The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-11-25
QhfDzemorrat-S Star
SCRANTON, MOSS POINT,
AND THE
JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
Undeveloped Industries.
RICH FIELDS FOR CAPITAL AND
LABOR.
though a Great Lumber Center, There are
Many Other Industries Inviting
Attention.
And Would Readily Respond to Capitals
And Would Readily Respond to Capitals
Magic Touch.

Because OF the abundance OF yellow
pine in the extensive pine forests sur
rounding this section of the State
and the facilities for the shipmen
and manufacture Of lumber, little ut
tention has been paid to any other in
dustry.
The result of this is, that there ar,
many opportunities for capital ant
labor to develop Der Industries, which
because OF the abundance OF raw ma
terial, and many natural advantages
would become institutions OF profit al
once. There are, however, three in,
dustries, which more than any other
offer to capital the greatest opportu.
nifty for profit, and these are:
First-Box, Spoke and Hardwood
Factories.
Second-Canning Factories, Fish.
Oysters, Fruit and Vegetables.
Third-Truck Farming.
1t Is the object OF this circular to
deal with these subjects under their
separate headings.
SPOKE, BOX AND HARDWOOD
FACTORIES.
The conditions existing at Scranton,
Moss Point and vicinity which render
these localities favorable for box and
hardwood factories, are the ship
ping facilities, by rail and water; the
superabundance Of material waste
from the great number of saw mills
already established here; the mex
haustible supply of ash, gum, oak,
hickory, cottonwood, ETC., Immediate
ly on the banks Of the Pascagoula riv-
er, from its source to it's mouth; the
~cheapness of labor and fuel. There
IS no other place in the United States
where the product of such factories
can be 50 easily and economically man.
ufactured and placed upon the mark
cts OF the world.
CANNING FACTORIES.
There is no place in the world where
oysters grow to such perfection and
flavor as Ia the waters of the Missis-
sippi Sound, and this in their natural
reefs or beds. These reefs exist
In all parts Of the Sound, and
although oysters have been taken
therefrom in great quantities, there
are nc signs of exhaustion, and the
fishing for those being caught serve as
q cultivation, and the natural reef
oysters are rapidly increasing in size.
Besides the natural reefs, there are a
great number Of private planting
grounds, wherein oysters are grown to
a perfection in size and quality to
suit any market in either respect. One
OF the largest private oyster grounds
In this section is owned by Il Chicago
syndicate (of which Col. John b. Lyon
Of No. II Sherman street. is the head
and has an annual yield of 100, 600
barrels. These grounds embrace what
is known as Bayou Gravcline, wherein
grows an oyster pronounced by cpl
cures and cOnnoisseurs the finest ia
the world, and known as the Grave
line oyster.
The numerous islands off the Gulf
Coast Of Mississippi constitute a nat
ural breakwater to the high waves of
the Gulf, particularly in bad weather,
OF the entire seashore proper
q sort of inland sea, here called Mis-
sissippi Sound. which, because of the
protection, abounds with fish of many
varieties, to.wit: mullet, mackerel,
,heephead, red fish, trout, blue fish,
pompanO, and many other varieties
100 numerous to mention, besides
and crabs in the greatest pro-.
'usion. So much for the products of
The sea
The lands that border on the Mis-
Sound are rich and fer
lie and very productive. Vegeta.
lies of all kinds are raised here In
Ireat quantities, and fruits, particu-
arly figs and pears, grow here more
perfectly than anywhere else in the11
United States.
Situated in the midst Of TINS raw
material, Immediately on%fc Louis .
lille & Nashville Railroad and the
'ascagoula river~at its mouth, is the
own OF Scranton, which offers sites
nd locations for factories unequaled
nywhere. Labor here is cheap, and
together the ideal place for the es-
ablishment OF canning factories. /
TRUCK FARMING. !
Truck farming is now carried on in
'ackson county to a considerable ex-
ent, the successful experience Of the
,ast encouraging this industry more
han any other. The soil Is fertile,
'ery productive and requires but lit
tle cultivation. Because OF the ex.
mild winters, farming IL car.
lied On In this section the fear round.
Because Of the early springs and the
warm, moist atmosphere, near the sea :.
coast, gardeners are enabled TO nut n
VI vegetables on the Northern
markets at such early seasons as to :
tile highest prices,