The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03
NEW ORLEANS
SPENT LARGE
SUMS MONEY
WHARF CONSTRUCTION THERE
WAS DONE At a LARGE OUT
LAY NOTWITHSTANDING rHE
FAvoRABLE CONDITIONS

There are many people wh0 honestly
believe the sum of $500 o0o I'D ia pro-
posed t0 vote for the CONSTRUCTION q
municipal docks and Hultca Ins mcIu-
tiesl. m too much money CO eNUend
on these improvements ThnV believe
that docks 20 Less pretenslaua should
ha constructed. 90 course these PEG.
pie have not studied the matter nor
made any estimate.
Thia ia wat lt has cost View or
Jeans to construct some of See wharvea.
The itth report % ems board 81 com
miHaiaueru % the port 40 New or.
leans Coz 1919. shows tha Lyons street
wharf 21e3 feet long and lo1 feet
vide. cost t1l8.sf8g1 Two waarves
known ~ VIM a. kornnFham wharf.
one being 1.aao feet long ~ "a feet
in wldth. and fhe other being 1879
feet in length ard fl1 feet tn width.
cost ftG0 000oa The VIM A. Byrues
wharf ig0t feet lonr ca feet wide.
and tae Hush McClasky wharf. i2Q
feet long and zee feet vide onst fai 20
Assoc. The VIM. A. KernaHhan shed.
a.sat feet ianF and 900 fert vide. cost
t8as.ooooo The Pross street shed.
aa2 feet ionE fa feet wide. cipat t6A-
80 00
TIE reader wiu understand ne con-
altioua az New Orleans are different
from conditions AZ Pensacola All
DICKS and sheds at New Orleans are
constructed parallel with taa shores
nf the river while Sc DAB necessary %
build whnrvnH at Pensacola ut about
riRht angles uith the shore
n will also BE- noted that Sew or
Jeans does nat have to dredge out
clips for ships to enter while slips
o. serve the two sides Of the two
wharvea proposed FOR Pensacola Wiil
have to be- dreeed The item of
dredging aud bulk heading win reach
$50 900 aione.
Tire plor-heala Hns is about 1900
feet frsmi be sank TO make q pos
Hihio 90 dock ships drawing frem 60
50 90 feet the dock viii have to De-
extended to pier head lire ana slips
dredgud 90 that depth for the first 500
feet from tho pier head nae. The SIP
ear BE- gradually decreased ~ depth
e. n approaches land
The inside forms should be ~ steel
construction. The wharf should not
be leaa than f60 feet wide. wita "a
double track railroad passing through
me center ~ a. This would give a
large steamship from $4,000 20 b0.oo0
square feet % surface 90 load and
unload Oh. on each side ~ the rail-
read tracskcka unless modern
wharf with AZ many ~ tho lahor saw
inE devices as possible can 20 tn
stalled. the people had better reject
the proposition.
TIE thing that viii bring business IS
= modern wharf where sAips can load
and unload quickly. Time - money
20 these ships Room 90 handle thp
business a. she controlling feature 90
rapid ioading and unloadine. n prac-
tlcaily an the eareo be- ready and wait
ing the arrival ~ the shin leading
and unloading can - on simu.tsn-
eouaiv.
To get any sort 90 results. ere
wharvcH must contain snnuNh space
end length 20 accommodate AT who
apply Everv ship turned away a.
loss not oniv ~ the dockaFe bat also
loas % the switching charges Tor ere
cargo in or out or both. The sum of
5000 eco ls not too larEc aiim. On
fact. this SUM must De- VERY Judi
cl0uslv and economically expended Oh
complete the docks
so money can ho expended foolish
~ An that can he accomplished with
tha 500 Geo should Pc accomplished
The $500 900 can be made to rroFIse
Pensacola with a wood plain Eener 30
cargo wharf an open wharf ans nt
eessary switching facilities TsNa mucl
must 30 had g. rsf best results