Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29
RIVER FRONT URGED
! FOR MA2kETiS|TE
Area Near, Has car Service
and Offers LandNtor Sheds,
WriSIey BroWn\Says.

tcnac Freight Terminals Coz. today
addressed a lexter to the National Cap
ital Park and, Planning Commission
urging tile location of Center Market
and the Farmers Markee along me
southwest waterA front, ifk 1t becomes
necessary to remove thenls from their
present location.
He would place Sthe retail market
adiacent 10 Water street, between Sew
enth and Twelfth Streets southwest
For the wholesale market ne pro
poses strip south of water stree'
between Fourteenth streea andtt MI
nicipal Fish Market.
Mr. Brown presents these arguments
In favor of such locations:
This central water 'front.' Ioea ton IS
omen 10 all sections of the CITY. 1t
opens like aGan to the west. noSth ana
east. There are ample street car "a
cilities along Fourteenth. Eleventh.
Ninth and Seventh, streets. The area
is reasonably near the center toI the
city.
A modern system OF terminals Tor
i eey-ishs BILE freight is, soon to be estab'
iished there by theTPotomac F1eiGht
Terminals Co.
The great bulk of perisha.hle freight
comes into Washington through TINS
area. The main line Of the Pennsyi-
vania bounds the property aoa over
these tracks passes all freight coming
into the CITY over all railroads. except
the Baltimore and Ohio.
There is land available for the con-
struction OF sheds. -,
There are ample warehouse iacii-
ties.
Set Aside for Public Use.
Mr. Brown said:
"pv act of Congress, approved Feb
ruary IL, 1901, a number or streets
In the southwest section OF the city
u-sva vacated and abandoned to pub
lie use for terminus purposes In ac-
cnrdance with a comprehensive plan
approved by Congress. The vacation
Of these streets created g. designated
area intended to be a freight ware
house district of Washington. bound
ed on the south by Water street,. on
thu north by Maryland avenue. on
the east by Twelfth street and on the
west by Fourteenth street.
The immediate terminal area now
available contains over eight acres.
which IL ample to provide required
warehouses and railroad sidings for
the large distributors of perishable
freight who require trackage connec-
ton. In addition, there Is available
at reasonable price for the occupant
Of dealers in perishable food products
who do not ship I'm large volume The
squares in the territory fronting on
Water street east from Twelfth street
TO Seventh street and extending hack
az far as the railroad lineston Mary
land avenue. If necessary"
Memorandum. July II. 1926.
This area has been taken over
from the Southern Railway Co. by
the Potomac Freight Terminals 60
and modern system of terminals for
perishable freight Is now TO be esta b.
ltshed there in accordance with plans
already prepared, affording suitable
accommodations with trackage to
wholesale distributors at reasonable
initial cost or rental In line with
this development the Cudahy Packing
co. has just moved to its new dis.
tflOuting warehouse at this terminal
Other Tracks Near.
The main line Of the Pennsyfva mia |
Railroad system bounds this property
on the north and all freight passes |
over these tracks which is shipped |
into or through Washington over The I
pennsylvania Railroad, the Southern
Railway. the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway, the Richmond, Fredericks- |
oufg and Potomac Railroad, Seaboa I'd |
Alp Line and Atlantic Coast Line. |
Thus distributing warehouses Iocs go |
AZ this terminus will have direct
swltchlng connection with all the rail. |
ROADS bringing freight into Washing. |
ton. with the single exception OF the |
Baltimore and Ohio, and freight CON. !
signed to the Water street terminal |
over that railroad from the North "a n |
De transferred at Bennings and from
the West at Pittsburgh.
The great bulk of perisha HE |
freight consigned to Washington from
the South comes through the Potomac
yards, located in Virginia. about four
miles south of Washington, which !
ie the converging point for ali freight |
moving from the South over the Fol. |
lowing trunk lines, namely: The |
Eouthern Railway. Atlantic Coast |
Line, Seaboard Air Line, Richmond |
SrSosricksburg and Potomac Rail'
road. and from the West ovar ~. |
chesapeake and Ohio. This fra,eht
now brought across the river for
aeilvery at the Pennsylvania yards In |
southwest Washington.
To make delivery OF such r.~,.A
Able freight in Northeast Wa shire So
~ would be necessary to carry n Al.
rectly past the Water Street Terminal
TO Bennings. thence to.IIyattsyiiIa = M
PACK to Washington for Baltimora !
and Ohio delivery, which would causs
considerable delayfin itSsultifnafA de-. |
livery for distribution. to .fha con. |
sumner. with further depreciation nd |
additional expense for extra icing in !
the Summer season. Such: al circuit. |
Gus routing would be an anomaly. that |
could not long survive.
There Is presently available in |
southwest Washington, railroad yard. |
age with sufficient capacity to accom-. |
f1cdte approximately $50 cars.s exclu. |
sivs of private sidings. and with con |
siderable room for expansion IL and |
when required.
Wharves Also Convenient.
The wharves of all the steamboat |
lines which bring perishable, freight |
TO this city are also located close by /
on the water front OF Southwest Waah. |
inGton. Throughout the year and es. |
peciAuy during the Summer. and Fall |
there is a large and rapidlya growing |
volume OF perishable frelght5unloaded |
At these wharves and sold to the. trade |
and 10 the consuming publica directly.
The Municipal Fish Markell and |
Wharves-a real credit TO washing
ton-are also located on the south |
side of Water street running east
from Twelfth street. where practically
all OF the city's supply OF fish, oysters
and clans Is unloaded from numerous
This means that the storekeepsrs OF
all sections of the city who deal In
sea food must come regularly 70 the
municipal fish wharf for their sup.
plies. AS a general rule these same
dealers also deal in produce.
Opposite the Water street terminal
area on Twelfth street, and constitut.
Ing an integral part OF the plan OF |
co-ordinated terminals for perishable