The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-05-19
LETTER FROM MOBILE.
MODlLH, May l6. 1893.

MOBILE, May 16. 1893.
Editor Democrnt-Star:
One has to walk around our city hut
very little to see the march of solid inn
pr0veineut going on. One year q Cont
street was regarded but little better than
an ~alley-way to be avoided, but since the
advent OF the electric railway company,
it is fast becoming II tioroughllre, The
Peerless laundry, one Ot our best inStitu-
tons, is located there, with new power
house and all latest improvements. The
old eNe-sore ruin known as the Calf City
Hotel, has been purchased by tile Wag-
ner Bros, and is undergoing II most thor
ongh ovclliauling, from pit to dome, new
walls being put in, new galleries, front
and rear, with water aud Sewerhg 70 pipes
of the most modern style, Il new stone
pavement on each front, and both Coat
and Water streets paved with wood
block, and electricity through the whole
building. | hear that it will be opened
in the fall rs a tilst.class hotel, with the
prospect of every room being engaged in
advance by northern aud western visitors
for the winter. 1t is already bencIitting
the whole street, 50 quickly does one inn
provcmcnt suggest another. Dat on
Spring Hill Avenue we have u knitting
factory started, and they are teaching o
number Of girls the machines, which will
give employment to Il 9o0dly number of
good wages, who now are idle. Tho cid
Confederate will o . be humming with
mach cry for the manufacture of sash
weights. IN Investment b?ou sht here
from Sandiorl, Fla, for convenience of
shipping. Ont II few miles ON the Mobile
and Ohio railroia. the Alabama Cotton
Oil Company have completed a cottoa
seed oil mill OF Il capacity of 100 tons
daily. The power house uftllc street
railway company has broken ground and
will be pushed TO completion as rapidly
rs possible. Tie Spring Hill Railroad
Company. have their trolley wires in
pla,c aud very soon that road will be
run by electricity supplied By the power
house of the Mobile Electric Railroad
Company. The new park, known as
''Muuroe Park" is open to visitors and
new buildings are going up all along the
line. This new park will seriously in
sure the travel to Frascati, | think, for in
addition to a ride OF three miles for five
cents, the park is very much larger. ard
gives scope ior any number of private
parties, which can be separate from the
eyes Of the general crowd, while the
beauty Of tho surroundings, and view of
the Bay and shell road adds attractive.
ness. A very large Pavilion is nearly
completed on the shell road and the
building will be added to as needed. |
learn that no bccrm liquor saloon will be
allowed on the grounds, ana the regular
opening vii! take place on the 3lst inst .
by Il picnic OF that grand old company,
the Alaltlma State Artillery. But | have
said enough OF the quiet, solid boom now
taking place IN our city, except, | must
add, tie railroad companies are putting
down new tracks all over the city, and
that the city authorities have notified
them certain streets must be paved be-
tween and beside their tracks, and | suy-
gest that il your pool ct book is 81 lfrriuy
from II plethory OF grecnbacks, the very
bost investment you can put it in is Mo-
bile dirt.
In politics there is an abundance of
dulless. Mr.. }. B. Chamberlain has an
nounced himself II candidate for mayor
and several Others are mentioned, many
OF whom do not possess enough executive
ability to preside ovcr IL well organized
woodpile. The Kolb party in State af-
fairs are trying TO bob up %scrcncly, and
it does sem strange, that his political le-
mains have not been Inferred, and tho
late meeting at birmingham Of the odds
ami ends of all the fictitious opposed TO
Democracy aud good government, which
appears to unite on him, give rise to the
suspicion, that what was tho scmb auco
OF death, was but n delnsive mask OF cat
alclsy. II these factions persist in run
ming him next year they will find before
The campaign over that he is simply the
bung-hald of tho defunct Republican
party. w. 5. T..