. Ports and terminal facilities . Grain Elevator, among many other differences from theordinary goods warehouse, must be closely connected with thewharf. We have seen that the usual goods warehouse may besituated back of the wharf shed or may be in a group of ware-houses in another part of the harbor. Not so with the grainelevator. The conveyor belt from silos to suction and feed spoutsin the hold of the vessel must be as short as possible. Valuablewaterfront property need not be occupied by the elevator downto the waters edge. The additional expense of carrying the con-veyors across the margi
. Ports and terminal facilities . Grain Elevator, among many other differences from theordinary goods warehouse, must be closely connected with thewharf. We have seen that the usual goods warehouse may besituated back of the wharf shed or may be in a group of ware-houses in another part of the harbor. Not so with the grainelevator. The conveyor belt from silos to suction and feed spoutsin the hold of the vessel must be as short as possible. Valuablewaterfront property need not be occupied by the elevator downto the waters edge. The additional expense of carrying the con-veyors across the marginal street to the elevator on the inlandside of a marginal street is in no measure commensurate withthe value of the street and the bulkhead line for the commercialuse of the public. The last word in grain-handling is the municipal elevator atNew Orleans. The description of this great enterprise as given 228 PORTS AND TERMINALS by the engineers (Ford, Bacon and Davis) will sum up theessentials for this class of harbor (Courtesy Ford, Bacon and Davis) Fig. 95.—Public grain elevators at New Orleans. General waterfront view,showing loading wharves and conveyor trestles.
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