The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-05-23

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statements IN regard 10 the adyaA.
iagos which ~Pascogoula offers as o
Port Of Entryto tho importers are oil
true, pg0Uidsd ibis was such q Port,
but Il r. not, although Il should have
been 10 declared long ago, and would
have been, had II not been for reasons
above stated.
We believe that Congress some
time ago appropriated 500 900 to
build a Custom House for the Pearl
River District, but the Treasury
Department is undecided at which
poirt to build it.
The Custom House should evil
IDENTIFY be where the bushes is done,
and we should think it would be an
easy matter for the Treasury Depart
ment to decide this matter from the
official reports.
Since the above article was in type
we learn from Mr.. Gillespie, Inspec-
tor of Customs, that although this is
not a declared Port OF Entry, that
still the Government has permitted
much latitude in the entry and dis
charge Of goods at this Port, and
that in the absence of an appointed
appraiser he could act as such, ex.
onicio, and that he considers himself
fully authorized to discharge a cargo
here, appraise it, &c, in fact to "run a
Custom House, IF we may so express
it.
Below is the article alluded to from
the Sea Coast Republican.
PAsoAGoUBA AS A PoRT OF ENTRY.-If
we are not greatly mistaken, a large
amount of foreign produce that has here
tofn re been imported into New Orleans
aud Mobile, will hereafter go TO Pasca-
goula. Possessing a custom-bouse, deputy
collector aud inspector, goods can be and
are imported there, and tue duties collie 1t
ed, as readily aud efficiently as in New
Orleans. The great advantage of Paeca-
goula over New O.leans is this, that there
is hardly any expense connected with the
trip of even a large vessel to tue ports OF
Pascagoula and Snip Island. Piloiage
into Pascagonla harbor is very reasonable. |
and at Ship Island nothing at all. A small
charge is made for lightering ballast.
That terrible tow-boat ext 'rtion of the
Mississippi river is avoided. Loading
and unloading cargo is only connected
with reasonable expense. The harbor is
perfectly safe, and vessels of 500 or 900
tons can como within B or 4 miles of the
shore. A Thousand ton ship might come
into P~ascagoula harbor, take in half her
cargo, aud take the other half GU side of
Horn Island bar. Imported goods can be
landed at the depot of the New Orleans
and Mobile r abroad and laid down in New
Orleans much cheaper than by going to
New Orleans direct. We invite the closest
scrutiny into this statement, and feel CON
WINGED that, il duly and properly investi-
gated, importers, will find it to their ad-
vantage to send their cargoes hereafter to
,goula, unload. and take back our
splendid timber and yellow pine lumber.
connected with the West India,
Mexico and South America trade will
please take notice.