The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-09-19

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Tor ec have a breed Of sail ~. inuf.
ed from childhood 10 saltwater and
exposure, proof against tbo cpidcmics
OF southern attitudes, and deyOt 4 to
the flag Of their county.
The commerce Of Back Fay. and
lis onlucnts, in sawed lambcr, sliing>
Ice, sIars, and sqparc timber, pickots,
and clap. boards, brick, tar, lurpen
tine. rosin. sand, fire wood, charcoal.
shells, hides and peltries, lropcy, bees
wax, tallow, butter, poultry, game,
wool, livestock, fish and oysters. and
in boats and sehooners built to order,
amounts annually to a large aggre
gate. II Mississippi would bnild her
long talked-of railroad, connecting
this coast with the great interior, the
value OF the pine woods would be
properly appreciated, and their null
hilarious resources would astonish the
whole country. Without this road
with no help from either the Ma
tional or state Governments-push-
ed along solely by individual enter
prise, expenditure, and sacrifice
Pascagoula has already become a
great depot for lumber, for export,
and will soon become tie entrcpot Of
a valuable foreign trade. The road
run it as you may-wouId tap the
finest pine forest in the world, and a
country Astounding with water pow
er, and with smooth tracts of fertile
land capable OF supporting a drrse.
population. All the nccessaries OF
Lie are new produced by very rimi-
tive and superficial culture. Scien-
tifc treatment and inproe we'd impie.
ments, would rctt q yield here of 30
bushels oil corn TO tie acre, $50 CT po-
and turnips, 1000 pounis of
Or sugar. The late John j..
McCaughn, Of Mississippi city. show.
ed me, some years ago, q field of r ce
six and a half feet high, and grained
as well as the best Carolina swamp,
grown on newly cleared pine lands.
Superadded to these productive pow
ers, the low rate Of land, tho unpar-
allied health, the market facilities, and
there is no reason why this should
not be one OF the most prosperous
;eaboards in t e world, the seat OF
great educational Institutions, OF man
lfacturies, ships yards and expert.
mental farms. Why SHOULD WE NOT
HAVE AT PAsCAGoULA A GREAT MAN
J%FACTURING, EXPORTING AND IMPORTS
NG CITY?' All that is needed is a
,old and enlightened policy on the
,art of the State, and a more gcner-
Jus estimate of This section Of her
erritory-the feeblest in point of
and political power, and,
therefore,, the more entitled 10 her
guardianship and support.
Give us this city, with its foreign
commerce. and its rich revenues 10
educe taxation. Population and
would soon come. Begin
With the railroad, and the other great
esults will speedily follow. {
"ALL THAT Is NEEDED is A BoLp
ND ENLIGHTENED Policy ON THs
ART OF THE STATE" A5eI that's
t (; which, had it been pursued,-and
he query constituting our caption {
Iould have been in part answered, as !:
70 would have been enabled 10 cxiiib- ;
a growing town with q iourishing s
sporting and importing trade.
But when the last Legislature s
assed the act, repeating the act of !
former session granting an appro- !
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