The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-02
MOVING INTO new
FREIGHT DEPOT
Modern Equipment Provided BY
Chesapeake s. Ohio For Hand
ling Growing Business.
EVERY FACILITY AT HAND.
Large Double Structure, Ono Part
Of Which Will Be Used
For Heavy Freight.

Tho Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company Is moving into its new
freight depot nearing completion on
Seventeenth Street Several wagon
loads of records have been sent down
to the now quarters. and within two
or three weeks the entire freight re-
cciving department of the road will
DO installed in one of the largest and
best equipped depots, not only In the
South, but in the United States.
This depot together with the neces-
sary trackage improvements. cost be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. 1t con-
tains every appointment that modern
engineers and freight experts could
suggest, and every handling and
transportation facility is offered to the
shippers patronizing the road.
OF Brick and Steel.
Extending along Seventeenth Street
from Bread street Clay, being
broken into two sections by Marshall
Street running between, the depot Is
OF brick and steel construction. the
roof being supported by numerous
metal columns. while the flooring La
of concrete. insurtng clean and dry
spaces for temporary storage of
freight.
That section of the depot between
1900 square feet of floor space, be-
ing $40 feet long by so feet wide.
On one side of the building are SIN
teen double doors for the receiving
OF freight. while on the opposite side
there are eight doors opening on a
large platform. from which the cars
are loaded.
Five parallel tracks run by the
building. accommodating seventy-five
freight cars. while Just across these
tracks there is being built a special
trap car receiving platform. reached
by two extra tracks. providing ac-
commodation for twenty eight cars.
In one end of the first section of
the depot are located the offices where
the bill clerks and freight force are
being installed. Above these Offices.
In ample quarters. the receiving room
force win be In operation.
From one end OF this building 10
the other runs broad skylight. while
scores of new Tungsten lights will H.
Illuminate II after dark, making the
freight departments and Offices as
bright as day.
For the Heavier Traffic.
The other section of the depot. built
between Marshall and Clay Streets.
Is designed for heavy freight delivery
to merchants and warehousemen In
T
Is 265 feet by 50 feet In breadth, Civ
Ing a ground floor area of 14.o45
square feet. This building. however.
Is provided with an upper story or
over-warehouse OF equal dimensions,
Designed for att refused and anciaim-
ed freight.
- 9He end uf the warehouse Is partt-
TONED OF for an auction room, plat
form for the auctioneer and benches
ar hss hAfn T.
this room will be sold at monthly
sales all the old horse" as the re-
fused and unclaimed freight is called.
from the entire Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway system.
The over-warehouse Is equipped
with a modern electric elevator for
lifting the freight into the warehouse
from the depot below This entire
building especially lis fitted with FIRE
exttnguishers and water plugs suffi-
Gent to flood any section of II with
thousands of gallons of water on "A
moments notice.
TO Have officc Building.
IA heretofore. the freight head
quarters for TIE eGity will remain on
NINTH street, but VIII soon be in a
new $4,000 brick office building. now
already under construction This
building Will be ready for occupancy,
by the middle of March, and will be
IN charge of George A. Wnrthen, who
has charge of all Chesapeake and
Ohio freight for this city
Mr. Warthep has ben with the
Chesa neake and Ohio Railway a mum
rer OF years. serving in various ca :
pacities. being recently appointed to
MS present position to succeed T. f..
cWain- who resigned about eighteen
months ago on a-ccount OF Ill health.
...tss=fsff5anctton with the Richmond
Chamher of Commerce. Mr.. warthen
WAS among tho stlrst to suggest the
CONSTRUCTION OF the new Chesapeake
ana Ohio freight depot, and was
largely responsible for the extensive
plans which were submitted Ia the
directorate OF the road and approved.
leading to the building or the double
structure. which will now enable tho
road 70 handle a mucr larger volume,
Or freight without handicap and ren-
acr service thoroughly satisfactory
In every way.