The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-16

Answers to inquiries as to the cost of
ship-building materials and the cost per ton
of building vessels furnish the following in
formation: At Lunenburg, where fishing
vessels are built, the prices of materials are
for hard wood plank, q to 5 inches, S13
per thousand; spruce dock-plank. 81 to Al
inches, Sl1 per thousand; spruce ceiling. SO
pr Thousand; flor timbers, say IL feet In
length, sided up inches, 81 % to So 30
apiece; hard wood buttocks, 10 feet In
length, sided inches, cents per running
foot; spruce drck-beams 20 to "a feet In
length, sided 10 inches, about So 80 each;
deck knees, &c to 40 cents each; keel (hard
wood, by I3 inches, 25 cents per running
foot; 10 by IA inches, 80 cents per foot; keel
shGeiDe (nord wood, about S15 per thousand;
stem, So to $S; stern port, So to So 80; bow
spirit, 80 feet long, 81 inches diameter, 10 feet
from butt, $14 Anchors of American man
ufacture are largely used by the fishermen.
They are preferred to the English make.
The American sells for about cents per
pound, the English for about cents, and
the ir0n-stOck English anchor for about A
c. nts Nova Scotia bolt iron and spikes are
chiefly used. The iron is sold for
about $3.50 per 100 pounds; 6-inch wrought
iron spikes are worth So 65 per hundred
pounds; galvanized, about $3.50. Metal
bolts and sheathing are imported from Eng
land, and sell for 121 tn 13 cents per pound.
Patent metal bushings by cost 81 cents
each. Pure white LEAD Is worth about So rs
per 100 pounds; Canadian copper paint,
81 80 per gallon; American, $1.75.
The total cost of fishing vessel per ton for
hull and spars, carpenters measurement, is
500 to $22 for vessel of about 100 tons. Fit
ted for sea with fishing supplies the cost is
about $40 per ton more. This is about the
cast at other places. A leading ship owner
81 nile "a M chine nf 1600
tons at from S36 to $3S all complete. At
Annapolis prices for large vessels are some
what higher For vessels built of spruce,
beech, birch aud maple, lroned with galvan-
I'D iron, and copper fastened up to within
two feet of loading line, and which would
class 12 years In American Llnyds, the fol-
lowing cost prices are given: 2ti0 registered
tonnage, $50 per ton; 800 to 400 tonnage, S48;
400 to 800, $45 to $47; 800 to 1000, $40 to $42.
Hannibal Hamlin has been out of the
United States Senate good many years, but
there are still many people about Washing
ton who like to tell good story of him. An
old Maine man told one of these stories the
other day, 1t was 10 the days of the war
and Mr.. Hamlin was backing Mr.. A. for a
place in the government service. Ihe ap-
p0intment was all listed : but at the last mo-
ment Secretary Wees interfered and had
man from his own state put into the place.
MIR. A. went to Mr.. Hamlln In great trouble
81 do not care to antag0nze Secretary
Welles," said the Vice President, $50 guess
| | will let this 60 and get you another place
| Is there any POSITION in the post office de-
| partment that you waut?"
Mr. A. considered a moment and then
said. YES, l should like place as special
agent"
| "All right, call hack" was Mr.. Hamlin's
energetic response IL was then O'Clock at
night, but they drove at once to the resi-
dence of Montgomery Blair, who was post
master general. Mr. Blair was at home and
seemed highly pleased to see the Vice Presi-
dent. MIR. Hamlin stated briefly
that Mr.. A. vented place as
special agent: Mr.. Blair was very gracious,
would be highly pleased to do anything he
could for Mr.. Hamiin's friend, and thought
that he could do something: but there were
no vacancies and If Mr.. A. would bring his
papers around the next day they would be
put on flle and when there should be a va
caDcy Mr.. a. would probably be appointed.
Mr.. A. was about to express his gratitude
when the Vice President, who had been list
ening with an expression black as a thunder
cloud, broke 10, II am Mr. A.'s papers. and
tomorrow will not do. He wants the posi-
tion and he wants 10 now"
"Why, Mr.. Hamlin, you talk as if YOU
were In earnest" stammered the astonished
Postmaster General.
'ot course | am Ia earnest. Do you sup
pose would come here with Mr.. A. at this
time OF night II l were not"