The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-19
CHRISTMAS CARDS AT DUNBAR'S

plated, an expenditure OF more than So
10000, The new plant win be az large.
II not larger than ;he one now operated
By the Cramps.
Among the persons who were on the
dock to witness the departure from this
city Of the steamship City OF Columbia
for the Klondike regions were George I.
Hammond, Of this city. ara Frank chad.
sey Of Chadsey & Young. Seattle. with
two representatives Of the new organized
States Steamship Co.. which purchssed
several Of the American Line steamers
for the Yukon trade. The signiacrnee
which THIS steamship movement toward
the Pacific coast OF which the establish
ment Of the States line is the initial step
Is but family appreciated in New York.
where It Is regarded as simply hn ad-
junct Of the present Rloniike rush aayd
Mr.. Chadsey, as the City Of Columbia
receded from sight. 'T have been East
for some days nov and in active n.roBa.
tlons with Joseph Hoadley. first vice pres
dent of the States line, regarding the
purchase Of certain valuable tide larAs
which our firm holds and which he States
line needs for the establishment OF ioeks
for the company. These tide lands. which
are 1917 acres in extent. are practically
all mat can he hdd ir Seattle with ab,o.
lutte title. all the others being IN revsr.
sion to the state Of Washington. Vessels
drawing % feet may lock at any tlde and
the fact that We hlv, had 10 mike phIs
guaranty to the steamship officials WI,
Indicate the size Of the ships which thew
expect to be running there before long
The aequirement OF these ride lands nv
the States Steamship Co. while neees~rt
Is but a preliminary step in this enter
prise The next move Is the purchase
by the Cramps Of the shipbuiding plant
Of Moran Bros, at Seattle. which Is al
ready very extensive. The enlargement
OF this plant to pe-rnit OF the building n
the largest battle ships win immeiiatelv
follow. and the San francisco builders
Will then have a competitor Of ,he most
formidable sort
Il can state positively that IN entering
upon this undertaking the cromrs have
not done so without thoroughly looking
over the field and assuring themselves
Of its entire prhseicabIIity. For instance
in the item OF coal alone II can be laid
down in the bulks-s at Seattle chrapsr
than everywhere else On the coast. The
advantage that this gives either 70 a
steamship line or a grear steam consurs-
ing plant is at once apparent. As to the
harbOr, its Advantages are universaary
acknowledged
''The port is already Of grea; Importance
as the headquarters Of the Behring sea
patrol feet and owing to certain improve
ments in the way OF a snip canal and an
inland harbor now contemplated by the
United States government, 1t is likely to
become much greater In addition 10 in
creasing importance Of Japan as a naval
power. coupled with the need for more
ships which the almost certain annexa-
tion Of Hawaii vii! entail. has not been
lost on the the Cramps. This undertak-
ing is already far more advanced tnan Is
generally known and is practically GER
tain to be carried through"
Mr.. Cramp is now negotiating with
George Edwards & Co. OF Water street.
for one of the largest "sandsueker''
dredgers ever built. 1t will be shipped
overland in sections and it is figured that
it will be able to work with such rapidity
that at least one of ;he great docks pro-
posed viii be ready for occupancy by
the middle of next summer