The Washington times., 1928-07-17
MARKET A R [ A
DEVELOP NENT
UNDER WAY

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plans for the immediate develop
ment of the Water Street Terminal
VOC IN Southwest washington were
yesterday by Col. WIS
lev Brown. president OF the Foto-
rnoo Freight Terminals Company
Actual construction has already De-
.,,n on mart of the proposed I'M
provements.
Contracts for other parts OF the
work have either been let or VIII
he let in the near future. ire I'M
dartak,ng. when completed. VII pre-
vide terminal and market Iaciiit'es
adAonate for the receiving. display
distrihntion and storage CT WASH
ington's perishable foodstutls, m
Gliding fruits. vegetables. farm
truck, poultry and meat
$500, 900 Buildings
The four principal items in this
program are: !.
/. Immediate construction "
store. fronting Water Street from
Twelfth to Fourteenth Streets az :
building cost OF approximately $780,
600 These stores will be designed
"a nrovide facilities for wholesale
nerishaole food merchants VINO are
forced to move from their present
quarters due to the erection OF new
nubIic. buildings in the district q p
Street and Louisiana Avenue.
Q. Completion of q new rallroau
bridge across Water Street TO carry
additional trackage into the wafer
Street terminal area from the main
running tracks of the Pennsylvania
railroad. This bridge, dnder con.
structfon, represents an expenditure
of 5000 900.
8. Construction Of new track IA
cilities from the new bridge, to
serve the commission trade ana
other receivin. market agencies.
4. Construction of modern stores
at cost of approximately $lOO.OOO
to accommodate the poultry trade
grouped at Twelfth and p SITS. 3.
w. opposite the Water Street ter.
minal. These stores are to be ready
for occu .,ancy by December !:
The area bounded by Fourteenth,
d, Twelfth. E, Tenth and Water
streets and the Washington Channel
will include enlarged railroad yards
for direct delivery of produce. poul-
try, meat, fresh fruits and vegetables;
team tracks for direct truck delivery;
cold storage facilities; commission
house stores, and the Municipal Fish
Market, all located for the economic
handling OF perishable food supplies
received by rail from the South and
West, by water transportation or by
truck from nearby farming regions.
Commission Stores
The stores for commission mer-
chants in the wholesale produce fruit
and vegetable trade will be built
along the north side OF Water Street,
facing that street and the Washing
ton Channel. They win provide
about 100000 square feet Of floor
area.
At Twelfth and r SITS. is located
the Cudahy Packing Company's
Washington branch and the devel.
.opment OF the terminal area pro
yides for the location in the same
vicinity OF the establishments OF
other packing concerns now operat'
ing near Center Market.
The Pennsylvania Railroad oper
ates a produce freight terminal ad
joining the Cudahy facility which
will be enlarged. and also operates
a large freight receiving yard
mostly for perishable freight he
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth SITS
and D st. and the bed of Maryland
Ave. In connection with these two
facilities the first unit OF the con
templated larger produce terminal
with direct switching connection al
Water Street yard was constructed
last year with space available for
the display and sale of produce
received in carload lots.
The great bulk of perishable
freight consigned to Washington
by rail from the South comes
through the Potomac Yard, just
across the Potomac River in Vir-
GINA near the south end OF the
Long Bridge. This great transfer
yard. with track capacity for APP.
proximately 10000 cars and aver.
age receipts of $500 to $500 cars
a udy dCNOI uIAB u lHS ScdSOH1 IL
the converging point for all freight
moving from the South over the
Southern Trunk lines.
Cold Storage Plant
This perishable freight Is brought
across Long Bridge over the tracks
of the Pennsylvania System, most
of 1t being delivered in South Wash
ington near the north end of thC
Long Bridge. The Water Street
Terminal Is thus most advantage
ously located with respect to the
unloading and delivery of this South
ern fruit and produce.
An important feature OF the
Water Street perishable terminal
development is the location, In
its immediate vicinity. OF two large
cold storage plants and ware
houses. They have combined
capacity OF $500, 900 cubic feet oil
refrigerated space. an ice manufac
turing capacity OF 400 tons per
day, and represent an Investment
by the people OF Washington APP
proximating $4,000. 900.
The complete plan Is designed to
provide in this district for the de-
velopment of adequate facilities for
the marketing agencies serving the
city.
BY authority OF Congress conduits
have been already installed to fur
nlsh refrigeration by pipe lines to