The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-16
PASSING THRONG.

Whose smetting plant 10 near Port Townsend.
Speaking OF the iron smelling industry In this
section last night he said: ''You have excellent
iron ores here, and it 10 only . matter OF time
when IRON will b smsltsd here and great
trade developed But at present there II not
enough market 70 warrant the establishment of
such IN enterprise There are also two other
important factors which must Be secured. They
are, drst, cheap coke OF good quality. and cheap
labor. Perhaps you can solve the nfst OF these
questions. but you must have . large popula-
ton 20 get the latter. and b in shape to COM
pete against the same class Of labor In the East.
San Francisco consumes about 8, 600 tons Of pig
iron year. but IL does not require . large
amount Of the high grade. charcoal iron We
make ct Port Townsend. Altogether We
have run out there about 5000 tons Of
this kind of iron, and the Southern Pacific
company took about 5000 tons for carwheels.
The entire Pacific coast consumes probably S..
COO to 10000 tons OF pig OF all kinds. but the
most of 1t IL cold-blast iron, which must be
made cheaper than the charcoal iron. If
you can make frst-class cold-blsst iron here for
so ton you can control the trade OF this coast.
All the heavy steel Plates for the ships We are
constructing ct San Francisco comes from
ments anywhere else in this country capable OF
turning them out All the light steel, however,
Is made at the Pacific rolling mills in San Fran
cisco Our company has built for the govern.
ment the Charleston, the San Francisco and the
Monterey. of the new navy. We are now finish
ing the Olympia which was launched last July.
1t ID . twin-screw cruiser Of $500 tons, with
guaranteed speed OF twenty-one knots an hour.
1t ia sister ship to the New York and IL of the
class known u commerce destroyers. It will
be completed In about q year. We have
also on the stages the battlsshfp Ore
gon, which will b launched in July
OF August, but will not b completed
for perhaps q year aud . half to como 1t will
be sister ship to the Indiana and Massachu.
sets, the largest and most formidable vessels in
the navy. having q displacement OF over 10000
tons The contract price for the vessel il $780,.
coo exclusive of armament, and the government
furnishes the steel armor plata The building
Of these ships 10 . good thing for the Pacific
coast, - it gives employment to . large number
of workmen out here The last congress was
not very liberal toward the navy. Ito construc-
ton appropriation only covered four 1.2o0-ton
gunboats, intended for light and river service.
and some six torpedo boats"
DR.. J. h. Rinehart, of Ballard, leaves today for
his former home at Billings. Mont, where he
will hereafter reside. Dr.. Rinehart came to
Ballard from Billings. where he had been
prominent physician. in 1890, and his personal
good qualities soon made him . popular favor.
tie. He was elected mayor with hardly any op.
position q year ago and last fall was elected
representative for the Forty-third district
In tho early days OF the session
death OF brother. but returned in
time to take part in the senatorial contest and
in the work of legislation. While he was at
Billings, however, such strong pressure was
brought to bear on him BY his many friends that
he now returns to make his home there again.
Dr.. Rinehars occupies . warm place in the
hearts OF the people not only OF Ballard but of
Seattle. and while all will regret his departure
they viii also wish him prosperity in his new
home.
M. Geraghty. . prominent citizen OF Port
Angeles who 10 the owner Of . splendid ranch
in the suburbs OF that city, registered last night
at the Grand. 1--WE are going to have that rail.
road from Port Angeles to Port Ludlow, sure"
said he last night "Mr. Plummer's syndicate
asked us for bonus Of $780, coo. payable In cash
or land, aud yesterday and today We raised
100000 OF the amount in Port Angeles alone,
and We haven't seen half the landowner"
Mr.. Geraghty ct present resides upon the mill.
tary reserve, as most people in Port Angeles do,
and has the proud distinction OF having erected
the hrst brick building In Clalafn county, which
10 his residence on his two reserve lots."
Freasy Gerstler, con Of the Junior member OF
the San Francisco 1rm of eloss 4 Gerstler; which
10 the principal stakeholder in the Alaska Com.
mercial Company. is q guest OF the Grand. Mr..
SlOsse Oh Tue Same OtWs - = u0oVy UtOCk0OIOef IN
the new steamship company organised to com.
pete with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
between New York and San Francisco and
which has formed an alliance with the Panama
Railroad Company.
W. B. Wa yren, J. F. Henckly and J. A. Moore
are three railroad contractors from St Louis
stopping at the Arlington. 1--WE have been
partners IN railroad work. but are doing moth
Ing now" said Mr.. Warren. 1--WE are travelling
At
ing for $ bills selling for dollar We shall re-
main out here several days. visiting different
sections OF the country.
Ne rlon N. Potter, chief billing clerk Of the
Mort hern Pacific at Ashland, Wis, and brother.
In law Of L n. Powers, of this city. is spending
a few days in Seattle. His sister, Mira L NJ
PoMers, will return with him to Ashland.