The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-03-03
PROPOSED CANNING FACTORY.

Editor Demoerat-star.
Will you kindly allow an earnest adj
vocate OF the welfare OF Scranton.
Moss Point, Paseagoula and vicinity
the privilege OF your columns To call
attention To the splendid opportunity
offered to forward the interests of this
section? l refer to the proposed can
ming factory to he erected upon a site
to be yet decided upon by vote OF the
stockholders.
Many OF your readers will remember
what a benefit u them the factory at
Scranton was before it burned down.
some years since. but it has not paid
them To raise fruits and vegetables
suitable for canning since then, for
lack OF sale for them, except figs.
Now II the people will unite and show
a due appreciation Of the opportunity
offered, a far greater success awaits
them. 1t is useless to dwell on the
great benefits the neighbOrhOod de-
riveS from a canning factory, as the
case OF Biloxi demonstrates this.
These factories have made Biloxi one
OF the most successful towns of its
size in the whole country. and also
made their owners rich. Witness also
the one at Bayou la Batre, which from
a small beginning a few years ago. Is
now to spend $4,000 in enlargcments
and improvements.
The factory to be established in this
vicinity will furnish first, employ
ment for men, women and children
who have no chance to get work 9TH
erwise. Every family could produce
Il few vegetables, raise figs and sell
them at renuncrative prices for cash
at the factory. Thus children a tie
employed to help raise tomatoes,
beans, etc. and become brcad.earnerS
as well as consumers. In the factUry
they will be needed for various things.
labelling cans, preparing articles for
canning, etc. Many cheap houses will
be needed for hands, who will spend
their wages at our stores. These
houses will increase the demand for
real estate and be fine paying invest
mcntS. Every al Of 6rSt-claSs good $
bearing the name OF the factory and
town will be an advertisement which,
will go all over the country, north,
south, east and west, and many
abroad, calling attention TO the pro-
ducts of this section. Children can
catch crabs and sell them to the fac
tory. Oysters will need openers, crabs,
pickers. No industry benefits such
4 variety Of persons. Land owners
house owners, truck gardeners, every
one with "a little patch Of ground.
All thesein addition to those employ
ed directly in the factory, and in
catching oysters, fish, shrimp and
crabs.
As a gllt-edged Investment at S25
per share the returns promised to the
Stockholders are greater than any
other investment | know Of. and
therefore | am interesting friends in
other places in the splendid opportu-
nifty to invest either large or small
sums in the stock. ! have Il friend in
st. Louis who will unite with me To
invest $l.5OO, and expect to increase
my holdings later beyond this.
Let every II who wants to see this
locality forge to the front, attend the
mass meeting to be held at the court
house in Scranton, even if they cannot
invest S25 in n share. They will BE-
cordially welcomed and their suggrs.
tions highly appreciated. Let us
unite, for the good of one is the good
of all, particularly in this instance.
Come from Moss Point; comefrom
PascagOula: come from Scranton and
vicinity; come from all round an
show your interest in the general
welfare. Don't forget this. Come and
bring your friends, money or noinon-
cy; come anyhow, and help make
things hustle, on Monday evening at
1880 O'Clock in the courthouse.
ARTHUR CONWAY THORNTON,
Believer.