The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-03

shipments will be handled with dispatch.
Afordng close connection with the new freight
yards cargoes of lumber naval stores and other COM
modties for export be quickly shifted to the ter
minas on the water 'front.' where all will be in readi
ness to receive them
The estimated capacity of these export terminals
has been placed at about three million feet of lum
Der daily, an amount which would place Jackson
vile lar IN advance as an export station of lumber
Besides the lumber and naval stores brought for
export, the Atlantic Coast Line terminals are advan
ageousy located for the handling of other products
and notably the receiving from the five large fert
izer factories, located in that vicinity their output
for distribution in this State.
The first steps taken by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway however, toward the work of improving the
terminal facilities and the preparation to be in readi.
ness to handle the vast tonnage which should come
to this point, was about year ago, when the work
OF constructing new railway yards was begun.
The new yards, built with view to future needs,
and soon to be completed, are located about three
miles from the terminal station, where plenty of
territory was secured for many miles of sdetracks
Coal chutes and large roundhousc have been
built, well, $50 feet deep, has been bored and will
furnish the water supply, and other works found in
Upon the completion of these yards all through
freight business of the road will be carried on from
that point, and the lower yards will be freed from
congestion giving better freight service to Jackson.
vile proper
1t is evident that the belief in jacksonville az a
convenient and satisfactory shipping point has been
the source of inspiration causing such large ex-
penditure of money as entailed in the providing of
these terminals
Space on the docks in East jacksonville is now
being assigned to exporters of lumber who have been
quick to see the advantages of the new port It Is
probable, too, that the business of the terminal
develops additional wharves will be built
Evidently it is the purpose to concentrate the
export lumber industry at this point, and not only
will the present territory contiguous to the Atlantic
Coast Line contribute to the supply but the new lines
OF railway now extending into Lafayette and Taylor
Counties, where an immense stock of virgin timber
exists.
In those counties new sawmills are being erected
in anticipation of railway Transportation and for
years to the output of lumber from that region
will be very large.
New turpentine stills are being planted here and
there in those counties on lands not avlabe hereto
fore on account of lack of easy transportation but
which can be operated now and the output will add
considerably to the freight tonnage destined for this
port.
In terminal Improvement the Seaboard Air Line
Railway will also take leading part and will re-
construct its local freight yards from Hogan Street
to the viaduct.
Traffic has so increased that better accommoda.
ton for the loading and unloading of drays must be
provided, and the scope of the plans for the new
yards will give access to nearly three times as many
cars as now. Driveways, paved with brick, will be
made, while Julia Street will be paved to the river.
new street will be opened from Julia to Hogan
Streets
Two large brick freight houses will be built one
at the foot of Hogan Street. 3l5 feet long, extending
to Julia Street, and the other will be 3l5 feet long,
extending from Julia Street toward the viaduct
To the westward new local freight yards will be
constructed by the Atlantic Coast Line and the Flor
ida East Coast Railway iointIy thoy ho;no L,o,,,n