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COMMERCT\L SEAPORT STRONGLY IR- 00566	URGED	ON	MISSISSIPPI'S	COAST
1896
N. 0. Daily Picayune - Monday, July 6, 1896 - p. 18 by H. S. Evans
REMARKS BY H. S. EVANS
One thing is of vital importance co aver/ citizen of Mississippi. That is a deep water harbor.
That no commercial town exists upon Mississippi's Gulf coast is not an honor to'"fter learned statesmen. No state has ever had brighter intellects in the halls of Congress than has Mississippi, but it is a sad commentary when forced to say that their minds have seldom run in the Gulf channel, and that when they did their thoughts were ciphers ao far 1as'~any real benefits resulted from those thoughts to the Gulf Coast.
It matters not where a deep water harbor may be located upon the Mississippi Coast. It will be of incalculable benefit to the entire state, as*from such a harbor improvement one of the largest commercial ports of the country is sure to be the outgrowth.
Hence it is to the interest of the people, without regard to section of condition, to insist that their Congressmen and the Senators use every exertion to seceyre an appropriation from the National Government that will insure such a harbor upon this coast, and thus give Mississippi a commercial port that will bring her in direct connection with the marts of the civilized vorld.
Such a harbor would enhance the value of every foot of realty in the state. It is a shame that it was not constructed years ago.
No section offers better advantages for manufactories, fruit-growin and vegetable, culture. In health and genial climsteT'it stands atrthe head of the column and no one will make a mistake by investing either in town property or farm lands. It is the paradise of Mississippi, if not of the entire South.