The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-05

MD are 81 miles OF doCEaSe ana
FONT within the present city
land q total OF 40 miles Of
lie waterfront facing at least
R OF depth I'm the immediate en-
oH Baltimore harbor. A uniform
H4bf IS feet ia maintained UP to
Y provided for transatlantic
hips. Up to the beginning of
lar the city had expended
10 for deepening the harbor and
No for public wharves and docks
arginGl or waterfront streets.
I4tion, The National Government
Ant more than 50, 900 in i'm
the channel approaches to the
IN aggregate Of SCI 10000 The
Nv Baltimore will benefit hand
MI by the passage Of the rivers
Hrbors Dill OF the present year,
means that the Curtis bay
45l will he deepened and the
-td In the Middle Branch wild
5t rs desired that the depth OF
1nne1 from the ocean to Spring
|4s and Curtis Bay shall be 40
CIV York and Norfolk have this
I1f water and Baltimore needs
lstter compete with those cities.
.Scst Drydock Built Here.
Is port the Dewey, the largest
III; drEdock in the world, was
Ected in 1905. ShipbuildinE is ex-
tly engaged in and many Of the
ut vessels Of this and foreign
cH, az we'll rs some OF the
golfers and torpedo-bOat de-
Il Of the United States Navy,
Fen built here
loErcss or construction II a belt
Isilvay to entirely encirCle the
IN with facilities for switching
Eden with imported goods and
.b for export to the various rail-
.bes radiatinr from the city.
Nj Government in row engaged
he construction Of a modern
It4tinn station and pier adioin-
.4toric Fort McHenrT.
snodcrn AMI powerful firebOats
intained on constant duty, sup
ted hE tho Harbor Boards
Fillmore. 4 police boat patrols
F'bor at all hours.
VI powerful iceboats keep the
WI open throughout the most Sc
.rtntcrq and safely convoy YES
XIV and from the city
n.y. six miles OF municipality
Wharfage front are in a high
w modern Development. Projects
Ader way for acquiring more
w. for municipal ownership and
.5mcnt and system Of wide,
Iue marginal streets now UNI
obstruction, which, together
ne beIt-line railway, will great
itate the hauling and handling
commerce Of the port and bring
portion Of the hRrhOr within
accessibility OF the inland CEN
t industry.
lies of three mOdarn concrete
Edges linked by wide ana we'll
streets and roudW4ys connect
gore city with the rapidly deVel-
VI tidevatcr sections Of Anne
M and Baltimore counties. This,
64nover street bridge. Of this
" Is an excellent example Of en-
ing skill.
11nfcfpal steam ferry operates
nm th4 north and south sides OF
srhor at Commute Intervals.
Room For Development.
.tional to nearly six miles "f
pal wharfage front thcre is
\ the corporate limits Of the city
and still open 10 further de-
bent more than o. miIe7 OF pri-
5rharrare. Of which IN miles is
Id BY railroad piers and docks
I5 four tenth miles by steamship
t1iee. two miles by wharf and
companies and ~ miles by in
III concerns.
port has mammoth modern
Elevators with q total capacity
10. 900 bushels. These elevators
hsiIy place 800, 000 bushels Of
aboard a vessel during a work
v. There is 4 differential or
Eenths Of q cent per bushcl in
gf Baltimore, as compared with
- ork and Boston, on grain for
from the Great Lakes region,
lon that arriving by rail from
Vest the dlfferent'al Is nine
..rn coal piers equipped with
loading devices, together with
ty's proximity to the mines.
Baltimore the greatest exporter
. on the continent. The Curtis
BAL pier Of the Baltimore and
Railroad il one Of the largest
Ast equipped coal terminals in
5rId. This pier is 500 feet long
An accommodate vessels up to
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