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Title: The Central Manufacturing District : Chicago Junction Railway Service : a book of descriptive text, photographs & testimonial letters about Chicago Junction Railway Service and the Central Manufacturing District - the center of Chicago, "The Great Central Market"
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Central Manufacturing District (Chicago, Ill
Subjects: Central Manufacturing District (Chicago, Ill Industrial districts Railroads
Publisher: (Chicago? : s.n.)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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t Lake boat lines callregularly to receive and discharge freight to and from all points on the GreatLakes, except Milwaukee and other equally nearby local points. Between thisUnion Boat House and the Central Manufacturing District, a regular switchingtransfer arrangement is maintained, the switching expense under present tariffsbeing absorbed by the boat lines, if the tonnage exceeds a certain minimum.This arrangement permits District tenants to ship by lake and rail, withoutteaming expense, thereby securing minimum freight rates during the season ofnavigation. Empty Cars Available The Junction Railway handles an enormous volume of freight for industrieson its line. As a result, it always has had available a large number of empty carsof all roads.. This is extremely important to the tenant desiring some special carfor a special route. The pictures of some of the Junctions receiving and classifyingyards, shown elsewhere in this booklet, are convincing as to the Junctions facilities. 23
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View, looking east on 37th Street from comer of Ashland Avenue. Note substantial character of street improvements and long team loading platform of Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. Pfanmnueller Building on right Junction Organization In a report made by one of the most prominent operating railroad officialsin this country, on the facilities of the Chicago Junction, he said: I know of no other system of tracks in any other city in this country,or in Europe, which has railroad connections, facilities for transferringall cars between railroads, and convenient means to reach giganticindustries, at all comparable to the system of the Chicago JunctionRailway Company. The Junction Railway has a Traffic Agent located in the Central Manufac-turing District, whose soleduty it is to co-operate withtenants in the matter offreight shipments, to check updelays, and to suggest better-ments in the service. Inaddition to this, the GeneralSuperintendent of the Rail- Private inspection car of Chicago Junctioa Ra

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  • bookauthor:Central_Manufacturing_District__Chicago__Ill
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  • booksubject:Industrial_districts
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