The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-13
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open storage for 100000 superficial
feet of lumber in the shipping and
wharf area.
Facilities for Coal Export.
Pensacola's facilities for export of
coal and for bunkerage are most de-
sirable, as the following will evidence:
On Tarragona street wharf the ar
rangement is such that a vessel can
take cargo from both levels or can load
bunker coal from the upper level while
receiving or discharging cargo direct
from ship to take cars or ship to ware
house from the lower level.
Commandments street wharf is so de-
signed that vessels may receive or dis
charge from, the lower and upper
tracks simultaneously, thus insuring
the quicket possible handling of car
goes. Vessels may discharge or receive
and take on bunker coal at the same
time.
Fuel oil facilities are adequately
supplied in an oil station for supply
ing vessels for which over $1,000. 900
in constructing storage yards, tanks
and loading pier has been expended
The fuel oil pier properly equipped
extends for a distance of 1880 feet
from Main street, and had an average
depth at mean low tide of % feet at
bertning spaces.
Bruce Dry Docks.
Ship owners operating in Pensacola
harbor have splendid dry dock faciIi-
ties in the Bruce Dry Dock company's
plant, which is located in the heart of
the Shipping area, but a very short dis
lance from all wharves.
The Bruce dry docks have a modern,
up-to-date plant with every facility,
large adequate machine shops, boiler
and woodworking and paint plants.
The main floating dock will take
care of ships up to 5000 tons This
dock is $50 feet long. "a feet wide, with
rs foot clearance. and with 20 feet of
water under keel.
Five sectional floating docks with q
lifting capacity of 1900 tons is also
provided. This dock is 176 feet long,
56 feet wide, with 80 feet clearance
and with 172 feet of water under
keel.
Channel to dry docks Is 80 feet at
mean low TIDE.
Pensacola ShipbuiIdins Co.
One of the finest shipbuilding plants
in the country is located at Pensacola.
The Pensacola Shipbuilding company
is prepared to contract for the building
of any type vessel, and it's yards are
admirably located off the Bayou Chico,
a land-locked harbor about two miles
from the center of the city. Every ia
cility is in place to provide the very
best service. Steamships of large tom
mage, steel barges, tug-boats, small
craft, in fact any kind of vessel can
be expeditiously turned out. The COM
pany is also engaged in construction
of structural steel bridges, etc.
Compress and Warehouse.
Pensacola has admirable facilities
for the handling OF. storage and COM
presAon of cotton In this company
A high density press OF latest pattern
is installed and the storage warehouse
has a capacity OF 100000 bales The
compress and warehouse have excel
lent trackage facilities and rates are
in keeping with unusual compression
rates maintaining at other gulf ports
Rates for storage and handling also in.
line with other ports. Every facility
for handling export and import cotton
are available to the shipper This, to-
gether with parity, and in some cases
favora BILE, rates in the major portion Of
80 cotton growing area make Pen@s-|