The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-12-04
THE PROSPECTIVE ADvAET
AGES OF THE GULF AND
SHIP ISLAND Il. II.
SCRANTON, Mss, Nov. %. lee.

In my last communication | en-
deavored to point out the besI
route for the Gulf aud Ship Island
Railroad from Jackson to the Sci
coast, insisting that East Pasca
goula would be the most eligible
point for a terminus of said road
on the Mississippi Coast ; not only
because we have the best seaport
but by Terminating at East Pasca
gOula it would D~ecessitate the build
ing OF the road through the bes'
region of country between Jackson
aud the Seacoast. | now offer, IN
further support of my position
that, If there was a railroad lead.
ing from this port to jackson,
thence to the West end Northwest
this port would soon enjoy the very
lucrative trade that is had between
the United States and Mexico,
West India Islands and the ports
in The Caribbean Sea. To build a
railroad wharf out into Pascagoula
Bay to fourteen feet of WAGER would
be IA small matter, with the great
amount of rocks of ballast annually
thrown away, which masters of
vessels have to pay from 80 to 80
cents per ton to have taken out of
their vessels
From the report of the American
Consul at BarranquiIla, United
States of Columbia, l take the fol-
loving: "Barrauquilla is just now
one of the most important places,
whose trade the United States
ought to secure, and the way to do
this, is for some of our enterprising
citizens to start a line of steamers
TO run direct between this port aud
New York. The steamers should
not be more than 10 or IL hundred
tons register, aud shOnld not draw
more than IA feet of water, on nc.
count of the bar at the entrance to
tho river. There
are merchants in this city ready to
come forward and almost guarantee
monthly cargo to a regular line of
steamers, and | heard one gentle.
man say to day april IS, 1889
that he could secure Il cargo both
ways;' aud in the same report, the
Consul states that the trade between
he United States and Barranquilla
amounted to, during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1888, 1895, 7O5.45,
which trade was mainly between
New York and New Orleans. Five
)ther consulate reports shows in
he aggregate Il trade tOthe amount
# 81, Ole, 539.27 between the
States and the ports in the
caribbean Sea.
But the above figures is not a
entll partOf the trade done between
he United States and foreign ports,
between longitude 20 east and 20
vest from Washington, which par.
.llels form tue eastern and western
boundaries Of the Caribbean Sea,
Inch and the United States. there
; an immense trade done. Now,
ny one at all familiar with the
geography of the Western
can readily see how soon
II that trade would be diverted TO
he port of Pascagoula, if ii vessel
rawiug IL feet of water could
ONE in, land at a wharf and dis.
her cargo on board of Il rail
Oud train to be shipped to any
art of the United States desired.
lar port charges are merely nOmi-
nj, ana We are nearer than any
Their port in the Cult of Mexico
Except, however, Mobile and Pen
which we have the advint-
&c of in port charges) to a vessel
through the channel Of
.ucatan. :
just think of the great saving on :
'uit, no tow boat charges, aud Only :
ne handling of the fruit, which is :
very important item ! the dispatch :
it'll which fruit could be trans. I
Orted from the field of production
} its destination in the West aud
orthUest for consumption, would Il,
e an inducement sufficient to draw :
he entire fruit trade of the West (;
this port. A railroad traversing /.
re route as described in my former :
)mmunicatlOn, would enable MIS- !
ssippi to ship her cotton aud 9th. !.
produce to foreign ports direct 1
ON her own seaport, thereby saw
G TO her citizens the enormous n
inns of money she annually pours =
to the laps of the merchants of !
ew Orleans. The money made of !,
cotton after itleaves the planter, q
the lions share, aud could just =
well be retained in Mississippi .
enrich her own people, as to be
rned over to tue merchants of
luisiana. r.
AS regards cotton, "Mississippi Q
axes the bush aud Louisiana n
tches the fruit.n Our newspapers g
Ight to agitate the subject, get up a.
atistics showing the amount of T,
ttou shipped via New Orleans q
ID Mobile, the amount of receipts
pm cotton, the amount that goes
the planter, the railroad aud to in
e various other channels through e,
lich cotton must BASS before il is n
len on ships for foreign markets. ri
Ississippians would be astOnished W
see how little of their hard aarn .,