The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-08

that class Of freight destined for re-
shipment to points beyond the ter
minal or arising from such distant
points and reaching the terminal city
only for the transshipment from rail
to water or from water to rail. All OF
such freight will be rail delivery or
distribution. The railroad name for
commercial freight is through freight.
IF these two clauses of freight are
to be handled at the same terminal
arrangements for the accommodation
of each must be made SO far as pos
sible without mutual interference.
EITHER of these three classes may
be combined with passenger ter
minal, thus giving us seven classified
tons Of terminal, as follows: i, pas.
senger; 2, Industrial freight; 3, COM
mercial freight; 4, industrial and COM
dustrial freight; 6, passenger and
industrial and commercial freight.
THE various points to be consid-
cred in terminals designated to fulfill
these several functions may be out
lined as follows:
| "Plan Passenger terminal to
vary from ideal with completely
housed arrangement Of landing, to the
ordinary levee with shelter house and
snubbing posts or rings.
plan n-Industrial freight ter
minal-Produce, foodstuff, material
for manufacture or manufactured;
(a), rail and wagon connection; (b),
warehouse fire protection,
weather protection. temperature pro-
lection, protection during handling.
Dim ensions-Cubical contents and ra.
ito to dock length; system Of loading
and unloading: (c), location, naviga-
ton, land deliveries; (d), methods OF
handling; (e), accessibility and con-
venience OF rail traffic-continuous
e., separate approach, rail and
wagon.
"Plan dII-Commercial freight ter
minal-(a), rail; (b), warehouse
CONSIDER subheads as under Plan ID;
(c), location, navigation, and rail;
(d), methods of handling; (e), con-
venience and low cost Of rail service;
(f). commo dity terminals.
"Plan IV-Industrial and CONNER
cial-(a), proportional to city's need:
(b), segregation to prevent mutual
injurious effect; (c), wagon approach
separate from rail connections; (d),
location to be determined by indus
trial consideration.
"Plan V-Passenger and industrial
freight-(a), safety Of passengers;
(b), all of the foregoing freight con-
siderations as under Plan II.
"Plan vI-Passenger and CONNER
cial freight-(a), such degree OF pas
senger separation as Is possible, con-
sidering commercial performances;
(b), all of the foregoing freight con-
st 111pdnr Dian
plan VTI-Passenger, Industrial
and commercial terminal-(a), pas,
sengers in industrial section rather
than the commercial: OBJ. all Of the
freight considerations as under Plans
II and III"
All designs under these several
plans may vary from the ideal, efab-
crate artistic and expensive to the
most economical and unitarian. In
the next chapter will be found tho
discussion by Mt Won Pagenhardt OF
Kansas City of the essential details
to be observed in designing a ter
mtnal of each OF the above types or
plans.
THE DESIGN OF TERMINALS.
"PIan + Passenger Terminals-Pas-
senger terminals should vary from
ideal with protected dock to the ordi-
nary levee, with shelter house and
snubbing posts or rings.
81. Floor OF dock should be above
high water line and on the same level
as that of the street leading to land
ing. Face OF dock to be preferably
vertical. When traffic warrants and
high lift Is required, provide large
capacity elevators flush with face OF
dock and stairways parallel to stream
and flush with face of dock, having
platforms at frequent intervals Ele-
vators may be omitted, as matter OF
economy, where traffic is not very
heavy. When variation in water level
is slight, inclined walks may take the
place Of both elevators and stafrways.
When variation in water level is very
large and passenger tramc very