Evening journal., 1918-11-23
PENNA. railroad
BUYS LAND FOR
GREAT TERMINAL
Purchases Ten Acres Ad-
joining Proposed Site
for River Piers
MORE PROPERTY IS
kEE[ED BY COMPANY

Having purchased the Gordon Heights
Park tract from the Wilmington
Steamboat Company for s25,O00 several
v months ago, for a site for their new
coal piers, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, Il was learned today, has
also purchased 10 acres OF ground ad-
Joining the present right Of way directly
opposite the tract selected for the
/ ers. This piece OF ground which in
cluded about 30 large lots has been
purchased at a price averaging Sc to Si5
a front foot. II is predicted that the
selection Of this land as the railroad
terminals leading TO the proposed river
front piers will make the section north
Of here one Of the greatest railroad
terminals in the East.
All OF the lands needed for this ter
minal have now been purchased with
the exception OF one or two pieces and
Il was stated today that owing to the
owners and the railroad company being
unable 10 agree on a price condemna-
tion proceedings might be brought. One
OF the owners OF land stlll needed Is
Harry Emmons, the attorney whose
homestead skirting Lore avenue Is
needed. Mr.. Emmons, Il Is understood
has set a price Of $4,000 for the prop
erty which consists Of about one and
one-half acres together with his Frame
Homestead and outbuildings.
The railroad company Is also desirous
Of securing a strip Of land from Isaac
Lenderman, whose property adjOins
that Of Mr.. EmmOns and also a prop
erty owned by Daniel Buckley.
The tract that has been purchased
so far extends from Second street on the
west side tOf the Gordon Heights tract
70 the right OF way Of the railroad
company and the lands Of the dupont
Powder Company on the south, to the
lands Of Mr.. Emmons along Lore ave-
nue..
Among those who have sold land to
the railroad are Harry Emmcns, Bessie
r. Taylor, William J. Hemphill, John
J. Fahey, Marguerite Tlndall. the Pres
ton Lea estate, Lilburne Chandler, Mary
f. NJ. Townsend. Frank d. Strickland,
Harry B. Murdoch and others.
The sale Of these properties also car
ries with each, the right and title to
all street beds and win mean that
Haines avenue, Lore avenue and First
and Second streets, will be closed.
While the exsct plans Of the railroad
company have not been announced. II Is
understood that the idea is TO extend
!he tracks from the river piers to be
erected at the Gordon Heights Park
tract to Lore avenue and the lands OF
Mr.. Emmons along that thorOughfare,
and make the ten acres In the plot
lust purchased the terminal for the
iOal piers.
While the dupont Powder Company
owns a strip Of land TO the south OF the
proposed terminal, between that point
and the Edge Moor yards. II is likely
that the railroad company will also pur-
chase this tract. In case this is done,
the railroad company will have facill-
lies between their proposed river piers
al Gordon Heights and the Todd Cut
shops and have many miles OF track
age.
Several interesting legal entangle-
ments were encountered in the acquir-
ing Of the 10 acres above mentioned,
she most singular one being that OF
overcoming a lease held on triangle
piece Of ground by the Gordon Heights
Railway Company at Lore avenue and
the railroad, for period OF 999 years.
This piece OF land has a frontage or
70 feet and is now held by the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Company.
II is understood that possession Of this
piece OF land has been acquired, how
ever.
While the tract now owned by the
railroad company lies to the east Of
the original Gordon Heights Tracts, 1t
Is said that owing to 1t being in hol-
low the price paid for the land by the
original owners was So a foot. The
placing OF the railroad terminal on the
tract Just secured, IL is said interieres
with the development Of the upper pOr-
tion Of the Gordon Heights Tract, but
those In a position to know today stat
ed that they expected in time the rail-
road company would acquire all the
land adjoining and use the same for
storage house purposes.