The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-10-21

THREE INSTANCES
or ACTUAL EFFECT.
Voters Urged to Pledge tssis.
Istlve Candidates on Re-
peal Of the Present
Section 900.

There IL something wrong with the
t,fdloess " development ~ the Port
NJ pascagoula What ls w Let's
talk u oyetl
Al the Creation the Pascagoula
b,fbor was more highly blessed than
any other barbor along the entire gulf
c,ast. not barring the harbors Of the
largest OF the cities. The government
reports for over fifteen years have
insistently and persistently iterated
and reiterated this fact 10 an en-.
deavor to impress upon the guardians
Of the public monies OF the nation
that here is the logical point for the
creation, building and developing OF
the one great permanent port on the
gulf These reports are OF public
character and are public property and
may be obtained at any time with
but little effort.
Brushing aside every condition and
fact except the contents of these
government reports, no other port
along the gulf can claim a leg to
stand on as against the natural ad.
yantages OF this port. AS to why
other ports have been put 10 more
advanced stage OF development than
pascagoua, 1t is an easy matter Of
understanding when the actual facts
10 each case are closely analyzed, and
this process OF analysis has been
adopted by more than one OF the
awakening great corporations. AS
corroborative argument for some OF
what is here to follow, it may be
stated here in passing that a close
analysis Of the gulf situation shows
that of all the ports embraced in this
territory, the ports Of the great state
OF Mississippi are the most backward
10 development. There is reason.
What is 1t?
Time after time it Is matter Of
common knowledge that certain of
the great corporations, the developers
Of states, countries, towns and cities,
have had their eyes glued to this par
ticular territory. just as frequently,
too, these same corporations have
heayed sign OF disappointment and
discontent and reluctantly cast their
fortunes at other points along the
gulf. Not only has Pascagoula, Moss
Point and Jackson county suffered 10
this, but the entire gulf coast and all
Of the great state Of Mississippi may
truthfully report the same discourage
ment of hopeful development. Why
Is this true? There is reason.
Just three little illustrations, eact
widely separated from the other, thi!
being done to endeavor to show thai
all parts OF the state are equa
sufferers from the same cause, viii
tend to indicate still further the &C
tual existence OF deterrent in tn,
states proper development. In on,
Instance, fact that has become
practically world famous as indicat
ing the short-sightedness OF grea
commonwealth, the largest saw mill
10 the world were driven beyond tn
confines OF the state. The fact Il
itself Is discourdging enough, to b
sure, but to this must be added tn
further fact that these same mill
don't forget they are the largest !
the world) draw much, practically al
OF their needed raw material fror
the state Of Mississippi. Just acros
Tue state line has been created an
ouilded new city with a prese1
population Of something over 4,0t
souls These people owe allegIant
and pay their taxes, licenses, ETC.,
Tue state of Louisiana simply becaus
they we're driven from the state
mississippi To name these mills
superiiuous, for almost every ma
woman and child in Mississippi,
not 10 the entire south, is famili
With the important fact in the cas-
Over on the eastern border OF &
state similar case may be Indicate
except that the plant this time Is
car building corporation. Because
me same law this corporation W
compelled to abandon It's well matur
pans to build a big plant in Missi
ippl and was driven to the neIghb
IR~
ns state OF Alabama, and the T,
material drawn largely from Il
sate Up 10 the upper edge Of /
NN a similar condition Of ana