Bulk freight storage, covered and uncovered (except storage warehouses), Wilmington, N. C. Springers Coal Dock. Josey Guano Co.. Virginia Carolina Chemical Co.. American Agricultural Chemical Co. Morris Fertilizer Works.. 1 Estimated. Fertilizer factories have storage on ground under overhead tracks. 2 Practically unlimited. DRY DOCKS AND MARINE RAILWAYS. There are no dry docks at this port. Information relative to marine railways is given in the following table: The principal marine repair plant at the port is owned and operated by the Wilmington Iron Works. It is located on Water Street just south of Orange Street, and consists of machine shop, boiler shop, foundry, blacksmith shop, pattern shop, and plate shop. All ordinary repairs to steel vessels, hulls, engines, boilers, and dynamos can be handled with dispatch. |