Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-07
MORGAN WAREHOUSE
TERMINAL PLAN WILL
CAUSE BUSINESS BOOM
Conference Being Held Today
by Those in Back of
Monster Enterprise

Great interest has been shown
throughout this section of the state
and in fact all along the New York
and New Jersey water front since
the announcement yesterday by Isaac
AIpern, that the site of the United
States Government Ordnance depot
at Morgan is to be turned into vast
storage space for the use of the
southern and western manufacturers.
Mr.. Alpern who purchased the
land jointly with Sigmund Eisner of
Red Bank, and Fred Schneider of
New Brunswick, announced today
that a conference between the own
ers of the land and the Chicago
House Wrecking Company of Chi
cago the purchasers of the buildings
will be held in Red Bank this after
noon at which time further plans
will be discussed in connection with
the future Of the former loading
plant.
At the conference this afternoon
1t is likely that applications which
have been received from large man.
facturers for storage space at the
plant will be considered and various
changes that may be necessary tc
; better equip the plant for storage
purposes be discussed. 1t was al
first thought that the former shell
loading plant might be sold by the
new owners to some large industry
but Mr.. Alpern stated that rather
than cut up the land in small par
cells, it was more desirable to turn
1t into a huge storage place that at
some future date could become a
part of the proposed free port on the
Atlantic coast.
Fnrty-three buildings on the
tract are ready for storage purposes
at the present time. and these build
ings give a total of over 100000
square feet of storage space. There
are in all over 800 buildings that
can be used for storage purposes
and are equipped with railroad
tracks, electric lights and all mod
ern improveme Many of these
buildings were used during the war
for the storing of loaded shells
prior to their shipment to the bat
tie fields of France. The idea o1
converting the vast tract into huge
storage space was advanced by the
Chicago House Wrecking company
who after an examination of the
buildings declared them of such ex-
cellent construction that it would
be a shame to tear them down, II
they could be put to any use.
For some time past, Mr.. Alpern
said when discussing the proposition,
souther nand western manufacturers
have been seeking large storage
spaces in the east so that machinery
and other articles might be placed in
warehouses here and kept constant
ly on hand to meet the demand or
the eastern and European markets.
BY having the goods stored in the
east where they are ready at min
utes notice for distribution either by
railroad, water or motor truck, the
manufactures need not fear loss of
money due to strikes, traffic tie ups
or embargoes. Already applications
have been received for space and
from indications at this time before
/ many months have passed the site
will become the center of shipping
for southern and western firms
Included in the sale of the prop
erty was two large power houses
which supply electric current to the
various buildings and about the plant
and as these are needed to supply
electricity for the use of motors or
lights, it is likely they will again be
running at full capacity. At the
present time, due to the fact that
the government material has been
moved from the plant, only one of
the power stations is in operation it
is said.