The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-01

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Creek and Viii Have Double Track.
1t is now only a matter OF time until
there will be no possibility whatever Of
traffic being congested On the local
yards. That the facilities for hand
ling the cars with dispatch have not
been adequate is not denied by the Off
acials Of the road and they have been
: exerting themselves in every way to
give the best service possible until the
desired improvements could be made.
Business On the Coast Line within the
past year has increased enormously, in
fact it has increased on all Of the roads
but possibly on none of them more
than the Coast Line. The officials have
been gradually getting things in better
shape and in a few months no road in
North Carolina will be better fitted TO
handle all business with dispatch than
the Atlantic Coast Line in the city Of
Wilmington.
Yards to be Greatly Enlarged.
The Coast Line has officially an
nounced that the present freight yards
are to be increased from a capacity OF
about 600 cars to fulil 200. The pr1n-
cipal yards will be just outside of the
city limits and at what is known as the
old union station. At the present time
some of the shifting is done in the city
and part of it at the old union station
but the track facilities are inadequate.
Work is to begin on the new yards at
once and pushed to completion as rap
idly as possible.
officials will not give out just what
the cost will be but it is understood
that it will be about $15O,OOO.
The enlarged yards will be between
the union station and Smiths creek
and will be so arranged that cars can
be handled with far greater dispatch
\ than at the present time. All lncom-
ling freights will be stopped beyond the
city limits and the shifting done be
fore bringing the cars on the CITY
yard. 1t will be the same as to out
going freight. The loaded cars Will De
carried to the large yards where the
trains will be made up and proceed &c
their destination. This Will not onIy
relieve the congestion o existing OF
the city yard but will not interfere
with traffic at the Mutt street crossing
near as much as at the present tlme
When cars are to be brOugnt 10 the
dummy line a train OF cars Will VI
made up and brought straight through
and placed on the dummy line Wlthou'
any shifting whatever on the city line
New Bridge Over Smiths Creek.
What will be one of the greatest I'M
provements connected with the ell
largement of the yards will be tn
building of a double track from the CIT.
wards to the union station yards. I'M
will enable the shifting to be don
without interfering with the main lin
traffic in the least as the main line VII
not be used for shifting. In addltlol
to the double track a large new Drlog
is to be built over Smiths creek an
will have two tracks. 1t VIII De
modern steel bridge, and IN TACT III
Coast Line builds nothing but stee
bridges.
Some Changes in the City.
When the yards are enlarged at til
union station it will relieve the conges
ton and render it unnecessary Ior eH
largements of n consequence Delh
made on the city yards. oom
HANGS are to be made though IN u
CITY. The Corbett Company is 10 ere'
a building on the corner OF Mutt an
Brunswick streets and as soon as IL
completed and the present building OF
cupied by the company vacated, the Oh
warehouse is to be torn dow 10 CIV
room for additional tracks on the Gil
ward. 1t will, of course, be necessaI
TO bring all cars loaded with cotto
into the city as is done at the preseI
time as it has to be loaded on vessel
These cars will not be handled IN II
CITY further than to bring them to u
cotton warehouses and carry them bat
To the freight yard. All shifting
trains will be lone outside OF the Gil
limits.
Endeayorin@ to Give Good Service.
These improvements will be a wol
derful thing for Wilmington and shoV
that the Coast Line is willing to do
part towards aiding in the city S a
yancement. The business OF Wllmln
ton has increased enormously durll
the past two years but the lmprov
ments to be made will give ample l
~cilities for handling the business I
some time to come.
What is true as to the enlargeme
of the freight yard is also true as
increasing the equipment. Orde
were placed for new engines and SIEVE
al thousand cars months ago but t
large car and locomotive works are
rnsbad with orders thu it has be
impossible for the INTO supply orde
The heaviest part of the a is oV
for the fertilizer shipments were SON
thing enormous. But without this cl
mess shipments are very heavy.