The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-14
ronr ORCHARD OVERLOOKED.

s.stsyz. msszi@ 81 - X assrcs-aA.sS- I1'r
gs-s ssz-s T1ese 2ra0azzs Ars Sz-zr5y
+. fo~ ne--aneze R-zv-r@g--sen>s. SUR a. ze~
aaaz1zznss wa&Evss. EaaeairssTy, Sare%tz- ~
ese-, ard ID Tx sncs4sie ne very u-scA
{ larger szras asu41-y Sg-ut ~ navy yz--s
IN - regsazx ~ yz=sess. purchasing = al
xsrsas y szsrrtss< Tor vsssszs. s--<sEasnas
* -s@-A rag e 1se 9-zcers a1s men a III
( Stations n 1Ae RECEIVING szz-S ard vss-
ze= II eQ-zasz4s<lo1l,
/ Last De-eeruaer sesa the -spo<s 81 re
enaer ~ .ne sz-@aa of PARTS ard Gscas
~As rae gsla@se ms Poss-InEeiIsezzcer
( t2rew a3taz.lo1.. e several sz-at1-a-s. . Saa
/ Necessity ~ eallzs3s q Es2gs- scaEas. and
eve-. tas E~cp3e q The en-1e@ state ser
| a. have q szrec. INTEREST," z-9eazz1g s2eEa-
/ seaves szs3 - petitions AID sz@-zozz. 1a-18.-
I eac@ have COT gress ua&sIs sazs<&e9sEa& ap2Eo-
/ p-szt401s % eonEinae rapa14y TIE 1evssaE-
/ Ezaaz az 4 nzYy yard q tas Marta @as1- The
/ merits % Fsase, soz4s2o Ter TX ssc4~o2 ..
! eazas Iructiaa navy yard IS compared -
f! CaAsaxz.a nave been repeatedly stste1 Il
/ .Aese columns. Tie d-1eEe1ets are esps-
Port OrchArs and Mare xlaa3 The z2Ey
/ yar3 IN California s q al ISLAND. AMI cAz
asse- ae approached ay 3 tz-4roa~. Il 1-.s
| - pToc1ra - wafer s~pP4y TEoE2 ne 1ow1
! % v2-e3o, across the intervening STRAIT
! TIE lumber All coAl lse3 = sGcz Args
| quantities are brought from P1ages so2zs4.
TIE vasx zEn2anE II z4ud broAsAE 1oNl
! 0y ;ae Sacramento RIVER and SAp4 sreeA
save gra 3a@1ly filled - ne channel II
/ from. x ra@ navy yard Gzal only yass@-z
! G. moderate 4ratt cz1 approach the SEA
~aA, and esel 20 secure sA-s access i sAEee
annual appropriation Gas 20 Iss made fer
dredging. To penn; a oa,t.ess!E3 - reach
the sea wa ad.aceat % the sa9sS woaaa
PROBABLY req2.re ZIG expenditure q d hA1f-
| E2--lion dollars n dredging. a11 tae allus.A-
| deposit brought 1o%n bs sp-1ng freraets
would I'll tzQ such = channel again n tns
course OF tao 81 three years. Wan mea
are needed AZ rae yard taay must pS secgr-
81 fron Saz Francisco. tweagy-eis4E niles
Distant recent earthquake 80 IN urea
lie brick structures Il ne Mare island
yard, inclGd-ng lie sp-eG4A5 hospital, very
| expensive Residences for tie officers and
some cg tee s,oEeaouses. taas they mast
lie pU!la. down and replaced by wooden
bt..14ass- The de.sA o. water on me b4r
81 the entrance % san Francisco bay IS 50
small thsE any OF or heavy oar;leshiss o.
cruisers c2nzot enter Or leave wasa there
IS a heavy sea q outside.
When the .ron Industries Of the state u
| Washington ars deye.opeG. a4ca. il view
u the immense aiaoGa@s q s1le capi.al AMI
the unlimited market foT stse4 rapidly open
ing II he orient. mQSs occur w.taln the
next teS years, Puget sound VII h4vs
sal another advantage fer a construction
navy yard. Meme OF the above draw backs
apply - q navy yard - Port Orchard.
| IL Is sure % nave "a railroad connection lo1g
before tae NECESSARY pant fos yard can
! be erected n telephone massage 10 Ia
eonaa or Seattle oae az would procure a.
tas men desired ~ working hours on TIE
next
WIKI al these manifest advantages n
favor O. Puget SOUND. Way = i sha. csn.ress
- entlre,y neglects Port Orchard IN favor
q such 81 lnfer,9r location? The reasot.s
are numerous Aavs4 e.ppro s3E+ztaoas are
largely the result CT habit or precedent.
eu4 - influence or log ro!..ag. cas- IL iae
rlye- AID h&rh,or OF p4o.lc baa4ang h4s,
You scratch my back and IL scratch
yo-rs. WAea me house naval committee
;akes - i,s annual work. :; consts.ts AID
Uses ~ q g2.de ;ha aq2ropga liens o. pre-
ceiling years. Mare ls.aad had 50 rnaca f0r
specific OBJECTS lasC year. That fact largy-
y governs TIE appropriations Tor tbs year.
Few mesrzaegs Of the committee CT - cor
gross have aay jocaI k1owledge. Some II
then may mink Puget sound = in Alaska
L IS the province Of OR members % oon-
gTess - Instruct TIE naval committee. ard
% make those pleasing combinations Na.ca
log 80 many years secured Oregon t,le arg
ess slice @. the river and harscor bill Bat
oor Puget sound naval staten - an orphan.
fAe chambers OF commerce q s-4aey.
Charleston and Bremerton 10 10. represent
encsIgA votes 10 arouse Inc iuSerest o. or
members u congress-. SEATTLE mus. have
tee r4avy yard moved to Lake Washington.
Tacoma 10 GIG Earbor. Port Toasass-a d
Ire head CT 1as5r bay. or thar citizers VII
not 20 * Interested 20 hold public meetings.
pass resolutions lu the.r boards u trade
or make ta@ aires he's v.,h tess-~zsas-
The citizens 81 The 14ffereg. ci.ies rnEent =.
wsl make - taeir minds now ta@, navy
yar3 Vii BE 5s2iI ~ fort Orcssars or not AZ
al Io@al je4so.ls-es NJ ygeytat any other
'ss'4': were il T'oes5bee % md locaH-y pos
zesssns tae sarra eIvaaeaEes. Ba, after
carefully reaHns tae very able ports (
the tag naval commissions aalea f5.y
reslew every other locality On tAe Sound
aay uablased, fa!r-1a,na@i man usust agrse
Huh ;ne anaa nous conclusions II tae esgat
ast-a ga&hea gentlemen who signed those
reports, taa, Pert Crchard = the place. ana
tbs OILS pace, for tas navy yard
Recognizing tais in3!sp0tah.s tact taAt