Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-27
FREIGHT STATION
NEAR COMPLETION
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shed, with faithful dobbin so con-
spicuous as the illustration here
shows, this triangle now presents an
edifice that government engineers
have declared second to none in the
country. The first floor alone contains
more concrete than the whole Penn
Harris structure. The fire preventive
Is so meritorious that the visitor
rather bankers for fire to break
loose that he may ogle the operations
of suppressing it. 1t is the sprinkling
system, in perfection, sensitzed coils
being attached to the piping on each
ceiling. When the heat reaches a
dangerous degree these contract and
automatically the whole establish
ment is flooded. In addition to this,
mighty steel doors serve as bulk
heads all through both buildings.
Attached to weights these are re-
leased in abnormal temperature and
slowly glide across, isolating each
department.
In keeping up with progress, the
Pennsy has equipped this monster
plant with every comfort for the
workman and workwoman; the
wash rooms are the equal of those
in a high class hotel. There are rest
and reading rooms and Mr. Nixon
pledged that although shower baths
were not planned they will be put
in yet, so that the employe can
freshen up like a rose in a spring
rain before he starts for home of an
evening. Ventilation is perfect, light
floods almost every room and the
company's own steam heat plant will
take care that proper temperature
Is maintained
End of Big Project
What this wonder freight station
means to Harrisburg only the men
who have been employed for a Ions
period can estimate. There are to-
day in the offices dozens whose per-
iod of service goes back almost to
the date of 1870. These have seen
the vision pdophesied by the Tele-
graph unrolled steadily and surely
They can look ahead and be sure
that Harrisburg, like Chicago, must
some day be a vast center of ship
| ping. Chicago now has twenty-eigh'
| trunk lines centering there. Harris
| burg is piker compared to this, but
| who can tell what the future will
| develop, with improvements such as
this one finished. Eight lines enter
| the city now and the Pennsy people
evidently count on immense expan-
sion for this freight building car
carry three or four more stories, ac-
cording to the plans.
The very latest innovations fol
quick handling of great bulk are be-
| ing introduced at this plant, and il
! the shipper co-operates. Harrisburg
will be noted for rapid freight serv-
ice. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to clear the outgoing platform
every twenty-four hours. Lockers
J spacious and clean as hounds
| tooth, will appeal to all workers and
the electric lighting is so excellent
that when the button is pressed
every niche of the enormous plant Is
| illuminated.
The entire renovation of this tri'
angle, once taking in Meadow Lane
and part of Court street, will attract
clean building improvements ano
Pennsylvania men contemplate the
approaching moment when this big
section will be one of the busiest
centers of the city.
The completion of the freight 50
! ton will finish the big task the
Pennsy system began with the build,
ing of the Front and the Second
street subways and the Cumberland
Valley bridge. The cost has beer
several million dollars.