The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-05-07
THE MERITS AND DEMERlTS
OF OUR SECTION.
scnAvTox. MISS, May 4, 1BsI

are, upon Tue WciiPH ~" "'"N'""
Of our section, | have concluded to
do so, in Il Grade STATE, tn he suite,
but | think they will ossesS at least
one virtue-eandor.
Perhaps it would be well tor me
to remark that here at home, We
know Of three villages, one almost
in sight of the other, known here
as PascagouIa, Scranton and Moss
Point, and this often confuses the
stranger, for they all know it
broad as Pascagoula, and SO all
three should have been called,
Pascagoula harbor, perhaps with
the exception of Pensacola, il the
best on the entire Cult Ooast. 1t
is perfectly Iand.locked by Horn
ond Petit Bots Islands, therefore,
at all times safe, aud has for many
square miles, anchorage for vessels
drawing twenty feet, and If a Q
sci of TWENTY-FIVE feet could get TO
the anchorage could fluid plenty of
water, aud in il few years from now
they can get there. Horn Island
that protects this harbor Oh the
south is twelve miles long. Petit
Bots. WHICH forms the east south
east protection is about eight miles.
and is protected on the porth, North.
west and west hi the main land
and Round Island. Sc much tor
the harbOr rs it DOW stands, but not
as ii will stand in a short time ;
for, by reference to the recent APP
propriations gotten through Con.
greSS by our able and energetic
REPRESENTATIVE, Hon. Ii, b. Van
Eaten. yOu will see that the harbOr
will extend to our very doors, and
will reach up to the l.. and n. r.. X.
bridge on the river, and it will be
but a short time when you will see
large vessels moored toonr wharves,
and their jlbs reaching tar into
front street. Then here we have
the beautiful pasea2oula river,
whose beautiful legends have
passed into history tor who has
not heard of its mysterious music
of summer EVENINGS This river
proper, is about fifty miles III length
on an air line, aud it is formed by
the junction of the Leaf aud Chick
asaha, both beautiful rivers, aud
extending up INTO the interior OF
the State and through the best
timber region in the world, from
whence we draw our immense sup
ply of logs aud square timber that
is shipped from this port. The
lands along these rivers are rich
aud remarkably easy titled, which
is "A great consideration, as farming
can be done SO economically. The
river lands, when high enough ma
turally, or protected by small leVees
nroducs pretty well any and all
crops that | haze ever seen planted
on them. But, Of course, every
body does not desire TO cultivate
bottom lands. To such ! would say
as the Snowman; "Y0u pay your
money aud take yOnr choice"
If you take TO the pine lands
YOU must tertilize it you expect
good results. But even the uplands
produce we'll when icrtiliZed and
nroperly tickled with the pillow and
hoe, You can make rice, potatoes
sweet or Irish, aud of the hitter,
two crops per year with ease. Su.
gar cane does remarkably well. Sea
island cottOn--the snort staple
does not pay to raise this low down,
and garden crop that you may plant
no matter what il is. All semi
tropical fruits do well. But what
should be the leading industry OF
this country is hardly touched as
vet. That is the fish aud oyster
business. That is "A business that
before many years there will be
"millions in.H have you never
seen Capt. Joe Fish coming into
port on his smack with from ten to
twelve thousand pounds OF fish
when he had been out ouly frOnI
four to six daysi His fish are al
WAYS of the finest qualily-Red
Snappers, Cayalllas, PampOno
SPANISH Mackerel, Specified Hines
etc. Our people do not buy them
r il is true, for they have not beer
educated to know what the balances
of the world wants, and because
: they have an abundance themselve:
I rbey suppose that nobody else j
5 fish hungry-what a mistake! Blu
6 this opportunity In nonopOlize TIM
I immense trade will moi long remaiI
4 omen, for there are too man.
clear heads in this great country t.
: let such such opportunities 90 by
y and. then, when we see others conl
a inc in aud reapiug the harvest tina
5 was ours simply by reaching on
$ our hands, We will hang u head
Y IN shame. Why should not evtr.
q man who can get a piece of lam
o fronting the beach, or any sal
s water BAYOU, and there are pleut.
of them have oyster be,lsf II the.
are not on the land when h. g0e
IS let him plant, aud the first seaso
s they will pay him 600 per cent
y aud after that they Till keep them
q selves up without any expense, al
+ that has to be done is to knock o
70 and leave thosr that r tho sma
s for market and theyIFill keep n
c~rpasing.
" Now, you MAY ask me why, wit