Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-04-05
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY MORNING. APR. ), 1873.

OLYMPIA, SATURDAY MORNING. APR. ), 1873.
A MATHEMATICAL DEMONSTRATION.
In previous articles we have demon
stra.ed the necessity of wharf to deep
water, and suggested the plan by which
it can be secured, and we now propose
to demonstrate the entire feasibility of
the project from facts accessible to cv-
erybody and conclusive in their bearing
upon the subject.
1t has been found by actual measure
ment that wharf 1000 feet long will
reach seven foot depth of water at
low tide, which will admi. ordinary
craft, at all stages of the tid', p!yilg
upon the Sound. From that point the
depth increases more rapidly, and the
addition of few hundred feet would
tlke us to point where the longest
legged" vessel could come or go at any
time. But this is not deemed essential
at the present time, as but few large
vessels come farther than the saw-mills,
where they receive their carSoes of
lumber, and the detention if they came
here would not be more than an hour
or two even under the most unfavorable
circumstances.
We have been shown estimates of the
cost ola wharf 20 feet wide and the pro-
posed length, with suitable wings or
aprons at intervals and I at the en-
IRENE end, made by several men of
sound Judgment and practical expert
ence in wharf-building, and from these
select the highest for the purpose of il
Illustration. Theitems are briefly these
1852 Piles. at 50 each ............S s,lGO
100 Fender Piles mt 81 each .... =. 400
10000 feet 4x12 Stringers at $40 per NJ l,5OO
4S4' eco f. in; Planking, put down -. 556s
Warehouse at end, 40xGo feet $40
- half tide wing, 3OX40 feet 400
" high tide wing BOX 40 feet 400
Aos"A No's' ~ ''oSo
Other estimates reduce the size of the
T connection to 60x20O feet, and of the
aprons to 3Ox200 feet and dispense with
the two smaller MISUNDERSTANDING
the figures considerably within SIS 900.
Probably these can be dispensed with
and the public utility not be materially
affected by the omission. If SO, the
annual profit, to apply on the extinguish-
ment of the principal or debt, will be
very materially increased.
The revenue from the wharf will
be derived from the number of tons of
freight passing over it, the number of
vestock shipped, storage on unclaimed
goods, wharfage on wood, and several
other items not included in this esti-
mate. The figures here given, we are
prepared to prove, are within bounds,
and based upon information received
from all our principal business men.
The aggregate number of tons of freight
received annually is placed at 20 per
cent. less than the figures resulting
from the computations made upon a
general canvass of the subject. The
amount of outgoing freight is derived
from the best data at hand, as also of
the live stock, and purposely placed
OF less than the actual figures. The re-
suit is as follows:
Incoming freight, 5000 tons at soc. .s25oo
Outgoing freight, 1000 TONS at soc 500
Cattle and horses. 1900 head at 12isc 200
Sheep and hogs, 5000 head at 5c.... $50
Wood 5000 cords at Csc. ......... $50
Storage on freight not delivered 400
Ao'ai revenue. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6OO
Now the expenses of maintaining the
enterprise will be briefly considered.
Awhar6nger's salary, say 81 200, should
be deducted from the earnings, leaving
the remainder to pay interest and be
applied annuallyin reducing the prin-
cipal. This balance, the first year, af-
ter deducting salary and interest, will
be 81, 24O, reducing the principal to
SIG, 700; at the end of the second year,
it will have increased to 81 $3.50 and the
Indebtedness can be decreased to SIS
81, and this ratio of progression con-
tinues nine years, when the whole
amount remaining is wiped out. The
following table will illustrate our posi-
ton, showing the figures in round num-
bers for each year:
Principal Interest. Eeol,c'o Fund
1st year $1,000, S2lGO 81 240
~ I66O, 2Oll. 1889
90 1851, l,SA, 1,555
4th " 1856, LOST 1743
5th 4" 12,073, LAS 1910
9Th % 10,l2l, l2l4 2186
nh - 1885, 952, 244S
9TH '' 5,493 658, 2742
9th Z" 2,75l S3O mn