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

CLEVELAND. o., June A.-The editor
OF the Marine Review. possibly by reason
| Of the exceptional sources OF Information
at his command. has embodied much that
| might be OF general interest in his review
1 OF the year. which will be q feature OF
the isss edition Of the Blue Book Of Amer.
lean Shipping.
No single year In the third OF q century
that has been consumed Ia the develop
nent OF iron and steel shipbuiiding IN the
United States has witnessed progression
a. rapid. or the introduction OF innovations
~ numerous or radical, as that which has
elapsed since tho last Issue OF the Blue
Book Of American ShtpptnG. American
triumphs in the foreign trade fleId are
gradually convincing the people Of the
whole country that the development Of our
shipping interests Ia not n matter that con.
Germs only the ahipbuilder or shipOwner.
Lesseas Learned Fr~m the war.
In the naval field recognition must Be
accorded 10 many of the more important
events Of the Spanish American war, With
their lessons ON the importance OF are
proof wood. the necessity for Adequately
equipped repair ships ~ adjunctn to an
sea squadrons. and the provisdon OF resu.
ulariy constituted military tranapoyta The
experiences cf the var have also brought
to the attention Of the naval architect ana
the marine engineer timely psublena the
solution Of which. ny diecussion, mar pforo
quite 40 tnveluAhle ~ the 6emon6&1na1pa
! oe otAef truths ~ actnai vnefofA 4Ano
- 1oxe - - - -sneg1ean
eoc,ety q Naval Archttects ard lgafip4
Einetr1 concssnile issslk ehls6x Win ~
| held 90 usesulneaa G the tuspe6o h6at. ~
destroyer ana thei monitor. inst - The
Bouwpgne and Mohesan disasters win
viii make the subject of launching and
manning hfeboats at sea the tonic oe par.
amount interest at the next gathering of
7 this representative American oeganisatton.
Rear Aduairai Melville has carried hts idea
Of triple screw propulsion into the foreign
field. where Il II now received with asep-
ticism rather than indifference, ana our
engineer force has declared that Il the Dat
tie Of Santiago taught nothing else Il Ger.
tainiy made very clear the absolute neces-
sify Of water tube boilers FOR our modern
war vessek Finally the United States
navy department has gone forward With
the consummation OF the most extensive
naval programme Il has ever undertaken.
and congress has authorised tho adoption
OF an even more extensive one FOR hul0u.
merit during the pext two or three yearA
Growth ~ sAipbsi1Aiss.
The development Of the American mcr-
building industry have gone forward hama
In hand. both stimulated by the greater
Industrial activity following the Spanish
American war. the shtpbuildin9 industry
benefited especially by the severe drain
made by the government purchases OF
available tonnage for the auxiliary naval
fleet. The report Of the commissioner Of
navigation for the Treasury department
nscal year. ended June ~. 1seo. will show
q growth unprecedented In the history oe
shipbuilding In this country, and the ~
ures for tho year just opening Will -
even more interesting. There are ndW
L building In our shipyards for the United
states and foreign countries more than
ffty naval vessels, valued ut upwards 81
SO CO. O0O exclusive Of armor and armn-
ment, and more than 10 merchant veeoeeo
tno small craft OF any kind includsd). til
argreeate value Of which exceeds &aeoe.
co.
Yards All KeDt Missy.
There has been turned ou, IN tbs single
year an Atlantic coast nee. OF respectabse
sise. In which the Cromwell. Morgan.
Ward. Merchants h Miners. Old Donia-
ion. Plant. Ola Bay. and almost al other
principal coast lines. have been represent
ed. For Pacific coast service there aso
building more modern steel freight an4
paaaenger steamers than have been co0-
structed In any three previous years con.
bNned, On the western IstSrW oI&oS nUSkD
have made their appearance. With pfousfso
OF the river nees being gradually rebuilt
aleng sseet lines The shipyards at the
entire country have In fact. orders su1tt-
Gent on hand 10 keep them In operation
for pertods ranging from one 10 three
years. The iargesf merchant vessels an0
vessels Of war ever constructed on Tho
side Of the Atlantic are now on the stocks
in American yards The principal sseam-
ship company Of the country has beeo
compelled 90 place orders abroad ~ yea.
son Of inability 10 secure from any AnAf.
ran builder promise of delivery IN any
thing like the time required. Al the yards.
great and smaIs. are developing and s1-
Esanding At Newport News. w.. ajonA,
the improvements under way VIII entai3
an expenditure of s7MeeO. t3.0e.0m
stsipyard In In process Of essabiiahment %
the Delaware, and another with = capital
Of 81 80. .sk6 IN projected. The Maryian1
Steel GsourAny r~opened ifs marine plant
In ob~dsenre 10 rush ~ work that en-
nps~d II 20. SIX months later. have seveo
steel steamers under construction. South.
ern energy embodied In the Wtiliam \
Trssx Company converted Richmond. Va.
into . shlpbuildtng part The general ex-
TENSION Of she use ~ pneumatic to0t1 -
the construction Of steel vessels II q foa-
tnre Of tho years progress. ~ II Als0 the
more extended tnfFodaSetion of cxastl~ve1
cranes and other equipment calculated u
rsdac4 eosss hy facilitating ahipyard -.
efasfons.
On ths great iakes all the leading 80.
bnta1ing anA ~ lock plants haSo onan