The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-24

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INTERESTING DATA.
The Pascagouls Commercial Club.
whose president II n y. Chenoweth,
has complied soma facts concerning
the hafbof here which will bo Of In.
terest IN investors who may contem.
plate location on the gulf coast.
Horn Island bar at pascagoula's
sea entrance has now navlgable
depth OF twenty-five aud one.half
feet, and Il the narrowest bar on the
gulf, less than four hundred feet from
thirty foot depths outside TO twenty.
ivc.foot depths inside, hence cheaply
decpened 10 desired depths
The Port Of Pascagoula, az has been
said before, embraces three separate
communities Scranton, a business
community directly on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad; Pascagoula,
fronting the Gulf OF Mexico, and
composed Of beach residences, and be
saw mill community OF Moss Point,
the home OF the great mill men. Re.
Gently, however, Scranton and Pasca-
goula have become one municipality
under the title OF PascaRoula, and, 10
fact, all are closely allied, and are
practically one community, fine
electric railway system, that Of the
Pascaeoula Street Railway and Power
Company, connecting an three. which
are but few miles apart.
Pascagoula IL an important fishing
and oyster centre. and these indus.
tries sustain large number Of her
people. She is also largely engaged
10 ship building, shlnglc manufacture
and the creosotlOg Of timber and lnm.
ber, and offers unexcelled advantages
for the establishment and successful
prosecution OF all kinds Of hardwood
manufactures and box and fruit case
factories.
The town Is an old one, and presents
an odd jnmble Of antiquated buildings
and live business, amid the most pic-
tureeQue surroundings. Here Is the
sea, always alive with ships and small
craft; the coast and white shell roads
q tangle Of glorious old moss hung
trees-Lhe live oaks OF the region: the
pine woods In solid bodies hanking
the town; tine old residences almost
hidden behind semi.trOptcal gardens
containing wealth OF flowers, roses
Of every hue, violets, japonicas, mag.
nOlias, oleanders, wistaria, Spanish
daggers, with Chinaberry trees droop.
i0g over you and oranges, lemons, ngs
and pecans everywhere.
SPLENDID FUTURE
White shell roads lead down 10 the
sea--tb the beach OF PascaeouIs, the
finest bathing beach along the entire
gulf coast. Here, before the war, 10
hostelries long since destroyed. came
the rich planters families Of the
south, and "Pascagoula By the sea-
still shows traces Of It's bygone splen-
dor. Its magnificent old trees are
here 10 friendly groups waiting 10
shelter new homes. Across the gilt.
ter;ng expanse Of water looms charm.
ing pineclad islands against which
the surf OF the Gulf beats endlessIy
and invites the bather TO try III
tumbling waters. Tho beach here
has every possibility that Pass Chris.
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