The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-30
SOUTHERN READY FOR DEDICATION slO,OO0,OOO YARD
Many Executives to Be Present for Event
 Wednesday

The $10,O0o,00o Finley yards of the Southern Railway will be officially dedicated Wednesday morning at T o'clock and will ininiate the operation of the most stupenduous railroad term inals in the south.
 { The ceremonies will consist of prin- cipally of an inspection by large dele gation of Southern Railway officials who will arrive in Birmingham Tues day morning on special train from Washington. The official party will be headed by H. W. Miller, vice president fin charge of operations and all of the general superintendents, motive power officials mechanical superintendents and some fppN 4he operating depart ment. A flakEfn be hoisted and TOO men will go fSaRork which is half the quota to be employed.
 The local officials of the Southern Railway have thrown a veil of unusual reticence about the opening of the yards. Although confessing they know of the afaif, local officials were re- iuctant to give out information.
 The affair will startsat the Tutwiler hotel Tuesday when Vice President Miller will meet the various officials and discuss with them problems that arise at monthly staff meetings, fol- lowing which the, officers will go to Finley yards and the formal opening will take place.
 It was stated offfciany that the party would not includ9 Fairfax Harrison, president of the SSYthern, who was de- tained in the east.
 The Finley yards have been in pro- cess of building foErmonths. The term inals were, sauthorized some years ago and the property acquired under the administration. of the late President W. W. Finley of the Southern. When he died and the timeescame to construct the plant, it was decided by President Harrison to call the yards after the former president whose work for the Southern was so widely known and 50 valuable to this section of, the country.
 The yards consist of g units, besides the lines leading into the terminals, the side tracks storage tracks and other necessary roadways.
 The plant includes: Store house and office 200 by 55 feet; oil house( 60 by B feet :. crane runway, 800 by 60 feet i; flue shop, so by 5Qsfeet; smith shop, 260 by. 100 feet; folge shop, 80 by 30 feet: washer and qScker, 128 by AZ feet power, house, @ by 83 feet; res- sryoir, 240 by 100 Nst; transfer table, 590 by }75 feet; tank shop, 157 by 100 feet wheel house, 125 by 55 feet !: paint house, 50 by 25 feet; dry lumber shed, 240 by Al feet; toilet, 30, by 15 feet washer and locker, 90 by 36 feet i; supply house, 60 by 60. feet; wood working mill, PAP by 1A0 feet; scrap dock, 400 by 52 feet; reclamation shop, 60 by 35 feet! erecting shop, 568 by 30 feet; machine shop, 568 by 95 feet; ga- llery, 568 by 35 feet; firing up shed 100 by 45 feet.
 The terminals also include: Sand house, coal hopper,M coaling station washer and locker, 96,O00 gallon water tank, sub-station, twenty stall round house, toilet, washer and locker, com presser house, boiler house.
 The yards extend more than mile and a quarter and are said to be the most extensive terminals in the south. The construction has involved large tonnage of steel, and 2,500,000 brick. Other materials used has been quite as extensive and was purchased in this district 50 far as practical