The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-26

Merged Into the American Ghipbs1ildina
Cn0pany. one Of the strongest 81 the re.
Gently formed Industrial organisations
Wsth eonsefvative policy, wen Aefned
ana With complete control sfifi in thu
eaoas o. ths men who built mp this In
sustfy In the lake region. This company
eireAdy has In hand several orders FOL
freigtt carriers a. s,eee NET tors capacst,
On y feef dranght, that are not TO - de-
uvssed unan May. 1874. but IN which worl
must begin Immediately. ~ they arr q
cost approximately U560H each. and with
Quadruple expansion engines and water
tuhe poiIers win represeft the best prac-
tiee that IL 70 be found in bodybuilding
anywhere In the world. A total value OF
tonnage now under way In ship yards Of
The great lakes. and there is every reason
10 expect that this aggregate will be kept
ND Tor couple Of years TO come, notw!th-
standing the higher values now prevail
tng In labor. material, and supplies Of
MI kinds. In short. 1t In the general opin-
Son that under the Influence Of powerful
corporations now controlling tYansporta-
zion affairs on the great Lakes practically
the entire feet II to be rebuilt on lines
Of the modern steel vessel
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The Cramps OF Philadelphia. and the
Union Iron Works, Of Ran Francisco. have
completed the FIRST war vessels for for
sign powers turned out from American
Shtpyards In many years The American
''tramp" steamer has made fts appearance
New England districts are again witness
Ing quite a little activity In the construc-
ton OF wooden vessels. even 10 the plac-
Ing Of an order for six-masted ship that
- - carry s.5O tons dead weight. n this
line OF diversity may be mentioned also
the Marlborough, sterH-wheei typo of
steamer. which has been constructed In
quite large numbers on both coasts for
service In shallow Alaskan waters; and on
tbs great lakes the steamer Of about 1000
tons capacity on IA feet draught, which Is
suited to speciai trade on the lakes, or
may be transferred through the weiland
and ct. Lawrence canals to the Atlantic.
where there n promise of profitable trade
Tor long time to come. not only between
ports on the eastern seaboard. but also
b1fWeen New York, Cuba and Porto Rico.
Building of Pleasure Craft.
Progress in the construction OF pleasure
craft has not been less rapid. The Bath
Iron Works. Bath. Ne. completed recent
" the most powerfully engined steam
yacht ever constructed for a private own
vi 1snA aAtAt4Att Va 8HG yfA4 y tf0e18
shows almost two score steam yachts
ranging from % to 3bs feet In length COM
pleted or under construction I'm American
yards. The construction OF the Columbia
~ the HerYeshofYs for the International
cup races Of the fall OF 1850 indicates the
general interest still shown In sailing
craft. and the success Of the great Rus
sian Ice crushing steamer Ermack, con-
structed IN England. marks the further
advance OF . disiinetivcly American idea.
lmmease Dryaocks to be HALT.
Plans have been made which will place
Ut least a few American drydocks. both
noating and stationary. mt the head OF
tho worlds structures Of this character
for the Newport News Shipbuiiding 4
Drydock Company. at Newport News.
Va. will 10 far Eurpass all others of its
class that two ordinary naval vessels
can be accommodated therein stimuli
tAneousiy. while the floating drydock for
the government to be stationed at Al
eiefs. La. will surpass those other prod
ucta Of the designers skill. the Stettin
and Havana docks.
manna-Payne sAfpptng Bili.
An event OF first Importance during the
year has been the introduction In congress
OF the Hanna-Payne bill. destined TO Sc
cure the adoption Of n system Of ship
euhaic.es. the plan which. In the opinion
OF ali well informed shipping men. offers
che sarest solution u the problem OF re-
storing our merchant marine 10 It's former
poeitt0n on tho seas OF the world This
Msasure. as well as the Nicaragua canal
bill. would have been given fuller con-
alteration In the last conGresa but for the
war disturbances. II win undoubtedly be
taken up early In the Eext session. No
definite action on the Nicaragua canal
question can be taken for snme time. as
II VIII bc necessary to await the report
OF q new commission. authorized ut the
close of the last congress. and which Is
empowered TO Investigate not only the
Nicaragua. but tho Panama and any other
possible route. and report an TO which is
The most feasible TO construct and operate.
River asa Harhor improvements
Projects for extensive river and har-
Dor improvements have had the support
OF such able statesmen as Mr. Frye In
the senate and Chairman burton, OF
the riverr and harhors committee. in the
house. and consequently appropriations
have been on a coramsnsiabIe scale Of
iiberality. Particularly has this been
GRATIFYING In so far az II tnsures a much
needed radical improvement of New
York hafhor. Appropriations for the
conduct OF ether departments OF the
and merchant marine also Indicate "A
broad and progressive spirit Al the
various navy yards extensive purchases
OF tools and machinery viii be made.
and four new dryaocks. two OF stone and
two OF timber. have been authorized
The lighthouse and life-saying service
VIII both benefit I'm efficiency. and the
revenue cutter service, after rendering
valuable assistance I'm the spanixh
American war. finds it.eif better eoutn-
ped-as least on the Atlantic eoaxt-;han
al any time IN years
America thu Rival Of Great urstaim.
Finally the United States has learned
much from the foreign shlphuiIiar and
his Kindred artisans. and seemingly n.
british sh;phalsser Is ready TO sesorgs
more attention 20 the trent ~ events In
this country. An American f,rra recently
furnished 10 Belfast builders a large
consignment 81 ship plate for the
Oceanic; the largest vessel ever co,.
ssrucsed, and the british secanies, sea~~
mails are universe, In the concession ina,
IN America Is In b. found the f.tu.s,
rival or Great Britain "a a shlpbtils1nr
and sh'pewnsna nasiea.
MILAN