The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-08-01

: the expense of tho SIS; 80 three time
It having 10 mako the trip from l}ilo,
If to Bay 81. Louis each time, amonn
ing to the SIG so for each vessel. f,
example, | will present the case
I the schooner Lille Armstrong, owi
cd IN Biloxi, rs an illustration. Sl
changed ownership three tunes, MAJ
: :cr three times aud IDnk out her regl
lar license once, all m one year, max
ing III all seven trips from Biloxi {
Bay ST. Louis and return, at an actu
al expense OF 1888 80 to this vessel, o
account OF not having the fAciliIe
for transactlng this business al BILOXI
The fish and oyster business q
Biloxi, according to the Fish Com
! m~iSSioncr's report, amounts to $4,000,
QUO per annum, or 100000 more thar
the entire valuation Of lumber ant
other commodities exported to foreign
countries from this district for tht
past year (value of lumber exported
for u year from this district is ST..
O6l,S95. Now all these SO vessel,
owned in Biloxi, aud voI can add
IL tWentleths of those owned in Pass
Christian, Mississippi CITY, Hands.
boro, StuneWall and Ocean Springs
which cluster around her, arc direct
~ interested in this enormous and
growing business, which is destined,
IN the near future, to make Biloxi a
great commercial city, and rightfully
entities her to the a%ppcllation of "the
Chicago of the South"
The ~''silvery waters" Of her harbor
are always dotted with the white
sails OF numbcrless vessels. Every
"angry wave upon her waters" is Il
denunciatiOn of the injustice she is
receiving in not beng allowed The fa-
c~ilitics0 of conducting her business in
an economical and profitable manner,
and every cripple upon her seashore"
is an invitation to honest labor and
industry.
Is it right, honest or just that over
one-half of the owners of the vessels
i'll the district arc to be inconve-
nienced. and this enormous expense
of 1920 a year imposed upon them,
on account of not being afforded the
facility of transaCting their business
with a Custom-house located at
Biloxi?
Suppose, as yonr correspondent
suggested, that the Custom-housc was
removed TO P~ascagoula, a deputy at
Pearl River, and an Inspector at Ship
Island, what relief would that be for
the vessels ut Pass Christian, Mi3sis-
sippi City, ITandsboro, StonewaIl and
Ocean Springs? They would then
have TO go either to Pascagnula at
one end Of The district, or to Pcarling-
ton AT the extreme other end, to take
cut their marine documents, etc, at a
much greater expense and delay than
at present.
l believe in The J%acksonian princi-
pie, "tha greatest good to the greatest
number" | honestly believe that
should the CuStom-hOuSe be removed
to Biloxi. Il deputy's office at Pearl
ington and leave the deputy at Pas
cagoula, that the shipping interests
of the district will not be put to $25
expense a year.
Furthermore, it would be a benefit
to the merchants at Moss Point and
Scranton to have a Cu,tom-house at
in as much as they woulG be
able to commence loading their ships
hours caller, for the sim
pie reason that every vessel coming
into Ship Island from Il foreign coun-
try, Ia ballast. Before that
can be unloaded, the master {
has TO apply 10 the Custom-house,
affidavit as to the nature of the
ballast and obtain a permit TO unload 7
il. SO o ser. if the Custom-house !
was at Biloxi the master could secure }
he permit Immediately upon his ar '
lval from Ship Island at Biloxi, send I
t right aboard and commence un-
oading the ballast /; instead they [
10 delay tho ship and all hands t
lntll the master returns from Pasca- n
With The ballast permit.
Again, these captains would not Il
ave to 90 to PaScagOula they would !
utcr their ships in the Cuslom-hOuse J.
I Biloxi, then 90 10 Scranton, thence s
Moss Point without mourning the Il
expense and delay of going TO D
re Custom house at Pascagoula. AS Il
} the CnnsulatGs, they would be es- o.
at Biloxi simultaneously n
18th the CustOm-housc. T
Of the number Of vessels built in .
lis district during the fiscal wear II
ldtng June 30, 1890, there was eight q
nths built in Biloxi and twu-ienths Il
Scranton. Sl
| hope ''Civis" was sincere In stat eC
g that "we write in no spirit of un- 6
ndness or rivalry towards Biloxi; &c
the contrary. we wish she could r.
We a Custoin-house, if she had any n
st claims for it," | think that the y.
owe statement of facts and figures "
figures don't lic') will convince any u
reminded nan that she has lust sc
inns for wanting a Cusiom-housp, or
me facilities for Transferring her ii
with the custom authorities. CT
The Custom-house should be rem nj
located, so as to be convenient ~
everyone having business with IT. -
J0ct IS that place. 1t will in no way %
eriere with the business of Moss w
int, Scranton or Pascogoula, but on M
contrary, will he a beniit to them CO
Ii;
4et us all join hands, III a spirit of W,
aud brotherlv love for one tn
and let the Custom-house go fv
Biloxi, (Pascagoula has one al m
dy) where it will do "the greatest -
ID TO the greatest number.' :
JUSTICE.
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