Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-22 | Page 25 | Wharf Makes Large Sum of Money for S. F.

WH WHARF AF MAKES l RGE SUM OF MONEY F R S 5 F. F Do Docks ks Piers and Railway Give San Francisco Cash Enough for General Exp Ex- Ex live p and Building A AX N FRA-C FRA FRANCISCO F Feb eb b. b 21 By t. t r t. 1 Tho Iho San Francisco water wate front frontone frontone one ne of the states state's best meal tick- tick according to the official re report report re- re port of the slate board of harbor c commissioners for the year 1924 Ir The he system of docks and piers i and the best railroad owned by the state le made a profit of ot 1 ing the last fiscal year ear for this one waterfront alone an Increase r. r the previous year of port port ha has fifteen miles of berthIng berth- berth Ing space 51 piers pieis 58 miles of belt line track connecting with all rails rail- rail s serving the city and has been under the control of ot the state since 1863 The city has made several attempts J to gain gam control of the wa- wa ont but without success the 6 e gross income from the font f op- op eion on of ot the waterfront last year jear 2 and and the expenditures Present berthing space tc vessels of avera average aver aver- a age size and provide five million ct of cargo area alca The TIle improved I assigned to Commercial u uge ge us five fi miles long with withof lent of room for extension I to the state from Iron m n of port charges go to pa pay inest in- in est est new now construction repairs d street paving pa ing There ai are aie e 3 37 i companies with 26 operating in foreign trade 1 this port and thirteen compa compa- e with 12 vessels operating in trade In addition to tos l is s there is the Sacramento river fic which handled two million millions ns s of freight last year valued at ate oje e than terlY eny erry t traffic raffle operating through h port and under the Jurisdiction the state harbor board icard amounted tons of general freight passengers and 1921 according to the ocal local g amber amber of commerce San Frans Fran Fran- s o s foreign trade has increased ng with other Pacific coast ports since that date has put no 42 er cent ent additional weight The gain Ince- Ince 1914 is per cent and i cent since 1904 1004 according to toof pr 9 of the United States cotOr cot coi- j or r of customs here I