The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
SEATTLE. WEDNESDAY. WOW. n.


The Puget sound naval station has made
smother warm friend in the person OF Adj
mirsl Bradford chief Of the bureau Of
equipment Of the navy department. This
friend has been made BY the mere faet
81 hi@ having bsen Afforded an opportunity
10 yisst irs site and 60 observe personally
i,s advantages and the advantages Of the
great hsfhor upon which II 10 located.
withons single exception, Every naval
afsiesr who has had this opportunity u
personal Inspector. and observation has
returned shefefrom with expressions OF
snshusissiie admiration similar to those
with when Admiral Bradford has gra,i-
ned aha people nf this state. The psem-
effoa naval station han M snensiss among
the~s who know Il has heretofore had
IA contend onty with persistent mi-sp-
prshsnsiens which have existed In the
Hstnds Of many high naval cfscIais who
do not knos. and who have never taken
the eppor,unisy to inform shems<lves
4 has been part VI the duty Of the poss-
inseiligeneer. from time 70 time. to en-
desver to correct .he~s mlsspprshenrions,
when they have been shown In ofsclai ut
t~Tsnees ar In statements given out un-
ctssiaiis 10 she press. and the readers o.
this newspaper can rscaii how numerous
ana how exasperstinxfy saseiess have
h.sn these eNseial and unofsclal criticisms
The fact that Two commissions composed
~ men u the highest character ana with
The mexi thorough knowiease of the re-
ausrements o. the navy. had successfully
sel~cled Bremestcn as tho IDEAL site for .
nsssi station has apparently had no
~sixhi IN cheekins these mlsappsehsn.
ssens The magnificent work whieh ha.
sesn doae Al the station IN docking aud
Repairing natsissaipH which could took no.
wissre Else. although The work Was nsc.s-
sssils doae wisheas adequate saaipmesf
ana hs a hastily isxlsd forec o. aerhan-
be. there being no permanent force AZ
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