The Detroit times., 1916-09-06
PENNSYL ENTRY
MEANS HUGE INCREASE
IN SHIPPING FACILITIES
Two Branch Freight
Yards Will Be Es-
tablished

Times, Monday, the pennsylvania
railroad has at last decided to CONF
10 Detroit, While the rumor tina
this big system was seeking al
entry into the Wonder City Of tn,
West" has been floating about fol
several years. :; was not until Mon
day that any authoritative state
ment 10 that effect was published
Now, IL the plans OF the big system
carry. within year the road will
be bringing passengers and freigh
into Detroit.
The announcement. which was
made through the transportatior
committee Of the Board Of Com
merce, carried only the bare state
ment that the Pennsylvania woult
run trains into Detroit as soon rs
plans could be made for terminal
facilities and those facilities could
be established. Arthur 7. Water
fall. traffic commissioner for the
Board of Commerce. thus far has
been the spokesman for the Pennsyl
yanla.
Mr. Waterfall said. Tuesday morn
ing, that he could not add much "a
his original statement that the road
would come TO Detroit. except "a
deny the rumor that the site OF the
Morgan house. at Cass and Bagley
ayes entered into the transaction.
1T can be definitely stated" said
Mr. Waterfall, that the Pennsyl
vania road is coming into Detroit
The details cannot be given out at
this moment for obvious reasons
Either J. J. Turner. G.. l.. Peck. or
c. NJ South. ce-presidents OF the
Pennsylvania lines west OF Pitts
burgh. or all OF them. will be in De
troit later in the week. At which
time Il Is likely more definite
statement regarding the purposes OF
the Pennsylvania will be made pub
lie. Until that time there is moth
ing more that | can say"
Speculation regarding The terminal
OF the Pennsylvania in retroit has
been rife among real estate dealers
and others for months, but Il NAV
he said unofiicially. though with the
best authority. that the terminal
will he al tho present Union station.
The road has already acquired sub.
stantial interest In tho Union sta.
ton and in cooperation with the
pere Marquette will make IL one OF
the finest freight and passenger tel.
minals in the west. or course the
plans Of The PennsylyPnia contem.
plate branch freight yards. On
will be located In the western end
OF the city and one in the northern
end. according TO unofficial an.
nouncements.
For several months Detroit ship
pers. working with ths Board OF
Commerce. have beer irving TO get
the Pennsylvania 70 como into De-
trOit. Tho plans as now formulated
will be great noon to Detroit ship.
pcrs. and they are also expected to
aid in the industrial development Of
the western sectio'. of the city. as II
viii give that territory much i'm.
proved shipping chi ortunities.
Already number OF large man.
ufacturing plants are preparing to
remove 10 the extreme west OF the
city to take advantage OF the Penn.
sylvania improveme The De.
troit Seamless Steel Tube company
has purchs sed new site out West
Fort-st, and It's resent site near
the Union station will ne available
for the work OF charging the wards
nj the Union station for the joint
use OF the Pennsylvania ana the
Pere Marquette. as we'll as other
roads II is also said that the De
troit United railroad will yacate its
freight terminal adjacent to the
yards OF the Union station and leave
that available for engagements nee
essary 10 the scheme a the Penn
sylvania Other options. 1t Is said.
have been obtained on property In
that territory and in some instances
plots have teen purchased, 80 that
there will DO ample room to erect
one Of the finest freight and pas
senger terminals in the west on tho
site
According 10 plans now formulat.
cd IL IL said the Pennsylvania Will
use the Pere Marquette tracks from
Toledo TO Carleton, just beyond the
Wayne county line. from Carleton
TO Woodmere II will have Its own
tracks. and at that point again join
the Pere Marquette. II Is said the
Pennsylvania will use the Pere Mar.
quette tracks north 10 the Outer
Belt line. where n will turn east.
ward TO serve the Ford plant.