Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-13
PORT FACILITIES
MEAN NEW ERA FOR
CITY AND STATE
Few Residents Realize Full I'm
portance Of Great Project
Under Way.
TERMINAL ASSUMING SHAPE

That wilmirgton's new Marine Ter
minal. along the south banks OF the
Christiana river at it's mouth. Directly
opposite the lighthouse. in run view
OF hundreds Of daily passing oceah-so-
ing yesscls and thousands OF excur-
sionis,s. marks the city's greatest step
toward prosperity. is evidenced each
day bv scores W visitors who nave
exrre1ed surprise At the rapid growth
and development Of the river front,
which within few months VIII DE
opened 10 all ocean transportation.
heretofore little has been known by
the people OF Wilmington and vlsitors
OF the magnitude OF the citys port
facilities. Excursionists, travelling TO
this city by water. continually inquire
relative to the three large an-steel
structural frames at the mouth of the
river. They are told OF the new ter
minals-that the skeleton buildings
standing out with prominence, WITHIN
a few months will be coastwise sheds
where the largest OF ocean going yes
sels will I've locked. They are told that
the new port is expected to restore 10
Wilmington its One-time prestige as
on Atlantic coast seaport
Again they are told that Just west
az the three rcd steel frames. another
square all-steel frame building VIII
eventually develop as one ot the ten
proposed steel buildings 10 he erected
10y the Wilmington sugar refinery at
a cost ~ $4,000. 600. All OF this ie
new To the average visitor TO this city
only recently, when the wholesale
section ~ Chamber Of Commerce en-
tertaiued wholesale dealers from the
surrounding territory. the entertain
ment. including a boat ride past the
harhor. surprise was expressed on al
sides concerning the new project
Many were entirely ignorant CT wha'
the city has M It's sleeve
The magnitude OF the city's s:el
toward maritime development s truly
amazing. Probably the best and sim
plast way IL visualize the magnitude
of the project "a 10y comparing it's al
mansions with some of the distance
that are favorable TO Wilmtugtonians
!; the wharf fronting on the Chris
tiana should be laid down on Marke
street, u would reach from the d.
Pont Building 10 Sixth and Market
The bull:head alone is 1910 feet il
length. In addition there is a retainin,
oulkhead $50 feet long
To build the terminals will cost s..
S72.579. but tota, appropriation q
$500. 900 has been made ny CIT.
Council for the development Of tn
Waterfront.
The l.2l0-foot wharf, where IN
three coastwise sheds are now nearin,
completion. Will provide herthins spac,
for no l,s>s than two 10000 and one 3.
0o0-ton dead weight ships at one time
or three 7.sOo<on ships simultaneous
ly
Formulating the wharf for a d,stanc
81 400 feet, piles have been driven an
cement foundations laid for the mali
transit shed. II viii extend hack
distance Of 40 feet, giving a total O
$4,000 square feet, sufficient 10 con
tain 1000 tons NJ cargo. Each storag
shed rs 100 feet wide by 500 feet Ions
or the width ~ three average street.
Each VIII cover 10000 square feet {
surface and viii house cargoes cor
tanning 1900 tons.
These are the sheds so visible TO u,
eNcursionists who day by day trav,
the waters Ivy way OF the Wilson Lin
end other steamboats,. There are ale
I've miles Of railroad tracks. fou