The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-18

AxoTHgR VESSEL or. The Hal
Brothers, the veteran ship builder. al
Port LndIow, launched The new lark
entine or Wednesday last TIE keel
was laid aiou. the 18th Of August.
and the vessel has been pushe1i
through 70 rapid completion -only
three months belng CONSUMED III her
construction. The taFkeniine b. 80
feet In keel. - feet beam and Is feet
depth Of bold. copper laste ned through
cut. and eoppered On the stocks she Is
ons IL the -iaanchest and finest
modelled vessels ever launched from
Puget sound shIpyard. aud Is another
triumph in ship building here. a she
goes forth among the shipping Of
commerce. she will every here reflect
credit upon the builders. and ssrvc TO
demonstrate the fact 20 the outsi9!e
world that we can bald first class YES
sels on Puget -ound vessels that
challenge comparison. In saying this
much We know whereof We speak a.
we had the plraeuFe ot .eeing the YES
sei ia question while she was ia the
course IF construction. The Hall
Brothers ar. thoroughly competent
shipbmider.. and kuow full we'll how
10 appreciate the excel lent ia that line
They have also ia their employ Mr.
John Poole one Of the beat ship car
pcntcrs on the coast Thi. - what J.
wanted IN ship building here. namely.
skilled. We have tho material aud all
the nstnral facilities Ali that is lack
ing Is the application Of mechanical
skill. and capital applied 20 these eie.
meDts Of success But on the principle
that " here the dead lion il. there will
the eagles be gathered together. 49, are
certain 10 have the requisite capital and
skill by-aad-by. our extraordinary
facilities for ship building are not 10 l.e
winked at. they are tangible aud not
imaginary Let the fact once Dc gcner-
ally known that Puget sound possesses
advantages for ship bnilding. superior
probably 10 that of any locality on the
continent. and self interest alone will
prompt ship builders and capitalists 10
came this way. Vas.s tract of excellent
timber border our great inland sea
OH either side, and stretches away into
the interior, ia vast and unbrokcn for
ests. From this inexhsustablc supply
scores Of shipyards may draw their ma
.erial for years without effecting scarce
ly apparent dlminutiou. The great fires
which devastato the forests Of Maine
and New Brunswick, are not known
here. and their ravages npon our timber
lands To any great extent may b. coll
sidered physical impossibility There
Is also u variety Of timber. Our fir tor
shipbu.lding Is much superior 10 the
spruce of the Atlantic States, although
II IL somewhat inferior 10 their beach
and maple But along the courses 1T the
rivers we have several varieties of hard
wood ia Abundance which wilt be-
ooiua available for ship binding. aud
which possess the requisite qualities
Tor certain kinds of ship work -suoh
"a hardness durability aud strength
Another advantage l.. that owing To
the extensive navigation Of the sound
aud ITS many tributaries and harl,ors,
which stretch out ou every hand our
timber is all accessible II il also easily
worked There are many other al
vantage which might b. con
sidored bat We haven't the space at
this time. The principal Disadvantages
We have alrcdy indicated the scare
ity OF skilled artisans and the consequent
high price Of labor also want of Capi.
tai The remedy for this j. almost too
apparent TO now need pointing
out. We want 10 give currency
Ia the fret of our advantage ~
.tacile pr,aeifs Let 1t be known gencr-
ally that Puget Sound is destined pre-
eminently to be great shipbuilding
section that il possesses ali the natural
advantages to make it such When
these facts are known capital will be
attracted this way and will bring with
il skilled labor. The old familiar scenes
witnessed on the shores of Maine will
he re-enacted here. Then scores oi
shipyards will be contributing 10 our
wealth. and then the dream IT To day
will ne merged into reality.