The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06
IN THE PAScAGoULA DISTRICT

sVulS thc piosS s'N $500
Very good prose, indeed, but In gar
ing contrast to the epics which we en-
counter elsewhere down here.
Leaving Scranton we step aboard a
vehicle that is decidedly unique
When the dummy line was started TO
run from Pascagoula TO Moss Point,
via Scranton, the machine, known
locally as the 'infernal machine" was
nut on to run between the regular
trips. or when the number OF pasSen-
gers was not sufficient to justify the
use OF the dummy. Entering this
machine" the engineer grasps the
lever, or whatever he use to manipu-
late the thing gasoline being the mo-
tive powerl and away we speed
through the twilight.
AS we start off the thought upper
most in our minds is that the popula-
tion OF this world consists OF men, wO-
men and fOols-mostly fools--ln which
class we are shining lights. For we
know that we are taking big chances
on this ride. and we firmly resolve
that if we ever set foot again on terra
tirma we will forthwith interview
Col. Louis V. Clark, OF Birmingham.
We are quite sure we will not reach
our destination alive, but the subtle
inertia of the coast begins to get In
its work, and a sublime resignation
steals We US as we speed through the
dewy twilight, faster and faster, TO-
ward the end. blissfully content,
whether it be The end Of our journey
or the end Of all things.
We know that the wing Of a de-
funct grasshopper on the track would
probably land us in eternity. but the
ride is well worth the risk. Suddenly
1.-THE thing slows up, and we realize
that we have accomplished the five
miles and are in Moss Point alive and
intact.
10 the outsider Moss Point seems,
doubtless, Just o only a huge lum-
Der pile clustering in the broiling sun
shine-nothing more. TO the elect
the lumber and saw-millS seem very
decidedly in the background. To
those fortunate Ones Moss Point is a
conglomeration of the most delight
full people under the sun. In fact,
each inhabitant OF Moss Point is al
individual, and hence it is the biggest
little place in the South. Moss Point
is strictly up to date in all things.
The most noticeable feature, aside
from the prevalence OF lumber, Is the
omnipresent wheel. Ruskin has few
disciples in this burg. Few believe i u
getting over ground in Goods APP
pointed way" The wheel on land and
the pirogue on the water seem to be
the only modes of locomotion. A man
has no use for neither eXtremitieS here.
A trip up the river in n OF these
~pirogues at sunset Is an event long to
be remembered. A trip in n OF
these pirogucs at any time and under
any circumstances is not soon forgot
ten. They seem veritablc shadows Of
boats, where the weight of a newspa-
per mans pocketbook may upset the
equilibrium and the loss Of a suspend
er button would topple the entire con-
Germ into the water.
We pass by fleets of these frail yes
sells and numerous double endors,'
in which the mill crews are padding
their way homeward, toward ''frico
meat and shutdown" jolly crowds they
are, black and shining and fairly
luxuriating in the intense heat-sum
mcr-saturated heather some n has
APPLY termed them. Among these
, clad in his national garb-i. e., yer,
, transparent white muslin pajamas-
, we find a real African prince, dircc1
from Zululand. His Royal Highncss
, is merely a visitor to these shores, anC
, it is evident that he has had an ire
vOcable calling out" with work. Fat
greasy and perspiring, he looked the
= embodiment Of the typical saw-mil
hand Of the gulf coast. j.
|, As seer from the river the lOvell
: home Of Ed. Bloomfield, vice-preslden'
aud treasurer Of the Moss Point Lum
s Der Company, stands out like a bit 0
S English landscape. Situated directl,
S on the waters edge, and surrounded
r by those grand old oaks with thei
e dropping MOSES, this is not the hom'
c that the imagination usually conjure
up as the home Of the yellow pine mil
man. There is not a pine tree TO ,,
seen anywhere, and the only indica
ton OF the owners loyalty to yellow
IS pine is to be found in the beautiful
G ''curly pine ceiling and the rift floor
% ings Of his home. TO those who woult
n waste their Sympathies on the South
e ern Saw-mill man and his bare and IN
attractive surroundings, | would pOin
d out this romantic and poetic spot.
III About two miles up the liver iron
this lovely home is located the mill
of the Moss Point Lumber Company
l. This concern was incorporated Il
January of 1891, succeeding the firm o
IF Howe e Griffin, and while among tn
r. youngest manufacturing concerns il
the Pascagoula District, this c0mpan
is in the front rank as one Of the mos
substantial, progressive, wide-awak
firms on the gulf coast.
y The mills of this company ar
n situated on the Escatawpa river,
short distance above the town Of Mos
Point. The location is an admirabl
is one, with ample river front and a
abundance of dock room.
Is The saw-mill is fitted up principal
S. with Filler & Stowell Company m;
h chinery, and the same concern has jus
y, furnished this company with a tive
block carriage, a new set Of live r0ll
A and a 12X14 twin engine feed, all
4. which have been placed in position
rs thus putting the mill in tirst-clas
Is condition for the winters work. Th
o. capacity Of the mill is from 10000 I
10000 feet per day, depending upo
the character of the lumber cut.
T.. The company has two dry kilns, or
= hot blast and one furnance kiln, wine
lie has but recently been erected. III
e. planning mill is fitted up with a Goo'
ellis g. Waters machine with a capacit
Of eight to ten thousand feet dali
lh In the nlaninp mill is also a reSal