The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-22
WHAT The NAVY COSTS
4 Rather Expensive Luxury Which Pub
lie Sentiment Demanded.
b3nttnsats-- of the IDepars mont for the Gear
rent Sear-erogr~.s Made Vessels
New Betng Con.s rucscsi ta the
Nartu0s Navy Wards.

l.WAsHiNs:rON, Nov. ~. -- ComuioslsSrs.
Wilson, chief of the bureau of s.ou-tr,lc-
sAou and repair. has s,il,tnitted to Scs.rs.-
sary Tracy voluininous r,'port Of the.
operations conducted under the super
vision of the bureau during The year end
ed June IA. lssb. and estimates for the.
cOsiing fiscal year. The latter Includes
salaries i'm the bsirs.s,si. S2l SD; Ur,.serva-
ton and completion of vessels on sts'ks.
purcisass of materials. stores of all kinds,
labor In the navy yards, etc.. 81 ,OOO.UO:
clerks. etc.. in the navy yards. Sl?,9.2:
Improvement of the plant at the New
York navy yards. saa,UD: New York navy
yarSls, S5O.0U; Mares Island yard. san
Francisco. S15.ND; account of hulls
and outfits OF new ships hercto-
ore authorized by congress, &.WO.GD;
Improvement of the plant mt Portsmouth
s,sU nHSy yards; Slsn' % a, ,i isc;,' Boston yaris'
$2bO,uU: construction of two tugs, SSO.uO:
Cs,nstruction OF one freight boat, si5,oo.
y,ensliturss were made: Repairs s,u vessels
at navy yards. S,.S.:aa construction and
repairs, s1.s.9i3: labor at navy yards and
station material, Si40..sG,; civil establish
nssnts, Sl9,&S,; steel cruisers, Sl5.2si; re-
pairs of vessels, Sia'.l6i; increase of the
navy. S14s,l21.
The cornu,otior.. presents a lengthy dog
uuent i'm favor of increasing th" -fic is.ncy
OF the navy yarsls as indicated in the esti-
close any navy yards. The report says
after eight or nine years there will I've no
wootien vessels remaining i'm active SER
vice. A deficiency appropriation will he
necessary iu order that the work of con-
str,iction and repair may bs' carried ON
during the remainder of the present
fiscal year without interruption.
The single turrct monitors are
| said to- IN. now in worse
than useless state. and the report recon-
| niensis that something he done with them
| tn pat them in ou;lition for efficient SER
| vice i'm harlSor and coast defense. The
cost il il estimated will bc SiJOUD. There
are nineteen of these monitors. Conlno-
| Guilty of getting satisfactory bids for the
construction of vessels when tine cost IL
limited by acts authorizing them to he.
built and recommends that in future the
| bureau he not crippled 10y such Legislation.
| With the ornplction OF vessels now build
| ing and appropriated for the United
| States, will possess 10 armorsd vcssc -. u
/ single turrstts,d monitors. II steel cruisers
| nv g,iu-boats- dynamite cruisers, IA prac-
| ticc cruiser for cadets. AN artnors.d ram
| I tirSt-class torpedo boat and . iron
| steamers. The work of rebuilding III"
| navy il progressing very satisfactorily
| and the results accomplished during the
| past six months are a sufficient guaranty
of the p,irpos.. of the department to All
| vance the work with tire utmost rapidity.
| aud of its energy and s,icccss'~ III
| the performance of the task. Vessels
| already under contract and building AT
| the navy yards are progressing ftvorably
! and some are rapidly nearing contpi'tiun
Tho progress made npon the arrnorss
| cruiser Maine. at the navy yard at New
York, deserves special mention "a il yer,
crcsiitulplc to that yard. II will thus Ia
seen that az far as lies within its power
| the department il vigorously ensicavorini
To satisfy the pop'il lar demand for .stib
Iishlng "a navy worthy of the United State,
and commensurate with it's Importance. "a,
| 4 mlrutiIne power.