The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-24
TO OPEN THE NEW TERMINALS
sEABOARD TO Use HUTCHINSoN'S
ISLAND WAREHOUSES JULY L.

After That Date the Freight Busi-
ness of the Two Roads Will BE
Handled at the New Terminals.
Freight VIII BE Received and De-
Iivered at the Warehouses on west
Broad and River Streets and
Lighters Used to Transport 1t
Across the Rivcr-BuII< Shipments
on New Spur Tracks-Omce of the
Agent VIII BE on HutchinsOn's
Island.
July !, the Georgia and Alabama Rail
way and the Florida Central and PENN
sular Railroad will discontinue the use
of the warehouses. tracks and terminals
of the Central Railway and Ocean Steam
ship Companies for the handling of
freight business and will handle it az the
Hutchinson Island terminals of the Geor-
gia and Alabama.
A notice to this effect. signed by Vice
President and General Manager Cecil
Gabbett, appears in the Morning News.
The change marks a new step in the
commercial life and history of Savannah
and inaugurates the use of the magnifi-
cent railway property that has sprung
from the apparently barren waste of
Hutchinson Island, under the creative
genius and tireless industry of the off,
GERS of the Seaboard A new outlet and
new conveniences for the handling of Sa-
vannah's constantly increasing trade is
thus afforded.
Freight will be received and delivered
by the railroads using the Hutchinson
Island terminals at their warehouses at
River and West Broad streets. For
freight delivery the companies will use
the Duckworth warehouse at that point
while for receiving freight a new build
ing, the construction of which will be
completed by the day of the change, will
be utilized. The delivery warehouse has
a floor area of about 10000 square feet,
while the receiving warehouse will be,
when completed, twice as large.
From the Hutchinson Island terminals
TO the River street warehouses the COM
panies will use lighters to transport the
freight received and to be delivered. AS
many lighters as are necessary to han
die the business will be employed, and it
is promised that no unseemly delays shall
follow the water trip THAI will precede
the loading of the freight on the cars or
its delivery to the consignees.
For Dulk shipments, tndt Is snl pIIleHtS
Of carload lots the companies have now
in construction spur tracks west of the
city. The tracks are being built Just
west of West Boundary street, and south
of the Louisville road. They approach
completion now, and will be ready for tie
change in freight handling that is to be
made on the first of next month. On
these tracks will be received and deliv-
cred all carload shipments to and from
Savannah.
The office Of Agent C. c. Martin will
be at the terminals across the river, but
a force consisting of cashier and de-
livery and receiving clerks, will be main
talned at the River street warehouses.
Mr. Martin will also retain a desk at the
city office of the companies. at Bryan and
Bull streets.
Mr.. Martin said yesterday that the ar
engagements made for effecting the change
are ample and complete, and that 1t will
be made without trouble and without fric-
ton. From the time the new plan is put
in operation an excellent service is prom
ised, and Mr.. Martin feels that ii is as
sured.
The Georgia and Alabama and Florida
Central and Peninsular will continue to
use the passenger depot of the Central
for the handling of their passenger bust
ness, and their passenger trains will con-
tinue to enter and leave this station untA
the completion of the projected Union
deDOt.