The San Francisco call., 1913-11-10
To PROVIDE
MANY new
DOCKS
Figure Future Development
of the Bay Depends on
Number of WharveS
MUST HAVE ADEQUATE
MEANS FOR TRAFFIC
Richmond Developers to Begin
Dredging of Their Water
Front Immediately

The most vital problem that con-
fronts the shipper TO or from San
4 Francisco bay is the economic han
ding of the increasing freight traffic.
AT the present time. docking
facilities in San Francisco are utterly
Inadequate to handle the traffic 1t
is an everyday occurrence to find yes
sells lying at anchor in the harbor at
heavy expense, anywhere from one
half to three days. waiting for an
opportunity to reach a wharf at which
TO discharge cargo.
The plans of The Ellis Landing
and Dock company. upon which the
initial work has already been started
when completed. will solve this
Nexatious delay for years TO come
Today. the cargoes have to be han
died from the docks and freight
houses at great expense of time and
labor. through congested streets to the
freight yards OF the railways or to
the warehouses Of the eonsignees.
As the great bulk of all the freight
received in San Francisco is distribut-
ed through the interior and overland
the present method of handling works
great hardship and expense on the
local shipper. The Ellis Landing and
Dock company viii. in the immediate
future, obviate this terrific loss of
money and time
FILLING TO BEGIN AT ONCE
The company has placed in the
hands of Haviland. Dozier and Tibbits,
the eminent San Francisco and Oak
land engineers. the work of preparing
the specifications for the bulkheading
dredging and filling of SIS acres Of
ground situated across the bay in
Richmond, facing the Golden Gate
and directly adjoining the great inner
harbor
A canal will be dredged 500 feet
long, 12O feet wide and 90 feet deep.
with a turning basin 1s6 feet in
diameter, with two great wharves 5s
feet wide on each side of the entire
length Of the canal, to accommodate
railway tracks. spurs and ships.
The canal viii commence at the
north end of the great inner harbor
. at Richmond. The citizens of that
= ty held an election and voted the
expenditure of si.17O.000 for this
harbor. The property to he improved
forthwith is so situated a Riehmond's
water front. that il adjoins the inner
harbOF, so that all freight and pas
Eengers must pass through 1t. to and
from the municipal wharves.
A streetcar franchise mas already
been granted to the East Shore and
Suburban railway from the present
terminal Of the line at Potrero avenue
% the company's wharves al the
canal.
On account of the property being in
q direct line TO the Golden Gate, it
viii he possible for a vessel TO reach
its berth in the canal without being
compelled 10 cross the ferry fairway.
Its cargo can be discharged direct
one handling into either the ware
houses or overland freight cars at
its dock. This is the only place on
the bay where this economical and
expeditions handling of freight is pos
sible for the individual shipper.
HANDLING TO BE UNNECESSARY
Contrast this method with our pres
ent handling of freight from a ware
house situated on one of the con-
gested streets Of San Francisco to the
dock or freight yard All freight
must be carried from the warehouse
10 the sidewalk. then loaded from
sidewalk 10 truck meanwhile the
truck must wait If fl is raining the
commodity may suffer from dampness
or possibly be ruined by water leaking
into the cases. The shipper must pay
the cost of loading to the truck. must
pay for the time the truck is held up
by the congested traffic. Then after
reaching the freight yards or dock.
he must pay gain for every minute
the truck has to wait for other trucks
IN line ahead to unload. The shipper
must pay for unloading to receiving
platform. he has to pay again for
loading into car must pay TO carry
ejt across the bay. has to pay for the
return journey Of truck. both IN time
and money. With the larger shippers
in San Francisco, these carriage bills
run into many thousands every year.
to say nothing of delays, which often
mean countermand orders and loss
Of trade In the same manner he
must pay as the process is reversed
in hauling his freight from dock to
warehouse
These enormous fixed charges. with
the loss OF time. will be saved by the
rail and water facilities to be obtained
at Ellis Landing subdivision This
will enable the San Francisco shipper
secure a greater bulk of interior trade
his rivals. at present more favorably
situated on the mainland.
There is no doubt that as soon as
the public realizes the vital impor-
tance of this prices will soar