The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30
sEaa TnE CLOSE or nIs STAY.
Capt. ,. @. Gse~s Expe~ss Soon 70
Leave the Naval station.

Gaas. j @. Green. T.. T. ~. cCmmanaant
CT II. PORT Orcsard naval station. II
spess1lEg q few days ia the city az the
Butter with Mrs. Green. The captain is
rearing the cisse Of nis stay a. the Puget
sound station. having been stationed there
for two years and ssys he expects orders
relieving sisr within ;hs next week or
TIVE, and that upon reee'ps OF them be viii
90 East. making Washington city his
frs; objective point.
Tasksas about the Port Orchard station
lass evening he said.
There In no other station In the coun-
try that combines 80 many advantages
for the purposes for which IL was created
ami 81 The same time has 50 few OF The
drawbacks that are met with In other
yards The ground Is hard and firm. at
fordins soiia foundation for docks and
buildings; the water Is deep and wide.
without currents, and in fact there Is
little or nothing left undone hy nature 10
make Il an IDEAL location. The charge
and hard 10 reach but that Is rsdscalo,s
Every new station II Ersi placed away
fran city surroundings fer obvious rez-
sons. and Pors Orchard can not b. called
remote when Seattle can easily be reached
within an hour. and Il the authorities will
furnish work 10 De done there VIII be no
troable IN getting workmsn with heir
families 10 live In fae vicinity
What the station needs more than any
thing eise 10 some one In Washington to
keep sveriastlng.y knocking for recosni-
ton. Those whose business IL Is to know
do know all the advantages have named
and more. bat II constant pressure Is
brought 10 bear In the interest Of other
points. and nothing said for this. except
to it, detrimeni. you know what IL apt
10 happen.
The Mare Island yard. for instance. re-
qutrss continual dredging 10 enable YES
seIs te approach Il; y 2 as much out Of the
Way ~ this one. and has other drawbacks
thai are not met with hese. But with all
this congress last year appropriated $so.-
20 for Mar Island and ssaoo for Port
Orchard: and the latter sum has not been
g4ed in fact there are now Siso.foo
maj has been appropriated fer the sta
ton and al. Of IL Is lying idle because
nothing has been done In determined.
effective way 10 put Il 10 use"
Capt. Green SAYS he does not know,
es viii not be sent here As i, is the
only dock whiea can hold the big battle
ships. the Wisconsin will have 10 be sent
vii. be made on the Sound he does not
know. bus from what he has read and
heard he tanks II likely. and can see no
reason fer taking her away from deep,
for the trial. to miles past San Francisco
te the currents OF the Santa Barbara
channel.
lie says he has received q letter from
capt. Terry. Of the Iowa, announcing the
safe arrival at San Francisco OF the ship
last Sunday morning. The trip he saws
WITS made safely and pleasantly. and the
hiise keels tha. were put on at Port Or
eaard proved Of great value. steadytng
the vessel in sea and preventing TIE
rolling that she was subject to before this
work was done.
Cart, ana Mfs, Green viii be In the city
about week and viii leave for the East
sosn after being relieved from his duties
at the naval station