The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15

The United States naval station at Port
Orchard has entered on an era OF IN
cqualled activity and development; lHy
recent visit 20 the station OF Auhnit "a
JIichborn chief Of the bureau ot CON
struction and repair Of the navy depart
rnent, has given the officials at Bremerton
reason to believe that during the ehsu-
ing year more will be done 70 make the
dock what Il was intended by congress
than IN any year since the construction
Trnnortaut improvements which will ma
feraily enhance the usefulness OF the
naval station are either planned or are
20 be Immediately entered upon. IL -
gratifying thag the disposition on the
part Of certain officials Of the bureau OF
yards and docks to prevent the develop
mont Of the naval station has 20 a great
extent disappeared Appropriations made
hy congress and amounting 70 hundreds
OF thousands of dollars when were helu
up. 20 20 speak, are to be Immediately ex-
one Of the first improvements will be
the construction ~ steel pier or wharf
on which heavy machinery and materials
can BE- handled This Improvement has
long been badly needed II will cost
Comma ndant Burwell has received au-
thority from the department to construct
a bodybuilding plant with probably
saw and planning mill THIS improvement
Will cost large sum ana VIII cover
ground area u loo by go feet. The prop
osition was talked over during the visit
OF Admiral IIichhorn. Lieut. Ferguson,
Of the construction and repair department
at Bremerton has long advocated the
building Of such plant.
Lumber for Eastern Yards.
Fir lumber is IN great demand by the
navy department for use In the eonstruc-
ton IN the East Of battleships cruisers.
etc But the officials ~ the Department
have experienced the greatest difficulty In
obtaining weli-seasoned lumber. because
Of the heavy demand of the past two
or three years. kin-dried stuff IL not
acceptable 70 the department because 1t
a. not a. durable as air-seasoned lun-
Der These, In fine. are the arguments
that have been advanced In support OF
the proposition TO ado a sawmil Of a
capacity Of 10000 TO 90, 100 feet per day
80 the Bremerton naval station.
II IL believed by government officials
connected with thr naval station that
tine Brerseti0n plant VIII be able. II pres
emit plans are carried out to supply most
or the navy yards Of the East with we'll
seasoned Puget sound hr for shipbuiiaing
purs soaes, The benefits TO be derived
from such o move are many The plant
Will furnish employment to a large nun
Dor Of workmen and there will be new
demand for Puget sound logs.
The construction department OF the ma
val station VIII add nj least half dozen
steamboats, to the property OF the navy
department. during the ensuing year.
Plans have already been drawn for SIX
boats, ns follows. one i0-faot steamer,
rpeed " knots per hour. one so-foot
steamer speed II knots per hour;
one sa-foot cutter. one 3a-foot faunch aud
two 2i-foot whalehoatr. These honts win
battleships and cruisers.
Provision has already been made sfor
the construction ~ , steel and gsivan~
area OF G0xise feet adJacopt TO the pres
ent machine shopJ. 10 he used az a boil
er plate and angle furnace. and black
steam engineering building which will
cost. when finished. $4,000, r. rapidly
nearing completion. I, Is entirely rotfed
over and work on the interior has ctm-
nenced. The appropriation for furnish
ing the building with modern machiner,'
capable Of turning out every kind OF ma
ohinery used on steam vessel, has
already been made by congress amount
Ing ta $3.50
visit TO the station.
4 visit 20 the naval station has many
pleasant features, II Is beautifully located
10 begin with ANA tbs hospitality OF the
ofncers at Bremeftca, from the com
mandnnt down. IL generous IA the er-
tremo, From the officers ouarters a mag
niheent view OF tia naval station and en-
ylronments can be secured, These hulla.
inIs are situated ia row on a hill over
looking PORE orchard They are hand
some structures Substantially built and
would grace tho most fashionable rcsi.
denee quarter % seattle. The wide lawns
Tower gardens and walks are well kept
sud neat,
Down on level plateau are situated
shc barracks. which are roomy ADD COM
fortshio They are shown In a ham-to,tc
reproduced from a photograph taken 81.
IsciaAy Tor the Observation-Disclosures There
IRE nearly leo men qgHFtored at the bar
racks, AZ the naval station recruits for
the navy are constantly received In
frVat % the barracks there Is a spacious
drtH ground, whsEa tho raw recruits are
speedily made into capable marines Just
now the recruits are IN camp Alongside
the barracks A group " marines Ii, ami.
form and street In their camp Ia show n
hegewith'
There ara altoxether 900 mon on the
PAY rolls at Nfomertou This number will
Ne Increased TO $50 within the newt Two
years Il Ia confidently greJieted az the
nevA station In thc mRchins Hhops. an
interior View 81 which ia shown among
the accom- pdnyinR hA4f-tDnas, there have
lately been added = number ~ modern
ana very expensive machines Among
Ashese are the following steel pun-h
salt shears. coatinE $40 steel plate
fplaneF, which slices a shaving from a
twwnty four foot ons-lnsh steel rlate a.
easily 49, carpenter Wiei1s his plane 0n
piece % aon Pine lumber a plate.
Ftratxhtenef, which cost s So amt O. slate
hvnGeF % Krvat FoWwr. costing g6oN
Those machines are not SURPASSED lu amy
machine shops ur nayal station ia thf.
ssshtry They are driven by electric
motors difettiF connected
apt hdrN.ol khe new eeugmnNdanf has
already cudcAfeA himsef ia h's Aase,-iat q.
and the mra fH aumalcr rack at fh.
nasal a'at'an. re t@ a mar Il tow words
but Is foce Euife4 as most ra1aa-.. .e
roer Tie - soon 10 take ne gra.e a
c>aiu, tajuE Uuw IL commanded
TRACKS ron fNnEN