The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1899-01-27

cases; 1890 fruit and vegetable hoxcs
5000 barrels M r0sin: 5000 barrels |
spirits Of turpcntinc; 10000 barrels Of
charcoal l.250 barrels of fish; 10000
barrels OF oysters and 10000 pounds of
wool.
The destination and quantity of cx-
ported lumber and timber manu-
factured at and shipped from the port
OF Pascag0ula for the fiscal year was
as follows: England. l7.152.106 super
fetal feet; Holland, 1901, l6O :Argen-
tine, 5,046,495: Germany. 5.604.Sl5:
Brazil. 3. 7lS.933; France, 2.4O6. i67:
Scotland, l,5l9,725; Wales, l.3l06l2:
Italy, 1,02a,5SI; Belgium. l.0Ol .475;
Ireland, S67,75 ;Denmark, 243.376.
There is one hardship imposed on
the exporters at this port, in the way
of insurance, which is caused from the
fact that Horn Island Harbor is not
credited by the marine underwriters
with the full depth Of water IN the
harbor and pass.
Action looking to the removal Of
this trouble has been recently inaugu-
rated by the PaScagoula Commercial
Club, and the official figures from the
United States engineers Suundings
and surveys have been furnished,
showing full depth Of water in Horn
Island Pass and Ilarhnr, and IL is safe
to say that this trouble will be shortly
removed.
Because Of exceedingly cheap port
charges, pilotage regulated by law,
PascagUula has long since been Il ia
vOritc port for. vessels To charter to.
Because Of the fact that most OF the
coastwse and Cuban shipments arc
made in vessels which take on their
cargocs, or the greater portion. In the
river along side the mill wharvcs, this
port can compete with any other
lumber manufacturing point on the
Gulf, aud not only hold the large trade
already established, but increase it
to greater proportions at will.
In addition to the business done
here by water, and just referred to,
there Is quite a large interior trade
being done by rail. Happily for the
manufacturer, this trade calls for
lumber not emanded for other trades,
and by the use Of dry kilns, and plain
ing mills, much lumber Is thrown on
profitable markets In the interior.
PascagOula is doing quite a large
business in this line with Louisville,
indianapolis, Chicago, Cincinnati, st.
Louis and other points in the north
and west and while rates might lie
made u little lower, and probably
would. il there was a competing line
II In 7 ,r;,rill, "a ,tb N,clv;lio rn II rnnd
is the only ltne here, the merchants
are content at their present rate. and
are shipping great quantities of
lumber To the points named, with
good margin To 60 on.
PascagOula does but little In the
way OF importing, but her location is
such as to command attention in this
respect, when the new condition Of AZ
fairs arc settled, resulting from the
Spanish-American war.
Up to this time the federal govern
mcnt has made very few apprOpria.
tions looking to the deepening OF the
harbOr or river. but those made have
been very economically and practi.
cally expended, resulting in very ma
terial substantial and permanent i'm
proyemeut, due largely, too, to naLu-
raj causes in the formation Of the
river bottom and the channels. Larger
and more substantial appropriations
would. no doubt, have been made, but
the fact that lumber is manufactured
here with so much faculty, and timber
so easily procured, that, although d
great amount of lghterage from the
mills to the vessels in the harbOr has
to be done by the merchants, at con
siderable cost. they have always beer
able to easily compete and outblt
: other points. and have therefore neve
had il sufficiently impressed upol
them, the great disadvantages undel
which they have labored Sharp com
petition in the timber and lumber
business recently, however, has hat
. the effect OF rouSIng the business mel
, at this port, aud the effort aread.
t made has had the the effect of
, favorable report by the governmen
engineers, as to the feasibility ant
, necessity tn commerce OF decpenln
the river, and II recommendation 10
: S262, 2,O00 therefor
|. TIE NATURAL LOCATION FOR A GREA
Y HARBoR.
! here, and the facilities for the manl
! facturc of lumber already existing
: are such that the expenditure OF TN
sum will result in making the bes
harbor and the building Of the great
: est port on the Mexican gulf.
!. There is one above all Others, TN
) mention OF which quickens the con
:; nercial pulse Of the entire Gulf coas'
u and brings visions 0f prosperity an
; wealth which would crystalize int
. realities, upon the cOnsummatlon
J, the contemplated projcct, and this
. the building OF the Nicarauga cana
> Tile great benefits resulting ther
!. from, not only tn the Gull coast, bl
: To the entire Atlantic side " the COZ
u tlnent, will be almost equal to u
discovery OF n new world.
:. The greatest distances heretof0
y; existing between the markets on II
Pacific coast, both In North and Sout
America, not to mention the hume
able markets Of the eastern coast
the world, hcing thus annihilate
, great lines OF commerce not heret
! fore dreamed Of will immediate
, spring into existence.
! DIN cl0ser proximity than all othe
to the site Of this great contemplate
,. project, are the p0rts Of the Gulf
Mexico, prominent among which
Pascag0ula, with an already estal
iished commerce, nOtcd ~ Z ma n
facturi0s center for yellow pin
lumber, a product In great demand
all these new murts referred %, In
mediatcly on tile PascagOula rive
which drains the still virgin forests (
! the s0uth's great plno belt, c0nnecte
with all the great cities Of the cOllT
try by one Of the largest systems q
railroads 10 tho world, and the con
merclul lmmOrtance Of HlscaU0uls
upon the cUmpletiOn Of this CAM
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