Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

/ Philadelphia. second port Of the coun- |
try and which is making efforts to be.
come the first center of American in |
dustrial activity and n foremost naval |
station, will benefit enormously with tho
coming expansion of foreign trade and !
/ 1t hohoovCS merchants and manufacture
rrS to get on the band wagon" by bill |
/ ing goods through the port Of Phila
| dclphia.
! This is the theme of tho second edi- |
/ tion of ''rhe Port Of Philadelphia, -
, we'll illustrated bulletin issued by the |
/ Department of Wharaves. Docks and
/ Ferries. bearing the date Of July II. |
( The bulletin is twice tho size of the in-
| tinl issue of several months ago and
contains several pertinent contributions
/ and data of terminal facilities that will
prove invaluable TO shippers and others
interested in port conditions.
Shipping Increased
Tokens of the coming harvest Of
commerce already are at hand, accord
ing to an article by Director Web
Stpr. Of the Department of Wharves,
Docks and Ferries, reprinted from the
New York Commercial Two million
more tons of shipping will he added this
year to the port total as n result of
tho resumption Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railways coal shipments from
! Port Richmond.
This is but another instance of the
increasing business at the port"
writes the director. within recent
weeks Philadelphia port development
ivan pt,,c
due to the re esta ablishment Of some of
the old lines and the starting up of
new ones These have been numerous,
and so extensive as to cover not only
the European countries, including
Franco. England, Italy, Belgium, Scan
dinavia. Sweden and Norway, but the
South American ports while, for the
first time. regular sailings have been
established by Japanese rreIgnt car
riers between Philadelphia and the
Far East. At no time has the Delaware
witnessed the coming and going Of
greater number of vessels than at pres
ent.
"An increased volume of commerce
has come 70 the port of Philadelphia
with the termination of the war, and
a greater expansion of trade is assured.
To anticipate the business of the future
the city has under construction at this
time four additional piers. In addi-
ton the municipality has available over
six million dollars for the purchase of
Dropcrty and the building or additional
piers. and it is proposed to place these
funds under contract in the very near
future, in conformity with the compre-
htnh
adopted.
Ready to Seize Opportunities
PHILADELPHIA is awake to foreign
trade. according to William A. Law,
president of the First National Bank
of Philadelphia, who writes IN part {:
! philadelphia must benefit enor-
mously through the coming expansion Of
foreign trade. She has become the chief
shipbuilding center of the world. with
an increased manufacturing production
of wide diversity and an unparalleled
opportunity to enlarge her direct for
eirn commerce Immediately. But this
: mort must be made more attractive to
Transatlantic vessels seeking profitable
tonnage, and it will be necessary TO
CARP through the scheme Of harbor i'm
DrOVementS, which plONluc "i'iioN
delay the additional facilities required
by great shipping companies
A plan to put additional Greenwich
Terminal piers under contract is an
nounced. Those at Porter and Wolf
streets and the Mexican street pier,
now in use, are the first Of seven that
will form this project. 1t is also
nlanned to eliminate the grade crossings
, in South Philadelphia by changing and
, eIevating the tracks. The streets will
he improved. particularly Delaware
3 avenue. which will be widened and
paved at this point.
/ Plan improvements
e The department, which had Sill
e 900 900 for harbor improvement at the
e beginning of the year, announces that
= the next contract will be for further
bulkheading Of the Schuylkill river The
IS Cherry street wharf, on the Delaware
n river, is completed and the thirty five
e foot channel is two thirds dredged.
= Additional grain elevators are pre-
!. dicted as necessary to keep pace with
e the growing export trade in grain
which recently caused the Philadelphia
It and Reading Railway to erect 3 200,
ID 600 bushel elevator at Port Richmond
o Following the establishment Of 6
n branch of the Cunard Line plying be-
IS tween this city and Bristol, England
g which gives a thirteen day service fol
SINNERS and reduces the delay occa
: stoned by New York shipments, hop
re was expressed by James Potter, genera
n agent for the Cunard Line here, that I
! passenger service would be added ant
that additional lines would be operated
= nv the Cunard company to the Medi
er terranean and other European. ports.
= Turkish VIzIer May Resign
y Paris July 12,-(By A. P.)-Th