The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-14
THE TORPEDO BOAT.
Work to Begin Immediately on
Government Contract.
plant Ordered aud VIII BE Assembled
I'm sixty Days-Everybody speaks
OF seattle.

Robert Moran Of Moran Bros Company.
who succeeded in securing the contract
for the construction Of one of the new
torpedo boats from the navy department.
returned from Washington city yesterday
afternoon. He already has all the tools.
materials and machinery necessary 70
complete his contract and work viii be-
gin at once on the building OF the FIRST war
vessel % any description ever put to&sth-
er on the North Pacific Coast. Dir Moran
said Last night.
'sYez, the ma tier Of the construction q a
seagoing torpedo boat has all been ar
ranged. ard the contract viii be forward
cd To us nv the SECRETARY Of the navy in
asv or tuo. All TIC additional machinery
and tools required be this work have been
ordered and will be here in Seattle win
in qfxtv DAYS Part NJ the material 20 be
used in the construction of the weasel has
also been ordered, and the rest viii come
as needed We intend 10 commence con-
sfralction Immediately. AZ there are parts
~ the boat vge can work on without walt
ing for material 10 arrive from the East
we have fifteen months from the aAte %
signing the contract wifhin which 10 com
rlete IT, bat we do not intend 20 use the
full limit 81 time allowed. The work VII
go on as rapidly as possible We have
purchased enough additional tools 10
carry on the work without using our
present plant.
Employment for a Large Force.
eve yin employ from 80 70 ~ men.
Host OF thess men will be secured here.
but a few Of them. such as foremon VINO
are skilled in that particular class OF
work. we viii have come ont from the
East.
I'VE were treated very nicely by the Of
ficials at Washington city. Our business
was with the secretary Of the navy, the
f.f LEI a n
the bureau Of steam engineering. Tie bu-
reau OF construction and repair has
charge Of the designing Of the hull and It's
appurtenaneea. and the bureau of steam
engineering has charge OF the designing
of all Of the steam machinery.
A Great Beginning for seattle.
.'The award OF this contract has adver-
fised this city immensely in the East. The
people at Washington City have a great
interest in this part OF the country now,
and all through the East IL is considered
that IL Seattle can build war vessels II
Is all right II has raised US greatly in the
estimation Of the Eastern people. The
building of this torpedo boat, the fact that
this class Of work can be done here, - new
TO this part Of the country. but we believe
II is only the beginning Of what VIII be
great business in that line. For the con
struction OF vessels within our capacity
We are not afraid OF competition from any
shop on the Coast. OF course, the Union
Iron Works. at San Francisco. has very
large plant with millions Invested. and
can build vessels that are beyond our
reach but In the class Of work that IS
within our capacity We arc certainly not
afraid Of competition We have greater
facilities for laying down raw material
here than they have In San Francisco and
In that respect NE have great advant-
age. Most OF our raw material for this
contract will come from Pennsylvania"