The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-06-14
NUMBER II.
Moss Point, Miss.
The Lumber Trade Journal.

II tourist from another world were
to alight at Scranton, Miss, he would
know that there were mills round
about him even before he had heard
any saw-mill talk. For even as we
pause to get our bearings" the
health-giying resinous Odor Of fresh
ly-sawed pine boards is waited to-
ward us as the towboats with lighters
OF lumber pass down the river on
their way to the gulf.
Scranton is well known among news
paper men as the home Of the Pasca-
goula DEMOCRAT-STAR. This paper
has been the salvation of many a
newspaper man. For this reason:
When his brain has been torpid and
he don't know nOthink," and couldn't
think a thought If it were to save
himself from getting fired, he forth
with grabs the scissors, cuts chunk
out of the Democrat-Star and he is
saved.
A short ride on the new Moss Point
and Pascagoula Railroad puts US in
the yards of W. Denny & Co., Moss
Point. This firm runs two circulars,
each of the usual capacity Of the sim
gle circular, and these are fitted up
with all the latest improved machin-
cry for making boards and scantlings,
while the choice logs are put into rift
flooring, stepping and other grades
suitable for the Northern market.
The planning mill here is being fitted
up in order to meet the Northern or
ders for dressed and sized stuff, and
with the facilities possessed by this
firm, any length or size OF timber can
be supplied.
Their boom is filled with 1000 logs
of the genuine yellow pine, and the
logging and shipping facilities of
Denny Il Co., places them on an equal
footing with any mill 10 the South.
In the office we find Mr.. A. S. Denny,
president, and Mr.. A. p. Denny, vice
president; and Mr.. S. ID. Denny, Sec
) retary and treasurer, is there also,
and the trio run the business to suit
themselves. The bachelor quarters
of Messrs. A. S. and A. p speak vol
umes IN regard to "the supeIfluous
woman" They prove the fact that
she is decidedly "superfous," for a
cozy and a happy home these "bOys"
have "all TO themselves" The busi-
ness was established in 1853 and in
cOrporated in 1860, under the present
name, by w. Denny, Sr., whose death,
about two years ago, was noted in all
the lumber journals Of the day. There
is another brother, Hon. Walter M,
but he will look after the interests Of
the Southern lumbermen and the
yellow pine interest in general, In the
halls of Congress. We know he Is
going to attend to these things, but
we don't devote as much space to him
as we do to the other brothers be-
cause mere Congressman or SEN
ator is not Of as much Importance in
the world as a saw-mill man. These
saw-mill men intend running both
mills regularly during the summer,
and If the Northern buyer can not
find what he wants among the mills
in the interior, let him stroll along
? down here and pick up bargains. Fur
thcr along we come to the mill of L.
N. Dantzler Il Co. Mr.. L. N. Jr., re-
ports orders ahead for sixty days, and
there are six vessels loading at their
docks with a capacity of about 6,0OO,-
900 feet.
The Farnsworth Lumber Company
reports orders fair, with the usual
small values prevailing. Prime stuff
, is in good demand at good prices, but
other grades are slow of sale and
prices correspondingly low. They re-
port timber as looking up somewhat,
and inquiries from European markets,
and this may strengthen values later
Ion.