New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26

detriment to this port by ITS rtvaIs-he points out
that the citys 40 miles OF distance from the Gulf
of the tropical hurricanes and renders her safe
The to e a b OF an SneInS , he raIIs
attention TO the fact that the Fathers of Waters Is
'front.' Of the ctv and ifH ft tbe Wbarves and
points out that there are thirteen miles Of berths
on the one side. and fourteen on the other And
then he triumphantiy adds. and It is the Pqrest
sweet longer at sea than any other, and costs
Railroad vary in width from 300 feet to 500 feet and
cover about mile Of river front Along them are
unloading. In rear of them are the railroad com,
100 GSo ne owner OF 10000 6usheis-the Illinois
Central handles a large proportion of the D0O09N
are continuous not a series of piers: beside them
when visited lying three miles OF freight cars
and they are equipped with every Imaginable pro-
fruit wharves. further along the rtyer front are
equipped with banana carriers" as are those or
There are being put in about twelve hundred feet
OF public (creOsotedl docks, for the use of which
Shipping will be charged only enough TO cover the
cost OF maintenance. Even now shipping pays from
30 per cent 10 40 per cent less than when the
From all Of which It can be gathered that New
American seaport, and that she Is not going 70
make the mistake OF many Of her rivals and drive
Much cTeosoted lumber Vas used IN ne eoh rs nc
American Creosote Company Limited. OF this city,
s ". Labroe president; Hunt Henderson. vice
W
". Smons. superintendent. which has the largest
plant OF IT'S kind IN the world It's capacity Is FOUR
million feet month II contains three Immense
cylinders one nine feet in diameter, 10 feet long
holding in charge nifty thousand Ieet or luIa-
Der another feet IN diameter, 10 feet long
holding thirty thousand feet. and the third, the
largest existence nine feet in diameter ID feet
long holding eighty thousand feet It carries a
half million GALLONS of surplus creCsote oil The
Illinois Central used for bridges and ties. in the
last twelve months, about twelve million feet o.
Creosoted lumber some five thousand carloads II
has a plant for the construction OF its bridges on
the premises OF the American CreOsote Company.
where they are treated. IL IS the largest user OF
creosOted lumber OF any railroad N the world
The Agricultural Department Bulletin NO u, on
the decay OF timber. such timber as can De
wholly impregnated with creosote OIL vii never
rot" II recently became necessary 10 replace me
two miles long Rigolets Bridse, elected IN 1916
with one OF greater capacity. The creosoted piles
in such a of preservation that IAcy were
not we'd. but the new steel superstructure
was ere ted them, and this In teredo infested
waters. vher- green Pile would last scarcely a
season. Or. AIoutfOrt the Chiss engineer or the
louisville and Nashville Railroad, IN examining
them said. The LIE OF the creOsoted pile cannot
be definitely determined" Ten million feet or
creosoted lumber was furnished FOR export in the
last year. principally pine, largely used IN bridge
construction. although 70 Is peculiarly adapted tor
railroad ties we'll In fact shipment OF these
FOR the Guatemala Railway Company - now lying
in the American Creosots CoUpanys Yards