The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-09

gates- II - Thought hy today rh4 large
. force Of men working win Aave things IN
shape 70 receive ths steamship About
fifty people wens from hers 10 Port Or
caArd Ga tho steamer George r. Starr.
Az they were disappointed ia witnessing the
decking. the steamer left there 10 return
a. SO p N. Manager James SsFifsiths. who
went over Wednesday in the Yamsxuehi.
viii remain until she Is safely oas OF the
water.
ened 70 the idea that she IS being passed
over by the Nippon YGsea kaiSha and
taAf the company Is being ahested by the
government in an attempt 30 defraud that
ctys interests TIE decking of tna
fafnagacAi Maru al Port Orchard is the
particular sore spot en- which the saddle
gals. and Tacoma has done and IS doing
her little al 20 prevent it. Tacoma feels
great interest in the corporation owning
the drydocA ~ ousrtermasssr' haraor.
and thinks tho YamASaehs should DO
squeezed on that dock. instead Of being al
lowed entrance 20 the government dry
dock At Port Orchard. When the docking
OF the famaguchi was first considered
James Grif1iiAs. local manager Of the Nip
pom fusen kaisha. learning that the dry
dock at Quartermasser's hsroor was bat
- feet in length. while the vessel Itself
IL ~ feet Tong. made arrangements with
the government officials az Port Orchard
price for the use OF the dock being agreed
upon The following editorial from the
Tacoma Ledger. headed aid TO Foreign
ships. II sell explanatory. a. Is the aD-
pended clipping from Sezboard OF Oeto-
Der /:
An article from sesboard. a New York
maritime publication. criticisas the navy
department. sharply for Offering the new
Japanese steamship company free use OF
the Port Orchard dry dock. II points out
that the nAtIous dry docks ara built for
the use OF cur warshlps only. ana that sney
are not designed to come into competition
with private enterprises in the dry dock
business. IL they do enter that compe,i-
ticn, and especially II foreign shtps ara
given free use Of them. there can OF course
% no hope that private enterprises can
possibly succeed In this line OF business
Tx Ia curious that the navy department
shouAd thus help to build up foreign ship
ping interests At the expense OF our own
dry dock interests, though this Ii not prac-
ticaiiy opposed TO the Democratic idea of
encouraging or discouraging home indus
tries IL Ii. however. radically opposed TO
the Republican idea. The Republican plat
form declares enphaiioally in favor of
aid and encouragement for the uphuiiding
OF our own maritime interests The DEM
ocratic platform II silent on this subject
The Democratic administration. however,
lends itself to the encouragement and up
building of foreign maritime interests. All
this VIII be radically changed when Mr..
Mekinley Is elected"
The editorial in Seaboard follows:
1t Is strange that the navy department
should make such great concession az
the free use OF its new Puget sound dry
dock, IN the interest OF the new Japanese
steamship company. when never before
naS suoh concession been made In the
interest or American ships. The use OF
tne orydock IN question is given free to
this steamship company. provided tho
United states IS put to no expense be-
cause OF that use. So that al the company
u Question Is obliged 10 do. Is TO pay ac-
tuAl expenses OF use-ne profit accguiux 70
anyone OF course American ships viii be
permitted the same privileges. But what
II means Is that theirs can never be 4 prs-
yate drydock constructed on the shores or
Puget sound, when the United States gov
eminent permits the use OF It's own free
OF expense. This Is drive at private own
arship that is unfair. The drkdockinr
business should not be made free By the
United states government. either AZ Puget
sound or anywhere else II merchant xhsns
require drydock. private capital vii.
supply II, II there Is prod. In it--not
otherwise
These courtesies TO foreign steamsh,n.
which are all OF q character 10 help erin
PIE competing American STEAMSHIPS ara
20 drfve the latter out OF the business. are
not the Kind that Americans (who are
anxious TO see foreign steamships and for
VII saihns ships surplanted by American
steam ard sailing ships In the foreign
trader. are pleased at We want more
concessions 20 American interests. and
ess 70 foreign interests IN the rrnstaa
states, and especially In the matter OF
sovernment property or faciiities.
me Japanese steamship tine has al
ftff ~
rates o. 10 Der cent, and promises 10
MAKE further outs. 70 capture the business
now carried on by the American BUTT ara
American owned ships OF the Pacific Mai
STEAMSHIP Company. This drydock con
ce9acn viii help make IL easier for the
laps TO succeed and harder for Americans
70 compete. and Ssaboard therefore siren
uousiy obtscts."
W. l. Beneam. Western freight manager
0f thu Great Northern. vas shown The
preceding editorials. That II all ann.
sense" he said. emphaticaliy. Manager
Grsmths concluded shxs tie dryiock ~
Quartsrmasts- harbor was too small FOR
the Xamaguchi Maru. and - he didn't
want 70 wait al summer until an extern
sion could Be built on ths dock, he ar
ranged TO have her cleaned at Port Or
charA- White DO no. know the terms
agreed upon. OF course IL Is not free The
steamship viii be docked tomorrow morn
ing When Ar. Grim tbs returns yoa can
get fuller particulars"
The Portland orsgorian yesterday
printed the following dispatch from this
city concerning the docking OF the Yama-
guchi Aaru.
There win probably be quite a lot OF
trouble over the docking OF the Japanese
steamship Yamaxuehi Mara on the Port
Orchard government dry dock Manager
Warner. OF the Quarternaster drydock
went TO meet the Mart at Port Townsend
TO make arrangements for IN. docking of
the ship at his dock, ard there ne learned
that application had been made 60 Sscre-
tary Herbert for permission to dock
her a. Pert Orchard. on the ground that
the ship was toe large TO be locked at
Quarternaster harbor-
Evidently this permission has been
granted. and docking officials from the
Mare island navy yard have BEEN seat up
to assist In docking her. The grounds
far the application 70 the SECRETARY % the
navy are evidently unfcur9ef. for the
Quarsermaster dry1oek has hantIe1
steamers OF greater length and much
greater tonnage than the Tan1agsaenl Ma
IN The steamship strathneYis, which
was adrfist On the Pacific ocean for sew
enty-two days. was locked OF this dock.
ard her tonnage sxeeeds that Of the Yam
aEuchi over SO TONS
@Cn Eecsernher - Manager Warner re-
eeived . letter from the japanese officials
asking for information ana rates for the
Decking Of the Aaru. ard the action Of
the local agent at Seattle In making april
cation to the secretary OF the navy for Cse
OF the government dock, thus bringing IL
into competition with Individual enter
rrfss. In likely 20 cause much trouble 70
the local officers of tns company. NJ no
roverrrssns cock In this country 10 sup
1900 ~, D. s1sest fsy decking arv shin e.