The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-15
CRAMPS REACHING OUT
win Establish Ship Building Works
on The Pacific.
WILL EXPEND 100000.
Tho works WI ne Located at seattle
aud wii 90 An improvement Of
the nigi "a standard later
view Win frank Chadsey.


New York, Dec. iS.-Tho William
Cmmp g. Sons Ship and Engine Build.
ing company of Philadelphia Is going 10
consiinct ship building plant NJ Sat.
&c, Wash, 90 compoto with the Union
ironworks at ln Francisco. The osiab.
lishment Of tbs State steamship line by
the Cramps Is butt preliminary step In
the enterprise which contomplaiesan OK.
pondituro Of D ore than en-, 900. 600 Tho
new plant vii BE- a. large, II not larger,
than the one row Icing operated by the
Cramps
Among the inn0ns who wOrc on the
dock 10 witness the departure from this
city Of the steamship City Of Columbia
for The Klondiko region were George L.
Hammond Of this city and Frank Chad
sey, Of Chadsy & Young. Seattle, with
two representatives o. tie newly organ.
lied State Steamship company. which
purchased several II the American line
steamers for DE Yukon trade.
"The signih ance which this steam.
ship moy0aon toward the Pacific coast,
Of which The iahlishmont Of the State
steamship line is the initial step, Is but
family appreciated ia New York, where
it h regarded as simply an adjunct Of
The present ilondike rush, aaid Mr.
Chadsoy, a. tie City OF Columbia rcood.
od from sight
Il have lecu east for some days now
and ann IN active negotiations with Jo-
scph II. Hndl " lnt vice president Of
the State siea lship line, rgarling the
purchase Of certain valuable eide lands
which our irn holds. and which the
State line needs for the establishment Of
docks for Che company. These tide
lands, which ire 1872 acrcs In length.
are practically an that can D. bad IN
Seattle with a .oluio tile, an the Others
Icing Ia never on OF the state. Vessels
drawing 30 fest Of water may dock al
amy tide, and he fact that We have had
90 make this = amnioo to the Steamship
officials VIII Indicate the size OF tho
ships which O. ey cIpost 20 b. running
/ thcW before long.
"Ihe acquiumcut of these tide land.
/ by the State oanship compny, while
necessary, b. l.t a preliminary step IN
thls enterprise The next move j. Ga,
I purchase by &c Cmmp Interest u "a,
shiphuilding amt Of the Momn Bros
al seattle, win b Is alrady yoy oxton
siyc. The Cnl rromcnt of this plant q
permit of che building ui the largest
miileships wi. Immediately follow, and
Che san lmuc 500 builders wal have ]
competitor nj .he most formidable s0ft
Il can state lo.iuycly that inoutorng
upon Obi. undressing the Cramps hay,
mot done 30 W .hout thoroughly looking
over the held and assuring themselves
+. Of be- ontir paciicahhty For instance
| in the iiom Of ucl alone, 30 oan d. laii
down In the bankers 40 SEATTLE chupol
. than anywhcrg else on che coast 40.
] advantage chat this gives either Co. Q
steamship liuc Or toa wnat steam CON
summing plant 90 once appput Al
to Che harlw its advantages arc Uni
. yoraly Acknowledged enri
The pmt /. already oi gpat impUr
anco O., tho headquarters Of che Bounl
sa patrol ieot ami owing 90 certain im
I wuy,monis IN che way ~ "a ship cana
aud an island arbor now contemplate,
| by che United States government, 10 b
/ likely 60 bcCon much gna,cr
In addition the increasing impur
tanco Of japan as naval power. corplo,
/ with The ncod .or mop ships which th
| almost CERTAIN annexation Of Hawai-
I VIII entail, ha, not beon Lost upon on
I Cramps, The understanding is alrcad,
far mon advanced than h generally
known aud Is practically certain 10 4
carried through"
Mr. Chad@y Is negotiating with th
firm Of Josopl Edwards aud compan,
for one 81 the largest sand sucker
hydraulic drcO pcs ever built It, will b
shipped overland IN sections and Il
hgurpd viii D. able TO work with sue
mpidily that at least ono of the crpa
docks prniosod viii D. rady for occu
patton by the middle Of next summer.