The Washington times., 1933-08-12
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Baltimore Mail Line, operating
freight. passenger and mail ships
to Germany, has its docks here.
Receives African Ore
The Pennsylvania railroad piers
are farther along, ending with
that company's grain piers. The
next pier to it, to the right, is
an ore pier. where manganese
sand other ores from Africa as
well as general cargoes are un-
loaded from the ships of the
american South African Line.
The motor vessel City of New
York is the pride of this fleet
and holds the record for New
Xork-Capetown passage, making
It in just under % days,
In this section are the re-
1neries of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, occupying
many city blocks. Crude oil is
brought in by tank car and by
ocean going tankers and is
pumped into storage tanks. From
there it goes through countless
processes. finally emerging as
gasoline.
Returning to Pratt and Light
Streets and turning left into Light
Street, the party goes by the Nc
rCormick plant, on the right, one
OF the largest plants of its kind.
In it are perfected the spices and
other foodstuffs that have carried
the firms name into many lands.
On the left are the excursion line
piers and the ships of the bay
lines operating to Norfolk and Old
Point Comfort.
Road Passes DrydOcks
At the end of the piers, the Key
Highway bears left toward Fort
McHenry. 1t leads by the Balti-
more plant of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Company and its dry
docks. Now, large number OF
ships are being put back into SER
vice at these docks, indicative OF
the picking up Of business.
Key Highway ends abruptly att
Fort Avenue, where left turn is
made. On the left is the immense
plant of the American Sugar Com
pany. 1t is no unusual sight to
see ships flying Japanese, English,
American and French flags docked
there discharging cargoes of raw
sugar or taking aboard the fin
ished product.
Almost next door to the sugar
refinery are the Locust Point piers
and grain elevators of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. One of
the outstanding features Of this ter
minal is the pier at which grain
and general cargo may be loaded
at the same time. The Locust
Point Marine Terminal, as it is
known officially, extends to the
very boundaries of Fort McHenry,
over which was flying the flag
that inspired The Star-Spangled
Banner" during the bombardment
of the fort in the War of 1872.
Big Industries Listed
Baltimore has its share of the
largest producers or largest plants
in the country. Among them are:
Bethlehem Steel Companys Spar
rows Point plant, largest seaboard
mill in the world; Dawson Chem
ical Company, largest producers of
sulphuric acid; Baltimore Copper
Smelling and Rolling Company;
Mccormick and Company, largest
spice manufacturers; Standard Oil
Company, second largest refining
plant in the world; Tin Decorating
Company, largest tin decorating
plant in the world United States
Industrial Alcohol Company, larg-
est existing industrial alcohol
plant, and the large plants Of the
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company,
the Mexican Petroleum Company.
the Tidewater Oil Company and
the American Oil Company.
The return to Washington is
made on the Washington boule-
yard, U, S. /. Return to Pratt and
Light Streets, turn left into Pratt
Street, and follow it to Paca
Street, turning left and following
the car tracks on the right turn