The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-06-26
BEAUTY AND BUSINESS
OF ~POPLARYILLE, MISS.
Her Advantages and Disadvant-
ages.

Queen and Crescent route, sew
enty-one miles from New Orleans
the stranger is struck with admira
ton at the scene which presents it
self to view. Here upon an eleva
ton ola little less than five hundred
teet above the level of the sea,
stands one of the prettiest little
towns of South Mississippi, where
scarcely three years ago, but one
house, the residence of Mr.. Andrew
Smith, was to be seen. AS you
pause upon the platform of the
commodious depot, at the foot OF
the MAN or business street to view
the picturesque panorama spread
out before you, the first house that
presents itself is the beautiful cot
tage residence of Mr.. John j.
Moore, formerly of Gainesville,
ana ex-treasurer of Hancock cOun.
ty. TO the left, about 200 yards
from where you stand, u clump OF
mulberry trees mark the spot where
the celebrated Gail Wages, of
''COpeland CLAM fame, once played
around his fathers door. Starting
up the street you pass two saloons,
one bearing in large letters the
firm name of "Smith u Moye.'
Local option has closed the doors
OF both; but if sou are very thirsty,
Il little further up the street You
may drop III at BruniOus', who will
take pleasure i'll serving you to a
glass of ice cold beer, cider or
lemonade. However, before reach.
ing this place it would be well to
stop and register at the Marion
House, kept by Dr.. Marion, Il ply
stefan of excellent standing. Dur
ing our recent visit we sIaid with
our old Pearl river friend, Col. A.
B. Il. Rawls, who has erected a
fine mansion upon the old fields
where Mr.. James Smith (yclept
Poplar JIM" from whose sobri.
,quet this town derives its nane)
raised IA large family, whose sous
are now leading citizens OF Han
cock and Marion counties. Colonel
Rawls says there is ''lifo in the
old land YET" and his thrifty fields
Of com and rank growing Kitchen
garden, containing many varieties
Of vegetables, attest the fact.
There are five stores here /; the
principal ones being Smith & Cary.
er, Poole s. Co., and Wilson. These
stores have handled upwards of
$4,000 pounds of wool this season,
in addition to many thousand dol,
lars worth of other produce from
tue adjoining country, aud under
the Beneficial Influence OF Il home
market, each succeeding year shows
Il marked increase in all tarm ana
stock products. Here are also 10.
Gated two steam Sawrmills, one neai
the railroad depot, owned aud oprr
atrd 10y Smith Il Garrison The
other, situated on the onlslirlS #
the town, belonging to Mr.. John Z.
Davis, hate Of Harrison county, is
probably the first mill on the line
Of this road that has cut any lum-
Der Tor the European market, MIR.
Davis beng engaged. while we
we've present. IN shipping an Ord,r
of choice French deals, under a
sub contract with Messrs. Polite.
vent & Favre, of Pennington. Bat
in the lumber business, as in all
other enterprises of any pith or
merit, the high rate of transporta.
ton charged by tue n. o. q N. L.
H.. Il. presses like d foul incubus
upon the business interests of Pop.
larville and other intermediate
points along the line. Reasonable
freight rates once established, Il
increase of business would
an impetus would be given
TO trade, the benefits of which
would accrue, alike to the road and
to the people. The Erlanger syn
has opened the avenues of
but the wheels OF commerce
are clogged by the exhorbItant
charges.
There is no reasOn (pxcept the
me given why the Pearl river
Mills, as well as those of New Or.
should not be supplied with
he finest yellow pine, from the
'Irgin forests through which this
Dad paSses-fOresGS whose ancient
noDarchs have never been startled
y the ring of the axe or the crack
4 the Oxman's whip. Timber sup
lied in this way would possess
everal advantages over that which
cut and left in the woods, on the
indlng or in the river, a year be.
)re it reaches the mills. Being
ellverable In tide water, the sap is
ew aud bright, there is no neceSsi. \
J for pins OF pin.holes, and is man !
tactured into lumber before the
.orm has time to make its ravages.
The good people of Poplarville
cry much wish to have a news. u
aper published in their town. !.
want one with an editor at it's a
cad, who will advance the utter.
SIS Of their town and county, and
traduce their leading citizens, =
create false impressions abroad
to their home rule; one that has
political creed, is published pro =
no Pu6tlco, and not by, or in the
terest ofauy professional shyster.
"Pearlington chap" expressed
profound sorrow and regret
al there was no such paper as
a nnp fhar xraptaI ,nIl: