The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-03
ADDING TO IT'S PROPERTY
THE CENTRAL MAKES a S45o,ooo
PURCHASE IN ROBOKEN.

! The Property to be Used as a Naval
Stores, Pig-Iron and Cotton Yard
New Piers to be Built and the OCEAN
Steamship Company to Load it's
Vessels There-The Centrars Prop
erty in New York.
| The Central railroad has bought prett y
piece of property in Hoboken, n. j., for
| $4,000. IL will be used for naval stores
lumber, pig iron, and perhaps cotton yard.
Tbs purchase was made with view to
providing increased facilities at the north
ern terminus of the Centrars and Ocean
Steamship Company's line, consequent upon
the rapidly increasing western traffic. The
property was the last of the available sites
along the Hudson river, and if the Central
had delayed the purchase it would have
been without a site for the handling Of its
increasing business.
A BIG PROPERTY.
The property has a $40 feet front and ex-
tends from Hudson street to the water
front, between Eleventh and Thirteenth
streets, a distance OF 700 feet It is directly
opposite Tenth street IN New York.
The Central has the privilege of extend
ing its tracks out into the river as far as the
authorized bulkhead lines, making the
entire 9Th of the site l. 400 feet. twill
enable the Central, Gen. Alexander said
yesterday, TO build two piers 700 feet long
and 80 feet wide. For the present the
tracks will be extended out no farther.
The Ocean Steamship COmpany's present
site in New York is next to the Pacific
Nails pier. the Pacific Nail being No
"a, and the Central pier No.
50. The Central is using at present one
nall OF pier No. 81, having recently rented
1t. The Glasgow line has been using it for
a considerable time, but the lease expired a
short while ago and the Central stepped in
and took, it up. Gen. Alexander said,
however, that the Pacific Mail reserved the
right to occupy the one-half of the pier
which the Central has leased after giving
notice six months.
PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE.
II for any reasons the business of that
line should increase in such proportions as
to require the space now used by the Cen
trial, the Central will be without a storage
yard for its great volume of freight There
fore, In view Of this, and of the immense
increase in the western traffic, which will
in short time neceSsitate more adequate
facilities, the Central has made the pur-
chase, and, Gen. Alexander thinks, very
wisely. Even now, he said, the company IS
cramped, and good deal of ightering is
required.
The new yard will be built in a short time
and ali of the company's outbound business
will be received there, and vessels will be
loaded there, while they will be discharged
on the old pier, No. "a, in New York.
The opening up of the new roads
through the lumber district in South
east Georgia with the increase in lumber
aud also in naval stores Is creating
a demand for facilities. The number Of
turpentlne farms and saw-mills on now
lines of railroad which have been built
during the last two years is wonderful. The
new lines transfer the business to the Cen
trial or the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway. and it is then turned over at
Savannah to the Ocean Steamship Com
pany, which delivers 1t at New York.
THE PIG IRON TRAFFIC.
The increase in the pig iron traffic from
the west since the Central secured through
line to Birmingham and invaded the coal
and iron regions of Alabama is remarkable.
Besides, the road expects to handle good
deal more cotton this season than it did last
Gen. Alexander said that it is probable
that the new yard at Hoboken may be used
largely for storing cotton.
The plans for the contemp plated piers have
not been perfected yet. The estimated cost
of improvements cannot be arrived at until
the plans and specifications are completed.
The building of the two piers will give
greater facilities, and more space can be
utilized. Vessels may come in between the
two piers and load, instead of having to be
strung out in a big line down tie river.
The capacity of the yard will enable the
Cen raj to store any amount of freight, and
although the increase in business may be
rapid, the new yard will answer for many
years.