The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-12-18
MSS POINT.
The Condition Of err Lumber Trade, ct

The New OiithnS otutoo W I"S
lO.h inst. publishes the following
m erliew oi Mr.. w. Drnny, of MnSs
Point, hid while he WAS il The city
ou that tnt. As MI. nriinN Is
.uud Huih0liiN OF the SnlJrcts
treated H. The inirrN lpw, AMI hdS
g III ,nOptr TO express himself ;"
tnllA and freely We ike 0nrrt'an, r.
tin. brneht at his sIAIra cas- aIth
plrSs0Ie. The following Explains
itself:
In reply to questions p~Topounded.
Mr. DcnnA stated th1I owing 10
riUns causes, The present condition
o. tIlp trade was mol very eiIcnlr-
aging nor the outlook over bright.
A SEASON of low p lees had served
Ia attract buy rrs 10 other markets
more fdvOranly situated, aud IL VAS
not unreasonable to think that u'I-
less certain Obst iclPS Ia the life al
I'm. made were removed the market
wnnlI continue 10 rule dill Tor
some lime to come. The principal
hindrance To successful competition
with other lumber centres lies ~
The tact that
THE APPROACHES TO THE MILLS
over the bar aud up Pascagonll
river, are in such Il CONDITION that
il il now necessary 10 load YES
sells chartered for Moss Point by
engineering to Ship aud HdIn
Islands passes III n cust IT one dol
lar and a half To Two dollars per
~,housauI feet of lumber handled.
If Thai charge could br done away
with the east ct lumber delivered
on board ship could he reduced To
such an extent as to bring prices
dow To 1t minimum aud fOlce buy
crs, as u matter of sell Interest, to
trade with the PaScasOula IIver
mills.
Earnest efforts have been made
in the past. aud are still being made
10 induce Congress t0 have the
imprtiImpnts in he rive removed.
Ii tapSr OtfnrtS prove successful the
tat r. prosperity Of the place Will
I've assured, aud tits thought the de-
sired .cli. will br granted. O1r
aupropriation for removing the u T
Al The month ut he river has al
ready been made aud expended,
with excellent results, but addition
al woI K is nprtirh before II will b"
practicable for sra-2Hn. veSSrlS tn
reach the mill Whnrvrs aud io1ti
without i%ucprripg heavy extra
chlIgrS.
Congress will be applied to At IT.
present session tor aid III tFe pi"n''
=. i>rS, and the representatives 81
the sea coast diSir,e + are sanguIn.
OF securing an appropriation.
There are 10y IN active opera
non AT Moss Point loIr lumber
. mills, G0 operated by Mi. Denny
/. rwo hv Mr. Danlzlcr, aud on" BY
Mr.. Gantirr. These are Inrnin-
out an aggregate OF about lOO,OO'
: feet uf luuhr' per day, wbirn D.
shipped 10 Great Britain, France
b. Germany. New YolE, Boston, Pau
, adrlpuia, and to the Southern GU
ports The idle mills ATE the Crum
born, Dnhner. Meat aud Bro, an'
=, The Two DrSmelS. Tnrrr sr\erh
| patlirS uuw seeking To pntcllaS'
+. the Latter, "A al il is ilrtn2hl tbat ~
Suon rs The %ciIauceilor renters hl'
d,cIEiun ia The caS,- Ol the CllIZrh'i
Bank, now pending, - sale at Tin
property will he made. The re-
o. ening Of these extensive work.
. will give
NEW LIFE TO THE PLACE.
On side OF abouC 100 mrn, VIII
would Ir required 10 run the mills
. emuplON mpUI would Ice tad for ~
| equal number as SchunlIrr lIhu'i'
add '.iug.erS.' Some 80, 100 or 40
QUO logs belonging 10 HE mills ar
alt.ad, available, and Cuuld b'
nlillZrl by the purchaser ct ih'
prnperiy at a day nO;Icr. Henc"
in ease Of a Sale "in2 pt1rctr1t
there would t. tao delay eXprrlenc
ed IN Z Starim. the business.
The present trade at Moss Poln
is mi IL II particularly brisk cu'dl
tlom. bdl there is sufficient bushes
dniug 10 YiNrt the place II talrl.
prosperous 4 pearance. and VIII
rrnrwri activity IN the lumber In
s the people vt the place would haN,
little tO complain ot. On side "
tins hranrn at the milling bushes
Muss Point furnishes sufficient Gle
manu- to prov hlp for the operation
:" OF two rOrn mills aud one large iroI
i foundry, which are cOnlinHousl.
. running 0n full time.