The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-09
AT PORT ORCHARD.
Progress OF the Work Marines 20 BE
stationed at the Post.

stationed at the Post.
Charleston ArrE T--TESre was
wholesale discharge OF dry dock employees
yesterday. twerty-nine being LEI our. As
there szs no further need Tor tnen-
The work upon the gateway Is n~ce*ser-
fly sIo~. "a each stone has TO . o~ooe2s
and every other rox tailed In. 80 as
20 make the work solid and secure. he
striking sandstone cutters ara stiH mere,
and IL Is believed they vlli snoruy Ds
taken back. the men now ernpsosea
are '.grsnste-men" and are not as e1pr-
ditionz as the Old hands
Plans for the new Office building ana
officers quarters will be submitted on
the 1e,h inst. various Washington CITY
srchItects having been asked 10 present
designs. These will be sent 20 the navy
department and the best one selected.
when bids for the construction VIII De
invited The successful contractor mas
% pay rae arch7cect's fee. which - rig u
lated by the government 81 per cent
Capt Norong informed the post-fntel~
Egenecr correspondent that there Ia no
doubt In his mind that before year mas
passed company OF marines, with the
proper complement OF officers. VIII be
sent here TO take charge OF the stathon.
This will necessftate barracks build
ing. hospital, auarserrnaster, cornm'ssary
and ordnance store buildings. and officers
quarters and parade ground. The Off
GERS quarters. as shown upon the plan.
are located TO be upon the bench over
looking Basin No. s.. known as Jert-
sens locally. AL these improvements
mean an expenditure of money that viii
mount up into the hundred thousand I'm
It's and will stimulate business In the
whole Sound country. The advent OF
railroad leading to the station Is an as
sured fact. the preliminary line already
having been partly run The distance
from the station 70 connection with the
Northern Pacific system at Summit Is
only forty-iye miles. aud can be made
In almost an air line, the route follow
ing high ground from Andersons, at
the head OF the hay, and passing the
summit level between Hood canal and
Cases inlet near Allen. on past Mason
lake, touching at or near Shelton and
tapping the Gray's Harbor branch
at Summit Thus an outlet Is found
through to Portland and the south and
also 10 Gray's Harbor. The route Is. for
the greater part OF the way. nearly level
and the average grade Will not be over
2 per cent. There Is much fine timeber
along the line and but little under
growth. Ar Anderson's where tidewater is
first reached ar this end. the bay will be
piled across, and q shore lire followed
down TO the naval station. Local busl-
ness would not at present support a
EstitIVdu, out as tnciE Sam reluues I'M
nsgIse stores for his wards, and invites
competition from all parts of the coun-
try, such railroad would get it's share
OF hauling from points south. Armament
could be sent direct from the East with
out transfer by water. and the station
would be a mere hagatclle without the
heavy ordnance common 10 sudh places.
Steamboat traffic between Seattle and
Port Orchard will be Increased and the
slow boats of the present day will give
place To boats of ample accommodations
for freight and give prompt service be-
tween terminals. Seattle can have no
rivals. but Is bound to have healthy
thriving suburbs. not the least OF which
Will he Kis~ap county. with it's largest
sswmill IN the world and the only navy
yard in the great Northwest