The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-01-04

l3-6-S
Ernest V. and William H. Suthofi
to Albert A. Greenough, parcel of
land on Randall Ferrys road in 49,
7-6, $4,000.
Deeds of Trust
Jake Dupree and wife to Farmers
& Merchants State Bank, deed of
trust for $4,000, secured by nw4 of
swi of 25-6-S.
there must be common understand
ing, and if the public have rights un-
der this instrument that have been
| denied them, it is the duty of the city
officials to see that such rights are re-
stored or at least so the limit of the
law in the effort, if an amicable and
satisfactory adjustment cannot be had
outside of the courts.
The retiring Board has already in
| itiated a movement along these lines,
which will be continued and pressed
| to as speedy action as the courts will
permit in arriving at legal constru-
| ing of the franchise and the proper
enforcement OF such construction.
Public Docks.
Pascagoula is essentially seaport
and maritime city It's port develop
ment is a result of it's exports and
water products. Its future depends
almost entirely on shipbuilding and
business brought here by the fact of
it's harbor and deep water facilities.
Railroads have as yet played little
part in it's development in so far as
commerce is concerned.
The city owns 800 feet of river
front, which the Federal Government
required the city to purchase if fur
ther appropriations for the improve
ment of the channel and barbor were
desired.
Every port on the gulf and sea5oard
of the country is using its best efforts
to secure shipping, exports and i'm
ports and adding facilities for berth
ing, loading and unloading.
The Federal Government is building
barges and tug boats at great eX-
pense with which to utilize the War
rior and Tombigbee rivers and Missis-
sippi sound (via Lake Borne) in trans
porting coal and iron from coal and
iron fields of Alabama to Mobile and
New Orleans
The New Orleans line will operate
along our gulf coast front in going and
returning, carrying coal to and general
merchandise from New Orleans,
Industrial plants now here and the
coaling station use annually 10000
tons (15O0 cas) OF coal, and Pasca-
gcula merchants now buy 100000 tons
(25OO cars) Of general merchandise
from Mobile and New Orleans an
nually.
In normal times an average of 250
foreign vessels seek and come to Pas
cagoula in ballast for cargoes. Some
of them would come loaded if dock
room and unloading facilities were con-
venient
A port which exports and never i'm
ports, receives only half the benefit
due it.
Within a year vessels now building |
tAI hot m
ican and foreign countries by a COM !
pany with large interests here and
who would no doubt gladly cooperate
with this port in establishing the fac
ilities referred to.
The same interests have acquired pine
holdings tributary to the Alabama &
Mississippi Railroad which is more
conveniently an d economically |
brought to this port than elsewhere.
1t has also acquired two mills for the
manufacture of this timber and a
neighboring port is already making
praiseworthy effort to divert the pro-
duct of these mills to its seaboard.
For these reasons and many others
Pascagoula should at the earliest pos
sible moment establish docks on its
river front property with suitable
warehouses and rail connections there
with.
| shall at an early date take this
matter up with the business intrests
of Pascagoula looking to the establish
ment of such docks and warehouses
and rail connections.
General.
The foregoing is my judgment on
the most important subjects for con-
action on the part of the
Mayor and Commissioners and the
subjects to which shall give my first
and special attention, not however to
the exclusion of many other minor
matters. all of which will receive my
very best attention.
Personal and Final.
The foregoing | have treated from
an official standpoint, because my con-
nection with them will be necessarily
official.
My conception of the duty of "a