The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-02-17
Enthusiastic Meeting Al Moss
Point On Monday Night Does
Much Business.
AN OYSTER EXPERT
MAY MAKE ADDRESS
Or. Y. r. Moore, In Charge OF
Government Survey Work Is
invited go Advertising
Fund Is Provided.

An enthusiastic meeting Of the
Commercial Club was held at Moss
Point last Monday night. Vice. Pres
ident j. j. Mcintosh, 10 the absence
President Chenoweth. presided at the
meeting, which was largely attended
Considerable routine business was
transacted. Mr.. j ID. Clark suggested
that DIR. II. r. Moore, the government
oyster expert now engaged In study
OF the oyster culture In Mississippi
waters, be invited to address the pe0-
pie OF the port on any date he may
prefer, the address to be delivered at
the courthouse. This suggestion was
placed In the form Of motion and
unanimously carried.
A suggestion that a cannery be
erected Ia the port brought forth con-
siderable discussion. The concensus
OF opinion appeared to be for the
creation OF a stock company for the
purpose OF erecting and operating
such cannery, but no definite action
was taken.
The new constitution and bylaws
we're read, amended and adopted
They provide for meetings on th'
evening OF the second Monday o
each month, the meetings alternating
between Moss Point and Pascagoula
The dues of the club were made 81.
. per mouth, payable either monthly o
quarterly.
The value OF publicity and adver
Using came in for much consideration
Prof. O. Fl. de, Lamorton making al
excellent talk along this line. Tn
. lack OF adequate advertising litera
+ ture for the club was specifically men
toned, and he urged that specia
t fund be provided TO be used for adver
d tisng and by the advertising commit
4 tee only On motion BY Mr.. Levi
D the advertising committee was give
. power to act to devise ways and mean
OF raising this suggested fund and I
: expend 1t In any way this. COMMITTEE
/, deemed wisest and best. Professor d
! Lamorton was added to this adverti'
ing committee. 1t was provided tina
0 should the advertising committe
0 deem II necessary to call upon othe
committees, or create special con
! mittee to assist 10 raising the fund.-
Q the advertising committee should 81
i, point such committee.
h AGAINST THE TREATY.
hi Mr.. Lewis called attention to I'll
fight Ia the United States senate 0
4 the Canadian reciprocity treaty,
d which was carried section pr0vidln
i for free lumber from that c0untT
!. into the United States. He read tw
i kilograms that had been prepares
d one for Senator Percy and one to Sci
i ator Money, asking each senator
vote against that feature Of th
Q reciprocity bill when II came up x
v consideration on Tuesday. By vol
Is OF the club the secretary was autho
l. lied to sign the kilograms In the nan
OF the club and to send same TO Il
Mississippi senators It Washington
Both messages we're filed 10 the Pa
caeoula telegraph ONCE immediatel
Is following adjournment.
d Mr.. Clark called attention TO Il
y meeting Of the Southern C0mmercl'
I Congress In Atlanta from March
% 10, inclusive, and urged that delegAt,
0 be appointed by the club 10 Attcu
Ir the congress On his motion del
!, cation OF five memhen was provide
!" for, the delegates N be appointed b
% the president OF the club.
pi Mr. Lamar Russell, local manag,
4 for the Cumberland Telephone an
Telegraph company. was invited
appear before the club 1t Its ne,
"a meeting for the purpose 0f going ov,
r. 10 detail with the organization II
a proposal for his company to c0nstrut
\ and operate telephone line along I'd
!. territory Of the PascagOula Norther
y railroad.
The meetiuR then sdloufoed.