The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-28
BOOMING THE COAST.

M W. II. uilptIt NuO ulu iuc CuIl
wasting and employed his pen Sc
gracefully in picturing the advantage,
of the Coast country. The write-up.
OF the three counties and towns are
cleverly, fairly and conscientiously
done, giving to the stranger "a tru(
and comprehensive idea Of the condi
tions and advantages as they are In
this territory. Much valuable infor
nation is to be CLEAN d from It's pages,
regarding the various Industrial inter
csts of the three Coast counties, and
many of the articles we hope to re,
produce as space will permit. A lib
eral amount of space is devoted tt
Jackson county, Scranton, Moss
Point, Pascagoula, Ocean Springs,
and other towns, but at present We
can only give a synopsis of a part OF
the description.
Scranton is referred to as a town
''replcte with interest to the stranger
from the fact that here can be found
ship building, lumber mills, machine
works and foundry well fitted up. and
marine railways" And in this last
industry alone Scranton ovcrtops
Mobile, as the work turned out at
this place has won for 1t the encomi.
ums of the shipping interest, not only
as to its superiority but in the matter
Of cheapness. There is at all times
about the place an air of business
that is refreshing. The millmen, the
shipbuilders, the merchants, the fish
crman and others all seem imbued
with the idea Of getting there's nd
judging from the amount of business
done, they do. The town is business
all over: probably reaching near three
million dollars per annum, counting
that of the surrounding lumber Inter.
est" Complimentary mention is
made of many of Scranton's business
men, her officials, and the various in.
dustrics-and of the latter, this com.
ment is added: "Owing to the I'm.
mense forests of both hard and soft
timber north of Scranton which are
readily accessible, being situated or
the n%avigable Dog and Pascagoula
rivers, the opportunities for the cs.
tablishing at this point of woodwork
ing factories are most favorable. Ma
ny an article of use that is now
brought to this town could be manu-.
featured right here, and would prove
Of profit to all concerned. 1t certain.
~ is a great oversight on the part OF
those who are engaged in manufac.
turing such articles that they do not
look into this matter. The people
would be found in perfect accord, and
would help as far as their mean.
would allow" Speaking of the oyster
industry, the article says, "a CRANE
opening is here for the establishing OF
the red snapper business. This plac,
is nearer the banks; vessels would
have the advantage of fine ship yards
splendid sailors, low rates of supplies
also of shipment, and an ice factor,
of large capacity, right on the bank.
Of the river and the railroad track al
its side. Scranton is the vent for al
the business Of %Pascagoula and Mos.
Point. All of such in Il mercantile
sense must come to her freight depot
or pass her doors by way of the river
consequently she has a commercial
supremacy, and we cannot see how
even in the future, this IAN be takel
from her. Her business men are lib
eral, far-sighted and are quick to dis
Germ advantages, and in a general wa,
they make such rebound to their cred
it.
or P~ascagoula, VIC excerpt the fol
lowing: "The same cottages tina
one meets with all along the gulf herr
grcets the vision, but there Gems Il
be about them more of the dream,
air than usual, especially in the sum
mer season. Many years ago this wa,
a grand resort for cotton and sugal
planters and wealthy southern mer
chants with their charming families
AT that time a great hotel was rul
for their benefit. Steamboats, be
tween New Orleans and Mobile al
made stops, landing passengers ant
freights. The railroad changed that
part of it. Now we see in the ofin!
many vessels with their masts taper
ing to the skies awaiting their cargoe
of lumber to be carried to all parts O
the world. Pleasure in one sense ha
given way to business and anothc
epoch has been formed, and man,
who danced the nights away ar
now-well where %
Speaking of Moss Point, the write
among other things, says at IS
subject for reflection if there is an
other place in this country that ha
the business of this town and Is 81
little known to the people of the Uni
ted States. 1t is better known t,
South America and to Mexico than t,
this country, owing to its immense
shipments of rough and dressed lum
Der to the ports of those countries
Moss Point manufactures and ship,
probably one hundred milliod feet O
lumber Il year, thus employing a grea
amount OF capital and giving susten
ance to a goodly number of persons
This place has some of the finest lum
| hor mills IN tho South Recidoc III