, 1875-04-15

Y MORNING. April.
less they turn shippers themselves,
which It is their hounden dnty to. do,
and they should commence row to pre-
pare themselves to perform this service.
It will require, ,at least thirty-six 1909.
ton ships to carry away this coal for
ono year. and they will have to be kept
running sharp to do it. These ships, ,oi
course. We are not able to build at pres.
snt. Perhaps we might hulld. one Of
them. Who can doubt that there ls
money and time enough wasted every
year in Seattle to build and equip jast
snch vessel. and why can't the time
and money be utilized for this purpose.
In many of the Eastern States bordering
on the Atlantic. such vessels are being
built every year BY cooperative labor
and capital. and the plan has succeed
ed. If there, why not here? There il
no reason why it should not. All that
is wanted is for some ono in whom the
people have confidence. to start tie ball
rolling. and the first thing we would
know there would be q fine ship down
at the wharf. ready for load of COAL
All these things can be done and more,
if we will make up our minds to do it.
In one thing we would have q decided
advantage over our Eastern brothers
and that is. our ship would be employed
in our own trade, continually returning
to her home port, giving us better
chance to look after her, thereby insur-
ing better returns for the money invest
ed. . -..fr ,t4
By starting this business of ship
building at this place. large number
of men would be employed and every
branch of business would he benefited
by the operation. There is no doubt
but means could be got together to build
q ship. Let some one canvass the mill
ing towns. The boys at theee mills
have plenty of the needful to build ships
or anything else. Satisfy them that
there would be fair dealing. and the
funds will be forthcoming, which are
now thrown away for the want of just
such an opportunity for investment.
There is another means of getting
this coal to market, other than by sail
ing vessels and that is by steam-by q
system of barges towed by powerful
tug. Hoping that few bints to ship
pers and others interested in the NOV
ing of coal from here to San Francisco
would not be amiss, we will premise
that one Of our coal companies should
undertake the transportation of their
own Goals. First, under the barge sys-
tenn. it would be necessary to build six
barges of, say. fifteen hundred tons Ca
pacity. built just like the hull of ship;
in fact build them so as to rig them for
sailing if wanted.
These vessels would measure about
700 tons. carpenters measurement and
would cost in Seattle about $18 per ton,
or S12. 600 piece ready for service, OF
$65, 600 for the fleet. Next comes the
steamer with 2,4D0 horse power, the
engines and boilers of which can be
landed at Seattle for $4,000. The hull
can be got up here ESQ the Judges say
for $40 ton, which includes the setting
up of the machinery ready for sea-
This, in q ship Of 800 tons would cost
$32, 600. making the entire feet COS,
S2O4, 600, rather a large sum to be sure.
But let us see what they can carry coal
tor per ton to San Francisco. First, is
the interest on the investment. We
don't propose to borrow this money
from the Seattle bank, SO we will call il
ten per cent. This would amount to
$40, 400 per annum. We will ask fifteen
per cent for wear and tare. This brings
US up to $5i. $50. - Z -s-
To victusl and man this feet it will
require one captain at $2400 per annum.
two mates, $500. one chief Engineer.
$500, two assistants, $500. two stev.
a,ds. $1,000. eight fremen. $500, sishi
seamen, Sss4O. eight bargemen. $3.50
victualing thirty-two men at $40 pei
month, S374O. Hear We have SIS, SIC
for the actual expenses of handling this
feet. Nov let as see what this feet will
earn for one year. It would be reason
able to expect one trip every ten days
or three trips per month. This would
amount to the small sum of los, 900
tons of coal in one year, which at three
dollars per ton. would in round num-
bers amount to 1924. 600. Deduct the
SIS, $50 and We and $24S. 30f. . business
equal to banking on Puget Sound. In
these estimates there is no calculation
made for coal consumed in the steamer,
She should b fitted to burn slack. an
article not saleable and would cost just
the transportation from the mines to the
steamer. The great advantage arising
from the use Of this system Of barges
would be in haviag constant store
house for the coal a. it comes from the
mines to the amount Of 5000 tons.
which will be of equal importance in
San Francisco, . there will bs ten days
to ilissharge them in. In working this
feet there will be two barges loading
from the mines. two on the way with
two unloading in San Francisco. Tho
crews running the barges are transferred
at each end of the route. only requiring
eight men TO man the entias feet. There
vill be no need for the steamer to
remain at either end Of the route but q
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