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cheaper than light—from 5 pfennigs (1.19 cents) to 18 pfennigs 
(4.28 cents) per 100 kilograms (220.46 pounds) or part thereof, for 
one calendar month or fraction thereof. 
Walter Schumann, Consul. 
Mainz, Germany, July 21,190\ 
STETTIN. 
(From United States Consul Kehl, Stettin, Ocrmany.) 
THE FREE HARBOR AND ITS WAREHOUSES. 
The free harbor at Stettin, commenced on February 6, 1894. and 
opened for business during the latter part of 1898, covers an area of 
61 hectares (150.73 acres). The cost of construction (in marks) up 
to the time of opening was placed as follows: Earth work on the 
basin and the raising of the surrounding land, 1,700,000; quay around 
basin, 3,000,000; two quay sheds, 950,000; one storehouse, including 
machinery furnishings, 1,117,500 ; office building, 495,000; machine 
bouse, 250,000; other buildings, 270,000; wire fencing and floating 
customs boat at entrance to harbor, 180,000; machinery, excepting 
that in storehouse, 700,000; railroad bed, ties, rails, etc., 875,500; 
paving and roadways, 1,200,000 ; locomotive, 100,000; gas and water 
connections, sewerage, ferry, drain, etc., 694,500; value of ground, 
3,050,000; total, 14,582,500 ($3,470,635). 
Since the day of opening about 3,000,000 marks ($714,000) addi 
tional have been spent on the harbor, in the way of new sheds, 
storehouse, building a second basin, etc. The sheds referred to in the 
above statement of cost are each 30 meters (98.4 feet) broad, 182 
meters (593.8 feet) long, and contain 6,530 square yards of floor space. 
The plans of the harbor permit the erecting of ten such sheds. The 
store or ware house referred to is 20 meters (65.1 feet) broad and 182 
meters (593.8 feet) long, and has five floors and cellar. The building 
is divided by fireproof walls into twelve compartments. As in the 
case of sheds, the plans of the harbor permit, if necessary, the erec 
tion of eight such warehouses. The free harbor, the various build 
ings, locomotives, and ferry are owned, operated, and conducted by 
the city. 
SERVICES. 
The advantages of the free harbor, from a patron’s point of view, are 
that the merchandise may remain in storage for an indefinite period 
without paying duty, and that at any time all or any part of the mer 
chandise stored may be withdrawn for inland transportation—in 
which event the customs duty must be paid—or the merchandise can 
be reexported, in which case a statement of nature, quantity, country 
°f origin, and country of destination must be furnished the harbor 
officials for statistical purposes. Patrons can use their certificate of 
merchandise in bond for collateral purposes by transferring the cer 
tificate to the party or parties advancing the money. 
The services rendered by the administration of the warehouse are 
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