The Hattiesburg news., 1912-01-17
Enthusiastic and Harmonious Day
in Life of Commercial Club

into commercial products, such as
tar, resin, creosote and
alcohol.
The commercial interests of Hat |
tiesburg will save 5000 10000 per an |
mum in freight rates alone. The saw
ing to the people in the Hattiesburg |
territory and the territory between
Hattiesburg and Moss Point will be at
least one half million dollars per an
mum.
We will have direct communication
by water with New Orleans, Mobile,
Gulfport, Pascagoula and Moss Point
and barges can be loaded and unload
ed direct from steamers from every
port in the world.
1t will mean the development of a
vast territory that is now in wild or
uncultivated state.
For the want of better freight rates
Hattiesburg has actually lost a half
million dollar paper mill, a 100000
Turpentine Retort, a Plow Manufac-
tory, Wagon Works, and many other
enterprises. The opening up of this
river will make these and many 9TH
/ er manufacturing plants profitable to
operate.
The commerce of Hattiesburg now
amounts to about $4,000 600 per an.
mum. Our banking business is about
$30,000,000. We have four railroads
making Hattiesburg the commercial
center OF Southeast Mississippi. 1--WE
are located in the midst of a terri
tory that manufactures about 500,
600 feet of yellow pine lumber annu
ally.
The assessed valuation of the city
in 1901 was $2,225,000. The 1911 as
sessments were $S,750,O0.
The receipts of the postoffce in 190
were S11,9S2.93. In 1905 they wer,
$26,527.19, and in 1911 they have risel
to $4O,611.7S.
Our railroads handle approximate.
650,000 tons per annum. into and ou
of Hattiesburg.
\ Our saw mills, planning mills,
, railroad shops, foundries, 8 grave
plants, steam laundries, 2 shee
metal and blow pipe works, cabine
: works, and our box factory, broor
: factory, machine shop, cotton con
: press, ice factory, fertilizer factor!
book bindery, job printing offices, o
+ mill, ice cream factory, mattress fa'
p tory, brick works, cross arm and pi
:. factory, marble works and other mai
ufacturing plants will all be benefi
!. ted in many ways, but more especia
: ly by the cheaper rates that will ma
urally follow the opening up Of thi
II channel.
a It was with much satisfaction thi
O. the club members learned that eve
I. after these arduous duties the commi
= tee was able to get posted on the Ii
&c tie known habits of the seal, and
4. explore that corridor Of the New w
lard Hotel known far and near on a
Is count of its daily collection of beaut
n as Peacock Alley"
II C. E. Linneman gave a graphic d
r scription of trip west last summe
q when he ascended Pixies Peak. F
~ stated that he found the view e
10 trancing, but would not divulge Il
n lady's name. He further stated tn
. he attended a meeting of the Coz
= mercial club of Cheyenne, Wyomin
: given in honor of visiting delegati
s. of eastern newspaper men. He Ii
:. ened intently to the speeches ma
. Iby the members of the organizati
I. setting forth the advantages Of tn
:. section, but while he admitted IL
4. they were all excellent boosters, I
4. one advantage did he hear exploit
:. that we in South Mississippi could !
=" go one better.
. Gage Woodward made an impassi
:. ed address on Domestic and Impor
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