The New York herald., 1920-01-19
ARMY To LEASE
! piers AND BASES
TO AID SHIPPING
Terminals at South Brooklyn
and in Hoboken To Be Of
fered on Bids.
Herald bureau,
No. 1 .JO2 III street. y. W.,
Washington, ID. -, sunday.

Washington, ID. -, sunday.
The huge army supply bases and ter
minals on the Atlantic Gulf seaboards,
constructed at a cost OF more than $780,
100000. WILL in accordance with the policy
OF the War Department, announced by
Secretary Baker today, be leased in part
to commercial concerns as they become
available. 1t will be the policy of the de-
partment Mr. Baker said, to offer all
assistance and every facility at its dis
posal for the development of American
commerce and the American merchant
marine.
Among the terminals. portions of which
will be leased, are those at South Brook
lyn, constructed at 4 cost of So 900. 600
and at Port Newark, constructed at
cost OF $l1,si3O0O, and the embarkation
centre at Hoboken, consisting of the
piers taken over from the North German
Lloyd and Hamburg American lines.
This statement was issued today from
the officer of the Chief of Staff:
Secretary of War Baker has announced
that portions of the big army supply bases
and terminals located on the Atlantic and
Gulf seaboards will be leased to CONNER
cial concerns of the United States as they
become available from time to time. Mr..
Baker Indicated that his announcement is
in accord with the policy of the War De-
partment to offer all assistance and every
facility at it's disposal for the develop
ment of American commerce and large
American merchant marine. The army
supply bases and terminals affected are
those at 'the:'ports Of Boston, New York.
Philadelphia. Norfolk, Charleston and
New Orleans
''Soon after the United States had be-
come participant in the world war it
became apparent that our port terminal
facilities were inadequate to handle the
torrentiat flux of men and material des-
tined for overseas. In December. 1917,
Major General George w. Goethals, act
ing Quartermaster General. strongly urged
spon Congress the necessity for con-
structing new, permanent port terminal
facilities along the Atlantic and Gulf sea-
boards. Accordingly, in January, 1913.
Congress appropriated approximately
s136, sSl 900 for the construction OF seven
great army supply bases.
1.-The construction OF the terminals was
accomplished by Brigadier General Rich
erd c. Marshall Chief OF the Construc-
Work commenced on the Boston base
April 90 1915 and the entire project for
the seven terminals has been completed
All structures are of permanent REM
forced concrete construction, completely
equipped with the most modern mechan-
ical freight handling and time saving
devices.
THE government will retain title to the
properties and lease to the commercial
concerns OF the United States such por-
';ions of terminals as arc not required for
use by the War Department and other
governmental agencies. including the
United states shipping Board MI leases
OF the terminal premises will be open to
public bids b.
The following is statistical data relative
10 the several army supply bases and
terminals
BosTON1Cosf approximately s2s,OOOooo;
berthing space. $500 feet; open storage
space. iOo.240 square feet: protected stor-
p &c space. 700. .SeS square feet: storage ca.
paeity. N275.Do tons: capacity OF terminal
Yards so cars.
SOUTH BROcd<IsYN. y. Y.--Coss, s32. 4
40 600: berthing space. 5000 feet: protected
.tornge spice. t.csl.220 square feet; storage
opacity l50SH0 TONS capacity OF terminal
Yards 800 cars
PORT NEWARK. y. Cost. S11. .s13.O 900;
,herthing space, $500 feet; open storage
space 336.S70 square feet: protected storage
space. 2025. .iso square feet: storage capac.
icy. 10000 tons: capacity Of terminal yards.
sen cars
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Cost. s19. 90: |
berthing space. $50 feet; protected storage
space, Si7.SiS square feet: storage capacity, I
$4,000 tons; capacity Of terminal yards.
f.119 cars.
NORFOLK. NA.-Cost $50 $50 GO: berth |
hfg space. gr56 feet open storage space.
i,00i eos square feet: protected storage
space. 2gIS.y0l square feet: storage capac-
ity.. $1,000 tons; capacity OF terminal yards.
$50 cars.
CHARLESTON. s. Cost $4,000 600:
berthing space. 2,000 feet: protected storage
space. i,SOi90o square feet; storage capac-
ity, 10000 tons capacity OF terminal yards
1000 cars
NEW ORLEANS. LA.-Cost. s127Oo 600:
.berthing space. 2.0i0 feet: protected stor-
age space. 2,ii5.sS1 square feet: storage
capacity l75oo0 tons; capacity OF terminal
yards 900 cars
EMBARKArTON CENTRE. HCBOKEN.
\. J,-Piers Nos. !. 2. 3. 4. and g. OBJ
tanned by Presidential proclamation from
the North German Lloyd and Hamburg
american lines; berthing space. 1l.0is
sduare feet
None Of tho premises win he leased for
purposes OF projected or dead storage