The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-01

ue Of the greatest luNestments m SONth-
 --'s,s4srssss' -Is Sr s'S's--& Noaia .os os .,.aa. Rna >Iu s.s-s-z'p. .- --rsnS - ,f rrc.dwelI nine would come first, the = hite Pass & Yukon Railway second and Mocre's Wharf third. The two latter are closely allied as the wharf is the tcrmi- nus Of the railroad. and goods can be taken from the vessel and placed in the ears on the other side Of the wharf. Very soon the railroad company will have in operation a large steam crane. and by the use of this it will be possible Co llft heavy freight from the steamers hold directly 0n Co the cars standing on the tracks. II s possible. also. that track will be laid along the sea front of the wharf Co further facilitate trans-shipment.
 The Moores Wharf Company has al- ways shown It's enterprise in planning for the future and making large outlays in ad- vance of present requirments. and time las proved the soundness of its Judgment. Last year the company spent about S0O.- iOO ln construction work alone. all In prep lratlon for the great travel we had through .his port last season. and in full conh- fence that there would be this large traf- ic. The company is sometimes unfavorabiy eferred to as a foreign corporation. Tor which there Is no basis except that some of It's shareholders reside In London; but t has certainly proven Itself Co be more American than most American Investors ln the abiding faith it has shown as to the certain growth and coming importance of Skagwsy.
 The company is now completing still further important Improvements. all un- dertaken in iu plicit confidence that the commerce cf this rort will this year fully warrant these large eXnendltur's. These improvements begin at tho wharf end or tho approach Of 2S00 feet. which Ia to bo made double its present width Co give mora accommodation for drays and hot'l ,mnlbuses. The wharf Itself has bccn eN- tended for the coming season, 80 that there will be a deep water froatase or yVo feet. which will give ample space for five large steamers 70 dock and unload at tho same timo. other facilities In keeping wi,l this increas1 of accommodation have been made. one Of which Is a new bonded ware house O. nearly the same dimensions. and there Is also. for local business. cold storage for meats and 30 forth. and warm storagc warehouse for vegctg6cs. fruits and perlshable goods generally. so tha, they may not be touched by the frost
 The company has had th, city water la,C ,n to the wharf, SO that steamers may take on their supply Of water while unloading Instead Of having t1 make special trip across the bay fos the purpose.
 All these great Improvements. too. arc but the beginning. it being the Intention of the company to continue Co keep itr wharf facilities ahead of the present needs of the business. What has s0 fas been completed has always been done on foro- ,ast of the needs for the following sc2- son Those male last winter. for Instance, were shown Co O. based on good Julgm nt 1f the amount o' traflc that would como this way. for in one single mOath Of last summer 5Oo0 tons O; freight were landed 1n its wharf |, Is these large returns u}- n the Investment that have encouraged the company Co again make lavish expendi- lure ln preparation for the rush by this
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 A frst-c!ass system O; handling 'fe!g1t
 cysils ig tie wharf management, and ustons onccrs are kept at the wharf to
 rovidc for the sreedy release and trans iAipmcnt of bonded goods. and also to supervise the shipments of American mer- chandlse.
 Everybody In Skagway takes a deep in- terest in the enterprise of the Moore's Wharf Company and also in the wharf Itself Tn the summer it Is the city's boule- yard and most fashionable promenade There they go to fish. or to join boating parties, or merely to enjoy the sea breeze and the sunshine and the reflection Of the snowclad peaks In the clear blue waters of the bay.