The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29
SHIPYARDS VERY BUSY
Great Activity in the Building Of
Ocean Steamers.
Notable Additions in Progress for
Lines Running From Pacific Coast
POrfs-OppOnents of the Hanna
subsidy Bill Offer This as Proof
That the Measure Is Not Needed.

The talk OF the fight over the Hanna
Steamship Subsidy bill during the coming
session of Congress has attracted atten-
ton to the fact that stipbuilding is now
more active In this country than ever be-
fore in recent years without the help OF
any subsidy. This, the opponents Of the
Hanna bill say. is the best kind OF argu-
ment that no subsidy is needed. They
| state that with the growth of Americas
/ commerce with the remainder of the world
/ there IS sure to be a corresponding growth
| in the merchant marine.
| The great expansion in the Oriental trade
/ Of the country consequent on the acquisi-
zion Of the Philippines and The massing OF
big armies in China. as well as the con-
! stantIy growing commercial relations with
, Japan and Australia. and the rapid de-
/ VeIODment Of the Hawaiian IsIaGds. have
! led to extraordinary activity in the build
/ ing OF Pacific steamships. Every eo4npa-
| ny on the Pacific Coast has been hard at
work this autumn and will during the en-
/ tire winter enlaTgesits facilities and make
/ Improvements in various other ways
/ The Great Northern Steamship Company,
/ 2 connection Of the Great Northern Rail-
! way, is now having built at New London.
| Conn, the two largest steamers ever built
+ in this country. They viii have ton
| mage of % 600 tons each. Their construc-
! ton viii require two years at least II is
/ said The Great Northern is now operat-
I ing four steamers chartered from Japan
! csc company. The Great Northern sIeam-
/ ers run from Seattle to Japanese and Chr
/ nese ports.
/ twenty-five steamers. and is having an
/ other large enc built. which will be placed
( in commission next April. while it is said
! TO be planning the construction OF several
others. This company covers the terrific
/ - on the Pacific Coast lying between Alas
/ ka and Mexico 50 Ear as steamship trans
! portajcn Is concerned. and in addition op-
4. crates coal mines and railroads in TIE Far
West.
The Pacific Mail is having Two large
{ steamers built at Newport News Va
which have been described in The Times
! heretofore. They viii be handsome and
fine merchant ships OF great caTacisy.
I They viii increase the Pacific Mail feet
/ to thirteen vessels. The Pacific Mail Com
pany runs to China, japan. and Australia
in addition to its lines to Mexican and
/ Central American ports Il was lately
/ secured as an auxiliary 10 The Southern
Pacific Railway by the management OF
that company.
The Oriental and Occidental Steamship
Company IS also owned by the Southern
Pacific in conjunction with the Union Pa
eihc- It operates three large steamers
I chartered from the White Star Steamship
Company TIE Oceanic Steamship Com
Eeny, better known as the Spreckles Line
operates seven steamers that run On the
Hawaiian and Australian route u is said
that both these lines contemplate the &c
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The increase IL business has benefited
all these companies largely. but Il is ex-
peeted that the growth OF the Pac5af
Ocean transportation field viii be even
greater when conditions become rettied
in China and IN the Philippines especially
The American concerns engaged IN The
trade have practically only two sCTsig1
rivals the Canadian Pacific Stea msiiT
Company and German line called the
KosmCs. The Canadian line comprises
three magnificent ships, the Empress 81
India. the Empress OF China, and the En-
press CT Japan. on the OTienta! trade, and
TWO other steamers Of about half the size
Of the three EmPTessess on the Australian
: and Hawaiian trades Their port OF eaJry
and exit, however. is outside the bounds
of The United States, being Victoria. OF
she Island Of Vancouver
The Kosmos line runs from HAMBURG
TO san Francisco. touching a the pTin-i-
pa lkIELS or t-tG EdSt anu west Eod1rS q
South America This line is a rival q
/ the Pacific Mail only 50 far as Contra
American and Mexican business IS con
cerned but as It only operates three
steamers. the rivalry cannot be said 3 . De
! q sharp one
I In addition TO the various lines men
/ toned all fully employed at present
! there are numerous steam schooners en-
gagged In the transportation of lumber anC
other bulky and cheap freight between Ii,
various nome ports and Honolulu. austria
liza and The Orient The feet is also be
ing rapidly increased