The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

q the cuartermzs Department. u does
come cut c< TIE FEDERAL treasury. and the
statement quosea IS mere esasfcn. Guar
ssrEasssr's stores are principally tn n.
first and second classes. The arst-elass
rase from Chicago 10 Seattle Is 81 per ka
pounds. From s;. Paul the p-oportion Is
& 81 and the net cash rate, after deduct
ing the Land gram. q sl-E from 81 Paul
and lib from Chicago. or <Ez-ss per ton
fF1rr fae latter city. The ssccn a-esass
rate Is SIS from Chicago. or &5i.as per toe.
Many commodities are carried a. lower
rates. some even below SO Per ton. from
Chicago 20 Seattle
a superiority was claimed Tor San Fran
ctsco e. the matter Of facilities for tire re-
pair or large transport ships, and the i'm
preston was given oaI thar Puget sound
was lacking in this respect The two
largest craving 6ocks on the Pacific ceast
are located one thirteen miles srpr1 Sc
astse an9 The other SeTensy-fsve. The Iarg-
est floating dock on the CoaS. is also with
In twenty sn.ieS OF Seattle. The largest
government ships are repaired In these
docks. ard also the largess vessels OF the
merchant marine. The largest ships that
cross the Pacific ocean go out OF the Strait
of Fuca. Owing 20 The comfort and safe
- Of the route. these ships seldom need
repairs, but when they do the work IL
done In Seattle or s0rne other town near
as-tf1l Ia SAh FRANCISCO. lie HkksI
States bAttieShip Iowa has jGss completed
q Job on Puget sound that could not be
done In California at all. and IL Is said
10 have been done In less time than any
ike work ever ~as done for similar
vessel at any other place in the United
States
a LETTER from Robert Moran. presi-
dent % the Moran Bros. Company. il
here timely, and the following extracts
are accordingly given:
There are al the present time two dry
docks on the Sound, one Of which. the
United States naval dock at Bremerton,
near THIS city, Is the largest and mosS
complete ia the United States ar the
this Coast that has capacity io dock the
largest transports. There is also fairly
wssi-eaalpped shop at that station, safti-
cient TO make all ordinary repairs to suca
vessels, and where more extensive repairs
are required. or the Use OF larger tools
necessary. my company ard other shops
in this city can furnish anything that may
he required Vessels or this class In mSr-
chant seryiee in the trade between this
city and the Orient are always repaired
here. and in the quickest and most salts
factory manner.
within The past sixty days my com
pany has made extensive repairs TO three
such vessels. the Garonns. Gienogle ana
Topeka. covering all classes OF work on
TAG Els4rtSs isl4tbIictS any
pairs that can be made in San Francisco
can be made ia this city, and In the short
est possible time.
III you want 10 flnc out why millions
Of the peoples money has been squan-
dered in Transporting supplies to the army
In the Philippine islands n preference 10
a shorter one from Puget sound, you will
have 10 lock for some other reason than
that OF Jack of facilities to make repairs
To the vessels.
These statements were contained in the
letter OF Mr.. Prichard. aforementioned:
During the years we have been ia the
Pacific trade only two accidents TO our
steamers have occurred where il was
necessary that they shoulc be locked. In
one case the Strathnevis lost her propeller
az sea. She was accommodated In the
Quartermsster drydock and a new pro-
peller fitted without delay, and in a salts
factory manner. In the other case. our
steamship Hankow, having run aground.
was locked and repaired In the Esauin1alt
dock al Victoria r. c. There are. more
over, private firms. such as. Moran Bros.
Company and an establishment at Quar-
termaster barber where repairs TO engines
ant hulis OF steamers can be properly
done with dispatch"