The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
new MARINE RY.
FOR SAVANNAH
TO BE BUILT BY KEH0E & SONS
ON SITE OF THE OLD BALTIMORE
STEAMSHIP WHARF.

New Plant Projected by William
Kehoe & SOns-Marine Railway
/ Will Have Water Frontage of
ready Being Operated by Mr..
KehOe. Necessary for New Plant,
Will Be COnstructed-TO Build.
Repair and Equip Vessels of mt
Least 1900 Tons.
Savannah will have a new
marine railway in a short time.
1t will be on an elaborate
plan and thoroughly equipped to
build, repair, and fit out vessels and
steam craft of all kinds, not exceed
ing a capacity of 1900 tons. The
marine railway is to be built by Will
liam Kehoe & Sons.
The plans looking toward its
building have been under way
for some time. but not until re-
Gently did they reach a point which
made their carrying out certainty.
Mr.. Kehoe has bought the old Balti-
more wharf property, just east of
Rourke & Sons property, and it is here
that the railway will be built.
The wharf will give a river
frontage of about $50 feet. 1t
is ideally located for the purpose for
which it is to be used. The property
abuts the Rourke property on the
west, the old Lamar cotton properties
on the east, and Bay street extended
east on the south
Property Now Under Lease.
At present the property is under
lease to the Southern Fuel and Sup
ply Company. This lease expires Jan.
l and under the terms of the agree
ment which has just been made,
Mr.. Kehoe will take charge of the
property on that date. The work of
erecting the railway will be COM
menced Immediately upon his securing
the property.
The plant will be thoroughly mod
ern in every particular and no ex-
pense will be spared in making it one
of the most complete marine railways
in the South. The plan has been
worked out in every detail.
Mr. Kehoe holds that Savannah, ow-
ing 10 us prominence ana the place
which it is bound to occupy in the fu-
ture, is incomplete without such
plant as he intends erecting. Every
vessel coming to this port can be re-
fitted and repaired here.
Augment Present Plant.
The foundry and machine works
owned and operated by Kehoe & Sons
is well equipped. What is still lack
ing will be supplied. The aim
of the proprietors of the new plant
will be to make it complete and able
to answer any demands that may be
made upon it.
1t may be found necessary to erect
new shops and fit them out in order
that all classes of work can be car
ried on. These will be erected, in case
they are found to be needed, and
equipped Immediately after the first
of the year, and combined with the
present properties.
The plant will be erected with a
view to supplying capacities of at
least 1900 tons. 1t may be deemed ad-
visable to increase this capacity at
any time, and the present plant will
be erected with that object in view.
A double-track railway has been
built by Mr.. Kehoe from the River
street tracks to his works, at the foot
of Broughton street. BY means of this
MS tacllltleS nave been greatly in
creased and the erection of the ma
rine railway will give to Savannah a
plant of that nature which will be
we'll worthy of the standing of this
port in the marine world.
From Small Beginnings.
Mr.. Kehoe is recognized to-day as
one of the most progressive business
men of the state. From the smallest of
beginnings he has gradually increased
his plant until it has attained its pres
ent size and standing throughout the
country.
The extensions and engagements
have been made slowly, but consistent
ly, and the present plant, near Brough-
ton and East Broad streets, is the re-
suit of this steady policy. The new
plant will be a great step in advance,
not only for Mr.. Kehoe himself, but for
the city and the South. All fittings for
vessels will be manufactured by the
firnA the departments now lacking, to
be erected later on.
On the wharf property vessels will
be built. The boiler and machine shops
will construct the equipment.