The sun., 1919-05-06
MONTREAL TO RUSH
PORT IMPROVEMENT
Extensive Plans Halted by
War to Be Carried Out
in Full.
Special Co--espondencs 70 TEE sry

MONTREAL, May Tho plan OF i'm
provemsnt OF the port Of Montreal
adopted early in 1914 and shelved by the
European war Is now to bo carried out
In full. IL was learned to-day. These
improvements are expected to mako this
port thoroughly equipped as a terminal
for ocean trafflc. The Improvements COM
prise the electrification of harbor rail-
ways. the construction of a million dollar
cold storage plant. lengthening piers and
wharves, extension Of the harbor railway
system and the construction OF additional
trapsit sheds
In May. 1914. W. C. Ross, president
OF the Harbor Commission, who had
spent four months IN Europe investisar
Ing and studying the harbor facilities of
the old world. made a declaration OF pol
Icy In regard to plans for future Inn
provements for the port or Montreal
The port is to be enlarged and It's en-
tire system OF railways electrified. The
construction OF a huge warehouse ana
public coldOtorase will be commenced In
the course Of a few days. Two new
transit sheds will be erected on the ex-
tended Victoria pier. jacques Cartier
pier will be heightened. Extensive sid
ing accommodation will be added to the
harbor railway terminals, which now
extend to Montreal East High and low
level walls will be extended for three
quarters OF a mile In n few words. the
commissioners will resume with their
usual vigor the task OF making the port
the best on the Atlantic seaboard.
The classification OF the railway
tracks that run to and fro throughout
, A..
property held by the Harbor Commits
sioners is a gigantic undertaking The
| ultimate terminus of the system will be
Bout de iIle.
The large new public warehouse and
cold storage TO be constructed at the
| foot OF Beaudry street. about section 20
OF the port, will be of the most modern
design and will be provided with all
necessary equipment
With the continual increase in the
| number OF the steamship lines using
| the port tho necessity for a number
| Of additional transit sheds was very
much felt The fact that every shed
| in tho port is leased for the present
seaSon, and several applications are
| on hand from new steamship COM
| paries, makes II imperative that new
| accommodations be provided without
an, delay.
ne scHeHe adopted PROVIDES Tor the
extension of the Alexandria. King Ed
ward and Jacques Cartier piers. This
will enable them to accommodate two
of the largest vessels navigating the St
Lawrence on either sid AS jacques
Cartier pier ID the shortest II will be
| the only one to DE extended during the
present season.
The shore wharves from section rs
| to section 80 will also be further ex-
| tended and $500 feet Of concrete wall
| will be built between these sections. The
old wharves between these points at the
present time are only some 10 feet wide.
owing to the construction of the high
| level embankment thereon. The new
wharves will have a width OF at least
10 feet and will provide berthage for
| another six ocean liners
Although these are all improvements
on the programme for 1919, there is under
consideration a much more comprehen-
sivu scheme. which, when complete, will
| kesp Montreal in the list of the most
! important harbors in the world.