The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-01
oats OF TIE SOUND.
zIetain ]. +. Pratt's conclu.
xions on their Requisites.
60 roR oaEkr IMpRovEMEnT.
- So sfiaimam - rasi ceass'np-
q. neutrality-suspicious. 70 estses
~ centroiilng Beats.

s.<.4 Al 81 tie DEa4tEa&e % tue stHAtAt a14&
s,,..<. u write otIt his vlexs Oh tie snn-
- go would be applicable % tie
- .tsts 81 zffaiTs. This Captain Pratt
- 81, letter Was read ~ the meeting
: - EcssI q Trade Friday sssning. II
eEA1rIx. Nos. "a
49,, q. naEss.. Esq. seefiie.-- f1car SIR In
-. 8 snas request FeeM dag the propesed
80 x.sfiss eeamcgss take pleasure IN tTe-
.s-<.u< ~ fsllessng
4. ~~ssr:ae into 4 composition - steHansf
80 ~ slsns reqnisitfs for unqassttoned sc
-. IS s>as ne b0ais have combination Of
.s.:..'z< uhlef uIli insure the greatest POS
- <s,fsg, eeonoEnfs speed. dnrabiiity and
- ~ sfatans with the respective duties
J. Y $1,000 trsssh which should aiwnys ~
. -. s .sisa ~ petsons and ownsrs i that
e .,.,s esss successful trade On Pngef Sound
- sIsnInsag waseFs must b performed ~ tso
.z.<,.rt a Asses Of veasega. viz: The deep az
-. =. ,.oaetea hat they san withstand q eesr
.. .f.A unancsfE0ned safety tie other tbs
- = al hestDrned, which with their neees,
8, 81 nrper. works. are unsafe IA nenNay
- 1910 only he used 10 shoal and perfectly
ss.ss<ssa wssers Tor the river traffic.
ga .sry lew axeepsgous. suf az the last ten
-. asse has been little 81 DO Improvement
s - enastsnefien ard methods al pr0fNiIiDg
s.axsxss and fright steal1ess belonging IN
- nsfsfs wizsse along ihs EASTERN szaboaFa
=. Is ssgefs E0fopssa COMMITTEES tbs sane
ssist kss seen moss rengfkAls'e era 10 the adj
sxaex 81 skasm engineering from sn economic
- s<a standpoint
Khk "a exception Of few appliances ana at
s.1ktsss,s thal nrs manufactured ~ tirms max
So. {fssf N he
szl.sx a soaal constructors 70 build steamers Of
e. lne.t approved modern types. for the nas
81, ~ lkiIlfd labor are here.
Ia lossl constructors Of steam vessels cannot
j. tIssasd fof nst keeping apaec with modern
Nss1semsafs. 81. the fanlt lies with the 0wn
- xfs order thai tbs new boats shall be 81 TIE
1zz,s Is arsofer a flase that have bcen IN uss
10 81 Yeafu. consequently The constructors
Esss Ii.sie o. 40 opportunity for improvement,
4 tsssoi q WI Gu no one caa deny that there are
sef..f constructed a. tiper wooden sailing ships
kasIs thar srs or Puget spnad. The demand e
"a der pfaAtably e0mpets in Tie commerce
tshe sax sna me local builders successfully
tssai he tenant Tits eoadiron would hold
eeaailY xood 10 the case Of the constructors Of
szssn sssssls il Il we're demanded.
Extraordinarily admitted that Puget sound
b. snpeFioF advantages tof the construction OF
HtIt#I
rs feesgdiug TIE construction Of steamships Of
meliasa siss saa uader aud also Of steamboats,
Ehaanbbdy there u no local industry thateen
& eueanregsd with gFoater Fsmisytng benefit
4 ne general community in ifs Immediate VI
eaiiy Ehan this for Il bhsgs capital into nse,
t4sfoassss nearly every branch OF applied me-
fAsalsz. and emplofs large uambers VI both
fztllea aud uasklilsd wofstaen Probably there
4 40 Industry thai necessarily employs 50 great
tssFsssy - iabot. TIE following Is a list 81
lsenty occupations that readily cone 70 mind:
DsaixuNfs Of naval architects. dFaftsmen,
sfiip esfeeasefh ship iotnsrs. spar makers, CALI
En- nrgeFe All sAakefs. patio "a makers. mold.
81. aschinists. hoieg makers, smiths. hrszs
ip1neeess siaFet metal workers, plambefs, paint
<ss and Etarlefs, ektinct makers. u9helstesers.
unAkillea labor.
There IL hardly baslnsss house bat what
snns 81 she snfueOlag trades consume material
thai Il eatFsss 10 stock, and there Is not bush
Asss o. profession but what woeld be benefited,
sisssf ailecsiy 81 Indirectly. b such an incus-
NJ.
ne safety eE sfsam yesksls navigating ex.
ruNee wsssm thar are lsaAse 70 have heavy sees
asa dangeFans ida rises. depends principally
aeas the hnpyaneY. strength aad sea.euing
qnslstisa Of tbs hall Ahea ID con raefnd paAs-
sxsa With strong sidai eaTents the satisfy Go.
1xnds upon the certainty that thu machinery
I'll aes hfsak dssn. In event that II does. The
tsssei ~ Liable 70 dFlft GA rock. paneh q hoie
b n bottom and stink The sure remedy against
assssiaK aewAof machinery il 10 have two - :,
eas "a a<eh side. w0skins entirely independent
q each ether II Is snrsobahse that both sides
senEa hfesk down ct shs same Tins. However.
Z ane ahoasd Do no the vessel Gan continue on
~ wsy Al reduced speed, simply using enc
AAli Of heF mAehinasg, Fhix pfacslue has BE-.
egme quite s asrai Ia eome leeAiisiss aaa il
tanAieniiy gaining saTas where ksse.elasS sefY.
81 y repaired. Beats navigating dangerous
feekY Passages with strong currents. ard rivers
saass seefe u liability ~ pnacAing holes 10
asm. should b. 81 The noa-~tEkaase type--tAat
= coastsuesed VITA a nnfah1r oi water light
semqastnaHfx.
Fae ereanmy 10 use Of STRAIN far the propal
- q vessels l. due - the usarc modern
Meshof az sss application We have IA extseme
sssusi 81 sasiaz 81 faei A. high ~ Sc per eeat.
y she same vs.aeI @hcse ghe old vas ehanaed
y medssa mseAlnsfy. The average Puget
saad AhNh Frsasmfe boas Is aat last = modern
sssAzsef q the average sszs IT she present hieh
ffeessFa baas would burn about one-bslt ~
$50 incl and asyssao tbs sanaE amount Of
eenet
Ths moiase powsF. a. Applied 20 drive The shKi
- htsh pressure haAt, strains the Ana mttch
nsfs tAkz say other tyea consequently II has
nztA sbeFtss ard mere aneeFtain exlstsnce.
3sksHe TIE sssFsgu II she sxisttns htsh.pFes.
kfs AsAss - at example. there satlla be say.
-, p isaseais, Of hetssea so 90 and sSassse
zfsss alnae Ia saxoE Of she boat win modern
bssAsatFy
aa seoeaat Of the very msrked saving IN suei
- - same AmeeRt at power. yea vii reAdiiy
sSstssfs that slsh the mnstefa practices she
ttsf
szeeAsste 50 hssi
4he aaraeg az a steam vessels sseneaas prin.
sss4ilY apsa lie thSsFoaehaesk ~ construction
- tAs Igrx he deep belns saeca eexef styvd
49, - saAslew. Fiat tsssoaaed ssatiau eass.
Fselskpvsg waves EFp n0s 50 eoln sssssSsx hskesea
= . sss aeSa uaxs eesissea Aesng u naee
Fsskts isssh. t1sy strain aad Nefk mosn. eonse-
sssstY scar ue' sAsfsr
= feantsx fsaes e transportation g. deslgss
= sss Sc ssase r. l. Is tege Fssfs c3 tae route
-ssssesl saH atth sSagsesss. se s. - b. Assays
sse sssss tse re - safe beats. 1eas
aitss Fae - Aeaula q Fsla9hoas sssN vntsrs
g ssll s4ass srt sse s~sttsF patronage tsesu.
: 3 s&essss that pevpss ~sA wais "a wharf
aslay Is aaesfsstnsy fax a particular
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sassAeas ssvh travelling an asSs ase e<ass3ervss
1asssa fS "a aeasss caused ~ NAstssk several
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as an sAsa shey saGe lire tass u
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- &eA > naga eAskxlae4 saa egsee miA
.AsAe& ee<Assn be eanmsss keea Els eAENks
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