The Magnolia gazette., 1889-11-09
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iuuHltIs VMtWI AlN tDHlloilel or
humber mls, which il convent
cnce of arrangement, and pclfec-
tude Ut machinery are NOT SUR
passed III the South. There are
mills Of greater capacity, but
none which keep on so steadily
from the beginning TO the end of
the year or that produce more
ciear and perfectly finished bill Of
timber
Seated on a hrl, which gradual
ly desceuds TO tho bed of the llli-
moi, CcutrM, i the elegant home
of J J White, who has been Of
more substantial advantage To
Pike county, Miss, than any other
nan M it. He has not only de-
vcloped the region, but has great
~ caused the resources Of South
ern Mississippi to be widely known
oyrr the civilized world
The "Whltc House" is au al
tu,cuye, substantial home white
a. purity. 1t IS supplied exter-
naliy aad internally with all the
appointments and adjuncts Of
comfori, aud is tho abode of -
fnrmen' and uubbunded hospital
~. Near by are the elegant
offices, private and public, where
the arrangements are equal to the
best kept county OF State offices
ia tie south. l'tcn there Is the
store, which IN 1882 continued
sc> eud broMu- and Il few yards
~ domestic, now dning an annual
/ trade ol so, 900 OF cours the
builling was nlaged. Several
! cottages lii for ''loye's young
dream arc near, and the Whites
i town Scho OIL ~ til three teachers
ana eighty pni1l. is an education
II institution q be proud of. g..
W. Lightly, Esq, tie principal,
receives unstintcd cnmmcudatiun
and praise.
Roads divmge IN every dlrcc-
ton through The autumn tinted
i woods, and Nynablc games CROW
lusily and strut IN the glory of
lhpir plumagc Taking tic de-
sceadlng way, past snug cottages,
a partial view Of The Whucstown
i MILLS is had and smoke arises as
j from lltlle Pittsburg The yll-
4 lcy gives the hum and thlob of
industry aud 10 and from the mills
are being urged on rcstrvc mules,
/ patient oxen ani the iron horse.
Directly past the Wine Mills
goes the maia line of the Illinois
Central and stretching east and
+ west mc twelve miles Of narrow
gauge rails, winding through the
long leaf pine forestry. 1t Is IL
glnnd sight to scct the engine com
ing down gradr, with ten car,
loaded with kings Gf the woods.
Every wheel Of the engine has
brakes and keeps the cars back III
pcrfcci control, then coming down
To the level, ghdos INTO the mill
and On 10 the rollway. The White
railways arc as solid rs the main
bed Of mann line, and four trips
u dAy are made. without bar ol
accident, Fer hauling, Mr..
White has two of the best loco
motives, fifteen teams of three
yokrs Of oxen each, Oh ninety
head, and several mule teams
worthy Of Il FAR.
Surrounding the mills, the pro
i prIetor owns 5000 aces of .he
best plue, and IN the immediate
ncighhorhood ARE ov,r 100 cot
tagcs occupied by employees
4 The bmllHgs are neat, and alo
permanent ahodes, showing th,
Unfit and superior intelligence OF
Nh Whites tine body of mon, OF
which there are 200 nov.
/ Travellers are Immediately attract
cd as th,y wmrl past tha mills
which 5 retch along the eastern
side of the track, making cont u
Gus linrs Of rollways, saw NIL 5,
shlnglc mills, hath mills, dry kllns,
planirg MILLS and lumber yards
IN inspiriirug scene OF energy, IN
dustry and prosperity,
MIR Whites mills were first butt
il 1873, about half Il mile from
the railway, and had capacity
Of 20 900 feet. In 1851 they
were DESTROYED BY fire, with u
less of $50, 900.
The present mills cut 10000
tee fiequeatly, and average 90
900 feet of lumber the yeai
round, with single circnlar gang
cdger. trimmer and other auN-
iliarics.
The four Stuytevant dry kIlus
have daily capacity Of 5000
feet, and the planning mills, with
tmce planers and two moulding
machines, are kept to their Ut
most tension. For all the mills.
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