Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-27
epnag Times yssdsn ssruhsr " 1904

York for which purpose the congress
had made an appropriation, 1t was de-3
.termined to establish such q magazine
on Iona Island, tract containing III
acres, situated near the west bank OF
the Hudson river, about forty miles
above New York City. This site is sep
arated from the mainland by marsh,
but has connection with the West Shore
railroad. 1t Is q desirable site In every
particular, sufficiently remote from pop
ulous towns and so far from the sea
coast as to be safe from hostile attack.
Since this property was acquired the
legislature of the state OF New York has
passed an act asserting to the purchase
and ceding jurisdiction. Plans for the
necessary plant for this establishment
have been prepared by the bureau of
ordnance.
INCREASE OF THE NAVY.
The general board, OF which the adj
miral OF the navy is president, recon-
mend the following increase of the
navy:
Battleships ........s.. Observation-Disclosures. 9
Armored cruisers !. Observation-Disclosures. 9
.GunbOatS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8
l1estroSers =
Torpedo boats Observation-Disclosures. 8
transport !
Training ships 50. Observation-Disclosures. Q
Four of the five members of the board
on construction recommend:
Unsheathed battleships of about 49,
800 tons trial displacement. ). ....... 8
sUnsheathed armored cruisers of
about 10000 tons trial displacement. 2
Sheathed and coppered cruisers of
about 1000 tons trial displacement. 8
Sheathed and coppered gunboats of
about GOO tons trial displacement. 6
Sheathed and coppered light-draf
gunboats of about 200 tons trial dis
placement .I.s........5. 10
Golfers of about 1850 tons displace-
ment
Repair ship of about $500 tons dis
placement 1855. ...... -. .s.,...9.5........ i
Transport of about 1000 tons dis
placement Observation-Disclosures. 1
The fifth members recommends:
Sheathed and coppered battleships
of about $4,000 tons trial displace-
ment and 10 knots trial speed
Sheathed and coppered armored crui-
Is sers of about $4,000 tons trial dis
placement and % knots trial speed. 2
5Sheathed and coppered protected
cruisers of about 1850 tons trial
z displacement and not less than %
knots trial speed -. 5..3.I....s..s.. 2
Light-draft gunboats. specially de-
signed for river service, Of about GOO
tons displacement and 1Okncts trial
Sl'eSu IL
+ All the vessels thus recommended are,
desirable in the prospective development
of our naval force. But in view Of the
number OF large fighting vessels already.
authorized, some of them hardly begun,
the department. is of the opinion that
congress al its coming session should be
asked for only two battleships and two
armored cruisers, all OF the maximun
displacement specified, that at least six
siight-draft gunboats and some small
craft for river service are especially de-.
sirable in connection with our insular
service, and that the Golfers. training
ships. transports and repair ship are the
necessary accompaniment of the general;
recent increase of the navy both in its
fighting force and in the enlarged range
Gifts operations. The department, there
fore. makes it's recommendation in ac-
cordance With this opinion.
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