The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-13
FOR WHOLESALE STORES.
PLANT SYSTEM WILL EQUIP SITE
OF PASSENGER TERMINALS.

Present Passenger Shed VIII Be
I on East Broad Street-UnimprOved
Lot at East Broad and Liberty
Streets VIII Be Reserved for an
Office BuiIding-PIan of the Plant
System, before the Consolidation
With the Coast Line Arose, Was to
GraysOn & Co. the First Firm to
Contract for One of the stores.
The abandonment by the Plant Sys-
tenn of its present passenger terminals
for the Savannah Union Station will
be followed by the commercial devel-
opment of the site of the properly at
Liberty and East Broad streets. Plans
are under consideration by the Plant
System for the Improvement of that
portion of the property that fronts on
East Broad street, and quarters will
be furnished for a number of business
firms.
Reservation is made of that unim-
proved portion of the property that is
at the corner of Liberty and East
Broad streets. The Plant System has
been long considering the erection of
a handsome office building on that lot,
which is now used as yard for the
parking of passenger cars. 1t is there,
as a rule, that private cars of officials
are placed. The special cars of the
theatrical or other organizations are
also left upon the lot, which is trav-
erSed bV half a dozen tracks.
1t is not known but that this lot
will be used for the construction of
office buildings for the Atlantic Coast
Line. 1t is an excellent location. If
insufficient room for offices for the ac-
commodation of so large a system as
the Coast Line will be after its con-
solidation with the Plant System is Of
fered, the demolition of the freight Of
flee just east of the unimproved lot
would supply all the additional space
required.
1t is said that the Plant System has
time and again had the opportunity
to dispose of the unimproved lot, or to
erect a building upon it for the use
of mercantile firms. 1t would have
been an easy matter, Plant System
people say, for it to have made a deal
with either the Savannah Grocery
COMPANY or M. Ferst's Sons & Co.,
whereby the firm would have used a
building erected there. This desire to
keep the lot for offices, however, pre-
vented the Plant System from making
such an arrangement.
Messrs. Collins. Grayson & Co., are
the first to close trade with the Plant
System for the occupancy of portion
of what is now the passenger shed.
In the remodeling and improvement of
the property and adapting it to the
needs of the firm, the Plant System
will spend about $4,000.
The firm will lease a length of 1870
feet of the shed at it's northern end
The floor will be raised to level with
East Broad street, and an opening will
be left at the southern end so that
a track may run right into the build
ing. On the east side there will be
another track, so that there will never
be any chance for the approach to the
store to be blocked.
There will be $4,000 feet of floor
space furnished. which is quite as much |
as the firm now has upon the four
floors of the building it occupies on |
Bay street, west. There will be a
brick wall division In the wooden build |
ing, separating the hay and grain, |
which will be dealt in extensively from |
the produce handled by the firm. This |
will be a precaution against fire, which |
will be needed. as the engines are to |
run into the building.
The offices of Collins, Grayson & |
Co. viii be on the East Broad street