The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-19
Friday, January ID.
ship BUILDING ON THE Pa
CIFIc COAST.

The SaI Francisco Post. in recent /,
isspe. opeas long and most able ar'i-
eleyou che shove topic with the follow
Ing generous tribute to one OF our most
peuln,sing Industries
sssvi,hout any flourish of ,rumpets.
but qustly and gradually. ship build
tng on the P.c'nc Coast Is becoming
ono Of our indus,rie'- Hall Brothers,
Of Port Ludlow. III the space ot about
ten years, have turned out over 4Ucrafts
81 every description. from tbs little
Schooner to the full r'gge'i ship. AT
Seattle, within the last two years.
shi, .buildinx yard has been started. aud
q che Porrero. Boole J. Webster have
oisown in tho bark Pacific Slope what
Ne cnu do within sight 81 the Golde"
0n&s. Among the large vessels butt
O The c,ast the following may bo
moutionSd - mpiels of naval
architecture equal TO any in the
world. The bark Forest Z ecu. 300
t0ns register, which Is cight y'ars old.
rates A |. and his never Repaired In be
cnulkod the ship Wildwood, 900 ,o,s
the bark Pacific SLOPE. aud the snii
Western shore, l,lss tons register. Ia,
last named vessel Is a beautiful craft u
les feet kssl. AZ feet Leam a,'d 20 feet
inchea depth. The iin!ncuss iebgtn t.
which yellow fir. Of which all vessels
hoilt o., the Sou..d are Constructed. cli
b cur, snxbied her builders t., give ue
. eplendit run. ant TIER rfioim.nce Al
every way justified the most sangui.'
snsicipat,0s VI her o.ners. She mad
the round trip from h.re Ia L,verp1u
and back in ia sa.l,ny dsys-.4, Il
thc fastest trips on record. The three
m~stod scis,1u.rs bud,t Un tnIs cutt-
have also proved re,,a' kably t"~t al
ogs, and rs they cal be- Quilt tor so1
ton, they are likely IA time Ia ni"."p,
lizs . large ortion Ut the deep-"a 4
trade.,
The advantages which our yellow Ii
pmeesss over oak re"ders 1t Il mor
valn.h,a exood for shipbuild,ng pur
s----- =. .ssAslaaal. aa3sIki .Lyisy a. =.
eSvstive Oh the iron work "a such
uegree that vessels built of yellow ii
AFTER twenty years. show their iro
work thoroughly sound. In regard I
eosa wooden ships can be bull, on tn
coast Tor about go ton. which
cheaper than they Can be built eth,
IN the East or Europe. SciInoners G..
be built here at from 500 tn $6J q ton
which would cost East *75 a ton, with
out taking into account the expense o
bringing them around to this port. A,
the iron work can DO bought here a
cntap or at cost represented by iii
difference betw currency and gold
- that there is no reason WHY. will
energy and push. We should not Great,
2 vest shipbuilding industry on tn
Pacific Coast. and in time carry on
own trade ON our own bottoms"
We have the right location here 70
she construction Of the fleets-nava
and commercial--of tho marine world
we assert. without fear of successful
coasrsdiction. that with adequate CAPT
sal invested TO carry on the work mos
vessels can 10 bull, her,
onesper. and oil things considered O
better quality than anywhere else in III,
world. The grand sea. Of this indus
Try must b moved 10 the shores of pr,
get Sound sooner or later. The fore,
q natural circumstances will compel /,
A general and extensive advertising O,
The facts in the case is oil tina, is needed
p hasten this Contamination So dc.
voatly to be wished"