In that era, most heavy freight on land was moved by railroad, with horse-drawn wagons then picking it up at train stations and depots and carrying it the remaining distance to its destination.
Officials noted at the meeting that three Berkeley businesses received more than 80% of the freight deliveries at the yards and that some business representatives wanted Adeline to be developed into a commercial area.
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