The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Investment of S1,225,OO Is Involved in Enormous
 Project
OLD l.. & N. SHOPS
 TO BE DEMOLISHED
Twenty Four Story Buildings Will Extend From Fourteenth Street to Seventeenth Street Along
 First Avenue

reproduction of the Bush Terminals of New York, though on a smaller scale. representing an investment of S1,225, 900, will be established on First avenue be- tween Fourteenth street and Seventeenth street by the Birmingham Realty com pany in conjunction with the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 It was officially announced yesterday | by I. c. Beatty general manager of the Birmingham Realty company that lease had been secured from the Louisville and Nashville railroad for g years on prop 1 erty heretofore cut into by the Louisville and Nashville main line and shop proper ties between the above streets, which would be the sites for 20 stores with 50 feet frontage on First avenue four stories nigh, running south 1S2 feet deep.
 The reclamation of the property ts valued a s500,ooO, the 20 stores four stories high will represent a construction cost of s50o.0O0, while a cold storage plant will be installed to cost s225,ooO.
 Roundhouse Being Demolished
 Preparation for these improvements was begun yesterday by the Louisville and Nashville, it was announced. as the old other small buildings that are now on the property will also be rapidly demolished. The Louisville and Nashville main line as it now runs swerves to the north, leav- ing the terminal of the Louisville and Nashville, and comes back into the straight line below Fourteenth street. Heretofore that engineering mistake has cut off any material development of the section now proposed for development. The Louisville and Nashville railroad will in order to allow the Birmingham Realty company perform the colossal work of building a wholesale commercial center, straighten out the main line, remove the houses used for 90 years as its shops, and where tracks now are permit the con- struction of the 20 buildings proposed. In order to perform that service of reclama- ton the Louisville and Nashville will be compelled to spend a considerable sum of money.
 Face on First Avenue
 The wholesale stores will all face on First avenue between Fourteenth street anu totNNhltSHAh iiit ipiloll dNAipl will be of such nature that a 25 foot store may be arranged by wall being erected. However, the entire construc- ton will be on the 90 foot unit plan with 20 units in all or 40 units each of front age First avenue of 9 feet. The buildings will be of mill construction, con sidered as near fireproof as possible Brick and steel will be used freely. and every modern convenience will be installed to- render the wholesale houses the equal of any in the south.
 A fire sprinkling system will be a fea- ture of the entire lot of houses, while Breeding, the well known architect will be toward sustaining 300 pounds pressure to the square foot That strength will be considerably more than any like store in this state, it is said. Wholesale mer- chants of this city have been interested in the plans for several days, and it is announced that the Roden Grocery com pany has contracted for one unit of she proposed 20, while other contracts are actually signed, but MT. Beatty yester- day asked that for the time being no further companies be given out
 The creation of the new wholesale ter minal will be in every way assisted by the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The contract was executed by that com pany with the Birmingham Realty com pany only because no other frontage was to be secured in this community for just such a scheme
 Sub-Freight House
 It is announced that from Fourteenth street to Seventeenth street in the rear of the Terminals, there will be construct ed a long freight house like platform be-