Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

| Loug hborough Line and that even II
| they were to make a connection from
| the present Baltimore & Ohio connec-
| ton in Georgetown to Potomac Yards,
| 1t would mean a longer haul through
that westward route than by the pres
ent eastward swing via Benning and
| Hyattsville to the New York avenue
yards.
Water Street Features.
| It has been urged that the Water
street site is open to all sections of
the city. because 1t spreads out like a
| fan to the west, north and east. The
| B. & o. officials argue that such fan
| like location is not ideal, but that an
| ideal condition would be a location in
the center of the points of Consump-
ton, with streets leading in all direc-
tons In lexington, they say, the
nea rest approach to this condition can
| be found on property adjacent to a
railroad.
The center of population in Wash
| ington has been given as in the vicin-
| ity of Fourth and NJ streets. The
| lexington district is within about a
! half mile of this point, it is stated,
whereas the distance to Water street
! is over two miles from this point.
A check of the retail grocery stores
| shows the following number of such
stores in the different sections of
Washington: Northwest section.
about 60 per cent: northeast section,
about Is per cent southwest section.
about 8 per cent; southeast section,
| about ID per cent.
Because of the shorter haul and the
| fact it would be possible to avoid the
| section of Washington where traffic
| is heaviest, the stores in the north
| western and northeastern sections,
about IS per cent of the total number.
| could be more easily reached from the
| lexington district than from Water
| street. it is stated.
The location of the distributing
plant of the National Geographic So
| ciety in the lexington area is pointed
| to as visual evidence of the advan-
| tage of this section from a distribut-
| ing standpoint That building was
erected originally for the Schlitz
| Brewing Co., which distributed its
product all over the city.
Established Warehouses.
| Among other large business CON
! Germs which have established ware.
houses with track side facilities in the
lexington section are: Terminal Stor-
age Co, which is engaged in ware
house storage Swift & Co., meats and
provisions: National Mortar Co, build
ing supplies; Malloney Paving Co..
street paving; Fadeley & Co., coal;
| Consolidated Coal Co.. NARROW Coal
Co, Chapman Coal Co., j. p. Agnew
Co., coal; Griffith Coal Corporation,
National Biscuit Co, Fries, Beall &
| Wiggly Stores. Incorporated; Park
Transfer Co, National Radiator Co..
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., United States
Mail Repair Shop. L. Fainberg Co.,
John H. wilkins Co. Rudolph West.
| William A. Pierce Lumber Co, the
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co,
r. B. Phelps, Asher Ffreproofing Co..
Iron Clad Roofing Co. Mcleod Cut
Stone Co.. American Radiator Co.,
James A. Messer. Kane Transfer Co..
| Simmons Bed Co., Barber & Ross,
Scott Gas Appliance Co., Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co., Dalco Lubricants.
| Incorporated; E. G.. Schafer & Co.;
Delco Light Co, Refrigerator, Incor-
porated: Pintsch Gas Co., Gibbs stone
Co, and Parsons & Hyman, builders.
Have No Sidings.
| Other concerns which have ware
houses in this area without siding
are: Hickman Co., H. J. Heinz Co.,
] SOOhc w dStc dhcl W. oO1eAiSiA ~
Diaries, Sterrett & Co., Central Stor-
age and Warehouse Co., Trt-state
Trucking Co., D. Hurson. j. E. Smith,
Metropolitan Warehouse Co.. Asphalt
Grave Vault Co, r. NJ. Hollingshead
Co. Judd & Detw1ler. Star Fluid and
Remedy Co.. Globe Wernicke Co, VIII
liam F.. Cush, National Woodworking
Co., ]. Carey King, H. l.. Micheal.
District Waste Paper Co., Stone Straw
Co.. w. E. Rrenizer Co., Jacobs
Transfer Co., Peoples Drug Stores
and Western Electric Co.
Concerning the farmers market.
lexington would he az short haul
| for farmers from Prince Georges
| County as Water street and a much
shorter haul for farmers from Mont
, gomery County. it is stated. 1t is
| understood that little produce is haul
ed in from Virginia.
Further. II has heen estimated that
about 80 truckloads OF fruit or produce
are hauled daily from Baltimore to
Washington. A location at lexington
would give at least a. two-miI b shorter