Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-23

On Tuesday, in the last edition OF the
REPUBLICAN, we noted that the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company had contracted
for the building Of ferry boat for the
West Jersey Ferry Company, and yes
terday W. stated in the frs: edition of
the REPUBLICAN that ths same firm had
contracted for the building of boat for
the Merchants and Miners Company to
ply between Baltimore and Boston, but
stated that it was reported that the boat
was $50 feet long when it should have
been $50. The Every Evening u-ttled
at being beat in the publication of such
important news must have rushed down
to the II. 4 II. Office after tho appearance
Of our first edition, and published the
dimensions Ofthe two boats in question,
and told its readers that tn. news was
known two weeks ago in this city, but
"to prevent this REPUBLICAN, straining
its Imagination in any more wild
guess-s, We give the following particu-
lars, &c."
The most astounding feat Of the En-
cry Erenng in collecting news is shown
in paragraph OF the same article
stating that in addition to the two
boats named the II. & II. Company were
building an iron railing yacht IS feet
long for J. X. Busk Of New York, news
which the REPUBLICAN, published week
or ten days ago.
Having since ascertained the size OF
the ships contracted for by the H. &
II. company, We publish the informa-
ton which after all is Of minor import.
ance when compared to the main fact
that the company had got two large
vessels to build.
The West Jersey Ferry boat to run
from Vim. street wharf, Philadelphia, is
to be- $50 feet long and is to b- propel.
led by beam engine Of IS inch cylin.
der and 9 feet stroke.
The boat for the Merchants and Min
ers Company OF Baltimore to ply be-
tween that city and Boston, is to be $50
feet long, 3Sb feet breadth OF beam, and
26 feet depth of hold, 900 tons capacity
and to he propelled by compound en-
gne of 500 horse power and to be FIN
ished by next September.
The following in relation to tn. Bal
timor- boat We clip from to-day's Balti
more Sun
The Merchants and Miners Transpor
tation Company Of Baltimore has award
ed the contract for building n new iror
steamship to the Harlan and Hollings
worth Company, of Wilmington, Del
Tn. new steamer will be $50 feet long
2G feet depth Of hold, IS feet i inches
beam, with compound engine. The
boat is to be by several hundred tons
the largest of the transportation com
pany fleet, and the first to have com
pound engine. The keel is to h. laid
at once, and the steamer will be ready
for the early fall business.
The bidding for the contract was
very sharp among the different iron
steamship companies, and tlfe offer o.
the Wilmington firm was the lowest
Such has been the decline in materla
and labor since 1873, when the steam
ship Johns Hopkins was added TO tn
line that the new steamship will b'
constructed at a saving in cost of 33:
per cent, or for nearly 100000 les
than the price for such work six year.
ago. The new acquisition will increase
the fleet of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company to ten steam
ships. They operate lines to York river
Va, Norfolk, Savannah, Boston an'
Providence, and the business has beeI
steadily expended.