The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-16
rHE MARINE WAYS.
The Plant fiefnS Constructed Mt the
Head Of Seattle Harbor.

A visit wss Eaas yesterday 70 the tide
Eats 81 tbs tcUt OF Charles street IN south
Seattle. wheve tire S;sx.sts DRY Dock and
saIpbullGing Company Is engaged In put
ting in large plsas-
The company Swns about eight acres,
wAfch Is 70 fs covered By buildings and
two marine ways The twostory building
which IS "a De used rs a boiler house
for the marine WAYS r. eboat finished. IL
cosefs about 60xs5 feet OF space
Boskuea tire engaged ia Gaping the
psiIag. 81 which there will be built saw
mil. which wiz occupy S0xsGo feet of
space.
Then there viii be the Moran foanary
and machine shops These shops VIII &C.
enpy i5ox19 feet Of space. The foundation
for these shogs Is about f1=i=. The f0an-
dry OF the Misran Bros viii occupy this
space. but II viii not form part OF the Dry
have leased iiie land from the Dry Dock
Company and VIA operate one OF tie Iarg-
est soandFies ilRthe Northwest there. The
boundary plant viii cost sl5a0o5.
There VIII be two marine railways On
the efte on the north sfAS q Ship o! two
Thousand tons burthen can be hauled out
without the least trouble, on cradle 30
feet wide aud 300 feet long. This cradle Is
ran on three. large tracks by powerful
machinery. The vessels are taken out Al
high tide sui the time occupied In this
operation viii be but q few minutes The
pilng and crlpping Of the large marine
WAYS are ia position, and the work Of
cefnenting the foundation - 80 progress.
] he tides az present interfere considerably
with the W8fk The boilers 10 generate
steam for the machinery are Ia place. and
part 81 the powerful machinery required
10 taal the vessels osit Is IN place. ON the
soush viii be located 8 smaller ways on
which steamers like the Potter and Hay
ward and other smaller boats can be
hauled out. The cradle on this wars IL
fiiis-h smaller than ON the larger wayg, bnt
10 viii DC operated by the same engine.
In conversation with Mr.. A. Allen, the
superintendent, Ii was learned that the
work Oh the ways Is not quite half I'm
ished The work IL being pushed ahead
as last a. the circumstances will permit
The ways and the sawInill viii be ready
for operation on August l. The plant for
ne marine ways win cost 10000, and for
the sawmill and warehouses win cost in
the Eeighborhood of 500 zoo.
The seattle Dry Deck and Ship Building
Company was originally Incorporated for
$4,000, but the plans have been so en-
larged that this sum Is not sufficient for
the requirements, and at meeting TO lie
held Nay 70; the capital stock Is TO bs in
The officers of the company are 4. No
ran, president; Capt. Rogers. secretary
d. Il. Durie, treasurer; aud Alex. Allen,
general manager. The trustees are d. E.
Durie. Peter Moran and George Kelly.
The marine ways OF the company, when
finished, VIII be the only place in the
northwestern part OF the United States
where vessel can be hauled osit and re.
paired. American vessels when they are
ont of order IRE compelled 10 go to san
Francisco or to Esquimalt. in British
Columbia This has been q great ineon-
yenfence 10 siIip-owDers when the ways
are ready for business ii is expected that
they will be almost constantly occupied
and so furnish employment 10 about 100
men. The ways, sawmili aud machine
shops viii form quite a valuable addition
TO the industries of Seattle.