The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17

s...............s........... will be within few blocks of all freight houses The Illinois Central and Central of Georgia are directly across from inc new buildings, the Birmingham Railway, Light and Company freight depot is near at hand. while the Southern. Alabama Great Southern, Seaboard and Frisco are convenient to the proposed terminal properties
 The most beneficial feature of the new development, however, is expected to be the cold storage plant, costing s225 0o0, which will be located within the sphere of lower First avenue activities.
 Cold Storage Plant
 Mr. Beatty says that while plans have not been drawn up and approved it may be stated upon the authority of the Birmingham Realty company that a cold storage plant equipped for everything from Russian sable furs to cheese twill be erected there. The storage plant will have space for eggs, cheese, meats of all kinds, ap- ples peaches and all perishable goods. At this time it is said large shipments of such articles are held in various cold storage places for the Brming- ham merchants on account of the ina bility of local houses to handle the situation. With the new plant the mer- chants will be able to buy large quan- titles of perishable goods, store them here and thus operate on much larger scale. The warehouse storage plant will issue receipts for the goods and lend money on those receipts to .r. II, 41g | if1 Tr the prices on the market value of the day
 This plant MT. Beatty says will cost no less than S225,000 and will be in every sense modern, efficient and up to date Plans for the erection of the cold storage plant will be under way shortly and it will be pushed rapidly to completion.
 MT. Beatty was not inclined 10 go into the details of the storage plant yesterday on account of not having the details before him and convenient for consult tation.
 Beatty Makes Statement
 In announcing the developments on First avenue MF Beatty said yester- day:
 "The Birmingham Realty company has executed with the Louisville and Nashville railroad a contract for 99 years on property between Fourteenth street and Seventeenth street whereon will be erected 20 wholesale houses. They will be of the best construction and the cost of them Will be S5oooOo appro Ximately
 The entire investment will be about s1 .0OO,0 900 in addition to which it isl proposed by the Birmingham Realty company to erect cold storage ware house costing about $22500o. Work has practically started as the Louls- vile and Nashville Is arranging To straigliten out It's main line tracks anu remove certain buildings which now penetrate the property and prevent the beginning of construction. The Roden Grocery company will occupy one or the stores 90 feet fronting on f1rst avenue with a depth Of lS2 rect, TOUT stories high other wholesale concerns have signified desire to occupy stores. The situation will be d reproduction of the Bush terminals in New York and the Cummins station in NashVills which serves the wholesale interests Every modern idea will be incorpor- ated in the proposition 10 render It de- sirable and to the interest of those occupying the buildings. It will De provided with a Louisville and Nash vile sub-station, thus obviating the haulage of shipments to the freight house. The remaining freight stations are all within six squares of these stores.
 The stores will be modern in every particular. fireproof as nearly as pos sible and every feature of late accom- plishment will be part of the propo- sition
 'I feel confident that this is the most important development that has been designed for the wholesale people of Birmingham.
 There will not be any delays in the work as everything has been planned with the view of getting right after the p1ishment OF this plan. Stores will be ready for tenants no later than October l."
 The new development will prove of vast advantage to Birminghams whole sale section involved. It will relieve Birmingham of the unsightly Louis vile and Nashville shops. will give a broader aspect to things between Four teenth and Eighteenth streets and will in dozen ways he of incalculablc benefit to the community.