Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-10-02
THIRTY-EIGHT MILES OF DoCKAcE

| by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
az Curtis Bay. the other by the Penn
sylvania Railroad at Clinton street
and the foot OF Ninth avenue, are
equipped with every modern device
for the expeditions handling and
transshipment OF coal.
Spacious F1reproof Warehouses.
On the waterfront and elsewhere in
the city are located spacious fireproof
storage warehouses having the most
modern equipment for loading and
unloading, elevators, heating and re-
frigeratng plants, etc. Certain ware
house receipts issued by storage
warehouse companies are negotiable
through Baltimore banking institu-
tions.
A floating dock twelve marine rail-
ways and three drydoclSs, the largest
OF which is 62s feet long and 125 feet
wide, are located In this port
There are 10 steamship lines regu-
larry engaged in Trans Atlantic and
other foreign trade, while many ships
steamers and sailing vessels come
here TO bring and carry away car
goes.
Eight local companies operate So
steamers IN the Chesapeake and
coastwise trade. Hundreds of sailing
and motor craft are owned and oper-
ated in the vicinity Of this port.
Waterfront Factory Sites.
Waterfront property on deep water
is sbundantly available at wide
range of price, depending on it's char
acter and location. Many OF the great
Industrial plants of the city's indus
trial district occupy such sites. in
cluding the Penn-Mary Steel Com
pany's vast plant, the largest steel
plant in America located on tide
water.
The railway lines in and entering
Baltimore have provided at Baltimore
tidewster every modern facility for
receiving, storing and shipping all
kinds OF raw materials and manufac-
tured articles. Chief among these is
the Baltimore and Ohio, the pioneer
OF American railroads. or scarcely
less Importance to the development OF
the port are the Pennsylvania, the
Western Maryland and the Canton
railroads.
LWO AAAiAututC hittdtOEAs
The principal waterfront terminal
OF the Baltimore and Ohio is at
Locust Point. Baltimore. At this ter
minal the Company has two immense
grain elevators with a capacity of
2,600.000 bushels. The Locust Point
yard has a capacity of 39eS cars. A
warehouse for the storage OF tobacco
Is also located at this station. There
are IL large piers, including an i'm
migration and import pier and a pier
reserved for exports. Modern ferry
slips, carfloats and powerful tugs ex-
pedite the handling OF traffic.
Minor marine terminals are located
at Chase's wharf and at Fell street. |
The latter station is equipped with
electric motors which handle cars on
and or the floats OF the ferry service
operated there. The well-equipped
Curtis Bay coal pier belongs to this
Company.
In addition to its more recently
built piers, elevators and warehouses
on the waterfront for the handling of |
export. import and domestic ship |
ments the Western Maryland Rail- |
way Company recently completed its
new grain elevator at Port Coving-
ton. Baltimore, that has a capacity OF |
1000, 900 bushels. Great quantities of |
coal are transhipped at its mammoth
coal pier at this port.
No Port Charges.
No other prominent port has moro
reasonable port costs consistent with
economic efficiency than Baltimore.
The incidental costs are:
RATES OF PILoTAGE.
Vessels drawing 16 feet or over. s. 90
Vessels drawing Il TO Is feet 400
Vessels drawing less than Il feet %
The quarantine fees are:
inspection of vessels. / cent per net
ton. tiinimum charge, SCI
Ihere is no charge for Inspection of |
paSsen gers
The maintenance of sick from ves-
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