The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-07
Tankage Will Be 10000
Barrels or 6,150,00O Gal
Ions; Construction Work
to Be Hurried.
2 ANNOUNCEMENTS
BOOST LOCAL PORT
General Superintendent Mo-
ran of Oil Company Here
is Pleased With Prospects
for Rapid Development.

The local properties of the Texas
Oil Company including the docks and
iarse IneI on sta slSgon now in course
u tax @r the foot of Clubbs
street are Eng officially inspected
fan, general superinten-
80 uen' u Texas company, who ar
80 =, S'e city yesterday.
Nr. NJran, like r. p. Doris. local
supet III sendent who will be perme-
heh'iy in charge of the terminals
expresses himself as exceeding
wen pleased with prospects in i'm
mediate sight for the development of
the port Of Pensacola and for the oil
business, especially AS a terminal for
oiling sea-going vessels. as we'll as
with view to making this a distrib-
uting center for large area OF their
products.
In connection with Mr. Moran's
visit here, it is asserted that the ca
pacity OF the terminals are TO be in
creased to a figure even greater than
have been heretofore contemplated
This announcement, together with the
announcement made yesterday by the
officials of the Bruce Dry Docks com
pany to the effect that work on n
5000 ton lift capacity floating dry
started, the Emergency Fleet corpo-
ration putting into the project ap-
proxfmately s45O,000. as soon as the
remainder of the required local capi-
tai is subscribed, are sources of graf
ification to Pensacolians who are
heartily interested in the development
of the port of Pensacola. The an
nouncement of officials of the dry
dock company is to be found else
where in the Journal
Concerning the status of the Texas
Oil company project and some of the
good things it means for the port
here, the following statement Is au-
thorized:
To Be Big Project.
THE facilities OF the port of Pen
sacola will be materially increased
when the construction of the oil fuel
station now being built by the Texas
company is completed.
THE station is accessible to ocean
going and coastwise steamers, and Is
located at their private wharf at the
foot of Clubbs street.
THE Texas company realizing the
growing Importance of the port OF
Pensacola. end being desirous of be-
ing in a position to render complete
oil service to steamers entering this
port. is rushing construction.
"Tankage having a capacity of 120,-
900 barrels, or 6,150.000 gallons, is
being erected Also a store of lubri-
eating oils will be installed so that
any ship, no matter what size or type,
can have all its oil needs adequately
disposed Of.
Undoubtedly many of our read
ers are aware of the trend toward the
fff ar-i1 ffS i'm
portance to this country, due to its
abundance, accessibility and to the
paramount economies of operation il
introduces.
our entire export facilities will be
placed on a much more efficient basis
owing to the growing use of liquid
fuel.
Edward y. Hurley, chairman of
the United States shipping board,
brings out some points: Oil burning
vessels will make from 10 to 20 per
cent more mileage than coal burners.
There is better control of steaming,
because fires can be started and stop
ped instantly. steam raised quickly,
and time saved in port through the
greater ease of taking on oil as con-
trasted with coal Coaling is always
a dirty job and tedious, whereas oil
bottoms quickly and without fuss or
muss.'
THE foregoing applies to oil burr
ed below the boilers, but with the
Diesel engine or internal combustion
engine, the fuel economy is even
greater. He says:
The motor ship will operate or
about half as much as the oil. burn
ing steamer It's engine room force
is reduced still more from one to
three men are sufficient; and there
are no stokers. for the motor ships
mechanical staff is made up of skilled
men, A Danish motor liner, the
Fiona, recently went clear around
the globe, making a voyage of 81, 900
miles, with only one engineer
Naturally, in the coming race for
and the contest for ocea
freight, ports which can supply the
needs of the new type of shipping
are at an advantage.
Thus, the port Of Pensacola is to
be congratulated on having the proper
facilities to encourage marine traffic,
which means bigger, better business
for all