New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
FOX A BIG GRAIN EI.EV ATOR
NEW-YORK CENTRAL. TO BUILD ONE AT
WEEHAWKEN WITH A CAPACITY
OF TWO MILLION BUSHELS.

The New-York Central Railroad yesterday
contracted for the erection of the largest oper
ating grain elevator in the world. 1t is to be
built in Weehawken at the terminal of the West
Shore road 1t will have a capacity of 1000 600
bushels and will when finished almost
Sl.IGO,000. The material used in it's construc-
uon will he cement and steel and it will be fire
proof This elevator is part of the general plan
Of enlargement and development of the Wee
hawken terminal, for which an expenditure of
about $4000000 is planned. The old operating
elevator, with a capacity of 100000 bushels
which has stood in Weehawken for seventeen
years. will be retained. There is a storage ele-
vator in Duluth. with a capacity of 100000
bushels, but this new one at Weehawken will be
without a rival among operating elevators.
The contract for its erection secured by
three different firms. The dredging which is ex-
ceedingly difficult and trying, was awarded to
Packard & Co.. of New-Yor1. This work will
result in giving incoming steamers the benefit of
thirty-two feet of water. The contract for foun-
dations went Bernard Rolf & Co, of this city.
The piles to be used are be 1l5 feet in length,
and this work is exceptionally difficult. The
superstructure is to be built by George NJ. Moul-
ton < Co. of Chicago. The work Of enlarging
and improving the Weehawken terminal is ad-
vancing rapidly A huge steam shovel is at
work clearing way for the new tracks, and
large contracts for additional piers and bulk
heads have been awarded.
Some time ago the New-York Central in
creased its capital stock SO 100000. The money
acquired used in purchasing roll
ing stock. Most of it was used in improving
terminals and roadbeds. The money which Is
being expended in this way has come almost
entirely from current earnings. The Central Is
spending millions in lettering its road. 1t Is
hardly an eXaggera ton to say that the whole
road is being rebuilt. There is a bridge on
the main line that is not being either strength
ened or reconstructed. This is due TO the fact
that the new rolling stock is of most modern
character and extremely heavy, with great
weight carrying and hauling capacity, and the
rOadbed has To be made able TO stand the
strain. An idea Of the increased tax upon the
roadbed may be gained by comparing the pres
eut character of the rolling stock with that in
in 1870. In that year the passenger
engines weighed - tons each. The new type.
known the Atlantic engines just out OF the
shop. weighs lI2 tons. The freight engines OF
1870 weighed 80 tons. The engines, known
Three years ago the best engine on the New
York Central had driving pressure Of 100000
pounds on three axles The engines have
10000 pounds on four aXles. The new freight
engines pull loads of from 1000 to 1000 tons,
and often high ninety-two cars. 1t can be
seen readily that il was necessary to strengthen
bridges and fortify the whole line for this in
creased tax upon their strength.
Since Samuel r Galloway elected presf-
dent of the New-York Central the earnings
have increased in gross about S1oeOoOo a year