The New York herald., 1867-03-06


and painting doe here you may BY passing along
the shore but the business all what it would be
under more favorable circumstances A great deal OF
the repairing ant painting OF vessels which the owners
formerly had doae here is done the other side OF
the Atlantic for the very simple and effective reason
thst they can do there cheaper than it is done here
RERoRER--In your opinion do the you have so
kindly assigned account fully for the almost entire pros
uation OF the sh pbuilding interests.
SHPhunDER-No, not entirely am sorry to say but
they sufficient you must to greatly the
trade. The is that added to what have already
named we have feeling Of disrust as TO the future
which very gensra among the leading and other bust
men o. TINS country me conaon q our govern
much to do with The present terrible depression The
differences OF opinion which have 50 long existed be-
tween Congress and the President to the best
policy TO be pursued in the reorganization Of the affairs
Of the entire country since the close OF the war; have
and the failure establish any fixed policy toward the
South was serious blow to the anticipated RESUMPTION
oi the business Of the Northern with the southern Sates
ana consequently 70 the carrying trade between here
and there.
REpoRrER.-when will you look for any marked im>
provement in the general business Of the country?
SHpBunDER.W hen taxation shall have been lessened
and something like similarity Of and aims shall
exist between CONGRESS and whoever be the execu
tive head OF the government. and not until then.
The above the important points in number
of conversations held with men OF note in the shpbud-
ing interest in and New York. the following
is the work now in progress In
jeremiah Sirnonson has the stocks a sdewheel
steamer 1876 feet long, q foot beam and foot depth Of
hold about 40 tons When finished the vessel IS TO be
&c.
j. English has on the stocks steamer $50 feet long.
80 foot beam and ~ foot hold for James T. Sanford OF
Boston, TO run between Boston and Bangor
At westervelt's ship yard there IS on the stocks
yacht for p Lorilard, Jr of the following dimensions
nearly be given at present Length OF deck,
$50 feet; breadth Of beam q feet with inch mould
ing: depth of hold, 10 feet and most unusual depth
of keel Her model IS the sharpest built upon in
New York The frame is be of white oak hack
matac; the outside panking white oak and the ceiling
yellow pine. more minute description Of what the
yacht to be cannot be given at present for the reason
that changes relation TO her Structure still in pro-
gress. When ordered, the direction to have thea
yacht completed in time to take part the great yacht
France, which, it was then believed would have
taken place this year Tie time for the having
been changed TO distant day, progress in her
structon is not rapid ard changes made they
occur TO and are deemed best by her owner Our re-
porter informed that when the hun shall have bccn
completed IL is not thought probable that the vessel
will be yacht rigged Immediately but rather that she
will he fitted for and for the fruit other
light business where speed is Of importance.
AZ ne yasa o. henry EN- seer 10 a,, herc are
panyt~o TO run between San Francisco and CHINA and
one between this port aud Aspinwall The two China
feet inches deep They will be each of about 900 tons
burden. The Aspinwal vessel be 3a5 long AZ
They all to be dagonally braced inside and outside
which will make them strong and costly, and btted up
that they will be launched during the months Of Aughs
september and November
WORKS
The business of manufacturing this CITY and
its surroundings is, ike that OF ship building, most
alamingy depressed. It not Of course striking
is that OF ship building to the casual observer for the
| reason that the muttudinous variety Of to
which iron is now put gives TO many Establishments
appearance OF thrift, whore the work progress
ttp majority of really tri0ng character,
and makes but mcagre and unsats acory impress
sion on the ledger Tho which have led 10 TIE
existing depression are the opinion OF principal
iron workers here the same III the main haze almost
destroyed that Of the construction Of ships namely the
great increase the prce Of material labor taxa
ton and the trouble between Congress and the President
the line Of pocy to be pursued IN relation the
oVo nd at
tho unsettled condition of things the SOUTH far
caused by the dereuccs of opinion between Congress
and the rcsdeut 10 what shsl c pursued to-
ward the restortion OF the Southern States basis
upon which tradc and commerce may ind AZ least
nearly rs may b. CONFIDENCE IN the future have opor-
astonishing effect upon and against the In
sress Of ,ss North In few Of the principal S works
government long and many times referred to in the
meas columns OF tho NRw YoaK HERaLD The principal
work progress aud not before fully reported Is
given below, what Is in prugrcss III tho works
| Al the Etna Iron Works Jonn Roach Son, having
finished the Dundorbcrg arc engaged upon engines and
boilers for trco ships of the North American Steamship
Company The engine for the steam ship Nebraska is
eighty inches cylinder and foot stroke; that
Cor the Dakota If tho Dimensions and
the Nevada cigtylve inches In cylinoer and twelve
! foot stroke Tho above arc in an ADVANCED condition.
and hen completed and placed the run
from this port 10 and from Grcytown or San Juan del
Merchants steamship Company cng,nes 20 be placed IN
the steamships Bristol and Providence The engines for
these immense vessels TO DO hundred and twelve
inches cylinder and twelve foot stroke fhc ships
nearly ready for their trial TRIP. In addition 10 the
above they have in advanced condition pair or
guard engines for the frgate MshL0mony the cylinders
which hundred inches diameter aud four
foot stroke oil piston They have also uudcr way for
two slooIs ofwar, not yet named engines thiriysix
inches diameter OF cyndcr and four loot stroke, and
CIV lug. employment 10 about seven hundred mcD
At the Fulton Iron Works James Murphy Co. have
Just competed an engine 90 by G. for the ssea,ncr Co.
bcro ST. Jago 10 Cuba. W. L.; engine, % by 8, for
the steamer LOUIS Brooks, also for 81 Jago dc Cuba w.
They have also just finished four steam boilers for
the steamer paiaro de Oceano and two locomotive boil
ers, with apparienances, fer the HEsaYD building
They have under way low pressure boiler or the ferry
boat Minnesota locomotive boiler for the Amshousc;
engine 20 by for lcrrybcat for the Staten Island
| Ferry Company. and an engine rs by g. TO be shipped
| 70 C,ba in SECTIONS by Messrs J. NJ Mrales g. co.
The Novelty Iron Works have nearly flushed and
progress engines, each los inch cylinder l2
foot stroke Two or them being placed on board
| the steamships Great Republic and teiestini Empire,
both OF wh are at the dock The remain ing three en-
gncs process of construction Tor three vessels
now progress at the shipyard OF Henry Stcers, IN
Grcenron OF the same dimensions as the Great Rcpub
lie Iaey all for Pacific Mail Steamship Com.
pany. They have also in progress Of construction
cnc 100 inches in diameter and 4S tncn stroke, for
Yard nearly ready for trial rip There is also
under way considerable quantity OF miscellaneous
work
Al the Morgan Iron Works they are engaged upon an
engine of hundred inch cylinder and forty.eight
s"c beam cnyps sixty nv eleven for tho sound nnd
| pumping engines for tho Chicago Water Works
At Jackson g. Brothers. Iron Works they engaged
! upon massive fronts for B. r. fipers buildings, Nos
| ~ and 40 White street; Mrs Zsbrsky's buildings,
Nos "a and SO White street; Hnperns building No l03
Franklin street, Judge Dittenhoefer's buildings Nos
24 ZIG and 2ls Church street; building on Broadway
Corilandt street; Ward Co.'s builcng OF
spring Crosby streets and fronts for 444 and 446
Pearl street They have also 10 progress for r. A. No.
ran, Rutland VI, an iron front for building there
four stories height by hundred feet width In
the fine casting and light ornamental departments they
have progress, with other similar work. iron chairs
for the Boston Museum and chars and other ornainen
tai work for the new Academy OF Music aud for the
Merchants Union Express Company Of this city
These speak fcelnsly Of the cec, o. tnc absence
Of harmony between Congress aud the President upon
business FOR the Southern market Our reporter was
shown letter from parties South who had contracted
for the Of frons to buildings for
purposes annung the contract and paying the
damage for the that the failure 90 establish any
nxed line policy in relation the south rendered IL
unwIse 10 sttempt present 20 risk capital there
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