The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-12-09
PROPHET M1N1OsN
VIEWS The FUTURE
Paints 4 Bright and Glowing Pic.
tufs Of the Coming Port Of
PsscasouIa.
HARMONY IN CITY
BRINGS SUCCESS
New Iron Highways and Good
Roads Predicted as Means Of
Making People Happy and
Prosperous.

Boosters Banquet, the function that
aroused and reawakened more en-.
thusiam In the Port OF Pascagoula
than any other single event, was a
view OF "Pascagoula's Future" by Mr.,
j. J. Mcintosh OF Moss Point. Mr..
Mcintosh was enthusiastic and the
spirit OF his theme swept over those
In attendance to such an extent that
he was repeatedly interrupted by
cheers and applause, and that same
spirit went out after the banquet and
has become a fixed purpose with every
loyal son In the twin cities OF the
port. Mr.. McIntosh's address was as
follows:
Mr.. Toastmaster, Our Guests and
Fellow Citizens OF the Port OF
Pascagoula:
In discussing In committee the SUBJ
jects for this evening it was suggeste
that 1t would be impossible for the
speakers to conflne themselves to the
subject; that 1t would be impossible
for a speaker to consider the past OF
the Port OF Pascagoula without a
Thought OF the present or future; that
1t would be equally impossible for the
speakers Of the present or future ol
the port to ignore the other features,
and SO it was agreed that each OF us
should have the privilege OF the old
negro preacher in slavery times.
His old master met him one Sunday
morning and asked, "Well, Sam, are
you going to preach today?" "No,
MASTER" he said, "Iaint zactly gwlne
to preach today, l just gwine zort. =
SWELL its the same thing, isn't it:'
"Oh! no, Master, dey's heap OF diff.
funse." well, what is the ditference?'
i"Well, you see, Master, when you
| breaches you has to stick to your
text. but when you zorts you eau
branch"
Exercising this privilege the pre-.
vi0us speakers have somewhat over.
Tapped on my subject, and claim the
same privilege. Mr.. Clark has told
you Of the past Of the Port OF Pasca
goula, mixing with the sentimental
the practical, while Mr. Chcnowetf
has told you Of the present, mixint
with the practical the sentimental
and both l am sure convincing yo,
that it was and is glorioGs privilege
to have lived, and to live In the Por
Of Pascagoua.
SAW THE ADVANTAGES.
4 Nearly % years ago arrived at Til,
depot over here, having for the frs
time In my life crossed the line intt
i Mississippi few minutes before.
4 came South under an agreement Il
spend year 10 Mobile, then go Il
Brunswick, Ga. / didn't know ther
was such a place on the map as Pas
cag0nla. / was sent here to help GU
for a week 10 the Moss Point Office
and have never got away, from her
for very long since, and have neithe
the desire or intention OF gettin
away in the near future. About
! month after arrived drove to Pas
cagoula Tor the Beach) and got 10
first view OF the Gulf OF Mexico.
early learned the disadvantage AM
risk OF shipments by way OF Shi
Island, and with some pride ] cay
have been 10 the fight for Pascag oul
ever since. l was Hrst president q
the old Pascagoula Maritime associs
ion, and was secretary Of the late
Merchants association Of Moss Point
!, and lately have been as active q
. opportunity allowed 10 the Pasc;
goula Commercial Club.
With the information thus gained
l am asked to discuss the future {
the Port; to tell you what my vision
are, what / see ahead OF us. l wan
to say to start on, the pessimist wi
get no satisfaction out Of this speecI
When I grow pessimistic l will quietl
leave the place.
What then do l see? see In ii
first place the Boosters getting i
gether and 50 advertising the Al
vantages Of the port as to interel
capital and secure the early exteDsic
Of the Pascagoula Northern railwa
with one branch to Memphis, th'
giving US connections with the gra
1eIds Of the west, and another brant
IL Birmingham, thus giving Us co
nection with the great coal and irt
nelds OK Alabama, and as these thin
90 out through our port ! see frui