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 PennSylNanii
railroad has az last decided 10 CONF
60 Detroit While the rumor ths
this big system was seeking ~
entry into the wonder CITY ot III,
West" has been floating about fo'
several years. Z; was not until Mon
day that any authoritative state
ment 10 that effect was published
Now, II the plans OF the big system
carry. within year the road vii
be bringing passengers and freight
into Detroit.
TIE announcement, which was
made through the transportation
committee of the Board Of COM
merce. carried only the bare state
ment that the Pennsylvania woula
run trains into Detroit rs soon az
plans could be made for terminal
facilities and those facilities could
be established Arthur T. Water
fall. trafic commissioner for the
Board OF Commerce. 'hus far ha.
been the spokcSm for the Pennsyl
yauia.
Mr.. Waterfall said Tuesday morn
ing. that he could not add much 70
his original statement that the road
would come 70. Detroit, except "a
deny the rumor that the site OF the
Morgan house, Al Cass and baglcy
ayes entered INTO the transaction.
1T can he dC finiteiy stated" said
Mr. Waterfall that the Pennsyl
vania road Is coming into Detroit
The details cannot be given out az
this moment FOR obvious reasons.
Either J ] Turner, c. l.. Peck. or
c. VI. South. Independents OF the
Pennsylvania lines west Of Pitts.
burgh. or all Of them, will be in De.
troit later In the week. az which
time IL Is likely more definite
statement regarding the purposes OF
the Pennsylvania will he made pub
lie. Until that time there Is moth
Ing more that | can say"
Spe culation regarding he terminal
of the PENNSYLVANIA In Teirolt has
been rife among real estate dealers
and others for months. bat II may
he said unoflicially though with the
best authority. that The terminal
will Ne at tho present Union station.
The road has already acquired a sub,
stantial interest In the Union sta
ton and In co operation with the
pere Marquette will make Ii one OF
the finest freight and passenger tel.
minals In the west OF course the
plans OF the Pehnsylvania contem-
plate branch freight yards. ON
Will be located in tho western end
Of the city and ono in the northern
end. according to unofficial an,
nouncs ments
For several months Detroit ship
pors. working with tha BOARD Of
Commerce have beer irving TO get
the Pennsylvania 10 como into De
truii. Tho plan "a nov formulated
will be a great boon 20 Detroit ship
pers. and they are al expected to
aid in the induetriil development OF
the western sectior. OF the city. as II
will give that territory much Inn
proved shipping onY ortunitics.
Already number of large man
ufacturing plants are preparing to
remove 10 the extreme west OF the
city 10 take advantage OF the Penn
sylvanla improvements The De-
trnit Seamless Steel Tube company
has purchased n new site out West
Fort-st. and ia present Site near
the Union station will be available
for the work OF charging the wards
nj the Union station for the joint
use Of the Pennsylvania ana the
pere Marquette. Us well as other
roads II is also said that the De
troit United railroad will vacate It's
freight terminal adjacent 10 the
yards OF the Union station and leave
that available for engagements nee.
eSsary 20 the scheme 81 The Penn
sylvania. other options, 1t Is said,
have been obtained on property IN
that territory and In some instances
plots have Teen purchased. 30 that
there will be ample room TO erect
one Of the finest freight and pas
senger terminals in the west on the
SITE
According to plans nov formulat'
cd IL is said the Pennsylvania will
use the Pere Marquette tracks from
Toledo 10 Carleton, Just beyond the
Wayne county line. from Carleton
to woodmere 1t will have its own
tracks. and at that point again join
the Pere Marquette. It il said the
Pennsylvania will use the Pere Mar
quette tracks north 10 the outer
Belt line. where II will turn east.
ward TO serve the Ford plant.