New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-28
-1cTIvITY IN sHIP-YAKDS.

.n,.xcu ARE DOING-J0BNl RoACHS of'NioN
..,,,r pnorgcrroN
Ap.e :. ..rs;aerahle activity at present in the
Ine1o - s-s. 20 s,;rh,,,sars in this country and
ehops anu S..1s - ,....n.s,s have felt the effect
in Europe. A = -. s ,,rotection Mt
Of the s1ronk ~. ..,,.sentat,ves of the
tered at the RaIno'ius VI iov :. DC, The
trading industries :. lii coon be renlaced
$50 vessels ioS' iass ~, 80, -, Av,oricans
.hroueh the energy OF the EnRiisn anu An'0'
~ rrci;sh have great expectations OF the pfon'
H., iii, reap from certain Legislation anectinB
~ , q, rrauce John Roach, in O talk with
s,,,, renorter recently, dwelt at great length
-. .hs ,niurv which free ships" would innict on
u .- 49, trade of the United States
the cai
QUESTIONS AtfECllN0 CommEnN
Y.'.,.a;otpIy after the National C0nventlon
i"'ps 80 a, shtp.owuing aud other trading in
VI io g. ,hs encou agement of The ocean commerce OF
teress' sa,ss held at Bos on, October 2, 1880. at
ING en,,ons were adopted disappearing OF free
wsS ,s.,a,,on there was revival In American ship
.y r6s such as had not been s.uce the close
.sa nsns,,,on and the number Of American vessels
~ =, go N he aoated soon is remarkably large.
a.. ~ the most remarkable boats for inland water
o will be the one now ia course Of construc
49, !, rhu Roach Sons yard for the FAN River Line.
~, - ,ron II win have an inner and outer hull Ia
0aA -srnlo ho.tom nm 10 the gunrds) with 90 water
tomp0'e with nine connections from each to
Iaok
heam. and will have the largest steam
80 orld with cviiuder OF Ito inches diameter
"a AZ feat stroke There will be Accommodations Ior
anu 40 isss ana the bost will have an estimated
a'coo -.t r,i,ee an hour The same firm is build
Esv. ,a ,ron steamers for the Oregon Steam Navi-
s s..,n.rv an iron steamer for the Havana trade.
sauoh oonp".s' 60 .nsr,oan trae,o to run in the
ana one luz .,s.. .s,s are 10 be fne models of
bfsni nne, Tns rrm Ga also builduv for the Iron
naval aiSn'soosN' 49, .,aoners which have been
H'~--1 a...,s,,aa IN THE tribune The iron steam
sasss o.ns,ryctea nv John Roach for william
y"cn' Aos .''1 =. ..-,r r.aav for her ocean trial
Bsiaep' tne oansn, 800 ,s ,wentv miles AN hour
mp, ana hor ess"'e -. oor,r,e,a r,easnre
enc Is apparently o - III, no oh,a ,t "a said m en-
peass ove. ou'i, a Wv
eoun'ss Sus "o"s x.,n
~ Anr 49, psn.ao,n,,. b.vs also
Wflnhm Cfamp oo,e' " -, 800 ,rorr,nan
much work on hana' anu arc eupoys .us .,..,,sh,ns
than ever peiore 1ney arc 81 80, San,n ., noid
. 200 feet iobg' So-s iees peS"' s - $50 C,,n,,
for the Merchants and Miners Transportation company
10 run pesweep 'uis oS ~n a &C. .rs oso nud,ng
70 be ready py August !. o.amp o. % 49,, n,
ten this mort and Laguayra it is to be 252 long,
,n ,a On fes, dentn OF hold and will be con-
c,ed according 10 rules OF the English Lloyds
contract has also been made win f. as
Z for new IRON ssea"suip o.o ~ -, - 49,, a =,
and 70 feet dep.n ., C,v o. Alexandra Of the
greater power snan .,.o Wv - -, S,o,,n Co..
n nns.. 1o- tile Iron steamboat Company mentioned
oS"'a ~
An iron excursion steamer 200 feet n length, with
passenger capacity Of $500. is to be constructed at
Z Ptsoarg' trahspor'ei ~ 'e''o 49,, ~, ,o,o,nor
and used upon that water ai'er oeius ruS
.an.ted Il will be the bestequpped and fastest
son'ps.s uarsn 4 HolIpesworth. of wilmin gton,
p.L, Pussy, Jones Co.. and other builders, have large
sontrsots on hand
WHAT BRITISH sHIpBunpERs ARE DOING
fhero WIZ aus" 20 an a, nresont Is
,a,sara the constructor of mammoth vessels rather
,hoss Of uoderate tonnage The demand for larger
thaE tnoso VI N"''"N - .a,,,o.. =, &c..
vessels has created by the conditions OF trans
atlantic commerce. Once II was possible Tor steamers
In the Atlantic trade to obtain remuneraiye earsoes
both ways; Dut rs tnas seas s $50 ~ -. -" -
$1,000 srssrt 70 compensate for the meagre bust
so .so o,rsr a,reo,,on II has elso become neces-
for British S,a,,nS ta snbstii,,e
stesl II must not 10 supposer steamer entirely of
n,s 80 mnch AZ relates TO what may
ssssi ony 10 Strength Of the vessel Is
ptes iron being SUI nseu @ ~ a,d 70 I've oniv little
better than The best grades Of American pou Plate
The Brllisn NJ "a canstrct
ne the iiamense steel steamship CITY OF R,me i9r the
aan Lane whis WI De oio ,Ses iose i e nv re penx
icy The Cnnsrd Line IA having two great steel
stsan.Ips CONSTRUCTED for the trausaantic trade the
eetyia. $50 feet long, o. ,esS a a. tee b,n
e:9"o 70, % Sss,, and 81 900 lcns
The GuiUii Line IL having constructed new steamship
TO be called the Alaska oco iset iong' ~ ee sS
Ioss aeeH ann 400 ilrst cabin passengers on the
s, assk a,nIsnips with the largest promenade deck
ever dis en- HAVING clean fore aud aft The sec
c,G Cabin Accommodations will be on the man deck aft
For the EorihGerman Loyds the Bee j. now pndding,
Sbic, WI es sa az feet deep anu OF 1900 tons Tne
new sIeamcr FurnessIa Of tho Anchor ne nearly com
pleted, 400 ieet long 90 ,ee. Soa IT, Mch I'm
sa,rsni, pimbarton viii be about 1890 The