Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-12-08
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NOR necessary 70 complete the vessels
now building win sbe delivered before
the lst OF June next II no new con-
tracts are given out. contractors must
iisband their workmen and their plants
must lie idle. Battle ships authorized
at this time would not be wen under way
until late in the coming fiscal year,
ana al least three years and one-han
from the date Of the contract would be
required for their completion. The sec
rotary states that not more than Is per
cent. Of the cost Of such ships need be
included in the appropriation for the
coming year.
BUILD MORE SHIPS.
recommend that provision be made
for the construction OF additional bat
tleships and torpedo boats. The sec
rotary recommends the manufacture
not only OF ordnance and ordnance ma
teriai for ships for the navy. but a sup
ply for the auxiliary fleet Guns and
their appurtenances should be proyid-
ed and kept on hand for both these pur-
poses. We have not today a single
gun that could he put on the ships Paris
or New York OF the international Nav
igation Company or any other ship Of
our reserve navy. The manufacture Of
guns at the Washington navy yard ~
proceeding satisfactorily and none OF
our new ships will be required TO wait
Tor their guns or ordnance equipment.
An important order has been issued
by the secretary OF the navy co-ordin-
nting the duties of the several bureaus
concerned In the construction OF ships
This order. II In believed. will secure e.
a greater extent than has heretofore
been possible the harmonious action Of
these several bureaus and make the at
tainment of the best results more GER
tain.
PROTECTING AMERICANS.
During the past fiscal year there has
Ssssseen an Unusual and pressing demand
In many quarters of the world for the
presence of vessels to guard Ameri-
can interests. In January last
during the Brazilian Instruction. a
large fleet was concentrated In the har-
Dor of Rio de Janeiro. The vigorous
action OF Rear Admiral Benham In pro.
tecting the personal and commercial
rights OF our citizens during the dis
turbed conditions afforded results
which will. 1t Is believed. have n far
reaching and wholesome influence
whenever. In like circumstances. II ma,
become necessary for our naval com
manders to interfere ON behalf of oul
people In foreign ports.
The war now In progress between
China and Japan has rendered IL neces
sary or expedient TO dispatch eight YES
sells TO those waters.
The secretary of the navy and the sec
rotary OF the treasury recommend th'
transfer OF the work of the coast sur
vey proper 10 the navy department.
heartily concur In this recommends
ton, Excluding Alaska. and Yer,
small area besides. all the work of map
ping and charting out the coast hai
been completed. The photographic
work, which must be done over and ovel
again by reason of the shifting ant
varying depths of water consequent up
on the action OF streams and tides, ha
heretofore been done under the direc
ton of the naval officers In subordina
ton TO the superintendent of the coas
survey. There seems 10 be no good rea
son why the navy should not have en-
tire charge hereafter of such work. es
pecially as the photographic Office o
the navy department Is now. and Ia
been for many years, engaged In max
ing efficient maps entirely similar Z
those prepared by the coast survey.