The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-04
Moss Point, Hiss.
south Illustrated.


-Four mites north of Scranton
Miss, - located Moss Point, will
az estimated population Of owe.
1000, all dependent on tour lumbeI
and planning mills for their support
II is an open question If there j.
another place IN this country that
has The business Of his town an'
is so little known 10 The people 0l
The United States. 1t is perhaps
better known TO South America
and Mexico than 10 this country,
owing 10 its immense shipments vi
rough and dressed lumber 10 the
ports of those countries. II has no
railroad, ard Is reached from Scran
ton (which is lis railroad station)
by a dirt road; yet il has water
communication with New Orleans
and NJ obile and its traffic is won
deriul.
Ii is situated on Deg river, winch
Joins, just at the west edge of the
town, The Pasoagoula river, and
so on to the Gulf; and This is IFS
highway and waterway by which
its products reach The outside
world. The town covers a great
lract-some say four miles by
seven, and we incline TO this state
ment, us a ride over, in and arOnnd
1t takes considerable time. The
residences are well scattered over
this tract, with here aud there a
model truck farm within It's Ell.
virons. Both rivers are pavigable
for vessels drawing ten or fifteen
feet-tkis being the bar limlt-but
vessels drawing eighteen feet could
readily run up either river tor
if the bar was Geepened to
his number of feet. AT The time
If our visit there was a lhree.ma
I'd iron schooner loading at Dant-
mill, with a carrying capacity
If 100000 feet, but would onlytake
On 100000 feet, and finish her load
ng outside, where a depth of TWEEN
Y feet of water can be found in
Horn Island Pass. This pass has
naturally deepened from II to p
eet within the past four Gears.
Moss Point manufactures and
probably near one hundred
feel of lumber a year, and
he mills when running on full
ime are veritable hives Of indus
ry. They employ a great number
# hands, both skilled and common
aborerS, and all are doing we'll.
he immense amount OF uncut
imber that abounds within a few
niles Of Moss Pass is an assurance
/ a long continuance of prosperous
ines for tins place. Enlarged
hippiHg facilities are already on
he tapls-notably the building Of
incline and a switch by the l..
n. railroad, at Scranton, to con
ect with Moss Point by The aid OF
barge, so tracked and arranged
to take on board several freight
ars, thus enabling ears To load at
he wharveS of the mills and ship
any past of the States without
reaking bulk. This arrangement
I'll greatly enhance the business
ltlOok, and also shows that enter
rise aud push does not lag here.
he Waynesboro, Pascagoulq &
-ulf railroad, when built, will be
o mean factor in the progress Of
~ place, as tile survey runs
trough and taps a wonderful Tim
er country.
Now, what makes Moss Point?
Othing else but its mills and the
mber country. Here are some of
le finest mills in the South, equip
ed with The latest improved ma
and appliances for the sue
sssiul prosecution Of The business, .
nd headed by gentlemen who
ave spent years in the business.
he In antzler Lumber Co with
i. N, DAIMLER as presldent-treas-
rer, has a magnificent mill, and
ups millions Of feet of lumber to
Duth America and other points.
he p%ascagoula Lumber Co., of
hich q. W. Robinson is president
nj Il. W. Huntington secretary,
Jes Il large New York and South ,
merica trade. The Denny mills
OF them-with w. Denny, A. ,
Denny and A. Z. Denny mem. ,
erS of the firm, contribute a large
Iota of the shipments; whilst
owe & GnfiA, at their mills
me two miles up Dog river, find :
sale for all they can manu- J
These mills employ a
eet of vessels and barges, which ,
'quires numerous tugs, among
hich is the splendid and powerful
Ig " Leo" Capt II. Cole. This
Ig is as fine a boat as can be found
4 The waters of the gulf. Besides !
lumber mills, there is the !
mill of Dantzler & McInnis,
foundry and machine shop, a ,
lst mill, boiler shop, several /,
nall marine railways and ship ,
'rds, with at one time a glass fac :
ry, but ii Was destroyed by fire n
I'd has not as yet been rebuilt. /
he usual mercantile houses exist, {
I'd among The live and progress [
We men of the-lown can be emu.
eraled: l.. N. DAIMLER, w. Den. !
' & Co, Pascagoula Lumber Co., =
Bloomfield, j. w. Stewart, Prof. :
N. A. Yonce, Howe & Griffin,
:. NJ. Ward, Cowan Bros, john r
i'll, A. Blumer, Daptzler d. Nc. :