The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-08-18
DanztIer Lumber Company Alleges
Arbitrary Action BY Rail-
road At That Port.
THIS PORT IS MENTIONED
A PROBABLE FUTURE BASE
Company Is Largest Shipper
Through Port Of GuIfport And
Transfer OF Business Would
Be Beneficial.

The l.. n. Dantzler Lumber com
pany, whose mills are the principal
Industrial plants at Moss Point,
Others Of which are scattered through.
out south Mississippi, is reported as
having it's troubles with the Gulf and
Ship Island railroad at Gulfport. The
press dispatches sent out from that
city and published In Tuesday morn
ing's papers, state that L. N. Dantzler
announces that II Is possible bis COM
pany will be forced to bring their
shipping interests to this port, 10
which event Pascagoula will become
an important centre. The con troversy
between the Dantzlers and the rail-
road company has been 10 progress
some time, although the latest devel-
opment Is a new one.
When port charges we're first sug-
gested at Gulfport some time ago, l..
N. Dantzler admitted, In the pub
lished testimony, that II cost ten
cents per Thousand more to handle
their shipping through Gulfport than
1t would either through Pascagoula or
Ship Island. Other matters, proba-
bly,, entered into the determination OF
the company to handle its shipping
through Gulfport, but the added bur.
dens OF port charges and the present
alleged arbitrary action by the Gulf
and Ship Island railroad, IT appears,
may prove even greater burdens than
the company cares to assume or carry.
BE that as IL may, the suggestion
made by Mr.. Dantzler in the dis
patches from Gulfport is pregnant
with splendid possibilities for Pasca-
gaula, and the real well wishers for
this port will hope that the immense
shipping now made by this company
through Gulfport will be diverted
through the Port OF Pascagoula.
THE PRESS DISPATCH.
The dispatch from Gulfport, as
printed 10 the Mobile Register last
Tuesday morning, is as follows:
Gulfport, Miss, Aug. IA "A contr0-
versy has sprung up between the L..
N. Dantzler Lumber company and the
Gulf aud Ship Island rairoad, tho out
come Of which Is prOblematlcal. The
trouble started over an attempt on
the part OF the railroad TO remove
from its berth the British steamship
KIngsgate on the plea that the vcssc
was not being loaded as rapidly as II
required by the rules Of the railroad
company and the pilot commission
L. N. Dantzler and G. B. Dantzler, 0
the Dantzler company, refused II
remove the vessel and the matte
was brought before the pilot
commission. The pilot commission
ers' ruling was not satisfactory TO th
Dantzler reople and an iojunctio
will be sought tomorrow against tn
pilot commission TO restrain theE
from having the vessel moved. Th
case IL sure to 20 70 the courts, an
. the controversy Is likely 10 DC Ion
drawn out.
: The facts, as can be gathered, al
. that the boat was not being loaded |
! rapidly as the rules called for, az
the harbor master ordered the vess
taken out Of her berth. The lumb
= = company while not denying that Il
q vessel was not receiving as nut
n cargo per day as the rules rcquiF
- contend that the cargo was on hai
= but the railroad company would q
Or place the cars for transfercnce to Il
vessel.
ORDERS BOAT MOVED.
ne The ruling Of the commission, 7
or vote being Two to three, was that :
pg vessel must be moved by Tuesd
unless the DantzIers are willing to
linquIsh the berthing rights
another vessel, the cauada' which