. Ford dealers, garage, repairs, supplies. From San Diego Prora St. A«iwh| 1911-6------------------WELSH, LA ....................... 905.4 2G.2 mi. Gravel and Paving. Pop 1456. Elevation 25 ft. Tourist Camp—South edge _r lown in a secluded grove, commodious, storm shelter deep well, electric lights, tables and benches toilets. Smali country hotel. OST Councilor, E. C. Willard. Rice country, cotton nnd cattle. The wells are 800 to •100 ft. deep, pumping millions of gallons of water daily. Where the bayous can be tapped, big irrigating plants fill extended canal systems and flood the fields. INFORMATION AND SERVICE OST Restaurant and Fountain. A. IS. Hall. Service Garage. Road service, repairs, supplies, piezol Confectionery. Fountain, candies, cigars. Tourist parlor. Welsh Motor Car Co. Lmcoln-Ford-Fordson. Storage. 1885.4--LAKE CHARLES, LA. (Calcasieu River).. 931.0 12.9 mi. Paving. Pop. 13,088. Elevation 17 ft. Tourist Camp—None. Majestic Hotel. OST Councilors, R. Krause and Terrell Woosley. Lake Charles is the metropolis of southwest Louisiana. On the Calcasieu river and Lake Charles. Four railroads. Developing 30-ft. channel to the Gulf costing 33,500,000. Cotton, rice, cattle, general farming. Golf and a lake resort south of the city. Payed and graveled drives and numerous waterways for fishing and hunting. A fine residence city. An important oil field opened a few miles west of the city. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Majestic Hotel. European Plan. J. G. Michic, Prop. Huber Motor Co., Inc. Lincoln-Ford-Fordson. Prompt— efficient—reliable. Moss & Watkins, Inc. Dodge Sales and Service. Harry Huber Co. Ruick Sales and Service. Dubard Auto Livery. Finest storage garage in Lake Charles. 1872.5-------------------SULPHUR, LA________________ 944.5 14.4 mi. Gravel and Paving. Pop. 1714. Elevation 30 ft. Tourist Camp—None. Largest sulphur mines in the world 2 mi. west. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Sulphur Motor Co., Inc. Lincoln-Ford-Fordson. Prompt— . Efficient—Reliable. C. L. Richard. 1858.1................... VINTON, LA................. 958.9 9.1 mi. to ferry landing. Gravel. 2.6 mi. Ferry to Orange, Texas. Pop. 1441. Elevation 17 ft. Tourist Camp—None. Country hotel, good meals. OST Councilor. J. N. Wcth-enll. Ged oil field 4 mi. south, producing G000 bbls. daily, 14 yrs. old. Ferry to cross Sabine river at Orange from 5 a. m. to midnight. Under regulation of La. Hwy. Dept. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Huber Motor Co., Inc. Lincoln-Ford-Fordson. Prompt ■ Efficient—Reliable. L. J. Schindler. Calcasieu National Rank. J. N. Wether ill. Mgr. 1846.4.-ORANGE, TEX. (Sabine River, State Line), 970-6 24.6 mi. Paved to within 3 mi. of Beaumont. (Bridge over Neches river, Beaumont, to be finished Jan. 1925. Detour and ferry meanwhile.) . Pop. 9212. Elevation 10 ft. Tourist Camp—West end, tables, benches, ovens, toilets, shower baths, running water. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Orange Chamber of Commerce. ^ ^ 1821.8-----BEAUMONT, TEX. (Neches River)----------------- 20.8 mi. Paving. 40.422. Elevation 22 ft. Tourist Camp—At Fair Grounds. South by paved road from Beaumont is Port ThV?1 refining and shipping port, with a pop. of 2-.-“*-Janhiq?r'cbcs ,ivcr ll".'e at Beaumont, to be finished the'l1"'!’ I!i one °r thc many hit? engineering works ovt " ' br0!"I rivers and bays ol the Old Spanish Trail. „ Hotel Moffatl>H0tePlCo. °"C b'k CT3t S' P' De,’0t- ‘ INFORMATION AND SERVIC1- \\Trrl Chamber or Commerce, ort Arthur Chamber of Commerce. From San Diem From St. Aagurtto. 1801.0--------------------- NOME, TEXAS.................1016.0 21.2 mi. Construction. Mileage according to new location Pop. 110. Elevation 44 ft. County and state officials are cooperating with the OM Spanish Trail to provide detours and safe traveling^ until the paving is laid. Work to be finished durinr Ui>! Distance of detour about 2G mi. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Nome Garage. Tourist accommodations. F. R. Hammers. 1779.8 ------LIBERTY, TEX. (Trinity River)_____________1037.2 5.2 mi. Construction. Mileage according to new location. Pop. 1117. Elevation 11 ft. Country hotel. Old road is used: in fair condition, 6.5 mi. Heavy construction in progress across Trinity river bottoms. 1774.6 -----------------DAYTON, TEXAS.............1042.4 14.3 mi. (Construction 8.3 mi.; Shell 6.3 mi.) Pop. 2527. Elevation 81 ft. County and state officials cooperating with Old Spanish Trail to provide detours and good traveling until paving is laid. Work to be finished 1925. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Herrington’s Garage. Road information and tourist accommodations. 1759.8 ...........— CROSBY, TEXAS........................1057.2 23.1 mi. Paving and Shell. Pop. 261. Elevation 46 ft. West of Crosby 4 mi. is the San Jacinto river. That nice paved drive has been under flood waters 16 times in past 30 mos. and must be raised for two miles. Among the problems of the OST are the rivers that must be bridged at points where flood waters are a mighty power. 1736.7 ___________HOUSTON, TEXAS.......................10S0.3 30.3 mi. (Paving and Gravel 11.2 mi. Sugarland dis- trict. construction.) Pop. 138,276. Elevation 64 ft. Tourist Camp—On OST opp. Rice Institute, iu Hermann Park. Accommodates 1000 cars. Inspected and protected. Playgrounds and golf grounds adjoining. This East Texas construction is concrete work made necessary by the extensive drainage basins to be crossed. The work east and west of Houston is involving over $5,000,000. The sub-grades and bridges are completed. County and state officials and the Motor League of South Texas are cooperating with the Old Spanish Trail to put travel thru henceforth with reasonable comfort until the work is completed. Hotels Hotel Cotton. Fireproof, first class, popular rates. Brazos Hotel. Large, delightful. Brazos Court dinner garden. , Hotel Bristol. Fireproof, central, popular rates. Render Hotel. Headq. Motor League of South Texas. Macntec Hotel. Near Grand Central depot. Attentive Milby Hotel. Central location. Popular rates. Rico Hotel. Leading hotel. Roof garden. Sam Houston Hotel. Houston’s newest. 82 to S2.o0. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Motor League of South Texas. Render Hotel. Central Garage. New and complete. t>03 KUsK a\«.. 1706.4.........RICHMOND, TEX. (Brazos River)-------------H10.6 3.5 mi. Gravel and Graded Dirt. Fop. 1273. Elevation 84 ft. Tourist Camp-On lot. west side, opp. school. National Hotel. OST Councilor. T. B. WossendorlT. finished The Brazos river bridge at Richmond to be nmahea Feb. 1925. It will be 46 ft. above water level to accommodate flood conditions. INFORMATION AND SERVICE Richmond Motor Co. Garage. Ladies' rest room, ice National Hotel. American Plan. Mrs. T. M. Shuford. 1702.9 ..........ROSENBERG, TEXAS......................1114.1 I6.S mi. Black Dirt. . Pop. 1279. Elevation 90 ft. Tourist Cam^East side, in mesquite grove. Tables, benches, toilets. _ * hotel and a rooming house. OST Councilor, F. -INFORMATION AND SERVICE OST Garage. Center of town. Experienced mechanic. F. J. Jurica.