The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-08
WORKING FOR A CRUISER.
High Influences Want Morans to
Get One Of the Contracts.
rxle CHANCE THAT THEY WILL.


7.aers seernz FAR likelihood that one
- The cruisers taat are % 90 toward
salsIng so Uncle sans new navy Will
= constructed ia Seattle. All rests. ap-
.mr.s.,fv with the secretary u TIC navy
- ~ whether more imam one of the SIX
~arshits e, be ordered III accordance w.th
,sy6lng contracts snail 0e au.it on the
pselac coast whether the government
lis mat the needs ~ is navy Will 5est
se seryed By haTIng Two more cruisers
!. these waters. without being subjected
tg the necessity q sending them unIer
s.eaa7 the two ar three month voyage
around Cape IioFa
n more thau one i "a be made on This
ssdf Of the nation. /. - consi iere1 more
,san probable thai tie Moran Bros. COM
oanv will huii Il II the lids submitted
"a tbs government hoard in this matter,
he Union Iron WDTRs The only other iirm
eg tns Pacific Sssiees ny A1rGna 10 Len-
asr offsrs-agree9 f. construct out one Of
the vessels being apparently unwilling TO
an.eitaks more Ii the present crowded
ambition OF the plant, where many snaps,
sor the government and others. are under
since the bids were opened there has
ken much talk. lending the Impression
nat IL was not the purpose Of the g0ys-u-
a
tact for 0slc Of ti4t cruisers This being
%. ard he San Francisco firm being eyi-
ssntiy unwilling "a Guild more than one.
IL me naval aet1g iient decides - have
fgo constructed Oh this Coast. IL is be
Mged obvious that the Morans will nave
ibe work IN de-. A. the latter firm mas
tjgnifsed jts willing ness, by telegraph, TO
Aid this other for the same price Ia the
tni0n Iron Works viii charge for It's one,
81 that remains for Seattle - have the
shnor OF making reputation as port
IL construction 81 large war vessels IL
foT the government - give TWO of the six
shigs 30 the Pncit5c coast
The foregoing seems TO be the condition
Of this matter al present, and II Is not
Lkely that there VIII be "A change IN tho
nsxt several days. until the board that has
he bids III hand tenders its report. or de-
s;s.on from Il higher source is made 10
Ut another Pacific contract
High Influences AT Work.
There is no end of influence AT work
win the ht aCs al The naval branch Of the
government tn induce them to have mt
least tHO az the cruisers Luit In Paciae
ports !, has beer pointed oat Ia them
In the strongest possible. terms that ifc
rasy has more tmm, datc need for al
haessed navy in this ocean than N the
Atlantic The expanded Interests Ia the
far East, which Is naturally and feasio.Y
accessible Ia the United States only from
tbs Coast. are held ~ demand that graf
e. strength be- Produced without the aecas-
s.ts u sending hawai- forces the long ex-
TIA distance through Magellan. At an aid
ii expenditure ~ per cent. II the est
q the vessels making IN. "trip
The Aorans stand we'll WITH the coy
Gnmcn' That firm has ihus fnr col
s'fuetea hut two United states vessels
he cutter Golden Gate, which Is now ia
service II san Francisco as government
Tug BY reason Df its speed AMI strength
ant the torpedo boat Rowan. which. on
Der trial trip last spring demunstratsd
hat she ~as one ~ the finest vessels ~
her class iH the service They have st4r-
tfeiod 80 Wei that = - said the naval
apartment is anxious t. STE what iA-y
aa d" win larger craft.
IL y even REPORTED tbat, II practicable.
polEl VII re strained at y a~htngton a.
she tb's rrm q chance Ca enter intu di-
ssSi c7lnpv itt!uu With ttt famoas works of
Nsirg " scott tne builder r TIE oregon
uymha ana oth.. noted wafanlln The
M1uvuces stated l6aj are working ln thc
hieTssES - lhe MORAN Bros include some
q the meai prominent mem in ihp N0rt1-
SIS. As far east as Montana aui south
Iasa oregon Al are anxious that THIS
lsil ~ Tic ,'sa-t hay" au opportunity IT,
sfnoustTate what Il can Ia So wa-suip-
eiiaink 1hrv iueltida United states san
aofs eoogF,sstrsn ANA others who ars
N eiese toHsh with tAe depart lcng. There
aas nos S"~u au i9!iu"rCe ~. unexcrted-
Kohrrt M"ran's forecnst.
haatt las h,'u Expressed rs 10 the
s@iiiy g tli" MCfau~ t. handle 80 large
craft as cruiser Il Ha# for the par
.Ase q tia*tas the truth ot lhis position
asai Visit ~As made o. the company
pen. ga thc watcr front. yesteris, att-
Gh2oh las sNtfnR heu the Rowan
Mss eitt lue n ylnle n0 her ttfaI trip a.
se' ~ ~ Ht''r trau ttrty miles an hour.
aad iAerr we u. lonErr Any douht that
sag ~ 'hN fs Stetfed Rohytf No
Iaa hret!l'n. r. fh,' haiifing company.
as si1niin4 er iar a"ek forward.
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