The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-11-01

PROSPECTS AT PASCAGOULA.
W. j. Kilduff, in The American Lumberman,
Chicago. Ills.

W, j. hlluuU, IN Inc American LumDcrman,
Chicago, Ills.
PAsCAGOULA, Mss, Oct. 14.-Busi-
ness here is good and the log supply is
ample. Speaking of prime lumber,
l.. n. Dantzler, OF the L. N. Dantzler
Lumber Company, Moss Point, says:
81 am inclined to think that the price
of lumber will be lower than last year
and the sales not so large, but the
production will be at least one.third
less. The out OF town mills will con.
fine their operations to the interior
trade, Our firm shipped 1897 ,56s feet
last month, and we will probably
double that figure during October"
The total exports for the past thirty
days from this port were 3,S79, 900 feet
Of lumber and 936, 900 feet OF timber,
while 1915, 500 feet cleared from Ship
Island during the past sixty days, all
manufactured in the Pascagoula dis.
trict.
Fred Herrin, of the Robinson Land
& Lumber Company, one of the best
posted lumbermen OF the coast coun.
try, said:
1.-THE stock Of sawn timber is very
small, possibly 10000 pieces. This
condition is owing to the fact that
the mills hcve not cut a foot in sever
al months and quite a lot has been
towed from here to Mobile to ill out
cargoes there and make up averages
while the usual quantity has gone di.
rect from here. The stocks OF prime
are very small. We now have only
100000 feet on hand. Some think that
prime will be "of" this year and if
this be true shippers will find that
they will be compelled to confne their
operations to other grades of pitch
pine, as the mills simply will not cut
IL at the prices offered"
A. S. Denny, OF w. Denny & Co.,
takes a very optimistic view of the
outlook. He can well afford to do
this, as his concern has such an ex-
tensive coastwise, Cuban and Mexi.
can trade that the saws would be
kept busy ever should they never cut
a foot of prime.
The boOms here are full of the
choicest logs which are packed in so
closely that it is said the alligators
have been forced out Of their whilom
haunts to seek other homes.
Indications are that in a very short
while the largest vessels will load
directly at the mills at Moss Point,
as the smaller vessels are doing now.
When this shall be accomplished
the %Pascagoula district will be revolu.
tionized. No new town springlng up
yesterday could rival the old wealth
and conservativeness of this place.
The foundation here upon which to
build could not be acquired 10 a sea.
son. This foundation is in the world.
wide reputation of the lumber cut sin
the PascaIoula district" and 10 the
wealth and intelligence already here.
The l.. n. Dantzler Lumber Com.
pany's mills has been shut down for
repairs. 1t will start up November /,
with its capacity increased from 100.
900 to 125,0 600 feet a day. l.. N. Dantz.
Ter, vice president Of the company,
has purchased a beautiful new launch
and the company slas also recently
completed a new tug, the Bessie
Dantzler. This company has also
recently completed large general stores
at Vancleave, with J. E. Lockard in
charge.
The exports from the gulf for the
past week were:
Pascagoula, 2,O4S, 900 feet OF lumber
and 5000 pickets.
Mobile, Ala, 1,157,435 feet of lum.
Der, $500 0 feet Of sawn timber, 100,. |
600 cubic feet hewn and 1000 oak
slaves.
Pensacola, Fla, l,l5S,0OO feet of
lumber and 5,311 900 feet of sawn tim.
Der.
Total, 1865 feet of lumber, 6,307, 900
feet of sawn timber, 100, 900 cubic feet
of llewn, 1000 slaves and 5000 pickets.