The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-01-27
Port Of PdSCdQOuld.
TRADEsMEN ANNUAL by i. II.
LEWIS. PRESIDENT OF TIE
pASCAGOULA CONNER
CIAL CLUB.

luC p'1l VI IdSCdeouli, "uiCH Clu-
braces within its territory the towns
Of Moss Point, Scranton, East and
West Pascagoula, (all within ra.
dius Of six niles, is situated at the
mouth of the Pascagoula river, in the
county OF Jackson, State Of Misss.
sippi.
Immediately in front Of Pascagoula,
and only eight miles distant from the
main land, and parellcl Herewith. cx,
tending cast and west twenty miles,
is Horn Island, which forms a natu-
raj breakwater to the Gulf, against
which angry waves have beat for cen
turies, and may beat on forever, with
never danger Of disturbing the
waters OF the harbOr, thus formed
beyond, and known as Horn Island
Ilarbnr.
1t is in this harhor that the major
part of the lumber exported from the
Port IT Pascagonla Is loaded On ship
board, while that produced here, for
coaStwisc trade. is loaded ut the mills
in the PaSragou!a river, which forms
one Of the finest inland harbOrs in the
south.
Draining rs it does with its innn.
merable latrralS, the entire south
east, and almost the entire southern
half Of Mississippi. which territory
embraces the heart of the great
yellow Pine Rplt" Of the south, it is
natural that the vicinity. at the
mouth Of the PascagOuea river, should
develop into great manufacturing
center,
Twenty-Five years AGO when saw
milling in this section was compara.
lively new, and when the mouth OF
Pascagoula river could boast a depth
only four feet over the bar. the ca
pacity Of the mills located here was
only $1,000 feet per day, and this pro
/ duet was mostly sold in New Orleans
being transported there in small YES
sells Of light draft. none OF which hat
Il carrying capacity exceeding 50,00(
feet,
notwithstanding this great disad
: vantage Of a lack Of water on the bar
. at the mouth Of the river, the facili
ties for manufacturing lumber wer'
81 great, and pine timber so abun
e dant, and easily procured. that thi'
y great industry steadily increased, ant
F.. congress, recognizing the growing i'm
pOrtance OF this point, made Severa
, small appropriations, which having
been economically expended. havinI
$ resulted in giving ten and one hal
i feet uf water. where formerly ther
was only four, and while this does no
give the relief now needed by th
~ greatly increased business Of the port
it has made conditions such. in con
n nection with Horn Island Harb0r, Il
to enable merchants and exporters n
n PaScag0ula to compete with an
/. lcmbcr manufacturing point in TIL
country. and place on every market !
the world the rich treasures Of Missis
sippi's great pine forests.
Il The bulk Of the lumber ard timbc
}. manufactured at Pascagoula is c,
4 ported to Europe, South Americ;
Mcxico, Cuba, the Windward Island
AID the States, c0astwise. There az
no regular lines engaged in any {
these trades. Trans-A atlantic shiy
ments are made IN tramp steamer
and sailing vessels. South Amcric,
Cuba and cOastwiSe cargocs 20
lighter draft sailing vessels. Rate
= In all eases arc governed by the gel
t eral demand for bottom for the elias
e OF vessels engaged In this line c
freights.
The foreign export shipments q
Q lumber and timber from the Port d
: Pascag0ula for the government Csc,
year ending June 30th. 1898, necessit,
i. ted nearly 100000 tonnage and 20
sailinRs, while the cnastwise or d.
nestle export required nearly 100 sail
ings, aggregatlng u tonnage a trjfI
4 under $4,000.
a New York. Boston and Philadelphi
are the favOritc cOastwlse markets 70
PascagOula lumber, and the trade nov
existing between this port and thcs
and other points on the Atlantic cons
has reached quite extensive proper
tiOns.
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 10. 1903,
there Was manufactured at nnt
shipped from thu port 0f Pascagoul,
l35,ol2,772 superficial feet OF lumbc
. aud timber, 02,82S, 206 feet going &
foreign destinations and 4S, llO, 566 Il
domestic points. The fsrelen ship
mcnts cleared via Torn Island HarboI
were, lumber. ~, ,362,Sl7 feet; sawr
timber, 6,4S0. ly7, aud hown timber
Lose, 20! feet: Foreign shipments viz