, 1881-07-05
CLYDE SHIPBU1LDING.
An Unprecedented Activity, with A,mer-
lean Trade nA the t.ltlef. .Onuso OF IT..

An Unprecedented Activity, with Amer.
lean Trndo IN the thlef .Cnuse Of 1t.
LjaH.tss .tlrrrtEser, J1tns Fl.
TllGrc Ia ut least ono Industry which, In
these times Of general dullness, Is prosper-
Olls In q tleRrcu never ruuellei beforo III
times OF generul prospcrIsy,-we mean ship
building OIL tho Clyde. Tho most casual pas.
seI'ser oil II river steamer OH tho Clyde car,-
nat fill to tnarlf the unusual slr III the yar.ls
aluMg Its banks,, wlItlu stattsttcs slow that
tho launches Ut tho first ilyo months Of lS773-
thu highest year lttharto--llavU nlreu,ly l,pet,
uxcacded by tbs t!rst five months Ut 1881 to
the uxtent Of l3,up0 tons, a,ltl there nre Intl-
cNtlons tlat ybntoro tho Gloss VI tie yuar
tho proportion III Yayor Ut Ills year will bu
even KreutAr:: Tic rausEs which llayo
ibto.sEl!I nlont such ait oltburst nf activity
II Tug slllHbulldlHE tr..t!u aru certainly worth
cn!lsrs Ut tie f,ttsent lntga s!tlpbulltllng IS
colnpni,y ut present engaged I'll the currying
trnhe to Alnuricn Is gettlilE built Dl tho
Wyia GysY Of ey yseWIsrs xss ysssss 'sssxa q esss
The e,gnntlc, ,yat mast graceful, saryIi,
,,ow s,Iproaclltng ,SSnlnpEeti9n ~ thr, steck
s.i!n!''iilg Messrs. Ilo,ilso,,'s yartl # Dal;,
tlla f.it.iru; tut st,e, though the lurK,st, Ii
ypt only oha Ut svyernl vessels, MI larEvr
!hgM any they. possessed beturc. tint nrG now
bglltlllg fur Tug, AtInutle trade. Thu Inllall
Ctiiarl Lliv Gy tho City ii Homlu, whlcil,
thnngl! nut built VI. the uylie. irny bu ,,lefl.
tlunetl here. ns s|,u certainly would mt ilays
nsc' ''rslgact! 81 w iargo @ ssalo lit fur tho
sSs S"ss 's rsy Sn csr5Sts tnS Ss tst I'LL SH a ns 5
year tu tlle llat; of !t:u,e!se ecVa!l Steamers
hullt u, tho Cly,iu by tie Par'slnn, wllIuh
ln.a nlre,:sty proved herself tho tastcat. rs ste
IL the ileat, Ut steamers crossing tilt Atlantio
rival ljntntnltt l.tle t. Gourmet fnr Il stcaul-
cr MI the Clyde of b,1u0 t0,s, which may bu
nXpactusl t0 lM'ltl lser own will tho !'arlslan,
Tic Nnrt1s (ierlna,! l.t9o,, wll!cl! but few
,F1 ,Me W. T.r rsr'f ts tt 1f S liz %t " ns StS!s as
Ut speetl tt!tl nce91l'ln!lnttDlt, nre l1w buck
aEn!i, u, tic Clyde. will. 4,U Als,Io PURPOSE,
for t!sy, tA,. tilt! tlat their cet mitlst col,-
Tho AlaskM, q tlIe uUtnI. l.ins'. ii l,400 tons,
wn,su beautiful proportions, IN atiU sits hi
tlio atarks Il tie ya,st Vi Eiisr 4 e., llttract
attnntl0l, trnlil all ps1sssrs-by...
mt,ls for tne !.uANl., I,ot iass R!santie Is Ilas
AcntF tl1l which vessels utu bUln;: l,repareti
f0r bovine. ptsselRera. SteaInusy 1t Il toll-
i,nao tl,at would nut lnyo a'uels ttreanted OF
Si ba y IL ssfS M sey yfrs t as 5 aGS ttsnS ta3S
orc u!nny Indications that i, iltttiru tllo ur-
ders f0r tl'ls clnss t,f,,vtassls viii ln On q
scalu even larger still And tho Aulcliraii
trade. tl!unxll sl|e ,prlllelpal, Ia not tiia uNly
ulltprprlsa wh!ct Ii eAiElnx tar steamers IL
!l,n lart{t'at clnxs. Two steamers. 0f over
h,ooo inHs--tllo lsnlnc mud the tlarthage-~are
alM0st ready ut tslpol,.,ek Tor tlla IeNllsuiay
u t!r!vl.tal COMpany; wltlu their Kraat rlynis
to Australia, ths, Ortent I!ile, are following
up t!lelr HnGcess with tho NriM1t by bIlttlirV
fir A.lstrM!tn stealIler pxui1 lNrKrr a.i itst-
u thal. II; ulMt f0r ttlo un!Ms 1.tno to tllu
Capa tho latKeAt ycsscls they haya vet pua.
suasg.t arG Mllaor construction ut present Of,
tho Clyde, IN whatever way waniny explaia
tho present largely -lucrcaseil acttyIty 1t stlp.
building Ull the Clyttr, 1t certainly Indicates
tint shItownsgs are, nllyu IL tho rnJulru.
,la,,ts VI tho s!lMc. md TINT wa9,gyfr tlis OK.
palsf0u Ut ,tr,.!ia may Gull fur n!tAtlalat ll-
.e!!ltiea OF transp0rt they VIII bu, rvt.ly OH:
the .Ilt,st extensive scn!e. Wl!en wG colll..
ths 0l,e l.a.ld, wl.uru the a!ltplNlillius sltss-
pllsa That o,leo .sesnNl likely to rtyat our
own c,uptry, IL llttorly4lunlt, alll with FfAlcn
on The other, Wl!erv ntt0lnpts arc being .aa4!u
IL H. " sss 'sy q s iss y, soi Il Sss Il .r asSy, s2y
huala-hre.l sillphu!lti1ig enterprise